Library’s Successful Research Toolkit starts May 10
Research assistants, teaching assistants, and graduate students, take note: the library’s Research Toolkit workshops are back! Running next week, from May 10-13, the Research Toolkit workshops are a great opportunity for students to connect with information experts and with other students, as well as a chance to ask questions and expand their research skills and…
Keep readingFurthering Digital Accessibility: An Ongoing Journey
This is a guest post by Harriette L. Spiegel, Ph.D, a Fulbright Canada 2020-2021 Scholar and Research Chair, who is here at Saint Mary’s from the University of Tennessee at Martin studying digital accessibility. Before laws were passed regarding digital accessibility (in the U.S. we have the Americans With Disabilities Act or ADA, Section 508…
Keep readingMore study space, more research support over the long weekend
Got a date with some final papers this long weekend? We’ve got you covered! The library will be open for regular individual study space bookings from Friday, April 2- Monday, April 5. Sticking close to home, but still working on assignments? The Research Help Team will be online from 9 am – 7 pm on…
Keep readingTravel to China with Dr. Eric Henry
At a time when many of us are missing international travel, the next Faculty Author Series event might help fill that void. On March 25 at noon, travel via Zoom to Shenyang, China, with Dr. Eric Henry, Associate Professor in the Department of Anthropology. Dr. Henry will discuss his new book, The Future Conditional, and…
Keep readingFurthering Digital Accessibility: 3 Tips for Making your Content More Accessible
This is a guest post by Harriette L. Spiegel, Ph.D, a Fulbright Canada 2020-2021 Scholar and Research Chair, who is here at Saint Mary’s from the University of Tennessee at Martin studying digital accessibility. Inaccessible computer output = a brick wall. Let’s talk about students (or any computer users) who experience inaccessible computer output. It…
Keep readingInternational Women’s Day Event: A Faculty Author Talk with Dr. Rohini Bannerjee & editor Christina Myers
Looking for a way to celebrate International Women’s Day tomorrow? We’ve got you covered! Our next Faculty Author Series event is set for 12 pm on Monday, March 8, where Dr. Rohini Bannerjee and editor Christina Myers will unpack Big: Stories about Life in Plus-Sized Bodies. Described as “a collection of personal and intimate experiences…
Keep readingFurthering Digital Accessibility: Exploring Pathways to Reaching Full Awareness
We are honoured to feature a guest post by Harriette L. Spiegel, Ph.D, a Fulbright Canada 2020-2021 Scholar and Research Chair, who is here at Saint Mary’s from the University of Tennessee at Martin studying digital accessibility. Why does it matter if my computing output is accessible? The answer is, of course, “because it does.”…
Keep readingFive significant items from the Lynn Jones collection
Did you know that the Saint Mary’s University Archives is home to the Lynn Jones African-Canadian & Diaspora Heritage Collection? The Lynn Jones Collection documents the lives of Lynn, her family, and over 50 years of African, African Diasporic and African-Nova Scotian heritage and history. We’re honoured to start our new blog by highlighting five items from…
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