Information session
Thursday, January 9
6:30-7:30 p.m.
MacRae Library, 135 College Road in Truro, on the Agricultural Campus
Learn how you can get involved in this project. We are looking for advisory panel members, seed savers, and those interested in seed libraries. We’ll talk about our plans for the seed library this year, as well as share with you some of the new materials we have to support this program.
From all of us at the Sir James Dunn Law Library, W. K. Kellogg Health Sciences Library, Killam Memorial Library, MacRae Library, and the Sexton Design & Technology Library, have a wonderful holiday season!
Updated on Dec. 18 to include hours of Food Services establishments in the Killam Atrium. Please see bottom of this post.
Sir James Dunn Law Library
Wednesday, December 18–Friday, December 20 8 a.m.–4 p.m.
Saturday, December 21 & Sunday, December 22 closed
Monday, December 23 8 a.m.–4 p.m.
Tuesday, December 24 8 a.m.–noon
Wednesday, December 25–Wednesday, January 1 closed
Thursday, January 2 & Friday, January 3 8 a.m.–4 p.m.
Saturday, January 4 & Sunday, January 5 closed
Regular hours resume on Monday, January 6.
W. K. Kellogg Health Sciences Library
Wednesday, December 18–Friday, December 20 8 a.m.–6 p.m.
Saturday, December 21 & Sunday, December 22 closed
Monday, December 23 8 a.m.–6 p.m.
Tuesday, December 24 8 a.m.–noon
Wednesday, December 25–Wednesday, January 1 closed
Thursday, January 2 & Friday, January 3 8 a.m.–6 p.m.
Saturday, January 4 10 a.m.–6 p.m.
Sunday, January 5 11 a.m.–7 p.m.
Regular hours resume on Monday, January 6.
Killam Memorial Library
Tuesday, December 17–Friday, December 20 8 a.m.–6 p.m.
Saturday, December 21 & Sunday, December 22 10 a.m.–6 p.m.
Monday, December 23 8 a.m.–6 p.m.
Tuesday, December 24 8 a.m.–noon
Wednesday, December 25–Friday, December 27 closed
Saturday, December 28 & Sunday, December 29 10 a.m.–6 p.m.
Monday, December 30–Wednesday, January 1 closed
Thursday, January 2 & Friday, January 3 8 a.m.–6 p.m.
Saturday, January 4 & Sunday, January 5 10 a.m.–6 p.m.
Regular hours resume on Monday, January 6.
Archives & Special Collections Reading Room (fifth floor, Killam Library)
Monday, December 16–Friday, December 20 9 a.m.-5 p.m.
Saturday, December 21 & Sunday, December 22 closed
Monday, December 23 9 a.m.-5 p.m.
Tuesday, December 24 9-11:30 a.m.
Wednesday, December 25-Wednesday, January 1 closed
Thursday, January 2 & Friday, January 3 9 a.m.-5 p.m.
Saturday, January 3 & Sunday, January 4 closed
Monday, January 5 9 a.m.-5 p.m.
Regular hours resume on Monday, January 6.
MacRae Library
Friday, December 13 8:30 a.m.–4:30 p.m.
Saturday, December 14 & Sunday, December 15 closed
Monday, December 16–Friday, December 20 8 a.m.–4:30 p.m.
Saturday, December 21 & Sunday, December 22 closed
Monday, December 23 8:30 a.m.–4:30 p.m.
Tuesday, December 24 8:30 a.m.–noon
Wednesday, December 25–Wednesday, January 1 closed
Thursday, January 2 & Friday, January 3 8:30 a.m.–4:30 p.m.
Saturday, January 4 & Sunday, January 5 closed
Regular hours resume on Monday, January 6.
Sexton Design & Technology Library
Tuesday, December 17–Friday, December 20 8 a.m.–4 p.m.
Saturday, December 21 & Sunday, December 22 closed
Monday, December 23 8 a.m.–4 p.m.
Tuesday, December 24 8 a.m.–noon
Wednesday, December 25–Wednesday, January 1 closed
Regular hours resume Thursday, January 2.
Hours of Food Services Outlets in the Killam
Wednesday, December 18-Friday, December 20
Subway: 8 a.m.-4 p.m.
Second Cup: 7:30 a.m.-4 p.m.
Killam Bistro: closed
Saturday, December 21 & Sunday, December 22
Subway: closed
Second Cup: closed
Killam Bistro: closed
Monday, December 23
Subway: closed
Second Cup: 7:30 a.m.-4 p.m.
Killam Bistro: closed
Tuesday, December 24
Subway: closed
Second Cup: 7:30 a.m.-11 a.m.
Killam Bistro: closed
Wednesday, December 25–Wednesday, January 1
Subway: closed
Second Cup: closed
Killam Bistro: closed
Thursday, January 2 & Friday, Janaury 3
Subway: 8 a.m.-4 p.m.
Second Cup: 8 a.m.-4 p.m.
Killam Bistro: closed
Saturday, January 4 & Sunday, January 5
Subway: closed
Second Cup: closed
Killam Bistro: close
Regular hours resume Monday, January 6.
Due to weather conditions, some of our libraries are closed today. Here’s the complete list:
Killam Memorial Library: open (updated at 2:55 p.m.)
Sir James Dunn Law Library: closed
W.K. Kellogg Health Sciences Library: closed
Sexton Design & Technology Library: open
MacRae Library: closed (closed due to being on holiday hours schedule starting this weekend)
As always, please call your library before heading out, in case conditions change throughout the day.
The Leadership Council for Digital Infrastructure has launched a crowdsourcing campaign to get fresh ideas for how to build a world-leading advanced digital infrastructure ecosystem for Canada.
