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GIS Centre How-To Videos

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The GIS Centre has created how-to videos for accessing sentinel data using ArcGIS Pro and showing realistic trees using ArcGIS Pro.

Accessing Sentinel Data Using ArcGIS Pro – Sentinel data is satellite data available through the European Space Agency. This video reviews the Sentinel satellite missions and how to bring Sentinel 2 data into ArcGIS Pro for visualization and analysis. The demo is using ArcGIS Pro version 3.2.2.

Showing Realistic Trees in ArcGIS Pro – This video walks through the process of bringing in publicly available data, preparing data for visualization, and using Rule Packages to create a Realistic 3D view of trees in ArcGIS Pro (Scene). The demo is done with ArcGIS Pro version 3.2.2 and utilizes the Spatial Analyst extension.

Check out the videos below or on our Youtube channel.

May 5 is Red Dress Day

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Seven red dresses hang on a line.

The Red Dress Day exhibit in the Ko’jua Okuom in the Killam Memorial Library.

May 5 is Red Dress Day,  a day of honouring missing and murdered Indigenous people.

Learn more about Red Dress Day.

Learn more about missing and murdered Indigenous women and girls (MMIWG) by reading the Final Report of the National Inquiry into Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls.

Register for Research Camp

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Are you a graduate student, research assistant, or teaching assistant looking to develop your research skills? Research Camp is a comprehensive program that will take you through the research process from literature searching and writing all the way to publication.

The program is open to any student, faculty, or staff member at Dalhousie, but is specifically tailored to graduate students.

Research Camp will be offered as a series of online modules on Brightspace and live online sessions. Modules may include short video lectures and interactive exercises to help you brush up on your literature searching, writing, information management, and research skills.

By registering for this program, you will have access to all of the pre-recorded modules beginning on May 13, 2024. You also have the option to register for sessions in the program that will be delivered live (online) in May and June.

Students receive badges for completing modules in Research Camp and badges accumulated toward certificates. For a full list of available certificates, see the Certificate page on the Research Camp website.

Registration is open now, and access starts on May 13, 2024. To self-register for the program:

  • Log into Brightspace
  • In the Academic Support menu, select Self-registration
  • From the list of courses, find and select Research Camp 2024-2025

To register for live sessions, visit the Dal Libraries events calendar.

Visit the program website for the schedule, module descriptions, and FAQs.

Congrats to our libraries survey draw winners!

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We are pleased to announce that we had 4,359 entries in our survey draw! Thanks very much to everyone who provided their valuable feedback.

On February 27, Michael Vandenburg, Dean of Libraries, and Elaine MacInnis, Associate Dean of Library Services, participated in the libraries survey winners draw.

Two names were randomly drawn – congrats to Dana Melli who won the $300 Visa gift card, and to Angus Rhodes who won the $500 Best Buy gift card!

 

Alternative Quiet Space for Meditation/Prayer During Construction

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From April 15 to June 24, 2024, the designated quiet space (room 3105) in the Killam Library will be closed due to construction related to the Killam Retrofit project.

Below are some alternative designated quiet spaces for students and staff:

Studley Campus

  • LeMarchant Place (Room 2302)
  • Student Union Building (Room B22)

Sexton Campus

  • Next to Sexton Gym (Room J125A)

Non-designated quiet spaces might include the study rooms in the Life Sciences Centre (LSC), or the study commons in the Mona Campbell building and the Wallace McCain Learning Commons. 

Visit Dal’s Multi-Faith Services website for more information.

MacRae Library Research Poster Competition 

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By Alison Brierley

Attention all students! You are invited to take part in the first-ever MacRae Library Research Poster Competition. This is an opportunity to share your work with others, learn more about research, and win one of three gift card prizes. 

Submit Your Research 

To register for the competition, complete the online application form by March 15 and prepare a digital or print version of your research poster* to present at a lightning talk event on March 27.

