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screenshot of Leddy app

Leddy now in UWindsor's mobile app

Feb 11, 2013
Posted By: Mita Williams
The Leddy Library can now be found in the University of Windsor's mobile app. At the moment, you can check with a glance whether the library is open and with just a click, you can see what books you have out and when they are due back at the library.

Congratulations to the winners of the Employee Recognition Awards

Jan 25, 2013
Posted By: Mita Williams
The Leddy Library extends a hearty congratulations to the staff of The Paul Martin Law Library for their Service Excellence – Team award they received yesterday as part of the University of Windsor Employee Recognition Awards.
Montly Gate Counts graph

Introducing the Leddy Library Dashboard of Open Data and Statistics

Jan 23, 2013
Posted By: Mita Williams
This past weekend, ten University of Windsor Computer Science students took up the challenge of the HackWE Code Jam: use the City of Windsor's set of Open Data to create an interesting app. And that they did:
promotional poster of event

Discussion on the role of libraries in Windsor at Biblioasis on Jan 29

Jan 22, 2013
Posted By: Mita Williams
Leddy Library's Brian Owens will be one of the panelists who will be discussing the role of libraries in Windsor and beyond at an upcoming free event being held at Biblioasis on January 29th at 7pm Panel also features

Library tours held on January 29, 30, and 31st

Jan 22, 2013
Posted By: Mita Williams
  Library Tours are being held again. You don't need to sign up - just show up! Please join us at one of the times and dates above in the Lobby of the Leddy Library.  
Image of Aaron Swartz

File Sharing, Open Access and the Pace of Change in Academic Publishing

Jan 15, 2013
Posted By: Dave Johnston
Digital file sharing has undoubtedly altered the landscape of music distribution. However, similar changes have not occurred within the realm of academic publishing. What might be dubbed as academic piracy was rarely heard of until the recent death of Aaron Swartz.
Overdue notice : poems from the library

Books out on semester loan are due Jan 15th

Jan 14, 2013
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.
book cover: Lament for first nations

Ten Books to Contextualize the Idle No More movement

Jan 9, 2013
Posted By: Mita Williams
The following is a re-print of ActiveHistory.ca's January 4th post Ten Books to Contextualize Idle No More by Andrew Watson and Thomas Peace. Thomas Peace is a SSHRC Postdoctoral Fellow in the Native American Studies Program at Dartmouth College; Andrew Watson is a PhD Candidate in the Department of History at York University.   The original post has many other book recommendations made in response to the original ten suggestions - nine of which are currently available at the Leddy Library.
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Update to the library catalogue: video filter and holds are back

Dec 14, 2012
Posted By: Mita Williams
Our library catalogue has been lovingly updated and with the update comes the return of two features that we know were missed.

Food for Fines from Nov 26th to Dec 14th

Nov 21, 2012
Posted By: Mita Williams
For the week of November 26th - December 14th 2012, you can donate food for fines! That's right! You can make a donation to the University of Windsor Food Bank and help fellow students reducing your own library fines. Here are the conditions:
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