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Current News

Extended Hours at the Davis Centre and Dana Porter Libraries

To accommodate students preparing for exams, the Library will be extending its hours from March 25 to April 21 for the exam period.

We Want Your Feedback!

We need student feedback! Join us for a library focus group for a chance to win a $75 gift card for Williams.

The Map Libray Will Become the Geospatial Centre

The Map Library will be renamed the Geospatial Centre when it relocates from EV1 to the Dana Porter Library later next month.

Scholars GeoPortal

Do you use geospatial data in your research and studies? If so, you’re going to love Scholars GeoPortal, a new geospatial data search tool that lets you discover, map, share, and download a wide range of geospatial data.

Biology Images Library

The Library now has a subscription to the Biology Image Library, a useful online resource containing over 15,000 images, movies, illustrations, and animations across biology and biomedicine.

Library Update - Now AvailablePicture of a woman working on her laptop in the Library

The Library Update - Winter 2012 report is now available. This publication provides an overview of the Library’s current activities and initiatives including our Library Review, current and upcoming renovation projects, involvement in the Association of Research Libraries’ eScience Institute, and more.