This post is written by Map Collection Staff, Larry Laliberte & Bonnie Gallinger. The Indigenous Peoples and Canada’s National Parks guide is a multidisciplinary literature review that introduces the historical and current relationship of Indigenous people and Canada’s National Parks. The creation of this guide is part of ongoing work to re-positioning the William C. Wonders (WCW) map collection.  This guide is an example of the growing awareness that Indigenous peoples’ experience in the…

It’s crunch time! Projects are almost due, final exams are on the horizon and there just doesn’t seem to be enough time to get everything done. In times like this, it’s easy to get overwhelmed and forget to take care of ourselves. Here at the library we feel for you. A few of our student employees were willing to share little bits of wisdom on how they make the most of their…

As a student, finding the perfect study space is as essential to the study process as having the right books, notepads, pens, playlists, extra super-duper large coffee…well, you get the idea. As we power into the remaining weeks of the semester, we reached out to our Library Staff for their insight into their favourite secret/not-so-secret study areas in order to give you some new, or maybe not-so-new locations to prep for your…

This post is written by Map Collection Staff, Larry Laliberte & Bonnie Gallinger. The William C. Wonders (WCW) map collection is actively consulted throughout the year and includes a wide range of reference questions drawing upon various thematic sections of the collection. Reference questions are the primary drivers in the accumulation of tacit staff knowledge of numerous research areas thus deepening the reference experience for our researchers. The identification of relevant map…