About Us

Hours

Provides building and service hours for the various library locations.

Locations

The Library is composed of the following locations:

two divisional libraries, the Dana Porter Library, and the Davis Centre Library
one branch library, Musagetes Architecture Library
the Witer Learning Resource Centre (Optometry)
the federated and affiliated college libraries: Conrad Grebel University College, Renison University College, and St. Jerome's University

In the Dana Porter Library are:

the Adaptive Technology Centre housing equipment that can assist people with various disabilities use the Library's resources
the Doris Lewis Rare Book Room that holds early editions and rare books, collections of archives and manuscripts, and other material which requires special care and handling
the Geospatial Centre housing cartographic materials including paper maps, atlases, and geospatial data

Staff & Administration

This section provides information about the staff and administration of the Library: staff lists, reports, policies, manuals, statistics, etc.

Library Review

The Library is currently undergoing a strategic review with a final report expected by fall 2012.

news @ your library

news @ your library keeps you informed about new resources, services, and current issues facing the Library.

Library Campaign

The goal of the $10 million Library Campaign is to create a Next Generation Library—a library that will provide an innovative learning and research environment through the effective use of information technology

TUG (TriUniversity Group of Libraries)

The Library is also a member of the TriUniversity Group of Libraries (TUG), a partnership of the libraries of the University of Waterloo, University of Guelph, and Wilfrid Laurier University. TUG's goal is to provide students and researchers at all three universities with a shared program of library collections and services.