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Wednesday, September 4, 2024

Welcome!

Whether you’re new to campus or returning, I’m delighted to welcome you to the University of Waterloo Libraries. Think of the Libraries as your partner in learning and research. Visit us early this term--explore our spaces, discover online resources and collections, and connect with our team of information experts.

Wednesday, August 14, 2024

Library user survey results are in

In March 2024 the Libraries launched a user survey, asking members of the University of Waterloo community to share their feedback on how satisfied they are with the services, resources and expertise provided by the Libraries, and which ones are most important to reaching their goals.

Key stakeholders, including the Library, the Office of Research, and representatives that participate in a Bibliometrics Working Group (BWG), have come together to support the implementation of Open Researcher and Contributor Identifiers (ORCID) across the University, starting with a two-year pilot project to explore how a campus-wide approach could support researchers.

Rachel FigueiredoOnce a month the Student Engagement and Communications Assistant co-op student interviews Library staff to provide patrons with a peek behind the bookstacks at all the work that happens to provide a variety of services and resources that support the learning, research and innovation that happens at Waterloo. 

This month, co-op student Mia Malidzanovic interviewed Rachel Figueiredo, the Entrepreneurship Librarian.  

The Library is delighted to share this year’s Sharon Lamont Student Award winners, Sarah Chun and Udani De Silva. This is the third year the award is being given out to two students who have worked at the Library and have, through extracurricular involvement, supported equity, diversity and inclusion initiatives. 

Vicky Situ had her first co-op work term this winter as a GIS Library Technician at the Libraries' Geospatial Centre, located in Dana Porter Library. As a second year Geomatics student, she was excited to deepen her GIS skills through the hands-on learning a co-op role provides. What she wasn’t expecting was an opportunity to marry her creativity and love of history with those GIS skills. 

Monday, April 22, 2024

5 Questions: Melanie Hannaford

Once a month the Student Engagement and Communications Assistant co-op student interviews Library staff to provide patrons with a peek behind the bookstacks at all the work that happens to provide a variety of services and resources that support the learning, research and innovation that happens at Waterloo. 

This month, co-op student Mia Malidzanovic interviewed Melanie Hannaford the Library’s Administrative Officer.