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Located in the Riddell Library & Learning Centre. Discover unique spaces, emerging technologies, innovative tools and countless resources.
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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
Promotional image featuring four individuals seated in the library, engaging in conversation. Text overhead reads "We're hiring!" and additional text below indicates positions available for "Student Ambassadors" with instructions to apply online. Promotional graphic announcing job openings, text reads "we're hiring!" Lists three positions available from January to April, offering $22.50 per hour for a flexible schedule. Applications close December 7, 2025, against a blue gradient background.
November 19, 2025 at 10:11 PM
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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
November 18, 2025 at 4:45 PM
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✍️ 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
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November 14, 2025 at 11:03 PM
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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
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October 27, 2025 at 7:53 PM
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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
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October 24, 2025 at 7:05 PM
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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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October 23, 2025 at 5:14 PM
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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
October 22, 2025 at 10:00 PM
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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
A cover of the book "digital resilience of ePortfolios during and beyond the covid-19 pandemic: lessons for the future" edited by prof. Mpho-Entle Puleng Modise (university of south africa) and Dr. Norm Vaughan (mount royal university). A banner reads "open access week" with an orange lock and headline text says "MRU pressbooks: zero to 43 chapters in eight months."
October 15, 2025 at 9:09 PM
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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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October 9, 2025 at 5:04 PM
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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!
An exterior view of the Undergraduate Research HQ. Blue cubes decorate the exterior windows with the words "Undergraduate Research HQ" in white vinyl text stuck onto the windows. Through the glass, there is a board room table with 8 blue chairs on wheels, a large screen, a set of day-use lockers, a row of waste bins (recycling, compost, etc). and a small kitchenette with a tap and microwave. An interior view of the Undergraduate Research HQ. Photo shows a large screen on the wall users can connect to as well as a boardroom table with 8 blue chairs on wheels (4 on either side of the table).
October 7, 2025 at 7:48 PM
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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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October 1, 2025 at 10:13 PM
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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.
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September 5, 2025 at 3:09 PM
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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...
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August 13, 2025 at 8:39 PM
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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
July 25, 2025 at 9:07 PM
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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.
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June 24, 2025 at 10:06 PM
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🎓 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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June 12, 2025 at 8:12 PM
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📚 Need a textbook or your library hold after hours?

The MRU Library BookBox offers 24/7 access to popular course reserves, recreational reading, and requested holds.

🪪 Scan your ONECard, take your item, and it’s automatically checked out to your account.
May 30, 2025 at 7:50 PM
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🚨 Deadline extended! 🚨

MRU senior students, there is still time to apply to be a 2025-26 Undergraduate Research Leader! Get paid ($22.50/hr), rep your faculty, mentor peers & build leadership skills 🙌

3–6 hrs/week, flex schedule. New deadline: May 25.

Apply → library.mtroyal.ca/undergradres...
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May 7, 2025 at 2:30 PM
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🪻The spring semester is here - please be aware of our regular hours and holiday closures through June 22. Service desk hours are Monday through Friday - 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.

✅24/7 Access to the RLLC's 1st floor with your ONECard.
🗃️Archives by appointment only
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May 5, 2025 at 3:02 PM
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MRU faculty are invited to an open house exploring the Library’s technology-rich spaces on May 6, 12–2 pm.

Discover tools and approaches that support immersive, experiential learning in your courses.

Learn more: librarycal.mtroyal.ca/event/3887117
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April 29, 2025 at 10:11 PM
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REMINDER: All Library materials you borrowed through the winter semester are due back by end of day tomorrow, April 23.
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April 22, 2025 at 5:09 PM
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🚨Senior MRU students! Apply for a paid Undergraduate Research Leader position! Support research, mentor peers, & promote research across campus. 4 spots available, one from each faculty. Apply by April 30!

Learn more: bit.ly/4idbDin

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#MRU
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April 9, 2025 at 5:26 PM
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Join our Undergraduate Research Leaders for a panel discussion on where research can take you! Alumni from each faculty will share their research journeys since MRU, offer insights, & answer questions.

📅 Mon. March 31, 10 - 11:30 a.m.

Learn more and RSVP: librarycal.mtroyal.ca/event/3884369
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March 21, 2025 at 7:53 PM
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Join Digital Initiatives Librarian Richard Hayman and Kenna Olsen (Faculty of Arts) to hear about navigating the Canadian research landscape, recognizing predatory publishing and more.

📅 Tues. April 8, 11am-12:30pm in the Ideas Lounge

Register here: bit.ly/4ilyh90
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March 20, 2025 at 5:17 PM
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FACULTY: Drop in today, March 18, from 12 to 2 p.m. and explore the Library’s tech spaces. Try new tools and watch demons in the Maker Studio, VR Lab, Audio Production Rooms & Immersion Studio. #MRUlife #EdTech
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March 18, 2025 at 2:45 PM