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University of Ottawa Library is the library system of [[University of Ottawa]] in [[Ottawa]], [[Ontario]], Canada. It is composed of 3 main libraries - the Morisset Library (Arts and Science), the Brian Dickson Law Library and the Health Sciences Library - in addition to a number of specialized research collections.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://biblio.uottawa.ca/en/about|title=About|website=Library|language=en|access-date=2019-08-16}}</ref>
University of Ottawa Library is the bilingual library system of [[University of Ottawa]] in [[Ottawa]], [[Ontario]], Canada. It is composed of 3 main libraries - the Morisset Library (Arts and Science), the Brian Dickson Law Library and the Health Sciences Library - in addition to a number of specialized research collections<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://biblio.uottawa.ca/en/about|title=About|website=Library|language=en|access-date=2019-08-16}}</ref>.


== Description ==
== Description ==
The main library is the Morisset Library (Arts and Science), where [https://biblio.uottawa.ca/en/archives-and-special-collections Archives and Special Collections], [https://biblio.uottawa.ca/en/gsg-centre Geographic, Statistical and Government Information Centre], and [https://biblio.uottawa.ca/en/media-library Media Centre] are also located in the Morisset Pavillion. The University of Ottawa Library contains approximately 8 million items including printed books, ebooks, maps, and etc. with its collection budget of $15 million Canadian dollars.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://biblio.uottawa.ca/en/about/collections|title=Collections|website=Library|language=en|access-date=2019-08-17}}</ref>
The main library is the Morisset Library (Arts and Science), where [https://biblio.uottawa.ca/en/archives-and-special-collections Archives and Special Collections], [https://biblio.uottawa.ca/en/gsg-centre Geographic, Statistical and Government Information Centre], and [https://biblio.uottawa.ca/en/media-library Media Centre] are also located in the Morisset Pavillion. The University of Ottawa Library contains approximately 8 million items including printed books, ebooks, maps, and etc. with its collection budget of $15 million Canadian dollars<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://biblio.uottawa.ca/en/about/collections|title=Collections|website=Library|language=en|access-date=2019-08-17}}</ref>.


The Archives and Special Collections contains holdings on a variety of subjects, particularly on [[Feminism in Canada|feminism movement in Canada]] and it has the largest collection of feminist publications in Canada from periodicals and newsletters including Branching Out and Broadside<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://biblio.uottawa.ca/en/archives-and-special-collections/archival-fonds-and-collections|title=Archival fonds and collections|website=Library|language=en|access-date=2019-08-17}}</ref>. In addition, in 2018, the Archives and Special Collections collaborated with the [[Library and Archives Canada]] and the International Network of Women Engineers and Scientists – Education and Research Institute (INWES-ERI) founded by [[Monique Frize]] for the project of [https://biblio.uottawa.ca/en/women-in-stem/about Canadian Archive of Women in STEM] to develop a search index portal to facilitate discovery in one central location<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://inwes-eri.org/programs_projects/archives_projects/|title=Archives Project {{!}} INWES Education and Research Institute|language=en-US|access-date=2019-08-17}}</ref>.
The Archives and Special Collections contains holdings on a variety of subjects, particularly on [[Feminism in Canada|feminism movement in Canada]] and it has the largest collection of feminist publications in Canada from periodicals and newsletters including Branching Out and Broadside<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://biblio.uottawa.ca/en/archives-and-special-collections/archival-fonds-and-collections|title=Archival fonds and collections|website=Library|language=en|access-date=2019-08-17}}</ref>. In addition, in 2018, the Archives and Special Collections collaborated with the [[Library and Archives Canada]] and the International Network of Women Engineers and Scientists – Education and Research Institute (INWES-ERI) founded by [[Monique Frize]] for the project of [https://biblio.uottawa.ca/en/women-in-stem/about Canadian Archive of Women in STEM] to develop a search index portal to facilitate discovery in one central location<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://inwes-eri.org/programs_projects/archives_projects/|title=Archives Project {{!}} INWES Education and Research Institute|language=en-US|access-date=2019-08-17}}</ref>.

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University of Ottawa Library
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LocationCanada
TypeAcademic library
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DirectorTalia Chung
Employees161
Websitebiblio.uottawa.ca

University of Ottawa Library is the bilingual library system of University of Ottawa in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. It is composed of 3 main libraries - the Morisset Library (Arts and Science), the Brian Dickson Law Library and the Health Sciences Library - in addition to a number of specialized research collections[1].

Description

The main library is the Morisset Library (Arts and Science), where Archives and Special Collections, Geographic, Statistical and Government Information Centre, and Media Centre are also located in the Morisset Pavillion. The University of Ottawa Library contains approximately 8 million items including printed books, ebooks, maps, and etc. with its collection budget of $15 million Canadian dollars[2].

The Archives and Special Collections contains holdings on a variety of subjects, particularly on feminism movement in Canada and it has the largest collection of feminist publications in Canada from periodicals and newsletters including Branching Out and Broadside[3]. In addition, in 2018, the Archives and Special Collections collaborated with the Library and Archives Canada and the International Network of Women Engineers and Scientists – Education and Research Institute (INWES-ERI) founded by Monique Frize for the project of Canadian Archive of Women in STEM to develop a search index portal to facilitate discovery in one central location[4].

The Library has digitized over 20,000 French books and air photos from the National Air Photo Library (NAPL) collection which are in the public domain. In addition, with consent from the National Aboriginal Health Organization's (NAHO) Board of Directors, the Library and the Indigenous Program at the Faculty of Medicine archived the NAHO’s website using Archive It which is no longer publicly available[5].

In 2018, the Learning Crossroads (CRX) was opened to students, faculty, and staff at uOttawa with two lecture halls and more than 1000 individual and group study rooms[6][7]. It houses a wide range of cutting-edge technologies like a video wall, featuring a giant 8K screen, virtual reality equipment and multimedia studios[8].

Partnerships and collaboration

The Library is a member of the Canadian Association of Research Libraries (CARL)[9], the Association of Research Libraries (ARL)[10], and the Ontario Council of University Libraries[11] as well as other groups.

Branch libraries

References

  1. ^ "About". Library. Retrieved 2019-08-16.
  2. ^ "Collections". Library. Retrieved 2019-08-17.
  3. ^ "Archival fonds and collections". Library. Retrieved 2019-08-17.
  4. ^ "Archives Project | INWES Education and Research Institute". Retrieved 2019-08-17.
  5. ^ "Library | University of Ottawa". Library. Retrieved 2019-08-17.
  6. ^ "Learning Crossroads a blueprint for future campus buildings". The Fulcrum. 2018-02-05. Retrieved 2019-08-17.
  7. ^ "The Learning Crossroads is now open!". Library. Retrieved 2019-08-17.
  8. ^ "The Learning Crossroads is now open!". Library. Retrieved 2019-08-17.
  9. ^ "Home". Canadian Association of Research Libraries. Retrieved 2019-08-17.
  10. ^ "List of ARL Members". Association of Research Libraries. Retrieved 2019-08-17.
  11. ^ "Our Members | Ontario Council of University Libraries". ocul.on.ca. Retrieved 2019-08-17.
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