By Krisha Mehta, Library Communications Student Assistant

Growing up in libraries, Clara Rakovac was inspired from a young age by the plethora of knowledge available at her fingertips.

She recalls her mother Sandra, a longtime employee at McMaster University Library, having her sit at a little desk next to her while at work.

“I remember being so enamoured with a building having so much knowledge,” Rakovac said. “You can find anything you want.”

The McMaster Experts Profile Manager is taking a short hiatus this week before coming back better than ever.

The system will be unavailable from May 23 to 26 for an upgrade, at which point it will emerge with a more intuitive and functional interface.

McMaster Experts profiles will be unchanged and still available during this time, but they will not be updatable. Any websites using the Experts Profile Manager API will also not receive updates during this time.

A springtime virtual talk exploring recent botanical texts acquired by McMaster University Library is now available for viewing.

The Earthly Paradise: Recent Botanical Acquisitions at McMaster University Library, was presented by Myron Groover, archives and rare books librarian, on April 20, 2023.

Are you looking for tips to draft your first novel? Do you want to master the art of songwriting? Have you ever wondered what it takes to write an award-winning screenplay?

Just in time for the summer break, the LinkedIn Learning Club @ McMaster is launching a campaign to help you further tap into your creative side.

During the month of May, McMaster University students using their free LinkedIn Learning accounts will have access to a collection of expert-led courses on creative writing.

After two years of engagement, exploration, and evaluation, McMaster University’s first Research Data Management (RDM) Institutional Strategy is ready. 

This document was created through the contributions, writing, input, and feedback of hundreds of members of the McMaster research community under the leadership of McMaster’s Institutional Strategy Working Group.

By Maureen Lawlor, McMaster University

For Neha Dhanvanthry, having access to menstrual hygiene products while on campus comes down to equity.

“We get toilet paper and soap in our washrooms, can’t we also be provided these?” said the fourth-year life sciences student. “They are things that people need to support their health and well-being on campus.”

By Kate Whelan, Academic Sustainability Programs

An effort to get McMaster community members to adopt a free search engine that donates its ad revenue to reforestation projects is starting to take root, says a group of students.

The students, members of Zero Waste McMaster — a sustainability-focused student group, have been promoting and encouraging the use of the browser extension Ecosia. For every 45 searches, approximately one tree is planted, according to the search engine.

The arrival of spring provides a timely setting for a virtual talk that will dig into rich soil: a lavish selection of rare botanical books recently added to the William Ready Division of Archives and Research Collections.

The LinkedIn Learning Club @ McMaster is coming full circle.

Launched in spring of 2022, the campus-wide initiative was developed to encourage McMaster University students to take advantage of free, unlimited usage of their LinkedIn Learning accounts.

To mark the one-year anniversary, Eline Gonzalez and Maggie Chan, McMaster students and LinkedIn Learning ambassadors, have released a campaign that offers helpful tips for succeeding in the workforce.

A team of experts has come together under one virtual roof to help ensure those involved in research at McMaster University have access to the digital tools, services, and supports that they need.

The Digital Research Commons Pilot is a three-year project that will lay out how McMaster can create a more connected, capable, and user-focused approach to digital support for research. The goal of the pilot is to improve access to systems, services, software, and training for researchers across the institution.