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If you’ve been to the Doris Lewis Reading Room in the Special Collections & Archives (SCA) recently, you may have noticed something new. A Tremaine Map of Upper Canada circa 1862 now hangs prominently on one of the walls. 

Restoring history

Donated in 2009 by Jon Dellandrea, a former VP of University Development at Waterloo, the map needed extensive restoration work before it could be made available for researchers. 

The Libraries are delighted to share our 2024 Annual Report.  

This year’s report highlights our work in key priority areas that lay the groundwork for the next phase in our organization’s development. 

On February 28, Anti-Racism Reads participants gathered at Federation Hall to discuss Canadian author Matthew R. Morris’s debut novel, Black Boys Like Me: Confrontations with Race, Identity, and Belonging. I see this collection of personal essays as a significant contribution to those interested in critical race, Black masculinity, education and anti-racism studies.

The two-year pilot project exploring a campus-wide approach to implementing the use of Open Researcher and Contributor Identifiers (ORCID) has reached a midway point. 

Since introducing Omni in 2019, an increasing number of borrowing requests have been fulfilled through Omni, facilitating access to materials from 18 libraries across Ontario in a timely and efficient manner.

As the snow settles on the ground, covering Mother Earth with that protective blanket, we two-leggeds respond by settling into our lodges, and welcoming the warmth of connection and family that envelopes us. For Anishinaabe, biiboon/winter is the season for sharing stories.

Those wishing to find a spot to study at our Libraries can now check how busy our various study spaces are before you visit by going to the Libraries homepage or bookmarking our page on Waitz to view live occupancy levels of specific floors or spaces within our libraries.

Lynn Dramnitzki remembers fondly her father working at the University of Waterloo during her childhood, as a custodian and facilities staff person. When the time came for her to consider universities, there was no question where she wanted to go.

As a Sociology major at Waterloo, Lynn enjoyed her time on campus. Attending talks and author readings, and evenings at Fed Hall were just as impactful as her studies as she navigated university life and learned about who she was. She completed her undergraduate degree, transformed by a passion for learning.

As part of the Libraries' efforts to ensure learning materials are freely accessible and available to learners and researchers at Waterloo, we’re once again seeking applications from Waterloo instructors with projects to create or adapt an open educational resource (OER) for a Waterloo course. 

Over the last few months, the Libraries have been migrating UWSpace to a new version of its software, updating features such as a new user interface with increased accessibility, improved search functions and an easier submissions process.