Libraries News Archive
Provost and Vice-President (Academic)
Meet the Vice-Provost (Libraries) and University Librarian: Lisa O’Hara
November 6, 2019 —
From favourite books to her vision for UM Libraries
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Researcher Workshops are Back!
November 5, 2019 —
November is Research Month and the UM Libraries are offering a number of workshops on both the Fort Garry and Bannatyne campuses.
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The Falcon Lake UFO Files
October 31, 2019 —
On May 20, 1967, something happened in the wilderness around Falcon Lake, Manitoba, that has never been adequately explained
Iceland: Up close
October 15, 2019 —
The UM Librarian who documents campus art has created some of her own, and it is on display in the Iceland Reading Room for all to enjoy starting on Oct. 19.
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‘The Very Model of a Modern Research Scientist’
October 11, 2019 —
Reginald Buller, one of the first six professors hired by the University in 1904 to teach “modern science,” featured in new Archives exhibit.
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Exhibition recreates office and lab of prolific, unique founding professor
October 11, 2019 —
A new exhibition by Archives & Special Collections, UM Libraries, will honour the legacy of Arthur Henry Reginald Buller, one of the first six professors hired by the University in 1904.
Announcing three new leadership appointments
September 23, 2019 —
The University of Manitoba is pleased to announce new leadership appointments
Launching the book A Diminished Roar: Winnipeg in the 1920s
September 11, 2019 —
The third instalment in Jim Blanchard’s popular history of early Winnipeg presents a city in the midst of enormous change.
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Bloody Saturday, a key moment in Winnipeg’s history
May 7, 2019 —
Digital archives exhibition provides context for 1919 Winnipeg General Strike
Beyond the stacks: Retirees create research fund for librarians
March 25, 2019 —
For Ada Ducas and Nicole Michaud-Oystryk, it was like getting struck by lightning – twice