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It’s election day! Here’s a UWaterloo team in 1962 clipping newspaper items to survey media coverage of a recent federal election. Visit your assigned polling station today to vote in provincial elections. K-W Record Photographic Negative Collection. 62-1412_007. #TBT #UWSCA

Want to learn how to use ArcGIS for your research? Join us for a workshop next Tuesday at Dana Porter Library. Register now to reserve your seat >> bit.ly/LibGISFeb25

This week, spread some extra love to your fur babies on National Love Your Pet Day! Enjoy this cute picture of a cat from 1966 posing with a bouquet of pussy willows. Are your pets as photogenic as this cat? K-W Record Photographic Negative Collection. 66-1050_002. #TBT #UWSCA

Join us for our upcoming Anti-Racism Reads conversation next Thursday. The Libraries' Jermal Jones will be talking with the author of Black Boys Like Me, Matthew R. Morris, at Fed Hall. Reserve your seat now! bit.ly/ARRWinter25

The Libraries website will be undergoing maintenance Wed Feb 19 from 8 a.m. to 12 p.m. that will impact access to some webpages. To access resources online during this time go to bit.ly/FindLibResourc…

Applications are due Monday, Feb 24, for the 2025-25 Staebler Insurance OER Fellows Grant, providing up to $5000 to a Waterloo instructor to create or adapt an OER for a Waterloo course. More details >> bit.ly/OerGrantOpen25…

We're heading into a long weekend to kick off Reading Week. The Libraries will be open Monday but on modified hours. Ask Us emails will be monitored but chat will be unavailable on Family Day. Enjoy your break, Warriors!

Have you made plans for Valentine’s Day yet? Check out this throwback from 1954 at a Valentine ball at Sacred Heart with a crowd of young people watching couples on the dance floor. K-W Record Photographic Negative Collection. 54-6454_001. #TBT #UWSCA

Tomorrow is our second Systematic & Scoping Review workshop, this time focusing on systematic search methods. Join us online to get a jump on your next knowledge synthesis project >> bit.ly/SSRsearchW25

It's Love Data Week! Join us for one of our workshops this week, covering topics such as Indigenous data sovereignty, navigating data collected from online forums, and how to make your own Spotify Wrapped! Register now >> uwaterloo.ca/library/events

The cross-campus ORCID project has reached its midway point. Many students & researchers have discovered how an ORCID can save them time while providing a single location to bring their work together. Learn more >> bit.ly/ORCIDupdateFeb…

Love Data Week is next week! Register now to attend one of our workshops, covering topics from Indigenous data sovereignty to creating your own Spotify wrapped! Full details at uwaterloo.ca/library/events

It’s Pay a Compliment Day! Make someone smile today! This photo captures YWCA Woman of the Week Margaret MacLellan as she smiles at the YWCA chef and her treats. K-W Record Photographic Negative Collection. 64-1255_010. #TBT #UWSCA

Are you trying to solve a big problem but aren't sure where to start with researching your idea and problem space? Join us for an online workshop with our entrepreneurship librarian tomorrow to help get you started! Register now >> bit.ly/LibIdeaImpactJ…

Take a look at this 1970 display of various animals captured from the Biology Museum (now called the Earth Sciences Museum) . A great opportunity for students to learn more about this wildlife. Make sure to visit! UW Archives. Graphic Services fonds. 70-06-03_003. #TBT #UWSCA

Are you looking to solve big problems but not sure where to start? Attend this online workshop with our entrepreneurship librarian who will show you how to research your problem space. Register now >> bit.ly/LibIdeaImpactJ…

Join the Libraries & the W Store for our next Anti-Racism Reads discussion! On Thurs Feb 27 at Fed Hall, author of Black Boys Like Me, Matthew R. Morris will be chatting with the Libraries' Jermal Jones. Register now to join the discussion >> bit.ly/ARRWinter25

Love Data Week is coming up! We'll be celebrating all things data with a series of events on topics such as Indigenous data sovereignty, navigating data collected from online forums, and how to make your own Spotify Wrapped! Register now >> uwaterloo.ca/library/events

We've made adjustments to local book delivery services between our shared off-campus storage location, University of Guelph and Wilfrid Laurier University. Read more about these changes on Library News >> bit.ly/LibTUGChanges25 (link in bio)