A new app making thousands of historical photos – captured from the skies – accessible to the public with just a few clicks will offer a unique glimpse into southwestern Ontario’s past. Watch as Highway 401 radically develops the south end of Lo …
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Take a digital walk down memory lane
Western Archives recently completed a project to digitize the Occidentalia (Western’s yearbook), from the early 1920s through the 1980s.
Western Libraries creating global space
At a time when the university is ramping up its international strategy and turning its gaze outward, it is also looking in – aiming to bring the world to Western by way of renewed library spaces that will foster the sharing of diverse knowledge and culture on campus.
Panel to highlight digital scholarship
To celebrate International Open Access Week (Oct. 24-30), Western Libraries will host a panel discussion about how researchers use technologies to open up communication with scholars around the world.
Get books printed on-demand
Getting a printed copy of a book available in Western Libraries’ electronic collection may be as easy as the click of a button.
Western Libraries welcomes Summon
Western Libraries has made changes to its website, introducing a new search engine called Summon.
Exhibit brings 1613 King James Bible to light
A rare 1613 edition of the King James translation of the Bible has been pulled off the shelves of Western Libraries offering religious patrons and curious onlookers a glimpse at history.
Labatt’s archive opens doors to corporate history
With what will certainly become the cornerstone of its archive collection, The University of Western Ontario welcomed the documented history of the Labatt Brewing Company, bringing together more than 160 years of one of Canada’s most significant collections of historic corporate materials.
Labatt makes historic donation to university
Two decades before Canada attained nationhood, John Kinder Labatt was brewing beer in London. More than 160 years later, the Labatt Brewing Company’s documented history returns to the Forest City, finding a permanent home for the iconic collection at The University of Western Ontario.