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JUNE 4, 2026
Alligator Oz, J. Clark Henley, 1976. The original map is held in our collections and available to view at the Map and Data Centre. (C201:D8)
This Pride Month, explore Alligator Oz (1976), a poignant, raunchy cartographic reimagining of gay life in 1970s San Francisco. Created by artist and cartographer J. Clark Henley, the map casts the city as a gay paradise populated by cartoon alligators, and explores themes of love, loss, and identity. Dive into Henley's map through this ArcGIS StoryMap, part of the Western Libraries Geospatial Hub.
Discover how StoryMaps can turn your research into interactive content.
Important Service Announcement
All our locations will be closed on Wednesday, July 1, for Canada Day. We will reopen on Thursday, July 2.
JUNE 17
Wednesday, June 17, 1-2 PM (Zoom)
AI tools promise to streamline research, but knowing when to trust them is another skill entirely — join us to learn how to use them effectively for literature searching while avoiding common pitfalls like hallucinated citations.
WESTERN LIBRARIES WORKSHOPS
June 10 - Introduction to Qualitative Analysis with Nvivo (Zoom, 10-11 AM)
June 23 - Data Sources at Western Libraries (Zoom, 1-2:30 PM)
June 25 - Working with Digitized Primary Sources (Zoom, 11 AM-noon)
June 25 - Designing Data Visualization Dashboards (Zoom, noon-2 PM)
June 26 - Getting Started Analyzing Data in SPSS (Zoom, 10-11:15 AM)
Photo: Western Archives and Special Collections, Way We Were Collection, AFC363-S12-I22
The official opening of the new campus was marked by a special Convocation on October 16 and 17, 1924. Here, a procession of graduates and dignitaries make their way from the Physics Building to University College.
This June, Western celebrates its 327th Convocation, a tradition that goes back to 1883. Congratulations to all Western students graduating this year!
