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MPublishing's Shana Kimball: Oct 23 2-4pm Leddy Library 4th Floor Lounge

Oct 1, 2012
Posted By: Dave Johnston
Scholarly communication and academic publishing are quickly evolving and these developments are transforming the way we share research and scholarship. The Open Access movement has gained momentum and online electronic publishing is generating new avenues for communication.
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Does our front page look weird to you?

Sep 25, 2012
Posted By: Mita Williams
It's come to our attention that the front page of the Leddy Library website doesn't always look right for those using Internet Explorer.  We think we have isolated the problem. Ironically, it appears that selecting the Compatibility View from Internet Explorer's Tools menu, causes our page to break. 
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Trial: Revolutionary War Era Orderly Books from the New-York Historical Society

Sep 18, 2012
Posted By: Jennifer Soutter
Given the dearth of soldiers’ diaries, Orderly Books provides historically valuable information about soldiers’ lives.
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Has the Leddy Library GOT What You NEED!

Sep 13, 2012
Posted By: Mita Williams
The Leddy Library has two display cases where we showcase aspects of our collections and highlight particular events. Sometimes we lend out the use of display case; right now in our front lobby you can find a great display
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Books out on semester loan are due Sept. 15th

Sep 13, 2012
Posted By: Mita Williams
Faculty and graduate students have the ability to borrow most items from the Leddy Library for a loan periods of a semester.
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Let kittens and the Leddy Library help you write and research

Sep 6, 2012
Posted By: Mita Williams
Welcome and welcome back to the Leddy Library! As you may have noticed, we have a new library website. It has all sorts of new features including short videos to help you with Research Help and Writing Help.
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New to Leddy: JSTOR Arts & Sciences XI Collection

Jul 30, 2012
Posted By: Mita Williams
The Leddy Library now provides access to JSTOR's Arts & Sciences XI Collection which includes the following titles:
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A Leddy Library pilot project : free and open textbooks

Jul 30, 2012
Posted By: Mita Williams
This September about 200 students in a course on Management Information Systems will taking part of a new pilot project spearheaded by the Leddy Library.  The project is a partnership with Flatworld Knowledge to provide free and open online peer-reviewed textbooks that are also available for a variety of digital readers - including the iPad,

What can we learn from the Quebec student protest movement?

Jul 16, 2012
Posted By: Mita Williams
Today, student leaders from Coalition large de l'Association pour une Solidarité Syndicale Étudiante (CLASSE) who helped organize the massive students protests in Quebec earlier this year will be on the University of Windsor campus as part of a speaking tour.  The panel discussion begins at 5 p.m.

The Leddy Library has a new website

Jun 28, 2012
Posted By: Mita Williams
The old Leddy Library website has served us well since 2005, but it's due for an upgrade. Over the summer the Leddy Library Web Team will be rolling out stages of our new site.  It has a new address: http://leddy.uwindsor.ca/
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