Articles by author: Evelyn Smith

  • Career Opportunity

    Wednesday, September 10, 2025 | By

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    Brock University Library is recruiting a Circulation Clerk for our User Services & Engagement department.

    Circulation Clerks are responsible for assisting users with locating, using and borrowing material and providing basic copying and printing services to all users at the Ask Us desk. Depending on departmental needs, Circulation Clerks may work a variety of days/shifts including day, evening, weekend and/or holiday on an “on-call” temporary basis.

    Learn more about this position and apply by September 22, 2025.

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  • Sign up for the Fall 2025 Wellness Book Club

    Tuesday, September 02, 2025 | By

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    Registration is now open for the fall 2025 Wellness Book Club.  This term, we will be reading the second book from Jenny Han’s bestselling “The Summer I Turned Pretty” Trilogy: “It’s Not Summer Without You.”  Described as “a convincing and poignant read,” this book series has inspired the streaming series, merchandise and is beloved by fans.

    The Book Club is hosted by librarian, Justine Cotton, who is passionate about the positive impact of reading and community.  You can contact her with any questions about the Club at [email protected].

    There are 8 copies of the book to give away, as well as 2 copies available for loan in our Badger Books Collection.  Meetings will be held online and in-person in October, and participants may choose to participate in a research study on the benefits of reading “for fun” on stress levels in university students.

    Register here: https://bit.ly/wellnessbookclubfall25

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  • Display: Welcome to Brock & the Library

    Monday, August 25, 2025 | By

    A 3d printed model of grape growing regions in Niagara

    New and returning students are invited to stop by and view a new exhibit showcasing the many services and resources of the Brock University Library.

    Archives & Special Collections:
    Exhibited at the Thistle entrance to the Library, is cool story in the remarkable life of Sean O’Sullivan.  At the age of 20 while studying at Brock, O’Sullivan was elected to the House of Commons. In this role- some fifty years ago, he undertook a quest to make the beaver the national symbol of Canada. We encourage you to view the entertaining source documents about this chapter in Canadian history.

    Brock University Art Collection:
    Get a sneak peek of Intentional Futures, an exhibition located at the Marilyn I. Walker School of Fine and Performing Arts.

    Brock Library Makerspace and Maps, Data & GIS services:
    The Learning Commons display cases show Niagara’s grape-growing regions visualized in a new and dynamic way. Come and view the Makerspace-created 3D puzzle of the Niagara Peninsula Wine Sub-Appellations map.

    Resources for a successful start at Brock:
    A guide to study spots, wellness resources for loan, and various ways to get help from the library are also featured this month.

    Welcome to Brock University Library runs to Friday, September 26.

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  • Display: Keep calm and succeed at Brock

    Thursday, July 31, 2025 | By

    Isaac Brock statue at Brock University

    Brock Library thanks Kristina Saltarelli, Mohawk College Library Technician intern for this display and blog post. Visit the display in the Matheson Learning Commons through September. 

    University life is more than lectures…it’s about finding balance. Keep Calm and Succeed at Brock is a collection of books that offer tips and inspiration for managing stress, eating well on a budget, building strong friendships, improving study habits, and taking care of your mental and physical health. Whether you’re entering your first year or your last, these reads are here to help you feel your best!

     

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  • Library Course Readings service is getting an upgrade!   

    Wednesday, July 02, 2025 | By

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    Starting this Fall, we’re moving to a new platform: Leganto.

    What’s new?

    While library staff will still be able to upload and link to course materials in Brightspace, Leganto also allows instructors to build and manage reading lists, engage students, and easily update and reuse content.

    With Leganto, instructors can:

    • Build course resource lists independently or collaborate with others
    • Add any kind of content, including print or electronic Library resources, streaming video, websites, textbooks, journals, OER, and more
    • Allow students to easily access course resource lists in Brightspace
    • Structure lists with weekly, monthly or topic-based sections
    • Easily roll over course resource lists from term to term, adjusting as needed

    Want a sneak peek?

    We’re still configuring things behind the scenes, but you can watch this video for an overview of Leganto and how it can support course planning.

    Is your Fall reading list ready?

    Early submissions will give us the time we need to get everything set up smoothly while we navigate this new system together.

    If you have any questions about Leganto, please reach out to [email protected].

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  • Breaking down barriers through learning: accessibility in higher education

    Tuesday, May 27, 2025 | By

    Symbols for closed captioning, listening, braille and vision represent the concept of accessibility

    Brock Library thanks Mark Castrodale, Student Accessibility Case Manager in the Student Wellness and Accessibility Centre for this exhibit and blog post. Visit the display in the Matheson Learning Commons until June 27. A featured collection of supporting literature is available through Omni.

