Dana Porter and Davis Centre libraries will have extended hours throughout the exam period, starting at 8:00 AM on Sunday November 26 and ending at 11:00 PM on Thursday December 21.
Partnering with departments across campus, the Library hosted a variety of events during Open Access Week - from workshops to a movie night with popcorn. The highlight of the week was Open Access Day, a day-long event of panels and workshops covering the creation and use of open educational resources (OER), a discussion about how to ‘get serious’ about Open Access at Waterloo, and more! Kicking off the event was a keynote address from David Porter, CEO of eCampus Ontario about "making Open Access the default thinking in curricular resource creation, adoption and adaptation." You can view his keynote slides on Slideshare.
The Library was recognized at the Excellence Canada Summit last week for achieving Silver certification in Excellence Canada's Excellence, Innovation and Wellness (EIW) program.
Summit attendees enjoyed entertainment from Red Sky Performance and benefited from talks on workplace culture, building partnerships with Indigenous people and taking a fresh perspective on innovation. The day was also punctuated with Tri Fit workplace fitness breaks that got everyone moving.
On Saturday November 11, lights in the libraries will flash at 11:00 a.m. as we pause to mark Remembrance Day.
Please join Library staff in observing a minute of silence to remember those Canadians, including many Indigenous people, who have fought and died for our country's peace and freedom.
