Monday, October 22, 2018 (all day) to Friday, October 26, 2018 (all day)
Open Access Week celebrates open scholarship in its many forms. University of Waterloo Library has a week filled with programming to help you learn more about Open Access scholarship, including:
Thursday, October 18, 2018 — 11:00 AM to 12:00 PM EDT
- Find one of our student Library Ambassadors at the front of Dana Porter Library.
- Answer a few short questions about Library services.
- Get candy!
Wednesday, October 17, 2018 — 2:30 PM to 4:00 PM EDT
Wednesday, October 17, 2018 — 12:00 PM to 1:00 PM EDT
This eCampusOntario webinar, presented by Maureen Glynn, Open Education Fellow at Ryerson University, will discuss practical strategies, tools, and ideas that will help instructors unlock the potential of open educational resources (OER) to enrich and strengthen their online teaching and learning.
Tuesday, October 16, 2018 — 2:00 PM to 3:00 PM EDT
- Find one of our student Library Ambassadors outside Davis Centre Library.
- Answer a few short questions about Library services.
- Get candy!
Tuesday, October 16, 2018 — 9:00 AM to 12:30 PM EDT
This is an introduction ESRI's latest connected and optimized GIS software. The workshop presents the same basic concepts of Getting Started with ArcGIS on the new Arc Pro platform. By the end of the workshop, you will be able to:
- Understand what GIS is and geospatial data are
- Navigate ArcGIS software and tools
- Find and add data to a map
- Discover information and attributes about the data
- Produce a simple map that shares your visualization of the data
Friday, October 12, 2018 — 10:00 AM to 12:00 PM EDT
This workshop will provide tips and practical experience on how to write an annotated bibliography, including using RefWorks to assist in its creation. A RefWorks account and basic knowledge of/experience with RefWorks is expected.
Thursday, October 4, 2018 — 1:00 PM to 4:30 PM EDT
Ever wanted to try Open Source GIS but didn’t know where to start?
This workshop builds on “Getting Started with ArcGIS” (a recommended prerequisite for those with no previous GIS experience) but isn’t absolutely necessary. It will go through the in's and out's of QGIS and also cover other alternative Open Source GIS platforms.
This workshop introduces users to a different environment to create maps with GIS.
By the end of the workshop, you will be able to:
Wednesday, October 3, 2018 — 12:30 PM to 4:00 PM EDT
You may have heard of GIS, but what exactly is it, and more importantly, how can you use it in your own research and academic work?
This introductory workshop presents the basic concepts of GIS and will teach you the skills you need to find geospatial data, map it, and discover new dimensions of information.
By the end of the workshop, you will be able to:
Tuesday, October 2, 2018 — 10:00 AM to 2:00 PM EDT
Each year during Canadian Library Month, University of Waterloo Library takes a day to celebrate the students, faculty and staff that make our day, every day! This year's Library Day is shaping up to be the best ever!
Activities will be occurring in Arts Quad in front of the Dana Porter Library, the Great Hall outside Davis Centre Library, and at Musagetes Architecture Library and the Witer Learning Resource Centre.
Stop by your favourite Library location between 10 a.m. and 2 p.m. on Tuesday October 2 for:
Wednesday, September 19, 2018 — 11:00 AM to 2:00 PM EDT
Meet our student Library Ambassadors and learn about all the services the Library and our campus partners have to offer you!
Monday, September 17, 2018 — 10:30 AM to 12:30 PM GMT
Help us celebrate the new and improved third floor!
Stop by for:
- games
- prizes
- food
- and a photo booth!
...and take a look at the new:
- lounge space
- teaching space
- study spaces
- and furniture!
Monday, September 17, 2018 (all day) to Friday, September 21, 2018 (all day)
Science Literacy Week is a week-long celebration of science-based activities that highlight our outstanding scientists and science communicators from coast-to-coast. Here's how we are celebrating at the University of Waterloo:
Tuesday, July 31, 2018 — 7:00 PM to 9:00 PM EDT
Drop-in peer support counselling is available to all students in the Dana Porter and Davis Centre libraries during the spring term exam period. Sessions are free of charge and confidential.
Tuesday, July 31, 2018 — 7:00 PM to 9:00 PM EDT
Drop-in peer support counselling is available to all students in the Dana Porter and Davis Centre libraries during the spring term exam period. Sessions are free of charge and confidential.
Monday, July 30, 2018 — 7:00 PM to 9:00 PM EDT
Drop-in peer support counselling is available to all students in the Dana Porter and Davis Centre libraries during the spring term exam period. Sessions are free of charge and confidential.
Monday, July 30, 2018 — 7:00 PM to 9:00 PM EDT
Drop-in peer support counselling is available to all students in the Dana Porter and Davis Centre libraries during the spring term exam period. Sessions are free of charge and confidential.
Monday, July 30, 2018 (all day) to Monday, August 6, 2018 (all day)
How well do you know Library services?
Follow @uwlibrary on Instagram each day for a new clue, and try to guess which Library service the emojis represent, and comment on each post with your answer. All answers can be found on our website. Entries must be submitted before 9 p.m. each day to be eligible.
A winner will be chosen August 7. For more rules and regulations, see our contests page.
Friday, July 27, 2018 — 7:00 PM to 9:00 PM EDT
Drop-in peer support counselling is available to all students in the Dana Porter and Davis Centre libraries during the spring term exam period. Sessions are free of charge and confidential.
Friday, July 27, 2018 — 7:00 PM to 9:00 PM EDT
Drop-in peer support counselling is available to all students in the Dana Porter and Davis Centre libraries during the spring term exam period. Sessions are free of charge and confidential.
Thursday, July 26, 2018 — 7:00 PM to 9:00 PM EDT
Drop-in peer support counselling is available to all students in the Dana Porter and Davis Centre libraries during the spring term exam period. Sessions are free of charge and confidential.
Thursday, July 26, 2018 — 7:00 PM to 9:00 PM EDT
Drop-in peer support counselling is available to all students in the Dana Porter and Davis Centre libraries during the spring term exam period. Sessions are free of charge and confidential.
Thursday, July 26, 2018 — 5:30 PM to 7:30 PM EDT
Take a break from studying and have some fun with games! Waterloo Athletics and Recreation is hosting a board games cafe in the Library to help Move Your Mind.
Head down to the lower level of Dana Porter Library to cool off, relax, and play some of these popular games:
Monday, July 23, 2018 (all day) to Friday, July 27, 2018 (all day)
Library Ambassador Azharuddin (Oz) wants you to take a break from studying and relax with a bit of colouring! Make your contribution to a motivational collaborative art piece, or work on a smaller colouring sheet you can take with you.
You can find colouring stations in the new third floor lounge at Dana Porter Library, or in the lobby of Davis Centre Library.
Thursday, July 19, 2018 1:00 PM EDT
Make Bob Ross proud with some happy goose art! Paint the background any colour that suits your fancy. Then channel your inner goose realness with our provided goose stickers.
