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🍂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.
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
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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
2025 Events — International Open Access Week
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🔓 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.
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#OAWeek2025 @sparcopen.bsky.social
The Lasting Impact of Open Access for Journals on Érudit: More Views and a More Diversified Readership
What is the impact of diamond open access for scholarly journals disseminated on erudit.org? Discover the influence of open access on article views.
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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
Data Decoded: Depositing Data in the MRU Data Repository
The MRU Data Repository is a secure platform for preserving and sharing your research data. As part of the Borealis network of data repositories, it provides redundant storage in...
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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.

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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!
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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
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💡 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
🍂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...
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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.

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Mohamed El-Hussein named as AgeCare Research Chair in Aging | MRU
Three-year plan focuses on meaningful engagement, capacity-building and knowledge exchange
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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...
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☀️ Summer is here! Please be advised of our upcoming holidays and special hours.

Regular hours are:
Monday through Friday: 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m.

✅ The first floor of the RLLC will remain open 24/7 with your ONECard.
🎓 Big congrats to the Class of 2025!

We dug into the archives to celebrate with a look at convocation ceremonies through the decades—retro robes, bold looks, and all the MRU pride. 💙

➡️ library.mtroyal.ca/library-news...
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🎓 We're shining a spotlight on graduates whose journeys embody perseverance, purpose and passion. From the captain of the women’s basketball team, and the SAMRU Governor, to a degree 50 years in the making — convocation is a launching point for these MRU graduates.

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As they cross the stage and step into new chapters, whether it's launching a career, pursuing further education, or making a difference in their communities, one thing is clear — these MRU grads' journeys are just beginning! 🎓