Dalhousie campuses (Halifax and Truro) and King’s are closing at noon today due to weather conditions. Afternoon and evening classes are cancelled.
Check here for more detailed information : http://www.dal.ca/storm.html
Recent title changes in Stat!Ref
Recently, there have been two title changes in Dalhousie’s Stat!Ref ebook package:
1. ACP Medicine is now known as Scientific American Medicine
2. ACP PIER is now called ACP Smart Medicine
Both of these titles can be found by searching the list of library databases; they will also be added to WorldCatLocal soon.
Dalhousie Libraries’ Joe Wickens to Be the New Relais Administrator for the Council of Atlantic University Libraries (CAUL)
Joe Wickens, Document Delivery Head at the W. K. Kellogg Health Sciences Library, will soon be taking on an additional regional role—in March, Joe will succeed Katie Puxley, from Mount Saint University Library, as the Relais Administrator for CAUL.
RelaisILL is the software developed by the Ottawa company Relais International and is used by the Document Delivery (often referred to as Interlibrary Loan) departments at all of the libraries of the 17 CAUL universities. The consortial use of the software expedites and enhances the effective sharing of books, articles and other material amongst the CAUL libraries as well as libraries worldwide.
The Dalhousie Libraries were one of the three founding members of the CAUL Document Delivery Group (CAUL DDG) which began using the Relais software in 2000. Staff have played lead roles and been actively involved in its development and use since that date.
Joe Wickens graduating with his Master of Library and Information Studies degree in 2010.
Joe’s primary duty as the Relais Administrator for CAUL will be to act as the point person on any Relais issues and troubleshooting or directing those issues to staff at Relais International. Other duties will include ensuring effective communication between CAUL and Relais International, assisting with the training of CAUL members, investigation of technical enhancements with Relais International, liaising with other Document Delivery consortia, and coordinating Document Delivery policy development with CAUL.
Joe has been involved with Document Delivery at Dalhousie for almost 13 years. During that time, he has witnessed a number of advances that have allowed for a steady increase in the quality of the Document Delivery service to patrons. Chief among those advances are the capabilities provided to users and libraries by using the RelaisILL software.
“I am very pleased to be taking on the role of Relais Administrator on behalf of CAUL and welcome this opportunity to further assist in both the daily running of that valuable service as well as helping to identify and implement improvements in the future,” said Joe. “I see this current assignment as an ideal opportunity to take a greater role in contributing to the progress of the Document Delivery services at the CAUL institutions.”
In addition to this new role Joe will continue to provide reference backup services, subject selection for several areas in the health sciences, cataloguing and metadata control, and coordination and direction of in-house digitization projects.
Elaine MacInnis, Associate University Librarian, Access Services; and Gwyn Pace, Document Delivery Librarian, will be supporting Joe in his new CAUL role.
Kellogg Library Book-a-Tech Pilot Service
Have a laptop, mobile, wireless or general computer problem…but don’t want to make the trip to the Killam Helpdesk? The Kellogg Health Sciences Library is piloting a new Book-a-Tech pilot service and it may be just what you need…
The Kellogg Library has an on-site computer technician three times a week and this new service will allow you to reserve some of their time to help you solve your tech problems starting Monday January 13th.
To book your time with a computer expert just go to our Online Study Room Booking System and look for the BOOK-A-TECH option. Reserve your time and bring your device and/or question to the Kellogg Service Counter at your appointment time.
The Book-a-Tech service will be available at the Kellogg Library during the following times:
• Monday 8:30 – 11:30 am
• Wednesday 1:00- 4:00 pm
• Friday 1:00- 4:00 pm
We’ll be interested to hear if you find this pilot service useful, so let us know.
Changes made to the “Articles” search
If you’ve been using Prowler to search for articles, you will find that the next time you select “Articles” from the drop-down menu in the search box on the Dal Libraries’ home page, the discovery tool has been updated to World Cat Local. The page that you’re used to seeing:
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will now look like this:
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You might notice that occasionally book chapters will appear in the results with the articles. This is because when you use this tool to search for articles, the results are very broad, to match the large diversity of information available, instead of being as specific as possible to match your precise needs.
What is searched when you select “Articles”?
When you select “Articles” from the drop-down menu, these are the resources that are searched:
– Academic Search Premier
– Art Index
– BioMed Central
– Business Source Complete
– Humanities Index
– IEEE Publications Database
– Institute of Physics eJournals and Archive
– LegalTrac
– MEDLINE
– MLA International Bibliography
– Political Science Complete
– PsycARTICLES
– ScienceDirect
– WorldCat.org
Please note that this is not a comprehensive list of resources that Dalhousie Libraries has access to.
This list may change based on usage statistics and general performance of the searches. For those using the “Articles” tab, we are trying to provide as fast a search as possible on as many resources as possible without making you wait too long to see results.
Search Options
The “Articles” tab is useful because it does a broad, fast search, and the results are drawn from many disciplines. For more specific results, it is better to go to the right database for your needs. The best thing you can do is to talk to a Dalhousie librarian today about how you can search smarter to meet your needs. Go to any service point or use the Live Help chat feature at libraries.dal.ca to talk with a librarian about your research.
Halifax Campuses closed today (Fri., Jan 3)
Dalhousie’s Halifax Campuses will be closed for the day due to weather conditions. For more information, visit http://www.dal.ca/storm.html
Happy holidays from the Dal Libraries!
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!
Holiday Hours at the Dalhousie Libraries
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.
Storm notices for Sunday, December 15
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.
Storm notice from the Kellogg Health Sciences Library
The WK Kellogg Health Sciences Library will be closed today due to storm conditions. Other Dalhousie Libraries may remain open. Please check before you set out.