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Ready to trade your textbooks for the sunshine?
Before you head off for break, make sure to clear your account and lighten your bag. Swing by the library to return any books or gear you're finished with by 4 p.m. on Friday April 24!📚✨
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📊 Explore Stats Canada’s Rich Data Services tool with us!
Learn how to access individual-level data from the Census, GSS, & more. We’ll show you how to aggregate data, run regressions, and export files directly to SPSS or Stata.
🗓️ April 21
Register: https://bit.ly/4r7zwgy
This year Creative Commons turns 25! Since its founding, CC has created the infrastructure that makes open knowledge possible with CC licenses powering access to tens of billions of works online. Join us in celebrating; there are many ways to get involved 🧵
creativecommons.org/25th-anniver...
Illustration of a smiling brain lifting a barbell made of books on a blue background. Text at the top reads, "We're Hiring: Undergraduate Research Leaders," and at the bottom, "Apply by April 30."
Love research? 🧬 Get paid to lead! We’re hiring Undergraduate Research Leaders for the 2026/27 cohort.
💰 $22.50/hr
👥 Mentor your peers & build your CV
🎓 60+ credits + research experience required
Apply by April 30: https://bit.ly/4idbDin
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📝 Navigating availability statements and proprietary requirements can be tricky.
Join our Navigating Journal Open Data policies workshop to learn how to interpret journal expectations and craft better availability statements.
🗓️ Tues April 7
Register: https://bit.ly/4r4h4oW
Are "Inclusive Access" programs actually helping students? 📚
MRU librarians Madelaine Vanderwerff and Sara Sharun argue that folding textbook costs into tuition isn't the win it seems.
Read why OERs and library-led solutions are a better path forward: https://bit.ly/47IaMUv
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Ready to get crafty? 🧵✨ Join us at the Maker Studio to master the art of cross-stitch!
🗓️Mon. March 30 | 10–11:30 a.m.
📍Maker Studio (EL1245)
Learn the basics and leave with a finished keychain! No experience needed + materials provided. 🪡
Register: https://bit.ly/4uIRDLW
Want to lower textbook costs for your students? 📚 Explore Pressbooks: A simple way to create + publish open license teaching materials.
✨ See examples from MRU authors & get started!
🗓️ March 24 | 10 a.m.
📍 Online
🔗 https://bit.ly/4bgVF6x
#OER #HigherEd #Pressbooks #MRU
📊 A Data Dictionary is the roadmap that makes your research clear for your team and future collaborators.
Join to learn how to structure your documentation and start building a dictionary for your project.
🗓️ Tuesday, March 24
Register: https://librarycal.mtroyal.ca/event/3990343
Rad book by @mountroyalu.bsky.social authors!!
Poster titled "Redefining Excellence in Sport: The Early History of the Paralympic Movement." It features three athletes: one skiing, and two racing in wheelchairs. Event details are "10 a.m. to 4 p.m., Monday March 9, Archives Reading Room (EL4330A)."
As the 2026 Paralympics begin, see how the movement started! 🏅
Explore rare records from Robert Steadward, the first President of the International Paralympic Committee, & celebrate the legends who redefined sport
🗓️ Monday, March 9 | 10am–4pm
📍 MRU Archives (EL4330A)
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Securely preserve and share your research with the MRU Data Repository! 🔒
Our platform offers Canadian storage and DOIs + meets funder and journal requirements. Join our 30 min session for data prep and depositing basics.
🗓️ Tuesday, March 10
Register: https://librarycal.mtroyal.ca/event/3990341
A poster for an MRU Library Workshop titled "Intro to Beadwork." It mentions the event will take place at the Maker Studio (EL1245) on March 27 from 12-2 PM. The workshop features artist and archivist Alexandra Tremblay. The design includes floral patterns in green and orange tones.
Join artist Alexandra Tremblay for a beginner-friendly beadwork workshop! 🪡 Create a lanyard while exploring beading as a form of cultural knowledge-sharing.
