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How is intellectual freedom being challenged across research, public discourse, and digital environments—and what can academic communities and information professionals do in response?
On February 26, join Western Libraries and the Faculty of Information & Media Studies (FIMS) for a panel discussion connecting freedom to read with freedom to research, data integrity, privacy, and democratic participation.
Important Service Announcement
Weldon will be open on Family Day, Monday, February 16, from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. All our other locations will be closed.
We have adjusted opening hours for Reading Week (February 14 to 22).
• Weldon is open Sat/Sun, 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m and Mon-Fri, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.
• Taylor is open Sat/Sun, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Tue-Fri, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
• Our Business, Music and Law Libraries will be closed Sat/Sun and open Tue-Fri, 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
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FEBRUARY 11 
Wed, February 11, noon to 1 p.m. (Scholars Lab, Weldon, ground floor) Western Libraries' lunchtime series featuring Western faculty discussing their latest books continues with Marta Dyczok (Department of History and Political Science), who will talk about her new book Ukraine, not the Ukraine (Cambridge University Press).
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FEBRUARY 11 
Wed, February 11, 1 to 2 p.m. (Scholars Lab Instruction Room, Weldon, ground floor) Western’s Special Collections recently acquired a replica of a colonial Inca quipu, an ancient recording device made of coloured, knotted strings, based on information preserved in a Spanish administrative document. In his talk, librarian Jason Dyck will explain how quipus complicate our traditional understanding of book history and how they can further the teaching mission of Western University.
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WESTERN LIBRARIES WORKSHOPS
February 3 - Locating and Analyzing Newspapers (Zoom, 1 to 2:30 p.m.)
February 4 - Performing Qualitative Analysis with NVivo (Zoom, 10 to 11:30 a.m.)
February 5 - Locating Data Sources at Western Libraries (Zoom, 1 to 2:30 p.m.)
February 11 - Building a Website with Neocities (Zoom, 1 to 2:30 p.m.)
February 13 - Decoding Letterlocking (Zoom, 1 to 2:30 p.m.)
February 24 - Analyzing Data in SPSS (Zoom, 10 to 11:30 a.m.)
February 24 – Developing a Digital Scholarly Identity (Zoom, 1 to 2:30 p.m.)
February 25 - Exploring Medieval Manuscripts & Illumination (Scholar's Lab Instruction Room, Weldon, ground floor, 1 to 3 p.m.)
February 26 - Finding and Evaluating Book Reviews (Zoom, 1 to 2:30 p.m.)
OPEN ACCESS
Western Libraries has a new open access agreement with Copernicus Publications, a German-based open access publisher with a strong collection of journals in the Geosciences and related interdisciplinary fields. The agreement covers 50 percent of article processing charges (APCs) for Western-affiliated corresponding authors, reducing the financial burden of open access publishing on researchers.
For a complete list of agreements, see our Financial Support for Open Access page or contact rsclib@uwo.ca with questions.
SERVICES & RESOURCE HIGHLIGHTS
No matter your discipline, Western Libraries' new tutorials offer practical strategies for integrating knowledge justice principles into your research practice. Designed to strengthen students' academic work, these tutorials cover topics such as creating diverse search strategies, critically evaluating sources, and writing literature reviews. This resource will be updated on an ongoing basis.
English professor Jane Toswell kicked off Western Libraries’ new lunchtime series, discussing her latest book about medievalism in Canada.
Join us for February’s event, featuring a talk by history and political science professor Marta Dyczok on her book Ukraine, not the Ukraine.
