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August 12, 2025

Libraries hiring students for 2025-26 academic year

Student job opportunities are available throughout McMaster University Libraries.

August 5, 2025

One of the most significant intellectual works of the 18th century now at McMaster

Encyclopédie, ou dictionnaire raisonné des sciences, des arts et des métiers consists of 17 volumes of text and 11 plates engraved with detailed illustrations.

July 21, 2025

Libraries’ archives continues to expand contemporary chapbooks collection

The Contemporary Chapbooks and Small Press Ephemera Collection currently holds nearly 500 chapbooks.

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Join us at Queer Study Buddies for community and study support!  We are a free, drop-in study group that provides a safe and inclusive space for 2SLGBTQ+ students to connect. No registration required!

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Most people know cloud-based generative AI tools like ChatGPT, but did you know that the powerful technology behind them, transformer-based Large Language Models (LLMs), can also run directly on a modern laptop?

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