Your input is important and will inform the development of a policy framework and roadmap for achieving an advanced DI. Visit the Council’s new website at digitalleadership.ca and participate early in the campaign.
Broad participation from the entire DI (digital infrastructure) community will help ensure a more integrated, inclusive, comprehensive, accessible and sustainable advanced DI ecosystem that will accelerate research, education and innovation in all sectors, and at all levels.
The campaign is open to all researchers, academic administrators, project managers in government and academe, students, policy makers and anyone else who stands to use and benefit from an advanced DI ecosystem in Canada.
Please share this notice widely through your networks.
As you know, the Dalhousie Libraries made reductions to acquisitions this year due to a number of factors, namely, a cut to the acquisitions budget, inflationary costs of the resources, and an unfavourable exchange rate on the US dollar. On November 1, special funds were provided to the Libraries to complete the purchases needed for this academic year, but many students and faculty were left wondering what would happen next year and in the years to come.
A review of the acquisitions budget was recently conducted by the VP Academic, the VP Finance, the University Librarian, and an Associate University Librarian. Our goal was to propose an acquisitions budget model that will provide more consistent purchasing capacity over time.
The review recommended the following to ensure sustainability of the acquisitions budget:
a. A three-year moratorium of any further cuts on the acquisitions budget.
b. The annual shortfall of purchasing power from exchange rate fluctuations will be covered by central funds (from Dalhousie).
c. An annual adjustment for increases due to inflation will be built into the acquisitions budget based on an external metric, like CPI (Consumer Price Index).
d. Funds in the acquisitions budget will remain restricted to the purchase of library material and select related expenses (such as interlibrary loans).
e. The cost of Novanet will be funded annually from the acquisitions budget with special additional funding.
The Dal Libraries will be well positioned to meet the research needs of students, faculty and staff as a result of these changes to the acquisitions budget and we are pleased that a solution has been found.
Thank you for your continued support of the Dalhousie Libraries. In the future, there will be more time to work with faculty and students to determine priorities together, and to make transparent, collaborative decisions about the collections.
Sincerely,
Donna Bourne-Tyson
University Librarian
Extended hours at the Dalhousie Libraries started this week at most of our locations. Check out this handy schedule, and best of luck on your exams!
Sir James Dunn Law Library (Studley Campus)
Monday–Friday 8 a.m.–10:45 p.m.
Saturday & Sunday: noon–10:45 p.m.
Effective Thursday, November 21-Tuesday, December 17
W. K. Kellogg Health Sciences Library (Carleton Campus)
Monday–Friday 7:30 a.m.–11 p.m.
Saturday 10 a.m.–11 p.m.
Sunday 11 a.m.–11 p.m.
Effective Friday, November 15-Tuesday, December 17
Killam Memorial Library (Studley Campus)
Sunday–Thursday 8 a.m.–3 a.m.
Friday & Saturday 8 a.m.–midnight
Effective Saturday, November 23-Monday, December 16
MacRae Library (Agricultural Campus)
Monday–Friday 8:30 a.m.–11 p.m.
Saturday noon–5 p.m.
Sunday 10 a.m.–11 p.m.
Effective Wednesday, November 18-Thursday, December 12
Sexton Design & Technology Library (Sexton Campus)
Monday–Friday 8 a.m.–midnight
Saturday 9 a.m.–midnight
Sunday 10 a.m.–midnight
Effective Friday, November 29-Monday, December 16
UPDATE (Friday, November 8, 5:12 p.m.): Regular access has been restored.
Taylor & Francis Online is currently experiencing intermittent server problems. Some users are receiving a “Server Busy” error message. Their tech support is aware of the problem and treating it as a priority.
Taylor & Francis expects the problem to be resolved
quickly.
UPDATE: Access restored (11:49 a.m. on Thursday, November 7)
Wiley Online Library is currently experiencing network problems and is therefore unavailable. Their technical team is working to restore access as a matter of urgency. We will post an update when access has been restored.
They apologize for the inconvenience this causes their users.
Members of the Dalhousie Libraries Health & wellness team accept the Healthy Workplace Award on behalf of the Dal Libraries. From l to r: Carolene Robertson (Sexton Library), Carol Richardson (Killam Library), Angela Hersey (Kellogg Library), Sandra Dwyer (Dal Libraries), Dr. Richard Florizone, Alice Stover (Killam Library), Kellie Hawley (Killam Library), Anne-Marie White (Dunn Law Library). Not pictured: Verna Mingo (MacRae Library)
Update, April 4, 2014: The Dalhousie Libraries now have the trophy on display in the administration office of the Killam Library. Facilities Management, who we shared this award with, had the trophy for the first half of the year.
The Dalhousie Libraries are this year’s winner of the Healthy Workplace Award! We are sharing this honour with Facilities Management.
The Libraries’ Health & Wellness Committee nominated the Dalhousie Libraries for this award based on the libraries’ staff participation in various health and wellness initiatives, including initiatives of the libraries’ committee and larger Dalhousie initiatives.
A truly healthy workplace involves the six dimensions of wellness: physical, emotional, intellectual, interpersonal/social, spiritual, and environmental. This includes taking part in events like Pink Day and the Pride Parade.
Staff from the Dal Libraries with Dalhousie’s new President and his family. From left to right: Stephen Murray (Sir James Dunn Law Library), Marlo MacKay (Dal Libraries), Judy MacDonald (Hardware Services, Killam Library), Cindy Miller (W. K. Kellogg Health Sciences Library), Dr. Richard Florizone, daughters Elinor and Zoë, his wife Dr. Mona Holmlund, and Sandra Dwyer (Dal Libraries).