Featured Collections

• On display: When the Prince of Wales came to Niagara

  Wednesday, December 05, 2018 | By Evelyn Smith

  

  The first royal visit to Canada happened in 1860 when the Prince of Wales crossed the Atlantic for a five month goodwill tour. Among the many stops was the Niagara area where the planned events either went off better than expected or were complete disasters.

  View the engaging and humorous exhibit devoted to Prince Albert Edward’s visit when you next pass by the Library and Learning Commons display cases. A parallel online exhibit hosted and maintained by the Brock University Digital Scholarship Lab uses Omeka software to bring the Prince’s trip back to life some 150 years after his travels.

  When the Prince of Wales came to Niagara is on display through December 21, 2018.

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• On Display: Monopoly (Pompeii edition)

  Tuesday, November 27, 2018 | By Evelyn Smith

  

  This week the Library and Learning Commons display cases are filled with creative depictions of life in the ancient Roman city of Pompeii. Come and view how Professor Carrie Murray’s Classics 3p31 students cleverly adapted the board game Monopoly to capture the essence of life in Roman times. Working with staff in the Library Makerspace, replicas of ancient objects, architecture and engineering marvels were 3D printed and used as game pieces. A very smart collaboration indeed!

  Tags: Class Collaboration, Course Collaboration, display, Makerspace, Students
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• On Display: Voyage of Discovery: French, Italian, German, and Hispanic & Latin American Cultures

  Tuesday, September 25, 2018 | By Evelyn Smith

  

  The Department of Modern Languages, Literatures and Cultures has mounted a display in the Learning Commons and Thistle hallway showcasing various aspects of French, Italian, German, and Hispanic and Latin American Cultures.

  Viewers are encouraged to choose an image or artifact from the exhibit which they find intriguing or beautiful, and share why in a submission to [email protected]. Prizes will be awarded for winning submissions (pick-up in MCA-240).

  The MLLC display runs from September 24 to October 5, 2018. Submission deadline: October 5, 2018.

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• On Display: The World Remembers

  Monday, September 17, 2018 | By Evelyn Smith

  

  For 12 hours each day for 61 days, the names of those killed in the First World War will scroll across video screens in Niagara and around the world. Sadly, it will take from now until Remembrance Day to recognize the more than one million men and women killed on both sides of the conflict.

  The project is now running on the Matheson Learning Commons digital art wall. Learn more.

   

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• On Display: Indigenous Artifacts

  Thursday, June 21, 2018 | By Evelyn Smith

  

  In celebration of National Indigenous History Month and National Indigenous Peoples Day (June 21), an exhibit of First Nations, Métis and Inuit handiwork is on display at the Thistle entrance to the Learning Commons. Please stop by and view these works of art.

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• Indigenous Literature & Poetry: Thematic Book Display for June.

  Friday, June 01, 2018 | By Evelyn Smith

  

  This month’s book display features the literature and poetry of indigenous authors such as Karen Vermette, Richard Wagamese, Lee Maracle, Drew Hayden Taylor and more. Stop by, take a look and borrow.

  Find the display next to the Ask Us Desk in the Learning Commons.

  Do you have a theme you would like to suggest for future displays? Contact your Liaison Librarian or email [email protected]

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• On Display: Fair Dealing Week / Freedom to Read Week

  Tuesday, February 27, 2018 | By Evelyn Smith

  This week, libraries across Canada are celebrating Freedom to Read Week and Fair Dealing Week. The Gibson Library is supporting this initiative through social media and with two new exhibits in the Learning Commons’ display cases.

  

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• On Display: Celebrating First Generation Students

  Tuesday, February 13, 2018 | By Evelyn Smith

  First Generation students (Trailblazers) are being celebrated at Brock University this week.  As over 25% of our student population is first in their family to attend post-secondary, they are changing the course of their own lives and also the lives of generations to follow.

  In honour of these students, a new display in the Library and Learning Commons features the profiles of famous “First Gens.” From Shaquille O’Neal and Michelle Obama to Roberta Jamieson and Mahatma Gandhi, there is a Trailblazer story to inspire you.

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• On Display: Festiv’Ébène 2018

  Tuesday, January 30, 2018 | By Evelyn Smith

  

   

   

  As part of Black History Month @ Brock, the Library is proud to host the exhibit Black Women and Powers/Femmes Noires et pouvoirs. The display, curated by SOFIFRAN runs until Sunday, February 11.

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• On Display: Artifacts of Meaning: a display of First Nations, Métis and Inuit handiwork

  Wednesday, December 06, 2017 | By Evelyn Smith

  

  On your next trip to the Library and Learning Commons, spare some time to view the current display of artifacts by First Nations, Métis and Inuit craftspeople. Learn the importance of sage, sweet grass, cedar and tobacco to indigenous cultures. View intricate bead work, sewing, weaving and more.

  The display, curated by Arlene Bannister of Aboriginal Student Services runs until December 15^th.

   

   

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