    Access to education is a fundamental right for all persons. “Access is not just a word that indicates a lack of inclusion; it is also a way of perceiving, talking, and acting…As a perception, as talk and conduct, as a form of consciousness, access leads us to ask how access can be an interpretive move that puts people into different kinds of relations with their surroundings. Anything said about access can be read for how it reflects a host of questions: Who has access? Access to where? Access to what? When?” (Titchkosky, 2011, p.13). As such, access to higher education represents a collective responsibility, and ethical imperative. Considering issues of access can enhance the quality of education, deepen curriculum and pedagogy, and open paths for often marginalized persons to meaningfully participate and engage in teaching and learning opportunities. While there are advisable practices to improving access, accessibility in higher education represents an ongoing process, and a shared journey.

    Reference:
    Titchkosky, T. (2011). The Question of Access: Disability, Space, Meaning. U of Toronto Press.

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  • Join our team as a Library Assistant, Acquisitions

    Tuesday, May 13, 2025 | By

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    Brock Library is currently recruiting a Library Assistant for the Acquisitions department.

    In this role you will:

    • support the acquisitions process for all digital media, as well as print and electronic monograph resources,
    • complete financial processes,
    • coordinate and process all donations, and
    • provide operational support for the department.

    You have:

    • a Bachelor’s degree, and
    • a minimum of two (2) years working in procurement for an academic, special, or public library.

    Learn more about this role and apply by May 21, 2025.

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  • Join our team as a Teaching & Learning Librarian

    Monday, May 12, 2025 | By

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    Brock University Library invites applications for the full-time, 18-month limited term appointment position of Teaching & Learning Librarian, Social Sciences and Humanities.

    You will support the teaching & learning mission of the Library by:

    • delivering in-person and online instruction
    • providing consultations to students and faculty
    • providing leadership for instruction and course support to programs within the Faculty of Social Sciences and Humanities

    Learn more about this position and required qualifications, and apply by June 8, 2025 (12:01 am)

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  • In the Garden

    Thursday, May 01, 2025 | By

    A pathway wends its way through a spring garden

    This month the Library presents you with a seasonal selection of titles designed to give some garden inspiration.

    In the Garden includes books on growing and pruning plants and vegetables, soil science, and attracting birds, butterflies and bees to your garden. Titles on the history and economics of gardens, medicinal plants, insects, and fungi round out the collection.

    Browse and borrow the print items located next to the Ask Us desk and view online titles.

     

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  • Exhibit: The Body is Home: In Motion

    Friday, April 04, 2025 | By

    Women stretch their bodies in preparation for a run.

    Brock Library thanks Asha Edwin, Research Assistant at the IDEAS Research Lab, and PhD student in Applied Health Sciences for this exhibit and blog post. Visit Asha’s display in the Matheson Learning Commons until May 9.

    The Body is Home Initiative explores the feeling of being at home in our bodies through movement and community. Through this project, we reflect on how we perceive ourselves through movement, how various sports and spaces impact our identity and how we cultivate and strengthen our communities through movement and sport.

    The exhibition includes photography by two Black women photographers, Chrris Lowe and Britney Holung. The photography captures visual representations of Black women runners in Toronto as counter-narratives to Black women’s representations and experiences. The research and photography took place over the summer and fall of 2024, documenting the women’s running journeys.

    The exhibit also has an interactive component where observers can participate in individual and collective imaginings of healing, health and wellness. We are currently only accepting online submissions at this time. To participate, please can scan the QR code at the end of the exhibition or use this form to submit a response online.

    Ryan Antooa, Creative Director at Form, designed the initiative’s branding.

    Project I – Run to You
    The Body is Home’s first project with Hill Run Club followed the experiences of 15 Black women runners in Toronto. Two creatives worked on the project to visually capture and represent the women’s unique stories.

    IDEAS Research Lab Project
    The Body is Home Initiative is a project facilitated by Dr. Janelle Joseph’s IDEAS Research Lab.

    Exhibition Curator
    As creator of the Body is Home, Asha Edwin started it as a passion project based on her experience with movement and community. Wellness has always been a prioritized practice for Asha, and her experiences as a yoga teacher and runner allowed her to develop a deeper and more intimate connection with herself and, through her work, others. Yearning to learn more about what it means to be at home in our bodies and how movement and community impact herself and others, she birthed the Body is Home. Since its inception, the Body is Home has evolved into a research initiative focusing on the experiences of Black, racialized and marginalized groups and their experiences in reimagining healing, health and wellness.

    Asha Edwin is an interdisciplinary Black Feminist researcher. She is currently a student and research assistant at the IDEAS Research Lab, where her work primarily focuses on Black women’s wellness. Asha is passionate about community engagement and individual and collective well-being. She is a twice-certified yoga teacher with additional somatics training and enjoys music, culture, travel and art.

     

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