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= Stephen Michael Sloan =
= Stephen Michael Sloan =


== Life Before UNB ==
'''Nicknames/Other names:''' None


Stephen Sloan graduated from the University of Toronto Mississauga (then known as Erindale College) with a B.A. in English Literature.  He then moved on to the University of Western Ontario (now Western University) for an MLIS degree in 1979.  Post-graduation, he moved to Fort McMurry, working for the Fort McMurray Public Libraary and Syncrude Canada.
'''Education:'''
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<li>Bachelor of Arts; University of Toronto Mississauga (Erindale College at the time), 1977</li>
<li>Master of Library and Information Science, Western University (Universsity of Western Ontario), 1979</li>
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'''Dates Employed:'''&nbsp;1988 - 2016 (projected at time of writing)


'''Faculty:'''&nbsp;Libraries


== Work at UNB ==
'''Position(s) held:'''
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<li>Librarian in the Engineering Library 1988-1990</li>
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In 1988, Stephen Sloan was hired as a Librarian in the Engineering Library. &nbsp;Within a a couple of years, the microcomputer revolution overtook UNB and the Library system and he moved to Harriet Irving Library to take on transitioning to the new environment. &nbsp;His entusiasm eventually led him to pply for a Futures Fund grant. &nbsp;With this he requested the purchase of a UNIX computer. &nbsp;Usng this platform, Sloan established UNB's World Wide Web service, regarded as the first such installation at a Canadian university.
'''Activities/Contributions:'''&nbsp;
 
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'''Sources:'''
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Revision as of 16:56, 9 December 2014

Stephen Michael Sloan

Nicknames/Other names: None

Education:

  • Bachelor of Arts; University of Toronto Mississauga (Erindale College at the time), 1977
  • Master of Library and Information Science, Western University (Universsity of Western Ontario), 1979

Dates Employed: 1988 - 2016 (projected at time of writing)

Faculty: Libraries

Position(s) held:

  • Librarian in the Engineering Library 1988-1990

Activities/Contributions: 

Notes: .

Sources:

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