Cambridge Histories Now Online
ELAINE GOETTLER

The acclaimed texts of the Cambridge Histories Series are now available online to the University of Toronto academic community. This reference set traces its publication heritage to 1902 with the release of the Cambridge Modern History, closely followed by Cambridge Histories of English Literature, Medieval History, Ancient History and the British Empire. »

Numbers as Primary Sources? Canadian Historical Statistics Now Online
ANDREW NICHOLSON

Over the last several years, volumes of historical Canadian texts, records, newspapers and photographs have become available online for use as primary source material in research. To this, we can now add digital collections of historical statistics. »

Engagement in Learning: The Focus of our Passion
IAN WHYTE

The Hazel McCallion Academic Learning Centre (HMALC) is an academic space for research, reflection, discovery and learning. In designing the HMALC, a variety of "learning zones" were created, including Collaborative Zones where people are encouraged to work together on their academic projects, Silent Zones to provide environments for deep thinking and reflection, and Conversation–and Cell Phone–Friendly Zones where students can talk with friends and class mates about academic issues. »