A new Fisher lecture series goes "Beyond the Page" with Indigenous stories

Published: October 29, 2024
By: Alison Lang, UTL News

In the world of academia, there is a great deal of emphasis placed upon the importance and sanctity of the written word. And while texts and physical materials are critically important, it is equally essential that students, faculty and librarians alike engage with narratives that have never been put to paper, to help deepen scholarship and our understanding of the world around us.

EXPLORING THE HIDDEN STORIES OF BOOKS: Andrews gift will support book science research and innovation at the Fisher

Published: October 18, 2024
By: Alison Lang, UTL News

A cloth-bound version of the Bhagavad Gita. A water-damaged copy of a Hebrew codex. The final letter of a World War I officer with a pressed flower tucked within its folds.

These seemingly disparate materials each have a story that hasn’t been visible to the naked eye – until now.

Beyond Barriers: Library Initiatives Pave the Way for Student Accessibility

Published: September 17, 2024
By: Alison Lang, UTL News

Last September, a student approached Accessibility and Resource Sharing librarian Hujma Chowdhury with a problem. The student had been trying to navigate the then-newly installed access gates at Robarts and Gerstein libraries and due to low vision, they didn’t know which way their TCard stripe faced to swipe through the access gate.