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We’ve Doubled our Number of Group Study Rooms!

Mar 20, 2018
Posted By: Helen Power
The Leddy Library is proud to say that we have doubled our number of group study rooms! That’s right – we have gone from four study rooms to eight!  We’ve been listening to feedback from our students and have worked tirelessly to carve out space for these new rooms.
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Upcoming Space Assessment

Feb 9, 2018
Posted By: Dave Johnston
Starting on Monday February 12th we will be conducting some regular sweeps of the library to help us assess space use. You may notice some of our staff wandering up and down the building with clipboards during this time. They will collecting information on how many patrons are using different spaces in the building. They will not be collecting information about any of our patrons.

Leddy Library Invites Applications for Limited-Term Science Data Librarian (24 months)

Jan 26, 2018
Posted By: Yvonne Arnowitz
Leddy Library (University of Windsor) invites applications for a Limited-Term Science Data Librarian (24 months). Deadline for applications is February 23, 2018.
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Congratulations to Mita Williams, new Scholarly Communications Librarian

Jan 24, 2018
Posted By: Helen Power
Congratulations to Mita Williams, our new Scholarly Communications Librarian!
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Special Funds used to Expand Indigenous Collection

Jan 19, 2018
Posted By: Helen Power
This year, $50,000 of the library’s collection budget was set aside to strengthen strategic areas of the book collection, as identified by librarians and informed by academic and research needs. One area that the library prioritized is the expansion of our existing collection of books by indigenous authors and publishers.
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Congratulations to Dave Yott, Excellence in Health & Safety Award

Jan 18, 2018
Posted By: Helen Power
Dave Yott, Acquisitions/Bibliographic Services Coordinator at the Leddy Library, has won an Employee Recognition Award for Excellence in Health & Safety.  He has been with the Leddy Library for over twelve years.   
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Write Now! at Leddy Library: Grad Writing Sessions

Jan 16, 2018
Posted By: Helen Power
Do you find it hard to carve time into your schedule for writing your thesis or dissertation?  The Leddy Library’s Write Now! sessions are an opportunity for grad students to come together to write regularly.  Fitting writing into your weekly schedule can make the daunting task of writing a thesis, dissertation, or other large project a lot more palatable. 

Noon Talk on Monday January 15th: Wikipedia, Wikimedia, Wikidata, Wikicite

Jan 12, 2018
Posted By: Mita Williams
On Monday, January 15th, please join us in room 302West of the Leddy Library to learn more about the wikis behind Wikipedia : Wikimedia, Wikidata, Wikicite and Wikisource in this lunchtime talk from Mita Williams.
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Library and Research Ethics Collaboration to Share Summaries with Participants

Nov 22, 2017
Posted By: Dave Johnston
A collaboration between the Research Ethics Board and the Leddy Library provides a new platform for researchers to share summary reports of research studies with study participants.
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Participate in National Novel Writing Month!

Oct 25, 2017
Posted By: Helen Power
Leddy Library is hosting write-ins for National Novel Writing Month (NaNoWriMo) this year.  The write-ins will be held every Thursday in the month of November, from 6-9PM, in room 302 West.  Participants of NaNoWriMo as well as individuals who are working on other creative writing projects are welcome to join. 
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