Your digital posters will be presented to lightning talk attendees as QR codes so be sure to create your poster so that it is scalable for mobile devices. If you would like to showcase a print version of your research poster, it must be submitted to the MacRae Library front desk by 12 pm on March 22.

This competition is open to all undergraduate, graduate students, and post-docs on the Truro Campus including Truro Start students. No previous publishing or presentation experience is required and your research can explore any topic.  

Vote for the Winners 

On March 27, from 6:00-8:00 p.m., researchers will present their posters at a lightning talk event in the MacRae Library program rooms (218/219). Audience members will vote for their favourite presentations using a scoring rubric and the top three posters will receive a gift card! A celebratory reception with food and refreshments will follow. 

Can’t make the event? Posters will be on display at the MacRae Library from March 22 – April 5. 

We want to bring together students and postdocs from across the Truro campus to share their knowledge and help to build community. We look forward to your submissions and hearing more about your work! 

Important Dates 

  • March 15 – Competition registration deadline
  • March 22 – Deadline to submit print posters (12 p.m.)
  • March 27 – Lightning talks and reception (6-8 p.m.) 

If you have any questions, please reach out to Jaclyn Chambers Page at jchamberspage@dal.ca. 

*Curious about how to prepare a poster presentation?

Sign up for Research Camp, an online, asynchronous program created by Dal Libraries with support from the Writing Centre. Research Camp covers all the elements of research, from basic to advanced skills with video lectures, interactive exercises, and more. Included is a special module on Poster Presentations in the “Presenting and Publishing Research” section. 

Self-register in Brightspace by clicking Academic Support > Self-registration> Online Community – Research Camp 2023-2024. You can enroll anytime and complete as many modules as you wish. 

Contest Terms and Conditions: 

The competition submission form opens on March 1, 2024, at 8 a.m. and closes on March 15, 2024, at 11:59pm. A digital or print copy of the entrant’s poster must be received by the MacRae Library by March 22, 2024, at 4 pm. The lightning talk is from 6 – 8 pm. Entrants must have reached the age of majority in their province of residence and must be an active full- or part-time Dalhousie University students at the Truro Campus.

Three (3) Prizes are available to be won. All entries must be submitted before 11:59 pm March 15, 2024, via submission form ( https://forms.office.com/r/VL3TUGmqLn). Three (3) winners will be selected from all entries based on the scoring rubric attached to the full Competition Rules in Appendix A by 8 p.m. March 27, 2024. The winners will be contacted in person at the event, or via their provided contact information if they are no longer present. Odds of winning are dependent on the number of eligible entries received and the quality of an entrant’s poster based on their score as determined using the scoring rubric. No purchase is required. First prize is a $100 Amazon gift card. Second prize is a $50 Amazon gift card. Third prize is a $25 Amazon gift card.  Winners must claim their prize between the time of notification and April 5 or will forfeit their prize.

View full contest terms and conditions (login required). 

 

New! Dal authors can publish for free in eligible Oxford University Press journals

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By Hailey Wills

We are pleased to announce that, through our ongoing partnership with the Canadian Research Knowledge Network (CRKN), Dal authors can access discounted or no article processing charges (APCs) when publishing in eligible Oxford University Press journals.

Because the cost of open access (OA) publishing is packaged with the Libraries’ subscriptions, there are no additional costs to Dalhousie authors. Dal authors can benefit from unlimited OA publishing in over 350 Oxford University Press hybrid journals with no article processing charges. There is also a 10% discount on article processing charges when publishing in Oxford’s gold open access journals. The agreement extends from January 1, 2024, to December 31, 2026.

More details, including eligible journals and how to apply for the waiver or discount, are available on our Open Access LibGuide page.

