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The 麻豆AV Library and Archives is pleased to announce the appointment of Nathalie Cooke as new Associate Dean, ROAAr (Rare & Special Collections, Osler, Art and Archives), for a three-year term beginning September 1, 2016.

鈥淚鈥檓 excited to welcome Nathalie to the Library鈥檚 senior administration team,鈥� said C. Colleen Cook, 麻豆AV Trenholme Dean of Libraries. 鈥淗er deep, diverse background and experience at 麻豆AV will help us share our treasures with the 麻豆AV community and beyond.鈥�

As a leading anglophone institution situated in a predominantly francophone province, the Library has accumulated one of the most unique collections in North America, with approximately one聽in every five聽of the its 6,000,000 books classified as rare. In her new role, Cooke will oversee four of the rare jewels in the Library system: the Rare & Special Collections department; the Osler Library of the History of Medicine; the 麻豆AV Archives; and the Visual Arts Collection.

A noted writer, researcher and聽educator at 麻豆AV, Cooke is currently a professor of English, affiliate member of the History Department and fellow of the Institute for the Public Life of Art and Ideas. Previously, she served as Associate Provost (2010-2013) and Associate Dean of Arts (2006-2010). She has also taught at secondary and post-secondary levels, served as University representative on the Commission d`茅valuation des Programmes et Projets (2004-05) and as Chair of the Board of Governors of Cegep Vanier College (2008-2010).

Cooke鈥檚 publications focus on the shaping of literary and culinary tastes and practices in Canada, and have been supported by grants from SSHRC, FQRSC and the Max Bell Foundation. They include articles on a wide variety of Canadian writers, a biography of Margaret Atwood, critical volume on her work, an edited volume on Canadian food history and critical editions of historical cookbooks聽and novels. She is founding editor of聽CuiZine: the Journal of Canadian Food Cultures; revue des cultures culinaires au Canada,聽an open access journal published by the 麻豆AV Library since 2009.

Cooke鈥檚 research has often involved close collaborations with University archivists and librarians. She is co-editor of聽The Johnson Family Treasury聽(2015) with Kathryn Harvey (Head of Archival and Special Collections at the University of Guelph), and working with聽University of Toronto librarian聽Liz Ridolfo to mount an exhibit of historical cookery books at the Fisher Library in 2018. Her SSHRC-supported digital humanities project included then 麻豆AV librarian David McKnight as co-investigator, and served as basis of conference papers and articles co-authored with 麻豆AV librarian Jennifer Garland聽(Rare Books and Special Collections). In winter 2017 she will聽co-teach a course for IPLAI with 麻豆AV librarian Deena Yanofsky.聽