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Our Facilities

Students in Western’s Master of Library and Information Science program have access to a wide array of educational, collaborative and shared spaces, just inside our own FIMS & Nursing Building.

While the larger Western campus offers a huge variety of teaching and learning spaces, libraries, eateries, study spots and recreational facilities, much of what you need as an MLIS student is right in your home building.

Take a peek at what’s available.

The FIMS & Nursing Building

A place to study, relax, and gather with peers

Opened in 2017, the FIMS & Nursing Building is home to the Faculty of Information & Media Studies as well as the Arthur Labatt Family School of Nursing.

The building features abundant seating and breakout spaces, anchored by a bright three-story atrium that’s a hub of activity. While the lecture halls serve students from across campus, dedicated FIMS spaces on the north side ensure MLIS students always have a place to relax, meet, or study.

The FIMS Graduate Library

Unique opportunities and support

Inside of the FIMS Grad Library, with chairs, tables and a circulation desk.

The FIMS Graduate Library, independent from Western Libraries, offers specialized services for FIMS graduate programs, including MLIS.

Along with study space, it provides access to unique collections, course reserves, and expert staff support. Students can also access a makerspace and benefit from workshops, demonstrations, and hands-on activities. Student library assistants are hired each term to help run library programming, offering great, hands-on experience.

Shared & common spaces

The FIMS & Nursing Building offers many shared and common spaces for students, both in general-use areas of the building and in FIMS space.

MLIS students can spend time in the bright and lively FNB atrium, the FIMS Grad Library, the graduate student lounge, or in bookable meeting spaces reserved for the FIMS community. FIMS graduate students also have access to a computer lab, printer/photocopiers, and will find themselves attending classes on the fourth floor in three hybrid-equipped FIMS seminar rooms, as well as in general use lecture halls throughout the building.