Events - 2019

In this session, participants will be introduced to copyright, and the rights and responsibilities they have when publishing their research. This session includes an introduction to:

• Copyright and licensing as they apply to publication,
• Your rights as an author, and tips on how to keep them,
• Suggestions of helpful resources, and
• Questionable publisher practices, and how to avoid them.

Connecting to the Webinar

This webinar will be hosted using Skype. There are two options to join the webinar:

Celebrate Earth Week at your Library!

Drop by Dana Porter and Davis Centre libraries to:

• check out our Earth Week book display
• learn about the Library's sustainability initiatives
• share your own sustainability efforts by adding a leaf to our Earth Week tree

Are you stressed? Do you need help or someone to talk to? Peer supporters from Mental Health Services are here for you! Counselling services will be offered in the Dana Porter and Davis Centre libraries. This service is provided by UW MATES (Mentor Assistance Through Education & Support).

Counselling is available April 8 to 12, 2019, from 7:00pm-9:00pm:

This session will provide a simple overview of copyright, and the implications it has in your teaching. By the end of this session you will be better prepared to:

• Use copyright protected works in the classroom, LEARN, or through Course Reserves, and
• Choose alternate options for using materials, if necessary

Connecting to the Webinar

This webinar will be hosted using Skype. There are two options to join the webinar:

Are you stressed? Do you need help or someone to talk to? Peer supporters from Mental Health Services are here for you! Counselling services will be offered in the Dana Porter and Davis Centre libraries. This service is provided by UW MATES (Mentor Assistance Through Education & Support).

Counselling is available April 8 to 12, 2019, from 7:00pm-9:00pm:

Trying to create a well-researched and well-written essay? Attend the “Turbo Charge Your Term Paper” workshop to help you get started! The Library and the Writing and Communication Centre present a 30-minute lesson on addressing the most common problems in the researching and writing process, followed by time to work through your own assignment and receive one-on-one help, regardless of where you are in the researching/writing process. Attend the lesson, drop in for a consultation, or both!

We are so excited to be a part of #GoosechaseUW - a campus-wide scavenger hunt during happening March 11 to 15!

Join our Library Ambassadors for International Women's Day!

Try your hand at some trivia, check out a book display featuring women authors and learn about more literary resources available in the Library.

Grab your friends and strike a pose in the International Women's Day literary eleganza extravaganza photo booth. Share your photos with us on Instagram, Facebook or Twitter using the hashtags #uwlibrary and #IWD2019!

In this session, participants will be introduced to copyright and licensing and what rights and responsibilities they have when publishing their research.

This session includes an introduction to:

• Copyright and licensing as they apply to publication,
• Your rights as an author, and tips on how to keep them,
• Suggestions of helpful resources for publication, and
• Questionable publisher practices, and how to avoid them.

This Fair Dealing Week, support #faircopyright by taking advantage of Creative Commons-licensed material. Creators of the images below have licensed their work CC-0, putting them in the public domain. This means that you can share, use and remix these images…into the perfect meme!

The Creative Commons motto is "When we share, everyone wins." Share your (g-rated) meme with us and win!