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Updated UM copyright guidelines add clarity for faculty, students
June 13, 2025 —
UM’s newly revised Copyright Guidelines help faculty, staff and students determine what may be legally copied or shared. The updated guidelines better reflect the internal practice at UM and provide greater context about the steps taken to determine whether or not you can or should use Fair Dealing.
June 13, 2025 —
UM’s newly revised Copyright Guidelines help faculty, staff and students determine what may be legally copied or shared. The updated guidelines better reflect the internal practice at UM and provide greater context about the steps taken to determine whether or not you can or should use Fair Dealing.
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UM Libraries now accepting digitization project proposals
May 23, 2025 —
The UM Libraries new Digitization Centre is currently accepting proposals from any UM faculty, student, or staff member interested in making content more broadly accessible online.
May 23, 2025 —
The UM Libraries new Digitization Centre is currently accepting proposals from any UM faculty, student, or staff member interested in making content more broadly accessible online.
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Apply now for funding to create free educational resources
May 23, 2025 —
UM Libraries is providing funding to help faculty, instructors, and librarians create, adapt, and/or adopt an open educational resource (OER).
May 23, 2025 —
UM Libraries is providing funding to help faculty, instructors, and librarians create, adapt, and/or adopt an open educational resource (OER).
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UM Dataverse certified as trustworthy repository
May 12, 2025 —
The University of Manitoba Libraries is pleased to announce that the University of Manitoba Dataverse has been certified as a Trustworthy Data Repository by the CoreTrustSeal Standards and Certification Board.
May 12, 2025 —
The University of Manitoba Libraries is pleased to announce that the University of Manitoba Dataverse has been certified as a Trustworthy Data Repository by the CoreTrustSeal Standards and Certification Board.
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Impact the future of education in Manitoba at Manitoba’s first Open Education Symposium
April 30, 2025 —
The Manitoba Open Education Symposium is a free two-day event with panels, discussions and talks by leaders in open education in Canada. The event is hosted at the University of Manitoba, and is open to faculty, instructors, students and open education advocates in Manitoba and beyond.
April 30, 2025 —
The Manitoba Open Education Symposium is a free two-day event with panels, discussions and talks by leaders in open education in Canada. The event is hosted at the University of Manitoba, and is open to faculty, instructors, students and open education advocates in Manitoba and beyond.
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New AI Research Assistant available in library search
April 25, 2025 —
UM Libraries is excited to introduce the AI Research Assistant (beta), a generative AI tool that you can use to start your online library search. The AI Research Assistant is useful for quick searches and gathering initial insights for your research topic.
April 25, 2025 —
UM Libraries is excited to introduce the AI Research Assistant (beta), a generative AI tool that you can use to start your online library search. The AI Research Assistant is useful for quick searches and gathering initial insights for your research topic.
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Build interactivity into your courses with new Pressbooks, H5P UM Learn integration
April 23, 2025 —
Pressbooks, an open-source platform that can be used for developing instructional content, is now easier than ever to integrate into UM Learn.
April 23, 2025 —
Pressbooks, an open-source platform that can be used for developing instructional content, is now easier than ever to integrate into UM Learn.
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GIS scholarships available for UM students
March 7, 2025 —
Esri Canada is offering two GIS scholarships for UM students in any faculty using Esri technology to visualize projects or research to apply.
March 7, 2025 —
Esri Canada is offering two GIS scholarships for UM students in any faculty using Esri technology to visualize projects or research to apply.
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Archives collection celebrates Manitoba’s Ukrainian church history
February 13, 2025 —
Join the University of Manitoba Archives and the Manitoba Eastern European Heritage Society (MEEHS) to celebrate the launch of a unique collection documenting the architectural and cultural history of Ukrainian churches around Manitoba.
February 13, 2025 —
Join the University of Manitoba Archives and the Manitoba Eastern European Heritage Society (MEEHS) to celebrate the launch of a unique collection documenting the architectural and cultural history of Ukrainian churches around Manitoba.
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The Future is Open: Director of world’s largest OER publisher to speak at UM
February 10, 2025 —
This Open Education Week, March 7-11, 2025, the University of Manitoba will be hosting an event featuring keynote speaker Richard Baraniuk, Director of OpenStax, the world’s largest open educational resource (OER) publisher, and professor of computer and electrical engineering at Rice University.
February 10, 2025 —
This Open Education Week, March 7-11, 2025, the University of Manitoba will be hosting an event featuring keynote speaker Richard Baraniuk, Director of OpenStax, the world’s largest open educational resource (OER) publisher, and professor of computer and electrical engineering at Rice University.