News
Teaching & Learning
Announcing the 2021-22 Open Educational Resources (OER) Grant recipients
Nine faculty members, and their eight corresponding projects, will be supported as they build and integrate OER into their teaching in the coming year.
Watch: Archives Alive talk highlights beautiful books of the Kelmscott Press
The June event, entitled “The Whole Scheme of the Book": Williams Morris and the Kelmscott Press, was presented by Myron Groover, archives and rare books librarian at the William Ready Division of Archives and Research Collections.
Unwind this summer with McMaster library staff and their pets
Library Pets gives students, as well as staff and faculty, a chance to connect with library staff and their pets.
Events
Virtual talk offers glimpse into rare books as works of art
The upcoming Archives Alive virtual event on June 23 celebrates the Kelmscott Press, its historical and aesthetic context, and McMaster's own collection of Kelmscott editions.
Research
Celebrated humanitarian, diplomat and activist Stephen Lewis gives ‘life’s work’ to McMaster University Library
From his campaign to galvanize global action on HIV/AIDS in Africa to addressing the genocide in Rwanda through his work with the United Nations, Stephen Lewis’s archive offers valuable insight into some of the world’s most pressing social and global health issues.
Events
Hamilton Youth Film Festival submissions due June 3
The non-competitive showcase, now in its fifth year, is currently welcoming film submissions from youth and young adults in the Hamilton community and beyond.
Events
Watch: Archives Alive talk featuring historian Sarah Whitwell
The May event, entitled “And I will be heard": Voices from the American Abolitionist Movement in the Liberator, was presented by McMaster University’s Sarah Whitwell.
Faculty Stories
“It was a joy”: Reflections from the 2020 Mabel Pugh Taylor Writer in Residence
We spoke with Janet Marie Rogers about how she was inspired by the writers and storytellers she met during a most unusual year.
Teaching & Learning
Applications invited for McMaster Open Educational Resources Grant Program
The grant program makes it easier for McMaster instructors to create and integrate free, high-quality online textbooks and other digital educational materials.
Virtual talk delves into historic newspaper of the American abolitionist movement
The upcoming Archives Alive virtual event on May 6 at 1 p.m. is entitled, "And I will be heard": Voices from the American Abolitionist Movement in the Liberator.
Events
2020 Writer in residence program wraps up after a year like no other
Janet Marie Rogers, the 2020 Mabel Pugh Taylor Writer in Residence celebrates the conclusion of her residency with virtual events on April 24 and 30.
Open Access Agreements with PLOS Biology and SAGE means no Article Processing Charges (APCs) for McMaster Authors
The University Library is pleased to announce that McMaster has signed open access publishing agreements with PLOS Biology and SAGE through the Canadian Research Knowledge Network (CRKN). As of January 1, 2021, McMaster authors do not have to pay Article Processing Charges to cover the cost of open access publishing in PLOS Biology or in over 900 SAGE Choice journals.