ɬ�﷬ News - Libraries

April 15 - 17 | Ventilation Shutdown at McLennan-Redpath Library Complex

webfull — Tue, 15 Apr 2025 12:35:08 +0000

Please be advised there will be a ventilation shutdown at the McLennan Library Building and at the Redpath Library Building on Tuesday April 15 until Thursday April 17 which will run each day from 7h00 until 15h00 and will affect both buildings. This shutdown is necessary to repair the ventilation pipes in the building. Fresh air will flow in both buildings. Please note that it may be a little cooler during day while work is being done. The heating will be back online in late afternoon.

Thank you for your understanding.

Published: 15 April 2025

April 18 — 21 | Easter weekend service & opening hours

webfull — Mon, 07 Apr 2025 17:05:22 +0000

Easter weekend opening & service hours

Location	Friday, April 18 (Good Friday)	Saturday, April 19	Sunday, April 20 (Easter Sunday)	Monday, April 21 (Easter Monday)
Birks Reading Room	Closed	Closed	Closed	Closed

Published: 7 April 2025

Exam period access to Nahum Gelber Law Library for Winter 2025

webfull — Thu, 27 Mar 2025 17:12:01 +0000

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As of Monday April 7, ɬ�﷬ students are able to access the Nahum Gelber Law Library 24 hours a day, seven days a week. As agreed between the Students' Society of ɬ�﷬ (SSMU) and the Law Students Association (LSA), the Nahum Gelber Law Library will limit access to the three upper floors of the library to Law students only during the April 10 to 30 examination period.

Details are as follows:

Published: 27 March 2025

ɬ�﷬ Libraries' Strategic Priorities Call for Feedback

webfull — Mon, 10 Mar 2025 17:08:51 +0000

The ɬ�﷬ Libraries have developed draft strategic priorities for 2025–2030 in consultation with key stakeholders and are now inviting current ɬ�﷬ students, faculty members, and staff to help guide the final version. 

Published: 10 March 2025

Submit your work for a chance to win $1,000 with the Friends of the Libraries Student Library Awards

webfull — Mon, 24 Feb 2025 13:22:10 +0000

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Are you an undergraduate student who has creatively and thoughtfully used ɬ�﷬'s library services and resources for a course project, lab report, research paper, or creative work?

Submit your project and tell us how the libraries supported your work for a chance to win a $1,000 prize generously supported by the Friends of the ɬ�﷬ Libraries!

Awards categories:

Published: 24 February 2025

ɬ�﷬ Libraries 2023–2024 Annual Report now available

webfull — Mon, 17 Feb 2025 19:50:31 +0000

ɬ�﷬ Libraries is proud to announce the release of its 2023–2024 Annual Report, showcasing 12 months of significant achievements and progress.

Among the key highlights are the reopening of the Schulich Library of Physical Sciences, Life Sciences, and Engineering and the successful transfer of 2.4 million books to the new ɬ�﷬ Collections Centre.

Published: 17 February 2025

Macdonald Campus Seed Library opens February 24

webfull — Tue, 04 Feb 2025 21:22:51 +0000

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On Monday, February 24, 2025 the Macdonald Campus Library will open up its Seed Library for online orders. The seed catalogue will be available to ɬ�﷬ students, faculty, and staff on opening day.

If you're not yet a member of the Seed Library, please fill out the registration form.

Published: 4 February 2025

Call for Proposals | Open Research Symposium - The Future is Open: Building an Open Research Community at ɬ�﷬

webfull — Mon, 03 Feb 2025 18:21:19 +0000

The call for proposals has been extended to Monday, March 10, 2025, 11:59 p.m. EDT.

Call for Proposals:

Published: 3 February 2025

Publish in all Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC) journals fee free via new CRKN Agreement

webfull — Sat, 01 Feb 2025 17:27:04 +0000

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As of January 1, 2025, corresponding authors affiliated with ɬ�﷬ will be able to publish an unlimited number of their articles as open access in all Royal Society of Chemistry hybrid and gold journals for the duration of the agreement (2025-2027) without paying any article processing charges (APC).

Published: 1 February 2025

New eReader now available for Taylor & Francis e-books

webfull — Thu, 30 Jan 2025 17:47:02 +0000

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Taylor & Francis has released a new e-reader for their e-books that offer several improvements on its previous version. Enhancements include:

Published: 30 January 2025