While renovations continue at the D.B. Weldon Library, 2023 was a banner year for the iconic building on the Western campus. In December, Weldon was named “Best of Year” in the “library” category by Interior Design Magazine, an internationa …
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Publisher, university clash stokes debate
The decision by one of the world’s largest university systems to end its relationship with the world’s largest scholarly publisher is just as much a clash over universal open access as it is about unsustainable costs, according to postsecondary libraries officials.
Times Higher Ed digital among new, free publications
Western faculty, staff and students now have access to the latest higher-education news from across the world, through free access to digital newsletters of Times Higher Education.
Library reno consultations to start in January
Western’s largest and busiest library is “past-due” for a revitalization, and detailed consultations on its transformation will take place with the campus community during next few months, said Catherine Steeves, vice-provost and chief librarian. Opened in 1972, The...
Western Libraries takes Barnett legacy into future
In 1918, visionary bibliophile John Davis Barnett donated his personal collection of 40,000 books to enrich the relatively modest library holdings at Western – at the time, housing less than 1,000 works. His only condition was that every page be available to “any earnest seeker of knowledge.” Today, Western Libraries is honouring that century-old pledge by extending the reach of the Barnett collection further than the philanthropic curator and would-be-librarian could have ever imagined.
Western Libraries built upon Barnett foundation
John Davis Barnett’s quaint home in Stratford was so full of books, he joked their stacks held up the house.
Read. Watch. Listen. with Kelly Hatch
Find out why Kelly Hatch keeps her eyes on the stars and always has Saturday night plans.
A walk through black history in Canada
Western Libraries’ Archives and Research Collections Centre is home to rare, and in some cases unique, resources that illuminate important insights into black history in Canada and beyond. Here, we highlight just a few of the collection’s primary and secondary...
5M downloads and counting
The global community has enjoyed Scholarship@Western research papers to the tune of five million downloads – a remarkable achievement for the university’s institutional electronic repository. “Five million downloads is pretty significant, especially in a decade. Its...
Best books of 2017, according to Western
As 2017 winds down, Western News brings you a list of book recommendations from members of our campus community. Included are the year’s favourite reads from students, staff, faculty and alumni.
Access lab revamped for students with disabilities
At one point, it was a darkroom. Later, it turned into a room where librarians counted coins from photocopiers. It also served as a storage closet. And then, more than a decade ago, with few changes to the space, the small room on the ground level of The D.B. Weldon...
Gift adds Bard’s Fourth Folio to collection
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jhFFxXOm5zI Even in elementary school, Robert Luton loved Shakespeare. The storytelling, the drama, the beauty of the language – it all kept him in rapt attention during performances at the Stratford Festival Theatre. English teachers...
Labatt virtual exhibit at Western offers a public taste of Canadiana
One of the world’s most significant corporate archival collections has now become...
Publisher, university clash stokes debate
The decision by one of the world’s largest university systems to end its relationship with the world’s largest scholarly publisher is just as much a clash over universal open access as it is about unsustainable costs, according to postsecondary libraries officials.
Times Higher Ed digital among new, free publications
Western faculty, staff and students now have access to the latest higher-education news from across the world, through free access to digital newsletters of Times Higher Education.
Library reno consultations to start in January
Western’s largest and busiest library is “past-due” for a revitalization, and detailed consultations on its transformation will take place with the campus community during next few months, said Catherine Steeves, vice-provost and chief librarian. Opened in 1972, The...
Western Libraries takes Barnett legacy into future
In 1918, visionary bibliophile John Davis Barnett donated his personal collection of 40,000 books to enrich the relatively modest library holdings at Western – at the time, housing less than 1,000 works. His only condition was that every page be available to “any earnest seeker of knowledge.” Today, Western Libraries is honouring that century-old pledge by extending the reach of the Barnett collection further than the philanthropic curator and would-be-librarian could have ever imagined.
Western Libraries built upon Barnett foundation
John Davis Barnett’s quaint home in Stratford was so full of books, he joked their stacks held up the house.
Read. Watch. Listen. with Kelly Hatch
Find out why Kelly Hatch keeps her eyes on the stars and always has Saturday night plans.
A walk through black history in Canada
Western Libraries’ Archives and Research Collections Centre is home to rare, and in some cases unique, resources that illuminate important insights into black history in Canada and beyond. Here, we highlight just a few of the collection’s primary and secondary...
5M downloads and counting
The global community has enjoyed Scholarship@Western research papers to the tune of five million downloads – a remarkable achievement for the university’s institutional electronic repository. “Five million downloads is pretty significant, especially in a decade. Its...
Best books of 2017, according to Western
As 2017 winds down, Western News brings you a list of book recommendations from members of our campus community. Included are the year’s favourite reads from students, staff, faculty and alumni.
Access lab revamped for students with disabilities
At one point, it was a darkroom. Later, it turned into a room where librarians counted coins from photocopiers. It also served as a storage closet. And then, more than a decade ago, with few changes to the space, the small room on the ground level of The D.B. Weldon...
Gift adds Bard’s Fourth Folio to collection
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jhFFxXOm5zI Even in elementary school, Robert Luton loved Shakespeare. The storytelling, the drama, the beauty of the language – it all kept him in rapt attention during performances at the Stratford Festival Theatre. English teachers...
Labatt virtual exhibit at Western offers a public taste of Canadiana
One of the world’s most significant corporate archival collections has now become...