The MacRae Library is closed (Sat., Oct. 8) due to a power outage. We apologize for the inconvenience.
Killam Library & Wallace McCain Learning Commons to Reopen at 5 pm (Oct. 7)
Following this afternoon’s power outage on campus, the Killam Memorial Library and the Wallace McCain Learning Commons will reopen at 5 p.m. today. We apologize for the inconvenience.
Two Locations of the Dalhousie Libraries Open on the National Day for Truth & Reconciliation
Friday, September 30 is the National Day for Truth & Reconciliation. It is a day to honour the children who never returned home and Survivors of residential schools, as well as their families and communities.
While there will be no classes and the university will be closed, the two locations of the Dalhousie Libraries that have Indigenous Community Rooms will be open on holiday hours:
Killam Memorial Library: 1–8 p.m.
MacRae Library: 12–5 p.m.
Poppy Pin Beading Workshop (in-person, two sessions)
A beaded poppy. Photo by Michelle McDonald.
Learn how to bead a poppy pin in time for Remembrance Day. This two-part workshop will be led by Michelle McDonald, a beader originally from Sipekne’katik who is an Instructional Support Technician with the Dalhousie Libraries.
What to know in advance:
- All materials will be supplied. There is no cost to attend.
- Only sign up if you can attend BOTH sessions of the workshop in person in the Ko’jua Okuom in the Killam Memorial Library (Oct. 6 AND 13 from 10:30 a.m.–12 p.m.).
- Beginners are welcome. It is helpful if you have sewing or embroidery experience, but it is not required.
- Due to the small size of the beads, you may find it helpful to bring a pair of magnifying glasses, etc.
Register here: https://dal.libcal.com/event/3693753
Dalhousie Libraries Services Update: Tues., Sept. 27
All six Halifax locations of the Dalhousie Libraries are OPEN today (Tues., Sept. 27). Halifax campuses are open but classes are cancelled.
The MacRae Library is CLOSED along with the rest of the Truro campus.
Live Help is unavailable today due to the ongoing impacts of Hurricane Fiona.
Clinical Handbook of Psychotropic Drugs Online (CHPD): A New Dal Libraries E-Resource
Submitted by Vinson Li & Robin Parker
Dalhousie Libraries is now subscribing to the Clinical Handbook of Psychotropic Drugs Online (CHPD) to update the print editions held by the Libraries. Adding this online resource improves access for Dalhousie affiliates in a range of clinical and teaching settings.
The Clinical Handbook of Psychotropic Drugs Online is a collection of practical resources that are relevant to healthcare professionals who manage psychotropic drugs in all settings and includes content by Canadian authors.
The materials are evidence-based, drawing on literature including randomized control trials, PK trials, case reports and more. Colour-coded icons and comparison charts will facilitate decision making. Patient information for many interventions can be downloaded and shared for clinical use.
The CHPD contains two volumes: one relating to adults and the other focused on children and adolescents. The sections of the book are sorted by drug class, but individual drugs can also be searched. Off-label uses, adverse effects, drug interactions, pharmacodynamics, pregnancy usability, nursing implications, and information on dosing for children and adolescents are included for each drug.
The CHPD Online (for adults) can be accessed here: https://chpd-hogrefe-com.ezproxy.library.dal.ca/chpd/Main/intro and the CHPD for Children and Adolescents Online can be accessed here: https://chpd-hogrefe-com.ezproxy.library.dal.ca/chpd/CA/intro, or by searching the catalogue on the Dalhousie Libraries website.
Trial Subscription: BMJ Research to Publication
The Dal Libraries is trialing a subscription to BMJ Research to Publication. This educational tool is useful for learners at different levels of their research training, and includes modules covering a variety of topics including developing and reporting good research questions, developing and writing protocols, study design, ethical research and more.
The trial of this resource ends on September 28.
For more information and for full access to this trial resource, see here: https://dal.ca.libguides.com/res2pub. Please explore this resource and provide feedback to the libraries regarding suitability to support your own research learning and use in research methods training.
Please provide feedback through this online form by September 30.
