As a Waterloo graduate with his MA and BA in History, Dave Gall is no stranger to the Dana Porter Library. Now the Library is pleased to welcome Dave to the “other side” as the Library Associate – Collections in the Dana Porter’s Information Services and Resources Department. In this position, Dave provides information service to students and faculty and assists liaison librarians with special projects.
“I’m excited to continue helping students find the best resources available for their projects,” says Dave. “Advising and consulting with undergrads was one of the highlights of the TA work I did, as it provides a real opportunity to get the students engaged with and excited about the material.”
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Dave has joined the Library’s Information Resources Management Committee and he will spend a large portion of his time on collections projects. So far this has included assisting librarians in completing a project to remove duplicate and superseded copies from the Library’s collection.
“It has been an eye-opening experience to see the amount of work that liaison librarians put into building and maintaining the collection,” Dave says. “As a history student my exposure to library resources was often limited to my discipline. It’s been amazing to see just how many interesting resources there are for other subjects.”
In addition to collections projects, Dave will also be working on the Library’s YouTube channel and he has teamed up with librarian Tim Ireland to collaborate with Master of Digital Experience Innovation students on a term project that situates the Library as a case study.
Prior to joining the Library, Dave spent the past 5 years working on his PhD in Canadian History at the University of Toronto. Still in progress, his dissertation focuses on Remembrance Day in Ontario since the Second World War – particularly how its meaning has evolved over time and how different members of society have viewed the commemoration's purpose.
Outside of work, Dave continues to work on his dissertation and takes research trips to various archives. He also admits, “I find it very difficult to pass by a used book store without going in to have a look at the Canadian history section.”
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