Samuel Cassady is the Head of Collections & Content Strategies at Western Libraries.  In this role Samuel supervises a team of talented librarians who use innovative methods to collect books, journals, databases, and many other forms of media (often now in digital format) for user access across Western communities.  His previous experience includes serving as the Digital Information Resources Librarian at Western, and the Head of Collections & Technical Services at the SAIT Library.  Samuel’s research interests include collection librarian decision making, sustainability in library collecting, and Open Access transformation and assessment.  He is also always happy to chat about cats, fruit growing, old-home renovations, and your newest/favorite recipes!