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Meet our Porter Collections Maintenance student staff! They are frequently seen in the stacks, book return areas and microfilm rooms etc. Don’t be afraid to say hello to our lovely student staff whenever you encounter them at the library. Collections Maintenance student staff are responsible for shelving newly received and returned library materials and ensuring the collections are maintained in proper order. In addition, they are also actively involved in different exciting projects. Over the past year, they have helped to weed over 200,000 items from the Davis and Porter libraries.

Our Collections Maintenance student staff are responsible for shelving newly received and returned library materials and ensuring the collections are maintained in proper order. Their work is highly valued and an important aspect to the library as it greatly impacts on our ability to facilitate access to the physical collections. Below is this Winter Term’s Collections Maintenance student staff team as well as the Environment Monitor and Circulation Desk Clerk co-op student at the Davis Library.

Shannon Ford

How well do you know the University?

2017 is a tremendous year full of celebrations. Not only did we celebrate Canada’s 150^th birthday, but we are also here together to witness University of Waterloo’s 60^th anniversary. The University has gone through enormous innovations and changes in the past few decades. Let’s take some time to try the quiz below and recall some historical moments at the University of Waterloo.

1. How many students were enrolled in the first class at the University?

Button appeared in our lives on a fateful summer day when she fell from her home and landed on the driveway of Ahmed Kenawy. Worried about the tiny creature, Ahmed carefully scooped her up and brought her to work.