Blogs

Good research deserves good data management. This fall, Leddy Library is offering a series of short, practical online workshops to help you take charge of your research data—whether you’re just starting a new project, are collecting a lot of data, or are thinking about how to share your research outputs (including data!) with the world.

A new open educational resource (OER) developed by Berenica Vejvoda, Research Data Librarian and PhD student in Social Work at the University of Windsor, is now available.

2SLGBTQ+ Data Literacy for Social Work Education is a free, online book that helps social work educators and students critically engage with Canadian data about 2SLGBTQ+ communities. The resource integrates social work perspectives with research data literacy to support inclusive teaching, research, and practice.

The OER includes:

Today (March 17, 2025) is Green Open Access Day, a time to celebrate and promote the importance and benefits of green open access (OA). Green OA, also known as self-archiving, allows researchers to make a version of their article openly available through an institutional or disciplinary repository. This ensures that research is accessible to a global audience without paywall restrictions.

As Freedom to Read Week comes to a close, it’s a time to reflect on the vital role this event plays in celebrating our right to read freely and access diverse ideas. This week serves as a reminder of our fundamental right to read any book and access a wide range of ideas and information, despite efforts to censor materials deemed inappropriate by some.