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The Dalhousie Libraries have acquired WorldCat Local, a new discovery tool which provides expanded Web access to local, regional and worldwide library resources. When you do a search, items available at Dal are shown at the top of the search results, followed by items held in Novanet Libraries, Atlantic University Libraries and finally libraries around the world.

WorldCat Local provides a single interface for searching books, articles, digital items and other materials, as well as document delivery options. Other attractive features include relevancy ranking, book cover images, downloading digital content, and the ability create lists, RSS feeds, saved searches and more. Plus you can use it on your handheld!

Please note that WorldCat Local is an enhancement to Novanet, which will continue to be used for patron account functions, placing holds, Novanet Express, and Reserves.

We’re beta testing this exciting new tool and welcome your feedback on it. Please give it a try at www.library.dal.ca and let us know what you think!

Sarah Jane Off to Austin TX Y’All

Please join us in congratulating Sarah Jane Dooley, Sexton Reference & Liaison Librarian and Promotions & Outreach Coordinator. Sarah Jane will be presenting her paper, “Collaboration with Faculty: What They Don’t Teach You in Library School” at the upcoming ASEE Annual Conference, to be held in Austin, TX, June 14 – 17, 2009. This paper is published in the American Society for Engineering Education, Annual Conference Proceedings.

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IEEE Citation Style Guide Now Available

Primarily used by Electrical Engineers, the IEEE Citation Style guide produced by the Sexton Library Reference staff is now available online through the “How Do I?” section of the Libraries’ website. The guide incorporates the basics of the IEEE style, including in-text citations and creating a bibliography.

Connect to the guide here.

Sexton Writing Centre

The Writing Centre offers services that help students improve their written
communication skills. Academic writing is challenging and having the
opportunity to meet tutors one-on-one or in small group sessions is very
worthwhile. Visit the Writing Centre website to find out more about the services they offer. If you would like the coordinator or one of the tutors to drop into your classes for a 5-10 minute visit early in the term to explain more about the services, please email c.bohan@dal.ca

Writing Centre Hours at the Sexton Library are  Fridays 8 am – 12 noon
For more information please contact Sarah Jane Payne at writings@dal.ca

SCI-TECHnetBASE (On trial until Jan. 17/09)

A database of 4555 online books published by CRC/Taylor & Francis in the areas of Engineering, Information Technology, Chemistry, Biomedical Science, Business Management and much more.

This database trial is available via campus access only. Please send your comments to Ian Colford

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