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Cameron Wheaton with short brown hair holding a tablet stands next to Wei Zhang with long black hair holding a laptop in Mills Memorial Library.
Cameron Wheaton, left, collection strategy librarian, and Wei Zhang, e-resources and collection analysis librarian, have been working to launch LibKey at McMaster.
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McMaster University Libraries is making it easier for researchers to access materials offered in its collection with LibKey, a suite of tools now available to the McMaster community. 

The LibKey collection includes libkey.io, LibKey Discovery, LibKey Link, LibKey Nomad and BrowZine.

Wei Zhang, e-resources and collection analysis librarian at McMaster University Libraries, says the new tools will help to improve the overall research process for users. 

The Cedid Atlas Tercümesi lays open with two colourfully engraved circular maps.
The Cedid Atlas Tercümesi will be at the heart of the exhibition and features lavish hand-coloured engravings of maps encompassing the whole world and is captioned in Ottoman Turkish calligraphy.
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McMaster University Libraries is partnering with the McMaster Museum of Art to host an exhibition that will feature rare books, maps, and antiquities related to the history of the Mediterranean. 

The Great Sea: Mediterranean Imaginaries from Antiquity to Modernity, open at the McMaster Museum of Art from April 1 to August 1, 2025, will feature materials from the university libraries’ William Ready Division of Archives and Research Collections, its Lloyd Reeds Map Collection, and the museum’s own collection of related antiquities. 

Dharav with short black hair wearing glasses and a grey hooded sweather and Esther, with shoulder-length brown hair wearing long-sleeve grey sweater both stand smiling in front of a map inside the Lloyd Reeds Map Collection.
Student assistants Dharav Shah, left, and Esther Kok in the Lloyd Reeds Map Collection at Mills Memorial Library.
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McMaster University Libraries are hiring students to fill a variety of roles from April through August. 

The job opportunities, ranging from library ambassador to user services, are posted on Mosaic. Students must qualify for McMaster’s student work program to apply. 

Library assistant student positions are open in the areas of:

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The deadline to apply for the 2025 OER Grant Program is Friday, May 30.
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Applications are now open for a popular grant program that makes it easier for McMaster University instructors to adopt, adapt, or create high-quality open textbooks and course materials to improve teaching and learning.

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A student walks by the entrance to Mills Learning Commons on a sunny spring day.
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Looking for a good spot to prepare for final exams this April? 

McMaster University Libraries have you covered with extended hours and a variety of study spaces. 

Meanwhile, the Office of the Registrar has reserved one classroom on campus for online exams. 

Extended hours at Mills Learning Commons and Thode library start March 24, and further increase on April 9. 

After the end of winter exam period, Mills, Thode and Health Sciences libraries will have modified hours beginning April 26. 

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Vivian with long brown hair wearing a black coat and a scarf and Ann with long black hair and glasses wearing a green coat stand together smiling outside of the McLean Centre for Collaborative Discovery on a sunny day.
Vivian Lewis (left), associate vice-president and university librarian, and Ann Pearce, manager of Innis Library, are excited to welcome the McMaster community into the new Innis Library.
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After being closed for nearly five years, the long-anticipated return of Innis Library is on the horizon. 

Innis, McMaster’s business library, closed its doors in March 2020 in preparation for demolition and the construction of the McLean Centre for Collaborative Discovery. The library, slated to open in fall 2025, will be housed on the third floor of the newly constructed 10-storey building. 

Meenaa with long black hair wearing a blue sweater holds a cell phone to film Dominick. Dominick with short black hair and a grey sweater stands in front of Meenaa holding a hand drill.
Ambassadors Meenaa Saththi, left, and Dominick Madulid film content in Thode Makerspace for the McMaster University Libraries’ Instagram channel.
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The Thode Makerspace student assistants help the McMaster community bring their creative visions to life, but did you know that they also inspire students to get creative through social media? 

Dominick Madulid, student assistant at Thode Makerspace, is a familiar face on the McMaster University Libraries’ Instagram channel @maclibraries. He says being a student ambassador creating content about Thode Makerspace helps to connect the space to a wider audience while also making his role more dynamic. 

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