GISciences Centre’s Lunchless Learn Series: Fall 2022
by Jennifer Strang
What is a ‘Lunchless Learn’, you may ask? It’s a hands-on tutorial, held around lunchtime, open to all on campus – without the food.
A GIS, or Geographic Information System, is “a computer system for capturing, storing, checking, integrating, manipulating, analyzing and displaying data relating to positions on earth’s surface.” In other words, it’s an easy and fun way to look at the world differently.
This series will give you a taste of what GIS is and how it can be used. These sessions are meant to be self-contained. After the intro session, take only the topics that are important/interest you.
This year, the Lunchless Learns are being taught using two different software packages – ArcGIS Pro and QGIS. ArcGIS Pro is currently the leading commercial GIS Software that is available only using the Windows platform. QGIS is an open source software that is available across many platforms (demo is shown on a Windows platform). The content of both sessions is the same, only the software is different.
In order to run the ArcGIS Pro sessions, you will need to use either a Dalhousie Windows machine (in the library or lab), have the software downloaded on your own machine, or run it on VLab (ArcGIS). If you are not familiar with VLab, please check out https://dalu.sharepoint.com/sites/software prior to the start of the session.
In order to run the sessions in QGIS you must have QGIS loaded on the machine you’ll be working on. QGIS software can be downloaded for many platforms from https://www.qgis.org/en/site/forusers/download.html.
Please register for each session you are interested in. In advance of the session, you will receive an email containing data that you will need to use during the session.
- QGIS – Intro: First Encounters of the GIS Kind: Tuesday, September 27/1–2:30 p.m.
- ArcGIS Pro Intro: First Encounters of the GIS Kind: Wednesday, September 28/1–2:30 p.m.
- QGIS Data: So You Want to Make a Map – Where and How to find data: Tuesday, October 4/1–2:30 p.m.
- ArcGIS Pro Data: So You Want to Make a Map – Where and How to Find Data: Wednesday, October 5/1–2:30 p.m.
- QGIS Raster: How to Become a Raster Master: Tuesday, October 11/1–2:30 p.m.
- ArcGIS Pro Raster: How to Become a Raster Master: Wednesday, October 12/1–2:30 p.m.
- QGIS Cartography: Maps – The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly: Tuesday, October 18/1–2:30 p.m.
- ArcGIS Pro Cartography: Maps – the Good, the Bad, and the Ugly: Wednesday, October 19/1–2:30 p.m.
If you have any questions please email jennifer.strang@dal.ca
Library Hours on Sept. 19 (National Day of Mourning for Queen Elizabeth II)
Dalhousie University will follow the precedent set by our federal and provincial governments in recognizing the holiday on Monday, September 19 in honour of Her late Majesty Queen Elizabeth II’s funeral service.
Three of our locations will be operating on holiday hours, while our other locations will be closed:
Sir James Dunn Law Library: CLOSED
W. K. Kellogg Health Sciences Library: CLOSED
Kellogg Library Learning Commons (CHEB): 10 a.m.–6 p.m.
Killam Memorial Library: 1–8 p.m.
MacRae Library: 12–5 p.m.
Sexton Design & Technology Library: CLOSED
Wallace McCain Learning Commons: CLOSED
Orange Shirt Day Pin Beading Workshop (in-person, two sessions)
An Orange Shirt Day pin in progress by Michelle McDonald.
Orange Shirt Day, which is now also the National Day for Truth & Reconciliation, is coming up on September 30. In preparation for that important date, Michelle McDonald, a beader originally from Sipekne’katik who is an Instructional Support Technician with the Dalhousie Libraries, is offering an in-person beading workshop where participants will learn how to bead their own Orange Shirt Day pin.
What to know in advance:
- All materials will be supplied. There is no cost to attend.
- Only sign up if you can attend BOTH sessions of the workshop in person in the Ko’jua Okuom in the Killam Memorial Library (Sept. 14 AND 21 from 10:30 a.m.–12 p.m.).
- Beginners are welcome. It is helpful if you have sewing or embroidery experience, but it is not required.
- Due to the small size of the beads, you may find it helpful to bring an additional pair of magnifying glasses, etc.