The Sexton Writing Centre has closed for the summer. Students who would like help with their writing can email or call the main office in the Killam at:
writingcentre@dal.ca
Phone: 494-1963
Knovel Libcast Launched
The Sexton Library has launched the Searching for ebooks in Knovel LibCast.
Knovel is a digital library of interactive engineering, science and technology books.
Killam Summer 2009 Hours
Effective Tuesday, April 28 – Wednesday, September 9:
Monday – Thursday 8 am – 9 pm
Friday 8 am – 6 pm
Saturday & Sunday 12 noon – 5 pm
The Library will be CLOSED on the following holidays:
Victoria Day (Monday May 18)
Canada Day (Wednesday July 1)
Natal Day (Monday August 3)
Labour Day (Monday September 7)
Does Facebook use mean lower grades?
The use of Facebook, and other social networking sites, on the Learning Commons workstations has recently become a topic of discussion. Opinions range from one extreme to the other. Some view Facebook as an essential tool that helps a person in their day-to-day life (including school), whilst others feel it is an unnecessary waste of time and University resources, and should be banned in the Learning Commons.
I came across an interesting article regarding some research by Ohio State University.
Study finds link between Facebook use and lower grades in college
Interesting reading – the study doesn’t actually say that use of Facebook leads to less studying and lower grades, but that there is a relationship. Surely every generation has had their own distractions which affect their studies? Is Facebook any different, or are other factors involved? Has use of social networking sites had a detrimental effect on your studies? Should Facebook be allowed, or blocked, on the Learning Commons workstations?
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Cochrane Library Available to All Canadians
High quality information on health interventions is now freely available to all Canadians through the Cochrane Library for a trial period of nine months ending December 2009. This pilot project is a joint initiative of the Canadian Cochrane Network and Centre and the Canadian Health Libraries Association / Association des bibliothèques de la santé du Canada (CHLA/ABSC). This project has been built on local library initiatives across Canada that made the Cochrane Library available to universities, health authorities and other organizations.
Locally, the Cochrane Library has been available to all the citizens of of Nova Scotia (through the Atlantic Health Knowledge Partnership) and New Brunswick. Nationally, Saskatchewan, NWT, Nunavat and Yukon also have had access for all citizens. To achieve this national license, the total expenditure for Canada had to be “topped up” by only 10%, illustrating remarkable cost effectiveness through partnering.
The systematic reviews in the Cochrane Library are considered to be the best quality evidence for what works and what doesn’t in many health care interventions/treatments. Now any Canadian connected to the Internet can access these reviews and other types of health care information. Cochrane reviews, while written for health care professionals, include easy to read summaries written for the lay person. As always, however, one should never use health information without first consulting with your physician.
To access the best online resource on health treatments, go to www.thecochranelibrary.com
Read the press release from the Canadian Cochrane Network and Centre. Listen here for our podcast announcement by the Director of the Canadian Cochrane Network and Centre, Dr Jeremy Grimshaw.
For assistance in using the Cochrane Library visit your local Health Sciences Library. For more information on this project, visit the Canadian Health Libraries Association website.
Kellogg Writing Centre closed for the summer
The Kellogg Writing Centre has closed for the summer. Students who would like help with their writing can email or call the main office in the Killam at:
writingcentre@dal.ca
494-1963
Their exam hours are: Mon-Fri 10:00-6:00
After April 17 the hours are Mon-Fri 12:00-4:00
Colford Wins Atlantic Book Award
Ian Colford, Dalhousie’s Assistant University Librarian Collections, has just won the 2009 Margaret and John Savage First Book Award for his debut short story collection Evidence (Porcupine’s Quill, 2008). Winners of the Atlantic Book Awards were announced on April 15 at a gala ceremony held at the Alderney Landing Theatre in Dartmouth. The event, co-hosted by author and CBC Radio host Stephanie Domet and actor/humorist Bill Carr, conferred nine awards in a celebration of Atlantic Canadian writing and book publishing.
The stories in Evidence draw upon Colford’s travels in Italy, Turkey, Greece, and Portugal. Also nominated were Catherine Banks’ Governor-General’s Award-winning play, Bone Cage (Playwrights Canada Press) and Mark Blagrave’s novel, Silver Salts (Cormorant Books). Colford’s Evidence has also been shortlisted for the prestigious Thomas Head Raddall Fiction Prize, winner to be announced at the Atlantic Ink Writers Festival in May. Congratulations Ian!
New e-books for MDConsult – free trial
Elsevier has released 10 new e-book collections via MD-Consult. Click on the MDConsult link below to view the complimentary editions. Access is from on and off campus, through MDConsult but due to a limited number of concurrent users, please use the EXIT button to log off when you are through.
Once connected, click on the “Open Generic Account” button, and then click on the “Books” tab.
Trial ends May 5, 2009
Extended Hours for Exam Period
The Dalhousie Libraries are offering extended hours as follows:
Sexton Library (effective April 6 – April 24)
Monday – Friday 8 am – 12 am
Saturday 9 am – 12 am
Sunday 10 am – 12 am
Kellogg Library (Effective April 13 – 30)
Monday-Friday 7am – 11pm
Saturday 9am – 9pm
Sunday 10am – 11pm
Killam Library (effective April 4 – April 27)
Open every day from 8 am until midnight