Research

Subject guides link to the best search tools for specific subject areas or programs, along with other research tips and contact information for the librarian for that subject area so you can ask for help.

Located at the Laurier Library, the WLU Press is one of Canada’s leading scholarly publishing houses, publishing 30-35 titles a year, and with over 700 titles in print, aimed at transforming processes, minds and cultures.

The Library is a key partner in scholarly enterprise. One way that is supported is through our scholarly communication initiatives. These cover a wide variety of activities, including maintaining an institutional repository, working with publishers, supporting open access (OA), providing author processing charge (APC) discounts, and more.

The Laurier Library provides research data services to help investigators improve their research data practices and meet their grant-based obligations. These include data management planning, consultation and training, data curation services, and publication in our data repository, Borealis.

Laurier Archives and Special Collections acquires, preserves, and makes accessible archives and rare books of enduring value.

Digital Projects and Curation outlines the new programs available to faculty, staff and students initiating a digital humanities research project. It also lists the services available from Digital Humanities consultations, integration of in-class digital pedagogy, to the creation of online exhibitions. Parties interested in any of these programs are encouraged to reach out to the library through the email links and forms on the site.