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Contactless pickup and digital delivery of library materials now available for undergrad students
Aug 14, 2020Posted By: Leddy Library
Contactless pickup and digital delivery services at Leddy Library are now available to all undergraduate students.The library launched the new services to resume the borrowing of physical materials in mid-July to faculty and graduate students.
Contactless pickup and digital delivery services begin at Leddy Library
Jul 13, 2020Posted By: Leddy Library
Contactless pickup and digital delivery services begin this week at the Leddy Library.The library will now allow patrons to request and pick up physical loan materials via the library website. Patrons may place requests online for physical resources, with pickup dates beginning Friday, July 17.
Library search tool launches Central Discovery Index
Jul 8, 2020Posted By: Leddy Library
Beginning Sunday, July 12, the OMNI academic search used by Leddy Library will roll out a new Central Discovery Index (CDI) to improve the search experience.
The CDI will allow users to access more granular resource types and will increase access to more electronic resources via merged central indexes.
Librarian's debut novel wins Leacock Medal
Jun 8, 2020Posted By: Leddy Library
The five-judge panel for the Stephen Leacock Memorial Medal for Humour announced Friday that UWindsor librarian Heidi Jacobs had claimed the honour.
Librarian tackles virtual services
May 26, 2020Posted By: Leddy Library
The COVID-19 pandemic has posed new questions for research and teaching on campus, and the Leddy Library is finding answers.
Leddy Librarian in running for Leacock Medal
Apr 24, 2020Posted By: Leddy Library
Librarian, Heidi Jacobs, has been named as one of 11 authors on the longlist for the Leacock Medal for Humour Writing. Jacobs is nominated for her debut novel Molly of the Mall: Literary Lass and Purveyor of Fine Footwear.
Set in Edmonton in the 1990s, Molly of the Mall allowed Jacobs to tell a unique story about the Canadian city she grew up in.
History teaches the significance of community during a crisis
Apr 23, 2020Posted By: Leddy Library
When Leddy Library’s archivist Sarah Glassford opened her mail last week, she found copies of her new book on Canadian women’s Second World War experiences, aptly titled Making the Best of It. Flipping through the pages she couldn’t help but notice parallels between wartime and the current COVID-19 pandemic — especially the significance of community to both.
Campus granted access to Artstor trial
Apr 9, 2020Posted By: Leddy Library
The campus community is invited to try Artstor, an online digital library that provides access to over 300 collections and 2.5 million images for student and faculty use.
Leddy Library hosts Historic Home Cooking Challenge for Archives Awareness Week
Apr 3, 2020Posted By: Leddy Library
Leddy Library's Archives & Special Collections invites you to celebrate Archives Awareness Week (April 6-12, 2020) by participating in the Historic Home Cooking Challenge.
Changes to the ornithology resource Birds of North America
Mar 13, 2020Posted By: Roger Reka
The online ornithology resource Birds of North America from the Cornell Lab of Ornithology is changing and will be replaced by the new
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