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

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!!

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)

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

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

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

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!

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

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

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...

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! 🚨

📊 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

📚 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

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

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!

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: https://librarycal.mtroyal.ca/calendar/inthelibrary?t=d&q=copyright&cid=2539&cal=2539&inc=0

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

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.

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...

📄 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

🎨 Make Your Own Stickers with CybHER! Take a break from the pre-finals grind and join us & CybHER Club in the Maker Studio! Learn Adobe Illustrator basics and design/print 3 custom stickers for free. Beginner-friendly✨ 📅 Thurs. Dec 4, 2-4pm https://librarycal.mtroyal.ca/event/3966752

Want to plan campus events & create social media videos for the Library? 📚 We're hiring Library Student Ambassadors (up to 3 hrs/wk flexible)! Be the voice of students & build your resume. Apply now: https://mtroyalca.hua.hrsmart.com/hr/ats/Posting/view/3491

Watch us make a wooden book box with the laser cutter in the Maker Studio! 🤩 Want to learn how to turn your design ideas into reality? Join our Trotec Laser Cutter Workshop! 🗓️ Tues, Nov 25, 10:00am EL1245 Learn file design, cutting, and engraving! 👇 librarycal.mtroyal.ca/event/3954996

🎓 Do you work with Canada #StudentJournals? The Canada Student Journal Forum happening the week of February 17 2026 @canadasjf.bsky.social might be the perfect opportunity to share with #StudentEditors! The Call for Proposals is open until November 18 2025: pkp.sfu.ca/2025/11/04/c... #AcademicSky

✍️ Data Workshop 3 of 4: Creating a Data Management Plan (DMP) DMPs are increasingly required by funders! Learn how to use the DMP Assistant platform to ensure secure data management and meet funding requirements. 🗓️ Nov 18 | 11:30am | Online Register: librarycal.mtroyal.ca/event/3944155

Data Decoded #2: Intro to FAIR Data Unlock the greatest possible impact for your research data! Learn the FAIR Principles (Findable, Accessible, Interoperable, Reusable) and get practical steps to maximize your dataset's visibility and use. 🗓️ Tues. Nov 4 | 11:30 a.m. | Online 30 min workshop

Research overwhelming you? We can help! 🤝 Our new Academic Research Guide provides a clear, step-by-step roadmap for all your assignments—from picking a topic to submitting your final draft. Get started: https://library.mtroyal.ca/academic_research_skills

Something wicked this way comes... 💀 See a horrifying display of books on witchcraft, demons, & the occult from the MRU Archives! Are you brave enough to enter? 🗓️ Oct. 30 | 10 a.m. - 4 p.m. 📍 Archives Reading Room (EL4330A) No registration needed #MRULibrary #HalloweenDisplay #SpecialCollections

So much is happening during #OAWeek! Check out our interactive map to find an #OpenAccess event near you or online to enjoy today or tomorrow. www.openaccessweek.org/events

🔓 It's #OpenAccess Week! 🌐 Did you know? In addition to increasing the number of views, open access increases the geographical diversity of an article’s readership. 📋 Our recent study demonstrates this using the Gini-Simpson index. 📌 shorturl.at/82BOq #OAWeek2025 @sparcopen.bsky.social

From our blog: A look at how open publishing models enable scholars to retain ownership of their work and share it more widely, why that matters for public knowledge, and how MRU librarians can help scholars navigate their options. Learn more: library.mtroyal.ca/library-news... #OAweek

Our Data Decoded series is here! Starting with Workshop 1: Depositing Data in the MRU Data Repository In 30 minutes, we'll walk you through preparing and depositing your research data into our secure platform. 🗓️ Tues Oct 21 | 11:30 AM | Online Register: librarycal.mtroyal.ca/event/3944153

Learn the ins and outs of publishing a massive, edited open access book with Prof. Mpho-Entle Puleng Modise (University of South Africa) & Dr. Norm Vaughan (MRU) 🗓️ Mon. Oct. 20, 10 to 11 a.m. in the Immersion Studio ⚠️ Seats limited! Register: librarycal.mtroyal.ca/event/3943087 #OAWeek

Six new bike charging stations are here in the Computer Commons! 🚲🔌 Pedal while you study, generate your own power (USB-A/C), and conquer that to-do list. Available on a first-come, first-serve basis. @mountroyalu.bsky.social @samrubuzz.bsky.social

Need a professional spot for your undergrad #ResearchAssistants? 💡 The Undergraduate Research HQ on the Library's 2nd floor is a dedicated space for research, meetings and co-working. Students and RAs can register with the Library for access & booking!

Join us to reflect on Academic Integrity October 8 + 9 from 10 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. on Main Street. Activities and prizes from the Library, Student Community Standards, Student Learning Services, Academic Development Centre and SAMRU. mru.ca/AcademicIntegrity #IDoA2025

💡 Looking to exchange ideas + inspire colleagues in library communications? CARL’s Comms CoP is hosting its first virtual symposium, CommConnect, on Feb 11, 2026! 📢 CFPs now open on the theme Communicating the Future: Libraries in a Changing Higher Ed Landscape 🔗 www.carl-abrc.ca/news/call-fo...

Join us to reflect on Academic Integrity October 8 + 9 from 10 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. on Main Street. Activities and prizes from the Library, Student Community Standards, Student Learning Services, Academic Development Centre and SAMRU. mru.ca/AcademicIntegrity #IDoA2025

MRU authors can now publish in ACM journals & conference proceedings without APCs (2025–2028). Must be the corresponding author w/ MRU email. Learn more library.mtroyal.ca/apcs

🍂Happy Fall! Please be aware of our upcoming holidays and special hours when planning your Library visits. Regular hours: Monday-Thursday: 8am-9pm Friday: 8am-5pm Saturday + Sunday: 12-5pm ✅The first floor of the RLLC is accessible 24/7 with your ONECard.

New to MRU? 📚 Join our free 30-min virtual Library 101 workshop! Learn how to: 🔍 Find books & articles 📖 Get research + citation help 📅 Discover events & resources 📆 Aug 20 @ 12pm | Sept 8 @ 5pm RSVP: librarycal.mtroyal.ca/calendar/?ci...

Reminder: EBSCO’s new interface launches tomorrow, Aug 5! 🎉 Back up any saved searches or custom folders today to avoid losing them. Need help? Reach out to your Library team! library.mtroyal.ca/library-news...

Mohamed El-Hussein has been named as the AgeCare Research Chair in Aging for Mount Royal’s Centre for Health and Innovation in Aging. He brings a commitment to advancing research and practice in aging and continuing care, with expertise rooted in gerontology and cardiology. bit.ly/44WXKBv

Shining a spotlight on research that starts right here 🧠📚 Our MRU Authors collection highlights the work of Mount Royal faculty & researchers across disciplines. 📍Find it on Floor 1 of the #RLLC Browse online here: librarysearch.mtroyal.ca/discovery/co... #MRUAuthors #AcademicExcellence

📢 EBSCO databases are getting a new look on Aug 5! 🔎 Saved searches should migrate, but back up your "My Folder" content just in case. 📂 Custom folders won’t transfer—save them now! 📘 Quick start guide & help available via the Library. Learn more: library.mtroyal.ca/library-news...