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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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  • Meet the Teaching & Learning department

    Tuesday, August 19, 2025 | By

    Brock University Teaching and Learning Librarians

    With the fall term approaching, we invite faculty and instructors to reach out to our department to learn more about how we can help your students develop the skills and confidence to navigate an increasingly complex information landscape. Our approach is informed by our Information Literacy Curriculum, and is focused on developing critical thinking skills and a passion for lifelong learning.

    We work as a team to offer:

    Information Literacy Workshops (course-specific and standalone)
    LIB101: Library & Research Foundations (our popular tutorial, available within Brightspace)
    Research Consultations for upper-year and graduate students
    Discipline and Course-specific Research Guides

    Find out more by reaching out to our team members – we look forward to connecting this year!

    Justine Cotton, Acting Department Head
    Nadia Al Hashemi, Math and Science, Applied Health Sciences
    Kymberly Ash, Business & Education
    Vanja Stojanovic, Learning Strategies
    TBD, Humanities & Social Sciences (please contact Justine Cotton)

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  • New Course Readings Platform is LIVE!

    Wednesday, August 06, 2025 | By

    Calling all Instructors! The new Library Course Readings Management platform, Leganto, is now live across Brightspace!

    Leganto is fully integrated with Omni (the library catalogue). This allows easy discovery and access to library materials and functions as a one-stop tool to bring together any and all course texts into one place.

    Find Leganto under the ‘Course Tools’ menu in Brightspace.

     

    Is your Fall reading list ready? You can send us your reading list directly through Brightspace! And our team will let you know when it’s ready!  We also have this handy how-to guide to help get you started!
    send your list to the libraryOr explore new options for developing your list yourself! You can reuse an existing course reading list from a course previously supported through the Ares platform, or create a brand new list from scratch!

    Want to learn more? Watch this video for an overview of Leganto and how it can support course planning.

    If you have any questions about Leganto or the Library Course Readings Service, please reach out to [email protected].

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  • Cosmic Reads

    Friday, August 01, 2025 | By

    Graphically representation of the milky way galaxy

    “Space is big. Really big. You just won’t believe how vastly, hugely, mindbogglingly big it is. I mean, you may think it’s a long way down the road to the chemist’s, but that’s just peanuts to space.” – Douglas Adams (Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy)

    Astronomy, astrophysics, astronauts, rockets, and space. This month’s Featured Collection is all about outer space! Grab a book and read, but don’t forget to look up and wonder what is beyond. 

    Browse our physical collection at the Ask Us Desk in the Matheson Learning Commons, or explore our eBooks and Space Films collections.

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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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  • The Write Tools

    Wednesday, July 02, 2025 | By

    Whether you’re new to Brock or back for another term, this month’s Featured Collection is here to sharpen your writing and research game.

    Need help tackling essays, research papers, or thematic analyses? Find books on academic writing, research methods, and discipline-specific strategies on display near the Ask Us desk – plus a curated selection of eBooks.

    Looking for more tools? Check out LIB101: Library & Research Foundations on Brightspace, or the Omni Search Tips guide.

    And if you’re after program-specific help, explore Brock’s full set of Research Guides – including ones tailored to your courses.

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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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  • Gettin’ outdoors

    Friday, May 30, 2025 | By

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    In honor of the start of summer and the spirit of going outdoors during the warm days ahead, this month’s featured collection is all about nature and “The Great Outdoors”. Reconnect and rediscover nature by grabbing one of the books off of the Featured Collection shelf at the Matheson Learning Commons. From bird watching, foraging, plant identification and hiking, there is a little bit of something for everyone! The collection also features a series of eBooks and several film and video resources as well.

    We would also like to take this opportunity to highlight the NaturePlus Pass. The NaturePlus pass gives you access to a dozen conservation areas and parks across Niagara courtesy of the Niagara Peninsula Conservation Authority. NaturePlus passes are available at the Ask Us Desk!

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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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