From Western’s Law Library to city hall to one of the grandest cathedral churches in London, Ont., Christopher Wallis’ art shines, the brightly coloured panes illuminated by the sun pouring through the stained glass windows. But much about Wallis …
Western Libraries
University to resume classes Wednesday morning
Following the cancellation of classes today and this evening, Western will be fully operational as of Wednesday morning.
Western preparing for new copyright landscape
Don’t call Tom Adam ‘the copyright police.’
Garnett closes the book on 15 years at Western
Western News reporter Paul Mayne sat down with University Librarian Joyce Garnett, who retires at the end of this month, to talk about the changes she has seen at the university and her hopes for the future.
Campus Digest: Library fines see first hike in 12 years
On May 1, Western Libraries will raise the daily fine rates for regular loans from 50 cents to 75 cents and recall fines from $2 to $3. Not all daily fines rates will change; hourly and short loan fines will remain at $2. Western Libraries has not raised fines in more than 12 years.
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.
University to resume classes Wednesday morning
Following the cancellation of classes today and this evening, Western will be fully operational as of Wednesday morning.
Western preparing for new copyright landscape
Don’t call Tom Adam ‘the copyright police.’
Garnett closes the book on 15 years at Western
Western News reporter Paul Mayne sat down with University Librarian Joyce Garnett, who retires at the end of this month, to talk about the changes she has seen at the university and her hopes for the future.
Campus Digest: Library fines see first hike in 12 years
On May 1, Western Libraries will raise the daily fine rates for regular loans from 50 cents to 75 cents and recall fines from $2 to $3. Not all daily fines rates will change; hourly and short loan fines will remain at $2. Western Libraries has not raised fines in more than 12 years.
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.