Libraries News Archive

February 9, 2023 — 
UM Libraries is pleased to announce all Wiley hybrid title article publication charges (APCs) will be waived for publications accepted during 2023 and 2024 for UM scholars.

January 27, 2023 — 
In a room on the third floor of Dafoe library, right beside the Icelandic reading room, a small group of archivists work to preserve history.

January 6, 2023 — 
On October 26, the Elizabeth Dafoe Library unveiled “Skoden & Stoodis,” the latest art piece by renowned Métis artist Val Vint. Located on 1st Floor of the Elizabeth Dafoe Library at the Fort Garry campus, “Skoden & Stoodis,” echoes Vint’s previous work “Chi-kishkayhitamihk si te li neu Biizon” (“Education is the New Bison”), a 12-foot steel sculpture constructed out of 200 steel replicas of books and other articles by Indigenous authors, currently on display at the Forks.

December 8, 2022 — 
Greater accessibility in UM Learn’s Reading Lists

December 6, 2022 — 
‘Tis the season for giving gifts, and the UM Archives and Special Collections has already unwrapped a very special present. It’s a rare bit of tableware, from the House of Fabergé.

November 22, 2022 — 
The University of Manitoba Archives & Special Collections recently acquired a copy of a book titled Macaulay’s Essay on Addison. The book had been owned by world renowned Canadian media ecology guru and writer Marshall McLuhan

November 21, 2022 — 
Get help for your Jan 4 thesis deposit

November 7, 2022 — 
Register for GIS Days Nov 14-18 with UM Libraries

November 7, 2022 — 
In the Armes Building at UM’s Fort Garry campus hangs a plaque commemorating Henry P. Armes, for whom the building is named.

October 28, 2022 — 
UM Libraries strengthens connection with Indigenous communities.