Library technicians work miracles to support faculty and students as resources move online

A few months ago, Humber media resources library technician Maria Soares received a request from a faculty member that, prior to March 2020, would have been a breeze to fulfill. 

She was asked to provide the 2019 film There’s Something in the Water, which explores environmental racism, directed by Elliot Page. In fact, the documentary was the one of the library’s most-requested film. 

The problem was, since campus closed last March, the library could no longer lend the DVDs faculty relied on for in-class instruction and creating a digital file is complicated. The library didn’t even own a DVD of the film yet, because it was a new release. Soares would be starting from scratch.

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