Articles by author: Evelyn Smith

• Join our team as Research Data Librarian

  Tuesday, February 04, 2025 | By Evelyn Smith

  

  Brock University Library invites applications for the full-time position of Research Data Librarian.

  Reporting to the Head of the Research Lifecycle department, the successful candidate will lend their expertise to operationalizing Brock University’s Research Data Management Strategy, following the Tri-Agency Research Data Management Policy, providing data instruction and consultations to Brock’s community of researchers, and building Brock’s unique collection of maps, atlases, and geodata. This role also provides a conduit between the Brock community and the external data and geospatial communities.

  Learn more about this role and required qualifications, and apply by March 6, 2025 (12:01 am).

  Tags: Employment opportunity
  Categories: Main

• Exhibit: Islamophobia Awareness Week

  Wednesday, January 29, 2025 | By Evelyn Smith

  

  Brock Library thanks the Muslim Students Association for this blog post.

  In recognition of Islamophobia Awareness Week, a new display in the Matheson Learning Commons highlights the tragic events of January 29, 2017, when a gunman attacked the Islamic Cultural Centre of Quebec City, taking the lives of six worshippers and injuring many others. This senseless act of hate continues to deeply affect Muslim communities across Canada.

  January 29th is both a day of mourning and a call to action—a reminder of the urgent need to combat Islamophobia and all forms of hate. Through education and awareness, we strive for a future where every Canadian, regardless of faith or background, feels safe and valued. Join us in standing against Islamophobia and supporting the Green Square Campaign in solidarity with the victims, survivors, and their families

  What is Islamophobia?

  Islamophobia is defined as the fear of, hostility towards, or hatred against Islam or Muslims. It is primarily a form of religious or cultural bigotry and those who harbour such sentiments often stereotype Muslims as a geopolitical threat or a ‘source of terrorism.’

  Learn more about the Green Square Campaign and view the display running until February 1.

   

  Tags: display
  Categories: Learning Commons, Main

• Exhibit: What does self-care mean to you?

  Wednesday, January 08, 2025 | By Evelyn Smith

  

  Brock Library thanks the Psychology and Beyond Club for this blog post. 

  Self care today means many things, such as taking the time to allow yourself to recharge, tending to your community ties and friendships, or cultivating your individual interests through hobbies or feel-good activities. It is also a powerful form of protest, choosing to reject a status quo that demands productivity and progress with no limits or pauses for wellbeing.

  This January, the Psychology and Beyond Club at Brock would like to promote and encourage self-care as the Brock community returns to campus for the winter semester. This display aims to educate our community on the value of self care and provides tips and inspiration through a colourful and cozy display. It is designed to be interactive so that anyone can scan the QR code and share their own tips and interpretations of the phrase, demonstrating the individual nature of self-care practices. The display also explores how the meaning of the phrase “self-care” has been changed or is often forgotten in today’s modern world, and has deep roots in social and political activism which stem from the writing of Audre Lorde.

  Genuine self care has wonderful benefits for the mind, body, and community!

  If you’d like to learn more about the Brock Psychology and Beyond Club, join us on Experience BU and follow us on Instagram (@brockpsychology_beyond).

  Tags: display, Student Collaboration, Wellness
  Categories: Learning Commons, Main

• Career Opportunity in Library Collections Services

  Wednesday, December 11, 2024 | By Evelyn Smith

  

  Brock University Library invites applications for the full-time position of Acquisitions Coordinator in Library Collections Services.

  The Acquisitions Coordinator plays a critical role in the procurement process for Brock University Library by overseeing the ordering, receiving, and invoicing of library materials for the James A. Gibson Library, the Map, Data & GIS Library and the Archives & Special Collections.

  Learn more about this opportunity and apply by December 22, 2024.

  Tags: Employment opportunity
  Categories: Main

• Career Opportunity

  Tuesday, November 26, 2024 | By Evelyn Smith

  

  Brock University Library seeks applicants for the new position of Resource Sharing Coordinator in the User Services & Engagement department.

  The Resource Sharing Coordinator is responsible for coordinating interlibrary loan (ILL) workflows for the borrowing and lending of physical and electronic document delivery and oversees the work of Library Assistants in carrying out their ILL responsibilities. In addition, the Resource Sharing Coordinator, provides circulation, basic copying and printing services, and reference assistance to users at the Ask Us Desk and is also a member of the library’s group of Reference Assistants who provide in-depth research help to students.

  Learn more about the role, the key skills & experience required, and apply by December 15, 2024.

