The SpringerProtocols.com platform website will be deactivated on July 25. After that date, SpringerProtocols content will be searchable via Springer Nature Experiments
Any stored protocols and saved search results in your SpringerProtocols.com account will no longer be available after July 25. Please visit SpringerProtocols.com in advance of the platform closure to download any stored protocols.
Due to scheduled maintenance, ProQuest Ebook Central will be unavailable on Sunday, July 8 from 4–4:20 p.m. (EDT). We apologize for any inconvenience.
Last week, we announced that Top Hat has been selected as the recommended student response system (SRS) for Dalhousie. Next week, associates from Top Hat will be at Dal to answer your questions and have high-level discussions about how Top Hat works. One-on-one consultations with Top Hat associates can also be scheduled.
Halifax
Drop in to the Killam Memorial Library, Room B400 (basement), at one of the following times:
Monday, July 9/10 a.m.–11:30 a.m.
Tuesday, July 10/2–3:30 p.m.
Wednesday, July 11/1–2:30 p.m.
Truro
Drop in to Cumming Hall, C A Douglas Room, at one of the following times to connect via video conference:
Monday, July 9/10 a.m.–11:30 a.m.
Tuesday, July 10/2–3:30 p.m.
For more information, contact Mike Duggan (Mike.Duggan@Dal.Ca) with the Dal Libraries’ Instructional Technologies team.
Sandy Dwyer accepts the award from Dr. Florizone.
Last night, the Dal Libraries proudly accepted the Healthy Workplace Award at the Legacy Awards. Sandy Dwyer, chair of the Dal Libraries Health & Wellness Committee, accepted the award on the Libraries’ behalf. Throughout the year, the staff of the Dal Libraries take part in numerous activities that touch on the six pillars of health: physical, mental/emotional, interpersonal/social, intellectual, spiritual, environmental, and workload management.
The award itself was hand-crafted by two Nova Scotian artists: Lisa Martin-Cole, owner of The Jeremiah Tree, in Amherst; and Allan Carver, an artist from Hubbards.
We’ve revamped the layout on our LibGuides to make them easier to use. Check them out, and happy researching! dal.ca.libguides.com
The old layout featured gold accents and a two column layout.
The new layout features the purple from Dalhousie’s extended colour palette as an accent and favours one wide column over two.
This past weekend, the Dal Libraries participated in Doors Open Halifax, an annual event that makes free access to buildings of historical, contemporary or architectural significance to the general public. We welcomed nearly 1,500 visitors to our exhibit over the weekend.
Since we’re celebrating Dal 200 all year, the team in the Archives pulled out all the stops and put together a display including historical documents and binders of hundreds of photographs from Dal’s history, as well as materials from some of our others collections such as items relating to Neptune Theatre, the Olands, the Bluenose, and the Nova Scotia Tattoo.
We were thrilled to be in Halifax Hall at City Hall for this special event, which in itself was a nod to Dal’s history as City Hall sits on the site of the original Dalhousie College. Thank you to our friends at City Hall for sharing your venue with us. Thank you also to our friends at the Dalhousie Art Gallery for loaning us the beautiful cases that allowed us to safely display some original documents that we generally don’t get to put on display.
Finally, thanks to all of you for coming to see us on the weekend. We were thrilled to share these treasures from our collection with you.
Double click on a photo to enlarge. Photos by Creighton Barrett.
At Dal Libraries, one of the ways we exercise accountability to the community we serve and to the goals of Dalhousie is through our assessment program.
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Through assessment, we evaluate the needs and behaviours of our user community; how our services, resources and spaces meet those needs; and what impact the Dal Libraries have on institutional goals.
A full description of our assessment program,
along with links to current projects, reports, recommendations, follow-up actions, and interactive data visualizations can be viewed on the new Library Assessment section of the Dal Libraries website. Content will be regularly added and updated, so visit the assessment page often.
Linda Bedwell is the Coordinator of Assessment for the Dalhousie Libraries.
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Compute Canada/Acenet and Dalhousie Libraries are teaming up to offer a two-day workshop on using Compute Canada’s cloud environment for researchers in the social sciences and humanities, with a particular focus to those who might be thinking about, or currently working in the Digital Humanities. The workshop is limited to faculty members and graduate students at Halifax-based universities affiliated with Compute Canada.
What: Cloud Powering Digital Humanities Research workshop
Where: 6135 University Avenue, McCain Building, Room 2018, Dalhousie University
When: May 14 & 15, 9 a.m.–4:30 p.m.
Course website: https://cgeroux.github.io/DAL_2018/
Registration is free and limited to 20 participants from Halifax-based CFI-eligible institutions
Register here: https://goo.gl/forms/YGPThKosnZouBLOs2
For any questions regarding the workshop, please contact chris.geroux@ace-net.ca
For the 4th year, the Dalhousie Libraries is offering Research Bootcamp, a suite of sessions designed for teaching and research assistants and graduate students. If you or someone you know could benefit from developing effective and efficient information management techniques and literature search skills to support research endeavors, please share this information with them.
Sessions will run from May 14–June 6 and will cover: library basics; literature reviews (searching and writing); citation tools; writing abstracts & grant proposals; copyright, open access & predatory publishers; legal resources; business and competitive intelligence resources, PubMed and other health sciences databases; humanities resources; Canadian data and stats; grey literature; research data management; Excel; data visualization; and conference posters. Complete session list and descriptions are available at http://dal.ca.libguides.com/ResearchBootcamp/2018/Schedule
Faculty can recommend the workshops to their RAs/TAs or register on their behalf. Participants can attend most sessions in-person in Halifax (various Halifax campus locations) or via video conferencing at the Agricultural Campus or DMNB.
Event website, including schedule, session descriptions, FAQs http://dal.ca.libguides.com/ResearchBootcamp
Exam season will soon be upon us! Extended hours and Night Owls* have begun at the Dalhousie Libraries. Consult the hours widget on the landing page of libraries.dal.ca to get the hours of Dal Libraries location of your choice.
*Night Owls is available Sundays–Thursdays in the Killam and CHEB locations. All Dalhousie & King’s students are welcome, but after midnight you’ll need your DalCard for access.
Please note: Hours in the W.K. Kellogg Health Sciences Library (Tupper location) and the Wallace McCain Learning Commons will not be extended during exams.