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McMaster students Chrisha, left, and Sarah in a group study room at Health Sciences Library.

McMaster University Libraries have launched a new group study room booking system to create a seamless experience for patrons. 

David Kemper, digital experience librarian, says the new system is easy for users to navigate.

“The idea behind implementing a new system was to create a central hub for group study room bookings across all McMaster libraries,” he said. “Users can simply visit the Room and Equipment Booking webpage on the libraries website and click which library they would like to reserve a room in to browse availability.”

How it works:

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Danica Evering, left, and Subhanya Sivajothy, right, with Niloofar Hooman, a McMaster PhD student. Photo by Brad Leenstra
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A new toolkit is empowering community organizations to manage the data they collect through research projects and partnerships with other researchers and data professionals.

The Community Research Data Toolkit, launched in fall 2025, lives online in open-access formats available and adaptable for use by everyone at no cost. 

While data management practices are often associated with numbers-based research, the toolkit is for research data collected from community research participants, such as through surveys, oral histories, and interviews.  

All washrooms in Thode Library are temporarily out of order. Please use the washrooms in ABB.


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This year's impact report shares stories and photos of the important work led by employees at McMaster University Libraries.
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The latest edition of the award-winning impact report from McMaster University Libraries is ready for the community to enjoy. 

The fourth issue of the annual magazine highlights the people and projects of the libraries for the fiscal year of May 2024 to April 2025. This year’s editorial focus was inspired by the most significant change for the organization, with the coming together of Health Sciences Library and the former entity known as McMaster University Library. 

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The Year of Environmental Action will help bring attention to the libraries’ ongoing priority of sustainability, and will present a series of events, collections, resources, exhibits, and initiatives focused on environmental action at McMaster.
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McMaster University Libraries are inviting the community to take part in a year of engaging programming centred around environmental action.  

In collaboration with campus and community partners, the Year of Environmental Action will help bring attention to the libraries’ ongoing priority of sustainability, and will present a series of events, collections, resources, exhibits and initiatives focused on environmental action at McMaster.

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Students learn together at Thode Makerspace Repair Café

The Repair Café marks five years of bringing people together to repair broken items, reduce waste, and learn hands-on skills. 

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Mills Memorial Library on an autumn day at McMaster University.

As announced in January 2025, McMaster University’s LinkedIn Learning subscription is ending this month. 

McMaster’s subscription ends on Sept. 22, 2025. 

LinkedIn Learning came to McMaster as part of a three-year pilot from the Government of Ontario that provided free access to this online platform at publicly funded post-secondary institutions. That pilot ended in 2020. McMaster subsequently extended its access after the end of the provincial pilot. 

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The popular Archives Alive series returns Sept. 25, 2025.
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The first Archives Alive event of the academic year celebrates a milestone acquisition at the William Ready Division of Archives and Research Collections. 

“The Ideal Book: Introducing the Doves Press and Bindery Collection at McMaster University” is set for Sept. 25, 2025 at noon EDT.

The online lecture will be led by Bronwen Glover, McMaster’s archives and book conservator; Myron Groover, archives and rare books librarian, and Ruth-Ellen St. Onge, distinctive collections cataloguing librarian. 

Due to illness, the Lloyd Reeds Map Collection will be closed on Monday, September 8.


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Saumiya Balasubramaniam is the 2025-26 Mabel Pugh Taylor Writer in Residence at McMaster University. Photo by Colin Czerneda
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Saumiya Balasubramaniam has felt a passion for writing since her youth, but becoming a mother was the catalyst for pursuing it as a career.

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Teresa, left, Arnav, centre, and Jane work as student assistants at the services desk in Mills Memorial Library.
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McMaster University Libraries are hiring students to fill a variety of roles for the 2025-26 academic year. 

The job opportunities, ranging from library student ambassadors to archives and research collections student assistants, are now posted to Mosaic through McMaster’s student work program. Details on applying can be found below under the “How to apply” section. 

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