Dave Johnston's blog

The Tri-Council open access mandate has been released meaning that Canadians and people around the world will have free online access to research funded by NSERC, SSHRC and CIHR. More details below:

http://www.science.gc.ca/default.asp?lang=En&n=415B5097-1

The University of Windsor’s Leddy Library invites applications for an Information Services Tenure-Track Librarian position commencing as early as May 1, 2015. Intended to be filled at the Librarian I or Librarian II level, final rank and salary will be commensurate with experience and subject to final budgetary approval. 

The position description is available on the University of Windsor's Faculty Recruitment website.

Congratulations to our own Lucy Formicuccia, administrative assistant to the dean of the library, for winning the Excellence in Health and Safety Award! Everyone at Leddy is lucky to have you here.

https://www.uwindsor.ca/dailynews/2015-01-29/employee-contributions-receive-recognition

The organizers of UWill Discover—the first annual University of Windsor Undergraduate Research Conference—have issued a call for proposals from undergraduate students in all disciplines.

An opportunity to showcase work in a professional setting before peers, faculty, and the community, the conference will take place over one day in March 2015. It will operate fully digitally, saving the costs of printing materials, and enabling work to be connected with interested readers around the world.

The University of Windsor's 60 day free trial to Routledge Handbooks Online is now active providing complete access to the platform at your institution until 12th March 2015. Visit https://www.routledgehandbooks.com to gain access.

We were sad to hear that Bill Jackson passed away on New Years Eve. Many of us have wonderful memories of Bill and will treasure them always. His obituary in the Windsor star can be found at the link below.

http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/windsorstar/obituary.aspx?n=william-jackson&pid=173733210&fhid=6757

Thanks again for everyone who participated and voted! We now have our winners.

To find out more visit:

http://scholar.uwindsor.ca/uwilldiscover/2014/leddyresearchquestion2014/

Keep your eyes open for a chance to participate in the UWill Discover conference this spring!

The exam period can be a gruelling time of year. Our cats want to help. Take a break and enjoy Leddy Cats and feel free to share your own.

http://leddy-library.tumblr.com/

#Leddycats

Food For Fines

From Dec-1st - Dec 14th you can pay your library fines with canned goods!

Help support the University of Windsor Student Food Bank and reduce your library fines by donating non-perishable, UNEXPIRED canned goods at Leddy Library's Circulation Desk. For each item that you donate, you'll receive $2 off your fines, up to $50 per person!

Thank you to everyone who submitted a question to the competition. We had a lot of excellent questions, and some tough decisions to make!

The top 30 research questions have now been chosen and you can view them here in the Scholarship at UWindsor repository.