📅 Friday, March 27
🕛 12-2 p.m.
📍 Maker Studio (EL1245)
✨ All materials provided!
Register: https://bit.ly/3Ohdzgx
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Promotional graphic for MRU Library Awards inviting individuals to share their work and reflections on the research process for a chance to win one of three prizes worth $750 to $1,500. Website: mru.ca/LibraryAwards.
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Attention #MRU students: Did research? Get rewarded. 💰
Apply for the Library Awards for Research Excellence! We’re awarding over $3,000 across 3 categories.
Show us your process. Tell your story. Win up to $1,500.
📅 Deadline: May 4
🔗 mru.ca/libraryawards
Promotional image for Fair Dealing Week, February 23-27. Describes fair dealing as a user right in the Copyright Act for copying protected work without permission or royalties. More information at library.mtroyal.ca/fairdealing.
The image is a vertical sign titled "Fair Dealing Week" with dates "Feb. 23 - 27" on a sticky note. It lists purposes for fair dealing: research, private study, education, satire, parody, criticism, review, and news reporting. The link at the bottom is library.mtroyal.ca/fairdealing.
Poster for Fair Dealing Week. Features details of an online workshop titled "Undergraduate Research & Copyright" scheduled for Friday, February 27, from 11 a.m. to 12:15 p.m. Includes topics like copyright ownership, user rights, public domain, research, use of copyrighted images, fair dealing assessments, and real-world publishing scenarios. A hand is holding a copyright symbol at the bottom right.
It’s #FairDealingWeek! 📖✨
Fair dealing supports your right to use copyrighted material for research, private study, and education.
Learn the ropes at our ONLINE student workshop:
📅 Friday, Feb 27
⏰ 11 a.m. to 12:15 p.m.
🔗 https://librarycal.mtroyal.ca/event/4000461
Reminder about this workshop tomorrow for MRU faculty and students working with research data!
Poster for "Freedom to Read Week" from February 22-28, 2026. The background shows large padlocked books, with a person holding a flashlight. Events listed: February 23 – Launch on Main Street from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.; February 24 – Film screening of "The Librarians" in Ideas Lounge from 1 to 4 p.m.; February 26 – Panel discussion on Book Bans in Ideas Lounge from 2 to 4 p.m.
Poster for a film screening of "The Librarians" on February 24 from 1 to 4 p.m. The background features a large book with quotes such as "America's war on books is more than a war on words." Film festival accolades are displayed at the top.
A stack of books secured with a chain and lock. Text reads: "Why Books Bans Matter: Defending the Freedom to Read." Event details: "February 26: Panel Discussion in Ideas Lounge (2 to 4 p.m.).
What happens when books become battlegrounds? 📚
Join the Library & Faculty of Arts for Freedom to Read Week to explore censorship and intellectual freedom.
🚀 Feb 23: Launch
🎬 Feb 24: ‘The Librarians’ Screening
🗣️ Feb 26: Panel Discussion
Register: https://bit.ly/4tJQLWQ
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Applying for funding? 📑 A Data Management Plan (DMP) is often the key to a successful application.
Join our workshop to master the DMP Assistant tool, learn to choose the right templates, and keep your research data secure.
🗓️ Feb 24 at 11:30
Register: https://librarycal.mtroyal.ca/event/3990338
Collage of six book covers on digital and data themes. Titles include: 'Data Sovereignty' by Anupam Chander, 'Weapons of Math Destruction' by Cathy O'Neil, 'Algorithmic Rights and Protections for Children,' 'Our Data, Ourselves' by Jacqueline D. Lipton, 'The Data Journalism Handbook' by Liliana Bounegru and Jonathan Gray, and 'Protecting Your Privacy in a Data-Driven World' by Claire McKay Bowen. Below is the text: 'Curated library materials. Link in bio to learn more.
