Click here to view the 2015 Program Interim University Librarian Catherine Davidson presented the results at last night's Research Gala: Dr. James Wu Prize for Best Lower-year Project 1st Prize: Christopher Ford for the project named "Doctor Assisted Death in Canada" for course AP HREQ 2010 2nd Prize: Jessie Spasov for the project named "The […]
The exhibit is a rich digital archive of political buttons from the collection of Jean Augustine, educator, social activist and politician. The collection was curated by Norda Majekodunmi, librarian and subject specialist for human rights and equity.
The Undergraduate Research Fair is now accepting applications! Students: Do you have a research project you are proud of that involved library research? Faculty: Did your students submit some particularly stellar research project? Encourage them to apply! Application researchfair.info.yorku.ca
You are cordially invited to join us for our FROST LIBRARY RIBBON-CUTTING CEREMONY THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 27, 2014 LESLIE FROST LIBRARY Glendon Campus, York University 2275 Bayview Ave. Toronto, Ontario, M4N 3M6 1:30PM – 3:00PM RSVP by November 26, 2014 Stacey Mechefske staceym@yorku.ca or 416 736-2100 ext 88273 This transformation of the Frost Reading Room was […]
The Research and Collections Department of Scott Library is pleased to present the inaugural lecture in the Knowledge Production in a Digital Age series: "Digital Humanities and Emergent Modes of Scholarly Production” Prof. Susan Brown, Professor of English at the University of Guelph and Visiting Professor at the University of Alberta Thursday, 13 November 2014, […]
Scott Library is scheduled to have a power shutdown beginning Saturday night at midnight and ending at 8 a.m. on Sunday. As a result, any Internet services that the York University Libraries provide will be unavailable for approximately eight hours, including access to: the library website (including web pages for all library branches except the […]
As part of the Entre margens e Memórias: Representações da Diáspora (a month-long celebration of Portuguese-speaking cultures), York University Libraries will be hosting a traveling exhibit developed in partnership with members of the Portuguese Canadian History Project. The exhibit will be on display in the Scott Library from November 3-7. The exhibit will then be […]
A new book co-edited by York University librarian Mary Kandiuk provides a historical and current perspective regarding the unionization of academic librarians in Canada. In Solidarity: Academic Librarian Labour Activism and Union Participation in Canada, co-edited with Jennifer Dekker of the University of Ottawa, was recently published by Library Juice Press. The collection documents the […]
You are cordially invited to a film screening to mark OPEN ACCESS WEEK: The Internet's Own Boy: The Story of Aaron Swartz Friday October 24, 2014 2-4pm Osgoode 1001 Snacks and beverages provided Open Access Week is a global initiative held to raise awareness around issues of equity in access to research, and to visualize […]
York University Libraries and the Provost’s Office are partnering in a survey of full time faculty to gain a broader understanding of how faculty engage with research and teaching. The survey will run from October 15 to November 1, 2014. "The Ithaka survey results will provide invaluable data about changing needs of faculty, in both […]
