Are we missing something you’d like us to have? We welcome your suggestions! Use our online form to Recommend a Purchase–if you enter your contact info we’ll notify you if we acquire your suggested item.
THANK YOU For Taking Our Survey
We’d like to say a sincere “Thank you!” to the 921 Dalhousie faculty, students and staff who completed our LibQUAL+ Lite survey. Many of you also took the time to write thoughtful comments, which are of particular value to us.
Over the coming months we’ll be analyzing this rich data, and will keep you informed of any relevant results. In the meantime you can take a look at changes/improvements we’ve made in response to previous LibQUAL surveys on our We Hear You webpage.
Library Survey Last Call!
If you’ve already completed our LibQUAL+ Lite survey–THANK YOU! if you haven’t, this is your last chance to tell us how we’re doing and suggest ways we can make the Dal Libraries better. Give us 6 – 8 minutes of your time and you could win one of many great prizes, including dinner for two at It’s All Greek To Me. Our survey runs until midnight Friday March 19.
You’ll find links to the LibQUAL+ survey on our homepage, on all library workstations, and right here at LibQUAL+ Lite 2010.
Help Us Make the Libraries Better!
The Dalhousie Libraries are constantly changing to meet the needs of our users—but we can’t do it without you.
From March 1 – 19 the Libraries are running a campus-wide online survey to find out what your perceptions and expectations are of our services. Some of you may have done the LibQUAL+ survey in 2007—this time we’re running a shorter version called LibQUAL+ Lite, which should take no more than 8 minutes to complete. Include your email and you could win one of many prizes, including a $100 certificate for dinner at It’s All Greek To Me.
Some of the changes we’ve made as a direct result of responses to our previous surveys can be seen on our “We Hear You” webpage.
The Dalhousie Libraries thank you for taking the time to complete our survey—your responses are invaluable to us!
The Libraries Need Your Feedback!
The Dalhousie Libraries are constantly changing to meet the needs of our users—but we can’t do it without you!
From March 1- 19 the Libraries will be running a campus-wide online survey to find out what your perceptions and expectations are of our services. Some of you may have taken the LibQUAL+ survey in 2007—this time we’re running a shorter version called LibQUAL+ Lite, which should take no more than 8 minutes to complete. And you could win one of many prizes, including a $100 certificate for dinner at It’s All Greek To Me!
Watch for the link to the survey on our homepage and on Learning Commons workstation desktops at all four libraries. We thank you in advance for taking the time to complete the Dal Libraries’ survey!
Black History Month Kickoff
The Dal Libraries are kicking off Black History Month with a celebration of Blacks in Nova Scotia. We have a wealth of resources online and on the shelf for you to discover, so keep an eye on this site!
Canada Post has just issued a commemorative stamp featuring Nova Scotian William Hall (1829-1904), the first Black to be awarded the Victoria Cross. Our rich digital collection Historical Roots: Blacks in Nova Scotia includes the full text of a biography of Hall by Bridglal Pachai. William Hall: Winner of the Victorian Cross is filled with local history and well illustrated with photos and maps.
The celebration begins!
eBooks Day at Dal
EBOOKS DAY AT DAL
Tuesday January 26, 2010
9 – 10:30 am, Killam Library Lobby
11 am – noon, Kellogg Health Sciences Library, Boniuk Reading Room
1:00 – 2:00 pm, Sexton Design & Technology Library Lobby
Did you know that the Dalhousie Libraries provide access to over 97,000 electronic books, in every subject area?
Ebooks offer many great features you may not be aware of. Join us for a day of discussion and information sharing at “eBooks Day at Dal,” a special event hosted by the Dalhousie Libraries in partnership with publishers Elsevier and Springer. Publisher reps will be on hand to answer your questions and give out cool freebies.
Complete the short ebook survey and you could win an iPod Shuffle! Click here to complete the survey online.
Free coffee and pastries will be provided at all libraries.
Ian Colford WHIPS @ Killam
Ian Colford, Assistant University Librarian Collections and author of the award-winning story collection Evidence, will be hosting one of the sessions at WHIPS (Write Here In Plain Sight) in the Killam on January 22. “Witness the horror, the struggle, and the triumph of writing as it is practiced.” Open to everyone, and you can ask questions while you watch creativity in action!
Library Renaissance
An article in today’s Globe and Mail celebrates the new library, “a place that has gone from silent biblio-temple to wired town square. ”
Upcoming RefWorks Basics Sessions
The Dalhousie Libraries are offering a number of hands-on RefWorks workshops this term. The following sessions will all be held in Room G70, main floor, Killam Library. We’ll show you how to:
• create a RefWorks account
• import references from a database search
• add citations to your Word document
• generate a final bibliography in whatever citation style you wish
Thursday January 21 11:30- 1:00
Saturday January 30 11:00-12:30
Thursday February 11 1:00- 2:30
Monday February 15 9:30-11:00
Tuesday March 2 1:00-2:30
Registration is required and limited to 12 participants. Please email Carol.Richardson@dal.ca indicating which of the sessions you wish to attend.