Jeffry Archer appointed Associate Dean, User Services
The McGill Library and Archives is pleased to welcome Jeffry Archer as the new Associate Dean, User Services, on a four-year term effective January 3, 2017.
鈥淛effry will be an incredible asset to the entire McGill community. Throughout his career, he has shown himself to be a hands-on leader who understands the importance of listening to the diverse needs of students, faculty and researchers and has the ability to develop services to best support the community,鈥� said C. Colleen Cook, Trenholme Dean of Libraries.
Archer joins McGill after more than over two decades with Regenstein Library at the University of Chicago, where he most recently served as Head of Reference, Instruction and Outreach (RIO) and Bibliographer for Business and Economics. Archer was an active participant in desk and email research consultations and in providing specialized reference and bibliographic services to support teaching and research programs. He also led initiatives on campus, including efforts to increase disability accommodations and accessible technologies in the library.
鈥淭he world class students, faculty and researchers who use the Library are our most important resource. As the academic heart of the McGill campus, our primary responsibility is designing, implementing and offering the services that allow them to access the information they need, however, whenever and wherever they want it,鈥� said Cook.
As Associate Dean, User Services, Archer will play an integral part听in shaping the Library鈥檚 role in the McGill community moving forward. Technology has altered the very mandate of modern libraries, and pivoting and developing services centered squarely on the needs of users鈥攕tudents, faculty or researchers鈥攈as become a crucial component in re-imagining today鈥檚 spaces. The McGill Library鈥檚 Strategic Priorities 2016+ 鈥減laces the students, faculty and researchers as the primary motivators for all decision making鈥� and indicates that 鈥淸a]ll staff should be foremost focused and dedicated to meeting the needs of users who work and study in the Library鈥檚 spaces and utilize its services, both on-site and online.鈥�
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