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Congratulations to Mita Williams, new Scholarly Communications Librarian

Jan 24, 2018
Posted By: Helen Power
Congratulations to Mita Williams, our new Scholarly Communications Librarian!
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Special Funds used to Expand Indigenous Collection

Jan 19, 2018
Posted By: Helen Power
This year, $50,000 of the library’s collection budget was set aside to strengthen strategic areas of the book collection, as identified by librarians and informed by academic and research needs. One area that the library prioritized is the expansion of our existing collection of books by indigenous authors and publishers.
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Congratulations to Dave Yott, Excellence in Health & Safety Award

Jan 18, 2018
Posted By: Helen Power
Dave Yott, Acquisitions/Bibliographic Services Coordinator at the Leddy Library, has won an Employee Recognition Award for Excellence in Health & Safety.  He has been with the Leddy Library for over twelve years.   
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Write Now! at Leddy Library: Grad Writing Sessions

Jan 16, 2018
Posted By: Helen Power
Do you find it hard to carve time into your schedule for writing your thesis or dissertation?  The Leddy Library’s Write Now! sessions are an opportunity for grad students to come together to write regularly.  Fitting writing into your weekly schedule can make the daunting task of writing a thesis, dissertation, or other large project a lot more palatable. 

Noon Talk on Monday January 15th: Wikipedia, Wikimedia, Wikidata, Wikicite

Jan 12, 2018
Posted By: Mita Williams
On Monday, January 15th, please join us in room 302West of the Leddy Library to learn more about the wikis behind Wikipedia : Wikimedia, Wikidata, Wikicite and Wikisource in this lunchtime talk from Mita Williams.
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Library and Research Ethics Collaboration to Share Summaries with Participants

Nov 22, 2017
Posted By: Dave Johnston
A collaboration between the Research Ethics Board and the Leddy Library provides a new platform for researchers to share summary reports of research studies with study participants.
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Participate in National Novel Writing Month!

Oct 25, 2017
Posted By: Helen Power
Leddy Library is hosting write-ins for National Novel Writing Month (NaNoWriMo) this year.  The write-ins will be held every Thursday in the month of November, from 6-9PM, in room 302 West.  Participants of NaNoWriMo as well as individuals who are working on other creative writing projects are welcome to join. 
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Congratulations Karen Pillon, winner of OCUFA's Academic Librarianship Award

Oct 4, 2017
Posted By: Mita Williams
The Leddy Library would like to extend its congratulations to Leddy Library's Karen Pillon, winner of OCUFA's 2016-17 Academic Librarianship Award
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New Study Bikes at the Leddy

Sep 22, 2017
Posted By: Helen Power
Have you ever found yourself torn between studying and staying fit?  Well the Leddy Library has the solution for you!  We’ve installed three new study bikes, so you can get your work done while getting a work out!  
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You can wait for the white rabbit or you can follow the Leddy Library!

Sep 10, 2017
Posted By: Mita Williams
Welcome and welcome back to The Leddy Library! We are always here to support your learning, teaching and research needs and we are continually trying to find new ways to meet them. This year, we're making sure that you can keep up to date with what the Leddy Library offers through a variety of social media channels. Here are some of them:
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