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New toolkit helps community groups take leading role in data management
The Community Research Data Toolkit lives online in open-access formats.

McMaster University Libraries release 2024-25 Impact Report
The award-winning magazine highlights the people and places at McMaster University's four libraries.

Libraries launch year of events and displays focused on environmental action
The Year of Environmental Action features book displays, repair cafés, an art exhibition, and more from September 2025 through April 2026.

Reminder: LinkedIn Learning subscription ending September 2025
McMaster’s subscription to the online platform ends on Sept. 22, 2025.

Archives Alive talk introduces Doves Press and Bindery Collection at McMaster
McMaster University Libraries acquired the complete run of editions in 2024.

Queer Study Buddies returns for another year at McMaster libraries
The Queer Study Buddies program offers a queer-friendly study and socialization space in Mills Memorial Library.

McMaster libraries partner with Hamilton Reads
The annual Hamilton Reads initiative celebrates a book penned by a local author.

Lyons New Media Centre celebrates 15th anniversary
Lyons New Media Centre gives the McMaster community access to unique media equipment and services.

Meet Saumiya Balasubramaniam, 2025-2026 Mabel Pugh Taylor Writer in Residence
Saumiya Balasubramaniam is a children’s book author based in Toronto.

Libraries hiring students for 2025-26 academic year
Student job opportunities are available throughout McMaster University Libraries.

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.

Libraries’ archives continues to expand contemporary chapbooks collection
The Contemporary Chapbooks and Small Press Ephemera Collection currently holds nearly 500 chapbooks.