New at Your Library

New Resource: Liberty Magazine: A Weekly for Everybody (1924-1950)

Jul 15, 2013
Posted By: Heidi LM Jacobs
Liberty: A Weekly for Everybody was founded in 1924 by Joseph Patterson, publisher of the New York Daily News
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Free semicolons at The Writing Support Desk

Jul 15, 2013
Posted By: Mita Williams
The Writing Support Desk can help you with: constructing strong theses and arguments grammar and syntax problems analyzing and integrating sources citing and referencing interpreting assignment prompts developing active reading habits

New resource: Illustrated London News Historical Archive (1842-2003)

Jul 11, 2013
Posted By: Heidi LM Jacobs
With its debut in 1842, The Illustrated London News became the world’s first fully illustrated weekly newspaper, marking a revolution in journalism and news reporting.
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International Symposium on Arab Youth in Scholarship at UWindsor

Jun 19, 2013
Posted By: Dave Johnston
On May 29-30th 2013 the University of Windsor played host to the International Symposium on Arab Youth: Developmental Pathways for Identity. The conference organizers, Julie Hakim-Larson and Rosanne Menna, have worked with the Leddy Library to help provide access to the posters and presentations from the event.
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Set up a research consultation appointment with us!

May 21, 2013
Posted By: Mita Williams
You can now request a consultation with one of the liaison librarians of the Leddy Library who can discuss with your research problem at hand using our new Research Consultation Request form.

Children's Book Week May 4th - May 11th

May 3, 2013
Posted By: Selinda Berg
May 4-11th is the 2013 Canadian Children's Book Week.

Dictionaries, Encyclopedias and Handbooks - oh my

Apr 29, 2013
Posted By: Mita Williams
We now have a new page: http://leddy.uwindsor.ca/dictionaries-encyclopedias-handbooks where you can find many of the scholarly dictionaries, encyclopedias, and handbooks on offer that are online from Leddy
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Surprise! Student Appreciation Day!

Apr 11, 2013
Posted By: Mita Williams
SURPRISE! Student Appreciation Days are here! Since so many of you come to Leddy, we’d like to thank you for visiting us, studying with us and asking us lots of great questions! We will be handing out free coffee, tea, and cookies on 2 surprise days during exams (and one of them is today, Monday April 15th!) Good luck on your exams and have a great summer!  
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Thefts at the Leddy Library

Apr 11, 2013
Posted By: Mita Williams
Leddy experiences a high theft rate during peak study periods like exams. This is when most students bring their laptops, and cell phones with them. 1. Please do not leave your stuff unattended 2. Study in pairs/groups with people you trust
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Who wants to study in a dirty and smelly environment?

Apr 11, 2013
Posted By: Mita Williams
DID YOU KNOW… Over 1 million students have come through our doors this year alone! Who wants to study in a dirty and smelly environment? We sure wouldn’t and neither should you! When you come to Leddy to study, please be mindful of your neighbours – we ask that you follow these tips so that everyone who comes to study here can have a positive experience:
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