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Heidi JacobsInformation literacy librarian Heidi Jacobs believes it's time to reconsider what we're really trying to accomplish when we give out research assignments.

Time to reconsider research assignments, librarian suggests

Whether buying a car, voting, applying for a new job or gathering the latest medical information for a sick family member, a critical eye and the ability to effectively conduct good quality research are essentials.

That’s why we need to think more about how our students exist in the world when handing out research assignments, according to an information literacy librarian whose scholarly research focuses on students and research.

English professor Tom Dilworth.English professor Tom Dilworth will join a panel to discuss “A Trip to the Past,” during BookFest Windsor at the Capitol Theatre.

Campus community turning out for BookFest

UWindsor faculty and alumni are among the featured authors during BookFest Windsor this weekend.
Min Bae and Kim NelsonMin Bae and Kim Nelson stand in front of the green screen in the university's Studio 5 film production facility. The two faculty members and filmmakers will both be screening new documentaries at the Windsor International Film Festival.

UWindsor filmmakers to screen docs at WIFF

A new film that focuses on a pioneer of the women’s movement in Windsor is much more than a lesson in feminism, according to its co-director.

“It’s a lesson in the history of the city, and a lesson about how you can live your life really caring about other people, and have an incredibly fulfilling life,” Kim Nelson says of This is What a Feminist Sounds Like.