I wondered who the Engineering Librarian was who signed the fines letter in yesterday’s UC Library Instagram post, so I looked them up and here’s what I found.
The large landscape painting by Sutton in EPS was commissioned as a memorial to the late Mr J.E.C. Shearer, School of Engineering Librarian from 1962-1979. I think there is a plaque beneath it with his name on it.
The Courtney Shearer award still stipulates that a librarian is involved in the process. So each year, an academic and I are asked to help select a deserving student.
Some of us remember Courtney Shearer – I always preferred studying in the Engineering Library rather than the old Physical Sciences Library.
His framed photo hangs on the wall of the EPS Consultation room.
The large landscape painting by Sutton in EPS was commissioned as a memorial to the late Mr J.E.C. Shearer, School of Engineering Librarian from 1962-1979. I think there is a plaque beneath it with his name on it.
The Courtney Shearer award still stipulates that a librarian is involved in the process. So each year, an academic and I are asked to help select a deserving student.