Virtual Town Hall text with Logos for Digital Research Commons Pilot and McMaster University.
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The Digital Research Commons Pilot team is asking the McMaster community to share its thoughts about the current state of digital research support.

Among the many ways to provide feedback this fall are attending a virtual town hall and completing an online survey.

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Proceeds from the Holiday Clothing, Toy and Food Drive will benefit Empowerment Squared, the McMaster Students Union Food Collective Centre, the Hamilton/Burlington SPCA, and Good Shepherd.
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McMaster University Libraries and campus partners are kicking off the holiday season by launching the Holiday Clothing, Toy and Food Drive.

The annual initiative gathers donations from Nov. 24-Dec.17, 2025. Items collected help ensure that members of the community have access to essentials during the holidays. 

Donations may include new or lightly used winter clothing, new unwrapped toys, non-perishable food, as well as pet toys and supplies.

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Libraries student ambassadors Rebecca Yip, left, and Victoria Flores, use one of the water refill stations in Mills Memorial Library to fill their reusable water bottles.

Within the walls of McMaster University Libraries, employees of the libraries work hard to implement systems and practices that support sustainability.

Vivian Lewis, associate vice-president and university librarian at McMaster University Libraries, says creating an Earth-conscious environment is an important aspect of the work done in the libraries.

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Due to illness, the Lloyd Reeds Map Collection will be closed on Monday, November 24. We apologize for any inconvenience. If you need assistance, please contact us at mapref@mcmaster.ca and we will respond to you as soon as possible.


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Jay Brodeur, director of digital scholarship infrastructure and services, left, and Jacob Sloots, developer at McMaster University Libraries, were part of the team behind the McMaster Experts refresh.
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McMaster Experts, the university’s research discovery and researcher profile platform, has launched a major update, more than a year in the making.  

The refreshed site features an improved interface with enhanced information, functionality, visuals, and performance that better present McMaster’s researchers, their expertise and scholarly activities to the world.  

“We’re making Experts more responsive to what people want to see, what they're interested in, and what they think would be valuable to them,” said Sabrina Kirby, research technology analyst.

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The Well-Suited Community Closet team, from left: Sustain 3S03 students Alysha Selvarajah, Giulianna Denardi, Lena Langenreither, and Denya Medeiros.
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Make room in your closet, give your professional clothing a second life and help McMaster students look and feel their best.

Students in Sustain 3S0S are collecting donations until this Nov. 21, for the Well-Suited Community Closet — a student-led initiative that will be housed in H.G. Thode Library of Science and Engineering.

The community closet will allow students to borrow professional attire for important academic and career moments, free of charge.

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The H.G. Thode Library of Science and Engineering offers a variety of places to study and complete projects.
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Looking for a good spot to study this December? 

McMaster University Libraries have you covered with a variety of study spaces and extended hours.  

Meanwhile, the Office of the Registrar has reserved one classroom on campus for online exams.  

Extended hours at Mills Learning Commons and Thode library start Nov. 24 and further expand on Dec. 5. 

Mills, Thode, and Health Sciences libraries will have modified hours after exams end on Dec. 19. All libraries will be closed for the winter break from Dec. 25-Jan. 4. 

Paige with long brown hair and Nicole with long dark brown hair stand smiling while holding seeds in front of a moss wall inside the library.
Paige Roman, left, collection strategy librarian, Science and Engineering, and Nicole Doro, teaching and learning librarian, are members of the Libraries Sustainability Committee.
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McMaster University Libraries are engaging in environmental action, and the Libraries Sustainability Committee is helping to lead the way. 

The committee is a volunteer group of library employees who have a shared commitment to climate action and organize climate action-based activities around the work and initiatives that the libraries are already doing. Such work includes highlighting collections, services, and spaces that are conducive to environmental sustainability initiatives. 

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The Well-Suited Community Closet, a student-led initiative, is accepting donations of business wear that students can borrow for important academic and career moments.

Tracie Large with short brown hair wearing a maroon shirt under a black McMaster jacket stands smiling with a cart of supplies outdoors.
Tracie Large, who has worked at McMaster for over a decade, has a knack for teaching and loves to connect with others.
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By Sophie Walsh, McMaster News

People of McMaster celebrates the incredible people who help make McMaster a great place to work, learn, teach and conduct research. 

It’s another early morning in the Mills Memorial Library and among the quiet buzz of students, staff and faculty settling in for the day is Tracie Large, custodian and 2024 President’s Award recipient –– already hard at work.  

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Rebecca Bekele, left, a third-year Health Sciences student, and Katie Harding, OER and STEM librarian, in the H.G. Thode Library of Science and Engineering.
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McMaster University has launched a new survey to better understand how the costs of textbooks and other required course materials affect undergraduate students.

The McMaster Textbook Affordability Survey, organized by the McMaster Open Educational Resources (OER) team with support from McMaster Students Union, will help capture student experiences to guide future affordability initiatives.

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