Brock University Library invites applications for the full-time probationary position of GIS and Data Services Librarian.
Apply online by February 1, 2021 at 12:01am EST.
Questions? Email tribaric@brocku.ca, Acting Head Map, Data, GIS Library / Digital Scholarship Lab.
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What a year it’s been. 2020 is certainly going to be remembered in the Brock Makerspace as the year we made the Makerspace virtual! We have some new exciting events coming up in the new semester, so lets take a look.
New Workshops: Intro to Soundcloud will be a new workshop added in 2021. This workshop is a great way for your students to build digital literacy and gain new skills in audio editing and production.
New collaborative events: Maker Hour events will give learners the opportunity to create alongside Makerspace staff and your fellow makers a project in 3D Modelling or Digital Audio Creation.
‘Ask a Maker’ on Instagram: You can join our live conversations with experts in the maker community and post your questions. Follow us @brockmakerspace
All Makerspace events will be hosted online through Lifesize or Instagram and continue to be an excellent resource for individual students and classes alike.
The ‘Learning in the Makerspace‘ page is an excellent resource for faculty & students to explore all our synchronous and asynchronous learning tools. If you want to coordinate an in-class presentation using one of our workshops, email us at makerspace@brocku.ca
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As we approach the end of term, the Library along with colleagues in A-Z Learning Services are keen to support Brock students who are completing final assignments and preparing for exams.
We’ve highlighted a number of resources and tips along with links to research guides, ways to contact us, and stress-relieving diversions in an online booklet this year. We hope you enjoy it and share it with friends.
A-Z Learning Services has excellent guides available to help you with:
Learning Skills Specialists are also running several online drop-in study sessions that you can visit to study with others, or get help on a specific assignment or question.
Students looking for quiet spaces to work are encouraged to book a single study spot in the Library. We will be open from 9 am-noon and 1-4 pm right up until December 24 at noon.
Finally, if you could use a little motivation or reassurance, download our smartphone and desktop wallpapers.⬇️
Smartphone wallpaper thumbnails (click for full size render and to download)
Desktop wallpaper thumbnails (click for full size render and to download)
With the anxiety and stress of 2020 in mind, our December virtual display delivers an antidote of sorts. Featuring books and films on cultivating kindness and compassion (toward others and ourselves), it’s intended as an encouragement to our readers and a little glimmer of hope for better days ahead.
You can find all our virtual book displays in Omni.
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In 2003 Terry O’Malley, advertising ace and St. Catharines local, donated a substantial archive of correspondence, notes, scripts, sketches, campaign materials, awards, video, audio, and scrapbooks to Brock University Archives and Special Collections. The trove offers a glimpse into the creative mind of one of Canada’s marketing legends.
Now, the Library’s Archives and Special Collections and Digital Scholarship Lab bring the O’Malley Archive directly to your fingertips in a new digital exhibit. The content features some of the major ad campaigns developed over the course of Terry O’Malley’s remarkable career including memorable commercials from the late 1960s to the 1990s.
Tonight marks the 20th annual Terry O’Malley Lecture in Marketing and Advertising. The event was created by O’Malley as a way to expose Brock students to the world of marketing. This evening’s virtual lecture “Looking back, to see the future” will be presented by Chris Powell and David Brown, co-founders and editors of The Message.
Celebrating Geographic Information Systems (GIS) Day looks a little different this year. Universities across Ontario and Québec have joined forces to present workshops, and lectures, open to all, online.
Events include: the Geography of Pokémon Go, QGIS, the mapping of conservation, of history and of COVID-19, as well as networking events and a trivia night.
Organizers note that technical experience is not required. “Maps and mapping technology are more accessible now than ever before [and] no prior GIS experience [is] required.”
The Brock University Map, Data & GIS Library will present a hands-on workshop as part of the week’s events.
Western University’s Map and Data Centre is the hub for all events. View the full event listing and prepare to broaden your horizons.
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We welcome you to check out our latest virtual book display. This month’s topic is “Intersectional feminism”. All of these reads are available electronically, so you can dive right in!
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The Office of Research Services will present a timely workshop for Brock researchers on the Canadian Common CV (CCV). This session is part of the Building Better Research series, a joint effort by the ORS and Brock University Library
The Canadian Common CV Workshop, held Friday, November 6 from 12 to 1 p.m., will include an overview of CCV basics with lots of time for questions. It will be led by retired research officer Josie Reed.
Register for this online workshop via ExperienceBU.
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Reserve request processing for the winter term is underway at Brock University Library.
To ensure your students have access to their winter course materials, we encourage you to submit reading lists by November 20, 2020.
An instructor self-serve option is also available, providing flexibility to instructors who wish to do this work themselves. All self-submissions will get a final check for copyright compliance, and will then be active for students.
An important consideration: print reserve materials remain unavailable for winter 2021 courses.
Several alternatives to print resources are available including the creation of course-specific online packs. The Reserves team is ready to work with you to develop these for your students. More information about non-print options is available. Liaison Librarians are also available to help you identify alternate resources.
Questions? reserve@brocku.ca
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In collaboration with the Office of Research Services, Brock University Library begins the Building Better Research series with an online workshop focusing on research data management.
Professionals and researchers alike increasingly rely on accurate and comprehensive information describing the data they create and use, as well as secure and reliable storage options where data may be safely stored and readily discovered.
Data management principles enable the best means to document, protect, preserve, and reuse all kinds of data, whether that be before, during or after the completion of a project.
This workshop will give you the foundation to understand the value of data management expertise in a wide range of contexts, including academia, business, government, and industry.
Register for this online workshop via ExperienceBU.
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