McMaster University Libraries' Institutional Repository, MacSphere, is currently only available to on-campus users and users connected to the campus VPN. The libraries' Digital Experience unit continues to investigate and will update this service disruption notice.

Sorry for any inconveniences caused and thank you for your understanding.


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Elevator #2 will be down for maintenance Wednesday, June 4, 2025. Please use Elevator #1 for access to 5th & 6th floors. 


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McMaster University Libraries along with UTS will perform upgrade and maintenance work in the Gilmour Hall Data Centre today, Tuesday, May 27, 2025, starting at 10:00 am. The work will cause disruptions and outages for the following websites and systems, lasting approximately 2 hours:

  • Digital Archive
  • MacSphere
  • Shared Drives
  • Maps
  • Tiles
  • Shoah exhibit

Off-campus access and Omni will not be affected.

The work is necessary to support the libraries' digital infrastructure.


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Nancy Waite with long blonde hair, glasses and a black blazer, Crystal Kerr with short black hair, glasses and a green shirt, and Miles Riel-Walker with short black hair, glasses and a black shirt stand together in the Campus Accessible Tech Space.
Nancy Waite, left, Crystal Kerr, centre, and Miles Riel-Walker are part of the team supporting National AccessAbility Week at McMaster.
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McMaster University Libraries have partnered with the McMaster Equity and Inclusion Office to create physical and digital book displays that promote inclusivity and accessibility as part of National AccessAbility Week. 

The annual week has been observed across Canada since 1988. The event is used as a time to reflect on the work being done to create more accessible and inclusive environments, while highlighting the contributions of people with disabilities. 

The McMaster University Libraries Digital Archives website is currently unavailable. Please contact the Libraries if you need to access content from the Digital Archives. Thank you for your patience.


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Isabel Diana with long black hair and glasses stands in front of her artwork in Mills Memorial Library.
Isabel Diana stands in front of her artwork in Mills Memorial Library.
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What was meant to be a temporary art installation created for a McMaster student’s major research project has found its forever home on a wall in Mills Memorial Library. 

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Victoria Flores, libraries student ambassador, teaches students about resources offered by McMaster University Libraries.
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Meet Victoria Flores, our ambassador for the 2025 spring/summer term at McMaster University Libraries.

The university libraries’ student ambassador program was developed to help students navigate services and spaces at the libraries by planning events, supporting social media initiatives, and teaching students about the many ways McMaster libraries can support their learning. 

Victoria joined the ambassador program in January for our winter term and will continue with us this summer. 

Anna Flak with long blonde hair, glasses and a blue shirt and Ariel Stables-Kennedy with long blonde hair and a striped shirt stand outside of H.G. Thode Library of Science and Engineering on a sunny day.
Anna Flak, left, teaching and learning librarian, and Ariel Stables-Kennedy, first-year experience librarian, are co-chairs of the Workshop for Instruction in Library Use conference in June at McMaster.
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Library professionals from across North America will connect at the annual Workshop for Instruction in Library Use conference, or WILU conference, hosted by McMaster University Libraries next month. 

The event runs from June 9-12, with sessions taking place in the Michael DeGroote Centre for Learning and Discovery and L.R. Wilson Hall on McMaster’s Hamilton campus. 

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Anna Chatterton is known for her riveting female-focused works for the stage.
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Playwright Anna Chatterton has wrapped up her time at McMaster as the 2024-2025 Mabel Pugh Taylor Writer in Residence – a time that, she says, has been filled with community, growth and connections. 

We chatted with her about her experience this year. 

How has your year gone? It seems like only yesterday that we were welcoming you to McMaster!  

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A student browses the stacks at Mills Memorial Library.
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Patrons visiting Mills Memorial Library may notice employees in the stacks sorting books and journals. 

The work is part of an initiative called Keep@Downsview. This partnership between McMaster, Ottawa, Western, Toronto, Queen’s and Memorial university libraries preserves and ensures access to low demand print materials. 

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