News archive - 2024

Friday, November 15, 2024

Celebrating a lifetime connection on National Philanthropy Day

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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.

Wednesday, November 13, 2024

Staebler Insurance OER Fellows Grant 2025-26: Now Accepting Applications

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As part of the Library’s 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. 

Wednesday, October 23, 2024

UWSpace, Waterloo’s institutional repository, has a new look

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Over the last few months, the Library has 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.  

Monday, October 21, 2024

Data and Open Access

Open Access week 2024

Every October Open Access Week (OAW) is celebrated by universities and organizations around the world. OAW serves as an opportunity for academic and research communities to come together to not only recognize open access as it exists today, but to learn about the benefits of increasing open access across academic research.  

Friday, October 18, 2024

RefWorks Library Subscription to end December 31, 2024

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The Library is terminating its subscription for RefWorks as of December 31, 2024. All RefWorks users will have to transfer their references to another citation management tool before December 31, 2024 or lose access. 

The Library launched institutional storage to the citation manager, Zotero, last year and has been providing workshops and expert guidance to researchers making the shift.  

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