Libraries News Archive

March 4, 2024 — 
The Honourable Jody Wilson-Raybould, former Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada and our 2024 Knight Lecture speaker, has written three bestselling books. These three books are now available for short-term loan at UM Libraries.

March 1, 2024 — 
ORCID — which stands for Open Researcher and Contributor ID — is a non-profit organization that provides unique, digital identifiers (ORCID iD) with associated profiles. Your ORCID profile contains your affiliation, education, professional associations, scholarly works, peer review, and more. Increasingly, granting agencies and journal publishers require researchers to have an ORCID iD.

February 26, 2024 — 
Scopus AI trial February 26-March 24

February 21, 2024 — 
UM alum Anita Ross recently donated a painted bronze sculpture by artist and UM alum Joe Fafard to the University of Manitoba. The piece, called TLC, is of a female bison and her calf.

February 20, 2024 — 
The University Libraries would like your help to gain some insight about how you use the Libraries’ facilities as well our services and collections. 

February 20, 2024 — 
6 R’s of Indigenous OER provides an Indigenous-focused framework for incorporating Indigenous Knowledge into openly-licensed teaching and learning materials.

January 29, 2024 — 
Portable chargers available at Dafoe Library

December 4, 2023 — 
Tips to avoid thesis deposit panic

November 30, 2023 — 
Grants awarded for nine Open Ed resources projects

November 3, 2023 — 
On the eve of Winnipeg's 150th anniversary, it may come as a surprise to learn that the city has had an official song for close to 100 years.