Showcasing the Collections, Showcase History

2017 Season

• Noranda Earth Sciences Library & Greenhouse Collection and Tour (Thursday March 23, 2017)
• Bora Laskin Lawy Library Collection and Tour (Tuesday April 25, 2017)
• Pontifical Institute of Medieval Studies (PIMS) Tour (Thursday May 17, 2017)
• Graham Library/Trinity College Collection and Tour (Thursday February 16, 2017)

2016 Season

• Showcase event rebranded as either a Showingcasing the Facilities and/or a Showcasing the Collections event and to being again in 2017.

2015 Season

• No showcases were planned for 2015.

2014 Season

• Our SMC with Sheril Hook, Chief Librarian, Kelly Library & Archives (Thursday October 16, 2014)
• Open Vic with Lisa Sherlock, Chief Librarian, Victoria University Library (Thursday May 29, 2014)
• ITER Communities Exposed (scheduled for Summer 2014 but didn't happen)

2013 Season

• A Big Bang: Creating Collaboration, the Astronomy & Astrophysics Library (Thursday August 22, 2013)
• University Archives Revealed for Ontario Archives Awareness Week (Thursday April 11, 2013)
• Media Commons Cold Storage Facility: Collection Gems from the Vault: Canadian Pop Culture (Thursday February 7, 2013)

2012 Season

• A Symposium Open House Companion Event, Richard Charles Lee Hong Kong Library (Friday March 16, 2012)
• Jewels and Gems: Treasures of the University Archives Revealed (Thursday March 22, 2012)

2011 Season

• Illustrating Natural History: Selections from the James H. Fleming Collection, The Royal Ontario Museum Library (Thursday February 9, 2012 & Thursday, November 3, 2011)
• Informal Tour: Library & Print Shop of the Massey College Library (Thursday, November 3, 2011)
• Music Notation from Hildegarde to Stockhausen, Music Library (Tuesday April 19, 2011)
• Treasures from the Libraries of the Pontifical Institute of Medieval Studeies at St. Michael's College (Thursday March 17, 2011)
• Elementary Schools and Teachers in Ontario, 1910-1915 and Today: Collections in the OISE Library (Tuesday February 15, 2011)
• Ice & Snow in the Media Commons Theatre (Thursday January 13, 2011)
• Seasonal Treasures from the Thomas Fisher Rare Book Library (Tuesday December 14, 2011)

About the Showcasing the Collection Series

What & Why: Showcasing the Collections is a series of events organized by the libraries Staff Development Committee. The aim is to provide library staff with an opportunity to visit campus libraries and meet fellow colleagues and to examine highlights from their collection(s).

Who is Invited: All University of Toronto Library staff interested in knowing more about our collections.