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At a recent symposium hosted by McMaster University Library, computer scientist and gender equality trailblazer Rita Orji of Dalhousie University, and other experts, shared their thoughts on how to better support women in STEM fields.
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November 15, 2019

Women in STEM: “We need to stop fixing women and start fixing workplaces”

McMaster University Library archivist, Bridget Whittle highlights some of the rare and original wartime propaganda materials in McMaster’s extensive World War I and World War II collections and explains what made these unique artifacts such powerful weapo
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November 7, 2019

Exploring the battlefield of the mind

McMaster University Library has acquired the corrected proofs of the first two volumes of Bertrand Russell and Alfred North Whitehead’s highly influential three-volume work, Principia Mathematica, now publicly available for the first time thanks to a dona
November 5, 2019

One-of-a-kind corrected proofs shed new light on a philosophical masterpiece

A look inside the media production studio with a tripod, lights and lightbox.
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October 24, 2019

Media Production Studio OPEN!

image promoting Open Access Week 2019
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October 17, 2019

Celebrating Open Access, Oct. 22-24

Nicholas Griffin, a former Canada Research Chair in Philosophy, long-time faculty member, and leading expert on the life and work of philosopher and peace advocate Bertrand Russell, has been named McMaster University Library’s new Scholar in Residence.
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September 9, 2019

Acclaimed philosopher named Library’s new Scholar in Residence

Bilingual poet, fiction writer, essayist and author of seven books in English and Farsi, Nilofar Shidmehr, has been named the 2019/20 Mabel Pugh Taylor Writer-in-Residence.
September 4, 2019

Meet McMaster's 2019/20 Writer in Residence

In the 1930s, 40s and 50s, pulp fiction paperbacks became a pop-culture phenomenon. Now, a collection of more than 900 novels recently donated to McMaster University Library is offering insight into the colourful and often racy genre that brought popular
July 8, 2019

New collection sheds light on the golden age of pulp fiction

The 11 x 8 metre Indigenous Peoples Atlas of Canada Giant Floor Map created by Canadian Geographic, is on display from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., on June 12 and 13 in MUSC Marketplace. Photo by Anna Verdillo.
June 12, 2019

Giant floor map explores past, present and future of Indigenous peoples of Canada

Through one-of-a-kind materials and first-hand accounts, the Dr. William G. Bensen Fur Trade Collection of Robert D.W. Band, recently donated by the Bensen family to McMaster University, is bringing to life this often-tumultuous period and the role it pla
June 4, 2019

“Treasure trove of documents” paints vivid picture of Canada’s historic fur trade

Wade Hemsworth, media relations manager and author, recently interviewed professor emeritus Alan Walker (left) on his critically acclaimed new biography "Fryderyk Chopin: A Life and Times" at a special literary concert held recently in L.R. Wilson Hall.
April 23, 2019

Exploring the legacy of a 19th century musical superstar

McMaster University Library recently partnered with Hamilton’s Steel City Stories for a special event that brought together alumni, faculty, students and community members to share their stories about the ways in which science has intersected with their l
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March 20, 2019

Library’s year-long celebration of STEM kicks off with an evening of science and storytelling

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