  Tags: Employment opportunity, Services
  Categories: Main

• Notice: potential service disruption

  Friday, November 15, 2024 | By Evelyn Smith

  

  As of November 15th, the Canadian Union of Postal Workers (Canada Post) are on a national strike. Some of our Interlibrary loan services, particularly physical items from our national partners, will be affected by this strike. Please expect delays for the duration of the labour action. 

  Interlibrary loans continue through many Ontario university library (OMNI) partners and international lenders. Digital lending (articles and book chapters) is unaffected.  

  Questions about our interlibrary loan service can be directed to [email protected].

   

   

  Tags: Interlibrary loan, Services
  Categories: Main

• Career opportunity

  Tuesday, November 12, 2024 | By Evelyn Smith

  

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

  Circulation Clerks in Access Services 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 November 24, 2024.

  Tags: Employment opportunity, Services
  Categories: Main

• Exhibits: Voices of Remembrance, and Some Were Neighbors

  Monday, November 04, 2024 | By Evelyn Smith

  

  “To forget the dead would be akin to killing them a second time” (Elie Wiesel, Night, 1960). Wiesel’s words remind us that memory is a moral act, essential in preserving the past and preventing future hatred.

  Chabad at Brock presents “Voices of Remembrance,” an exhibit featured in the Thistle Corridor and the Learning Commons at Brock University Library. Organized under the lead of Chabad at Brock’s Holocaust Education Chair, Brooke Braverman, this display brings together the stories of Brock students who are descendants of Holocaust survivors. Through their narratives, we reflect on the antisemitism that led to the Holocaust and honour the resilience needed to carry these memories forward.

  In the Learning Commons, Some Were Neighbors, a traveling exhibit from the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum, further examines the actions and moral choices of ordinary people during the Holocaust, inviting us to consider our own responsibilities in confronting hate.

  Additionally, the library has curated a collection of books to support Holocaust Education Week, offering historical insights, survivor testimonies, and scholarly perspectives on antisemitism and resilience.

  We invite you to explore these stories and reflect deeply on their message. In bearing witness to this living history, we commit to fighting against antisemitism, hatred, ignorance, and indifference wherever they appear.

  Tags: display, Students
  Categories: Featured Collections, Learning Commons

• Spotlight your research, teaching, or BUSU club interests in the Learning Commons display cases

  Wednesday, October 30, 2024 | By Evelyn Smith

  

  The Library welcomes members and groups of the University community to showcase their work within the Matheson Learning Commons.  We offer display space to bring attention to the unique research, services, and teaching & learning projects that are happening around campus.

  See exhibit guidelines and make your booking request.

  Questions? Please email [email protected] or [email protected]

  Tags: display, Services
  Categories: Learning Commons, Main

• GIS Day coming November 20th

  Wednesday, October 30, 2024 | By Evelyn Smith

  

  Wednesday, November 20th marks a special day in the geography world as we gear up to celebrate GIS! Geographic Information Systems (GIS) combines software, hardware, data and people to create, analyze and disseminate geospatial data and ideas around where and why things happen as they do.

  Join us this year to learn more about GIS including ArcGIS Online Analysis tools and the Esri Site License. The Map, Data & GIS Library is hosting a few online and in-person events including:

  Wednesday, November 20, 2024

  9:00-9:30 a.m.: ArcGIS Site License Q&A: This brief Question & Answer session will offer an informative conversation about the Esri educational site license. Esri is the producer of the ArcGIS suite of products including ArcGIS Pro, ArcGIS Online, Esri CityEngine and more! Come with your questions, leave with some answers and guidance. Registration suggested but not required. https://experiencebu.brocku.ca/event/269153 (This is an online event).

  10:00-11:30 a.m. Vector Analysis in ArcGIS Online: This hands-on workshop introduces attendees to this popular modern GIS while answering questions about the distribution of childcare centres, infant capacity, drive-time analysis, polygon enrichment (demographic data from Environics) and more! Registration is strongly recommended but experience with the software is not required. https://experiencebu.brocku.ca/event/269156 (This is an online event).

  12:00-1:00 p.m. Pizza and Cake in the MDGL: Join the Tourism and Geography Society for lunch in the MDGL where anyone can buy a slice of pizza and partake of the infamous GIS Day cake (free)!

  Visit the ArcGIS Storymap https://arcg.is/0uPbPK for more details.

  

  Tags: ArcGIS, Events, Faculty, Graduate students, MDGL, Students, Workshops
  Categories: Main, MDGL