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Teaching & Learning
University Library Support for Remote Teaching During the COVID-19 Pandemic
Over the last few weeks, the University Library has received several inquiries from instructors regarding the breadth of resources available to support remote teaching in spring and summer 2020. I am pleased to note that, while our physical facilities remain closed, instructors continue to have access to the Library’s rich course content, robust technological tools and expert assistance – albeit delivered in sometimes new ways. We encourage you to reach out to us with any specific questions or needs you may have – we are here to help in any way we can and will work with you to find an appropriate solution.
Faculty Stories
Writer in residence seeks writers at home
At a time when we’re all spending more time than ever at home, McMaster’s Writer in Residence Janet Rogers invites Mac students and community members to share stories of what home means to them.
Student Stories
Portraits from a pandemic
As part of a unique science communications course taught by learning support librarian Abeer Siddiqqui, students are using photo essays to capture the ways in which their lives have been transformed by COVID–19.
Library computing power being harnessed in the fight against COVID–19
Normally, at this time of year, the Library’s public computers are in high demand by students for course assignments, printing, and web searches. But now, with these spaces closed, the processing power in the Library’s public computers is being used in a very different way.
Resources
Got e-waste? There’s a bin for that
The McMaster community can now dispose of old phones, laptops, hard drives and other electronic waste, securely and sustainably using a new “tech bin,” located in the lobby of Mills Library.
How do you want McMaster Libraries to look in five years? Tell us what you think
McMaster University Libraries are inviting faculty, staff and students to complete a survey aimed at finding ways to improve library services, spaces and collections.
Faculty Stories
"Be brave and express your true voice"
McMaster’s outgoing Writer in Residence, Iranian-born writer and poet Nilofar Shidmehr, shares her thoughts on the link between science and literature, her love of the Iranian literary tradition, and why it's so important to be authentic as a writer.
Teaching & Learning
New guide making it easier to find free, high quality open textbooks
The OER by Discipline Guide, developed by McMaster University Library in partnership with the MacPherson Institute, includes a list of 180 open textbooks and other open educational resources (OER) organized by academic program at McMaster.
McMaster trench map stars alongside Colin Firth in Oscar-winning film, 1917
“It’s a thrill to see McMaster’s maps used in this way,” says Gordon Beck, McMaster University Library’s Map Specialist, noting that the maps are among those contained in the Library’s Lloyd Reeds Map Collection, which includes the largest online collection of WWI and WWII maps in the world. “Once you make these maps available online, you’re constantly surprised by the applications they’re put to.”
Events
Women in STEM: “We need to stop fixing women and start fixing workplaces”
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.