Publish for Free in PLOS Biology

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By Alison Brierley

You can now publish in PLOS Biology at no cost! PLOS Biology, the flagship journal in life sciences and biological studies from Public Library of Science is now author processing charge (APC) free through an agreement with Dal Libraries. As part of this initiative, all Dalhousie researchers serving as corresponding authors will have their fees waived when publishing in PLOS Biology. The goal of this agreement is to make open access publishing options more accessible to Dalhousie University authors.

How Does it Work?

When submitting your publication in PLOS Biology, indicate your Dalhousie institutional affiliation in the submission system. This ensures you will not be invoiced for any article processing fees if you are the corresponding author.

If the corresponding author is not part of Dalhousie or an institution with a PLOS Biology agreement, but at least one of the manuscript’s co-authors is affiliated, a 25% discount is available towards the non-member publishing fee.

Learn More

Please note: this agreement applies only to PLOS Biology and PLOS Medicine; it does not apply to any other PLOS titles like PLOS One.

For more information about this and other APC discounts and waivers, contact your subject librarian or visit the online Open Access Libguide.

New! Sign in to ORCID with your Dal Credentials

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You can now log in to ORCID using your NetID and password – one less password to remember! 

Why an ORCID? Why a researcher profile? 

ORCID provides a unique, personal identification number (like a DOI, but for you as an author) as well as the option to have a publicly available web profile highlighting your professional activities. An ORCID is useful for many reasons: 

  • Many funding agencies require it. 
  • Journals often require authors to submit their ORCIDs with their manuscripts – in fact, some journals accept ORCID login in as part of their submission process. 
  • ORCID numbers can be useful for ensuring all of your work is attributed to you, and not someone with a similar name. 
  • You can use ORCID to feed and display your research on your faculty website, lab, etc. 
  • Your public profile can be adjusted to reflect publications, grant awards, and other professional contributions that you want to highlight for prospective employers, funders, or collaborators. 

Sign in to ORCID with Your Dalhousie Credentials 

How to Register or Link an Existing Account to Your NetID 

Registration for an ORCID identifier is free and fast: 

1) Go to https://orcid.org/signin and you and select “Access through your institution.”  

2) Identify your institution as Dalhousie University and log in using your NetID and password.

3) If you are brand new to ORCID, select “Register now” and it will walk you through the short steps to create an account.

4) If you are not new to ORCID, enter your ORCID number and password where indicated to link to your existing Dalhousie NetID for easier logging in.

For more information on ORCID, please see the Scholarly Communications LibGuide. 

Please contact the Scholarly Communications team at scholary.communications@dal.ca if you have any questions about ORCID or the sign-on options. 

January is Tamil Heritage Month

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January is Tamil Heritage Month in Canada – it’s a month to celebrate and learn more about the history, culture, resilience, and strength embodied by Tamil communities nationwide.

The theme for this year’s Tamil Heritage Month is Our Memories, Our Truths, Our Paths Forward: Tamil Identity.

இந்த ஆண்டின் தமிழ் மரபு மாதத்திற்கான கருப்பொருள், “எங்கள் நினைவுகள், நமது உண்மைகள், நமது முன்னோக்கி செல்ல வேண்டிய பாதைகள்: தமிழர் அடையாளம்.”

From the statement from the Government of Canada: “Canada’s Tamil community is one of the largest outside Asia, thanks in part to the Canadian government’s initiatives and policies, starting in 1983, that helped people fleeing violence find safety and security here in Canada. Ever since, Tamil Canadians have helped build the Canada we know and love today. They saw Canada as a place of opportunity, and got right to work opening businesses, starting media outlets and running grassroots organizations to serve their communities and strengthen our country. Their contributions in academia, literature and science have made our communities and our country stronger.”

Reading Recommendations

Learn more about Tamil Canadian communities and culture, and how a significant number of Tamils arrived to Canada as refugees in this year’s Dal Read’s selection The Boat People by Sharon Bala.

We have also created a book display at the Killam Library across from the service point desk with books about Tamil culture, language, and heritage. Check it out in person or visit our the Tamil Heritage Month resources in our catalogue.

 

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