News
9 ways McMaster libraries can help you get exam-ready
This exam period, when stress levels are soaring and students are studying feverishly, Mills, Innis and Thode Libraries have lots of services that can help make this hectic time a bit easier.
Events
Shining a light on the Hamilton region’s aspiring writers
Mabel Pugh Taylor Writer-in-Residence Christine Pountney and 11 aspiring authors from the McMaster and Hamilton communities gave readings of their work at a recent event hosted by McMaster University Library.
Rolling out the red carpet for the McMaster 24 Hour Film festival
Teams of budding filmmakers were recently honoured at the annual McMaster 24 Hour Film Festival gala event, hosted by McMaster University Library’s Lyons New Media Centre.
Thode Makerspace: Informal Launch, April 18
Explore this new experiential learning space which offers a hands-on opportunity for those from all disciplines to develop new technologies, learn technical skills, and work in collaborative teams.
Discover more with the Library’s new catalogue
The University Library and Health Sciences Library will have a new library services platform in place starting in September.
What if Socrates had a Twitter account?
To celebrate Freedom to Read Week, Library intern Madeline Donnelly has put together three short videos that ask the question: what if these great thinkers of history were on social media when they challenged the intellectual norms of their time?
Henry Giroux: “Collective opposition is no longer an option, it’s a necessity”
More than 150 students, colleagues, friends, and alumni gathered at the University Club to celebrate the donation of Henry Giroux’s archive to McMaster University Library and hear him talk about Trump's America.
Workshop offers McMaster students a crash course in electronics
A recent workshop hosted by the experts in McMaster University Library’s Sherman Centre for Digital Scholarship proved to a group of Arts & Science and iSci students that building your own electronic device can be simpler than you think.
Resources
NFB films now available
The National Film Board's collection of streaming videos is now available for classroom use! If you enjoy watching movies, this is the resource for you.
Virtual museum tells poignant stories of survival and resistance during World War II
A newly expanded online exhibit uses moving personal accounts and other primary sources to help scholars and the public better understand the Holocaust and resistance movements of World War II.
500 year-old book paints a vivid portrait of life in the 12th Century
McMaster University Library has acquired a rare, 500 year-old travelogue that recounts the journey of Benjamin of Tudela, a Jewish merchant whose fantastic journey to Asia predated — by a hundred years — the famous travels of Marco Polo.
McMaster maps and archives help shed light on “pivotal point” in Hamilton’s history
In 1946, 13,000 Hamilton workers went on strike– the largest in the city’s history. Now, a new graphic novel explores this tumultuous time with the help of materials from McMaster’s archives and maps collections.
