Wednesday, May 15, 2019 1:30 PM EDT
It's hard to believe that something so innovative can cause so much chaos in our lives. We're talking about our digital lives that is! Join KW Professional Organizers as they guide you through several ways to manage your emails, find documents quickly, and stay in control of our digital tools. Come prepared with questions regarding your biggest tech challenges and we'll share industry trends as well as our experience helping others gain control over their digital lives.
Thursday, May 2, 2019 — 12:30 PM to 1:30 PM EDT
All crafters are welcome! Bring your knitting, craftwork or just join us for a chat and a cup of tea.
Tuesday, April 30, 2019 — 1:00 PM to 2:30 PM EDT
Friday, April 26, 2019 (all day)
Join the Library's Green Office Committee in celebrating Earth Week!
Today:
Pack a waste free lunch that doesn’t require you to throw anything in the garbage!
Participate in a different event each day to earn a chance to win one of many great eco-friendly prizes.
Thursday, April 25, 2019 — 11:00 AM to 12:00 PM EDT
You are invited to discuss and share your thoughts on the new tools and processes introduced for the 2018 performance appraisal year, including:
- Annual staff activity reflections form
- Annual staff activity reflection guide
- New performance appraisal cycle timelines
- Performance calibration
There is a cap of 15 people per session. Email Graham Yeates to register.
Thursday, April 25, 2019 (all day)
Join the Library's Green Office Committee in celebrating Earth Week!
Today:
Have Mary Lynne take a picture of you with your favourite book about sustainability (or you can take and submit your own photo). Please contact Mary Lynne to arrange a photo.
Participate in a different event each day to earn a chance to win one of many great eco-friendly prizes.
Wednesday, April 24, 2019 — 12:00 PM to 12:30 PM EDT
Join the Library's Green Office Committee in celebrating Earth Week!
Today:
Join us in the foyer of EV3 at noon, and help tidy up our campus. Supplies and refreshments will be provided.
Participate in a different event each day to earn a chance to win one of many great eco-friendly prizes.
Tuesday, April 23, 2019 (all day)
Join the Library's Green Office Committee in celebrating Earth Week!
Today:
Share your favourite meatless recipe for the GreenOffice blog and/or join us in the Dana Porter lobby from 1:00pm to 2:00pm to plant your own herbs.
Participate in a different event each day to earn a chance to win one of many great eco-friendly prizes.
Monday, April 22, 2019 (all day)
Join the Library's Green Office Committee in celebrating Earth Week!
Today:
Bring your own reusable beverage container and save $0.10 off coffee and tea purchases (and free water from the bottle refill stations!).
Participate in a different event each day to earn a chance to win one of many great eco-friendly prizes.
Thursday, April 18, 2019 — 12:30 PM to 1:30 PM EDT
All crafters are welcome! Bring your knitting, craftwork or just join us for a chat and a cup of tea.
Wednesday, April 17, 2019 — 1:00 PM to 2:30 PM EDT
The Power of Library Consortia: How Publishers and Libraries Can Successfully Negotiate
Tuesday, April 16, 2019 — 1:30 PM to 2:30 PM EDT
You are invited to discuss and share your thoughts on the new tools and processes introduced for the 2018 performance appraisal year, including:
Wednesday, April 10, 2019 (all day) to Friday, April 12, 2019 (all day)
ACRL 2019: Recasting the Narrative
The Library will be streaming the Virtual conference, Wednesday to Friday.
Thursday, April 4, 2019 — 12:30 PM to 1:30 PM EDT
All crafters are welcome! Bring your knitting, craftwork or just join us for a chat and a cup of tea.
Wednesday, April 3, 2019 — 10:00 AM to 12:00 PM EDT
All staff at OCUL institutions are invited to join members of the Collaborative Futures project team for an update on the project and plenty of time for questions and answers.
The webinar will be recorded and made available after the event.
Thursday, March 28, 2019 — 1:00 PM to 4:00 PM EDT
Caitlin Carter will be giving an introduction to UWaterloo Scholar, which provides dynamic and customizable personal websites for University of Waterloo faculty and researchers.
Thursday, March 21, 2019 — 12:30 PM to 1:30 PM EDT
All crafters are welcome! Bring your knitting, craftwork or just join us for a chat and a cup of tea.
Wednesday, March 20, 2019 — 12:00 PM to 4:00 PM EDT
It’s a muddled area for libraries, content providers and readers. Long-form content has traditionally been contained in printed volumes both for reasons of consumption as well as convenient access. With the arrival of ebooks, some aspects of engaging with long-form content became a bit easier – searchability, mobility, etc. Still, neither form seems to fully satisfy. Each user learns his or her own best practices for reading and referencing book content.
Wednesday, March 13, 2019 — 1:00 PM to 2:30 PM EDT
Defining the library: The mission, role and community
Thursday, March 7, 2019 — 12:30 PM to 1:30 PM EST
All crafters are welcome! Bring your knitting, craftwork or just join us for a chat and a cup of tea.
Tuesday, March 5, 2019 — 10:30 AM to 12:00 PM EST
Tom Eadie, former Head of Reference, will discuss the history of the Role of Librarians document (now the LEH), LAUW, and the early days of academic status for librarians in Canada.
Thursday, February 21, 2019 — 12:30 PM to 1:30 PM EST
All crafters are welcome! Bring your knitting, craftwork or just join us for a chat and a cup of tea.
Tuesday, February 19, 2019 — 12:00 PM to 1:00 PM EST
At some point during an average working day, you will probably have to take data from one place and put it in another. Maybe you’ve got a report from somewhere else on campus in PDF format that has important figures you need to put into a spreadsheet, or into a Word report.
Thursday, February 7, 2019 — 12:30 PM to 1:30 PM EST
All crafters are welcome! Bring your knitting, craftwork or just join us for a chat and a cup of tea.
Wednesday, February 6, 2019 — 1:00 PM to 2:30 PM EST