Who really owns your digital footprint? 💻 Join MRU Library for #LoveDataWeek2026. We’ve gathered the best books, podcasts, and tools to help you navigate everything from Indigenous data sovereignty to the ethics of AI.
Learn more: library.mtroyal.ca/c.php?g=7282...
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Ready to boost your research impact? 🚀 Join our Introduction to FAIR Data workshop on Feb. 10!
30 minutes to learn how to make your work Findable, Accessible, Interoperable, and Reusable with practical steps tailored for any discipline.
Register: https://librarycal.mtroyal.ca/event/3990337
Reminder: Applications for our OER grant program are due by end of day Feb. 1! 🚨
Poster for 'Data Decoded' webinar series featuring dates and topics such as Fair Data Principles, Data Management Plans, DRU Data Repositories, and Statistical Open Data Policies.
📊 Level up your research this semester! Join Data Librarian Brian Jackson for Data Decoded, a series of 30 min online workshops.
Learn to manage, secure & publish your data with ease. Options for faculty + students.
🔗 https://bit.ly/4a1j6yG
#MRU #ResearchData #DataDecoded
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📚 Save money, stay informed: Textbook options at MRU.
The textbook landscape is shifting toward digital rentals & subscriptions. Our guide helps you navigate these changes to make the best choice for your wallet!
Learn more: https://library.mtroyal.ca/textbooks
Promotional poster for a panel discussion titled 'What Counts as Research?' featuring five smiling undergraduate students and one faculty member. Event scheduled for January 21, from 1-2 p.m., at the Riddell Library and Learning Center's Ideas Lounge.
Ever wondered how to get started in research at MRU? 🧪
Join our student-led panel to hear from Undergraduate Research Leaders about carving their own paths and bringing research into the classroom. Bring your questions!
📅 Register here: https://librarycal.mtroyal.ca/event/3967948
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New semester, new library hours! ❄️📚
🕒 Mon–Thu: 8am–9pm
🕒 Fri: 8am–5pm
🕒 Sat–Sun: 12pm–5pm
🚨1st floor is open 24/7! Just don’t forget your OneCard to tap in.
Plan your study sessions accordingly!
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Can I use this image in my slides? What can I post on D2L? 💻🤔
Get answers at our Copyright for Instruction online workshops!
📅 Jan 8 @ 10:30am
📅 Jan 9 @ 11:45am
📅 Jan 16 @ 11:45am
Register: librarycal.mtroyal.ca/calendar/inthelibrary
1 piece of paper, 8 pages, endless possibilities. ✂️🎨 Join Librarian Hailey Siracky & Qritical for a zine-making workshop exploring the intersections of queerness, neurodivergence, and self-publishing!
📅 Tues. Jan 13, 12-2
Supplies provided.
Register: librarycal.mtroyal.ca/event/3961697
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Start your winter break with a clean slate (and a lighter bag). Before you head off-campus, swing by the library to return any books you no longer need. Please have them back to us by 4 p.m. on December 22.
Text reads: Apply for an Open Educational Resources (OER) Grant. Receive up to $2,000 for adapting or adopting OER for your courses. Applications accepted until Feb. 1. Learn more at library dot mtroyal dot ca forward slash O E R grants There is an orange lock which is open, overtop of a cream background. The background of the entire graphic is varying shades of blue.
Faculty: Want to reduce student costs? Apply for the Open Educational Resources Grant! You could receive up to $2,000 for finding, updating & testing open materials, plus support from the Library & ADC. Applications are open until Feb. 1, 2026.
library.mtroyal.ca/open/oer#s-l...
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📄 Data Workshop 4 of 4: Navigating Journal Open Data Policies!
Get clear guidance on interpreting policies and managing proprietary data issues in this 30-min session.
🗓️ Tues, Dec 2 | 11:30 a.m. | Online
Register: librarycal.mtroyal.ca/event/3944156
#OpenData #ScholarlyPublishing #MRU