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GISciences Centre’s Lunchless Learn Series, Fall 2015

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The GIS Centre’s Lunchless Learn Series is back for the fall term! These are hands-on tutorials, held around lunchtime, open to all on campus (without the food).

A GIS, or Geographic Information System, is “a computer system for capturing, storing, checking, integrating, manipulating, analyzing and displaying data relating to positions on earth’s surface.” In other words, it’s an easy and fun way to look at the world differently.

This series gives people a taste of what GIS is and how it can be used. We are offering the same session at different times and locations, so choose the one that fits your schedule best. These sessions are meant to be self-contained; after the intro session–take only the topics that are of interest to you.

Due to the high level of interest in these sessions, we ask you to sign up for each session. To sign up, contact gis@dal.ca

Intro – First Encounters of the GIS Kind

Mon. Sept. 21/15
1:30-3:00pm
Killam Library – G70

Tues. Sept. 22/15
1:00-2:30pm
Sexton Campus – C Building room C300

Wed. Sept. 23/15
11:30-1:00pm
Killam Library – G70

Data – So you want to make a map – Where and How to Find Data

Mon. Sept. 28/15
1:30-3:30pm
Killam Library – G70

Tues. Sept. 29/15
1:00-2:30pm
Sexton Campus –C Building room C300

Raster – How to become a Raster Master

Tues. Oct. 13/15
1:00-2:30pm
Sexton Campus –C Building room C300

Mon. Oct. 19/15
1:30-3:00pm
Killam Library – G70

Carto – Maps – The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly

Tues. Oct. 20/15
1:00-2:30pm
Sexton Campus –C Building room C300

Mon. Oct. 26/15
1:30-3:00pm
Killam Library – G70
ArcGIS Online – GIS that’s in the Cloud(s)!

Mon. Nov. 2/15
1:30-3:00pm
Killam Library – G70

Tues. Nov. 3/15
1:00-2:30pm
Sexton Campus – C Building room C300

And don’t forget, the GISciences Centre is located on the fifth floor of the Killam Library.

Intern Profiles 2015: Alanna McLellan, Sexton Design and Technology Library

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Alanna McLellan comes to the Dalhousie Libraries all the way from Vancouver, BC!

She attended Simon Fraser University where she earned her Bachelor’s Degree studying History and Humanities and a Certificate in Liberal Arts

“Prior to moving out to Nova Scotia, I had an internship at the SFU Museum of Archaeology and Ethnology and worked as a library assistant at a public library,” says Alanna. “From these experiences, I knew I was pursuing the right career path in the field of information.

Alanna enrolled in the MLIS program because she has a passion for helping connect people with the information they need and want.

“I was intrigued by the MLIS program at Dalhousie University in particular because of its placement within the Faculty of Management, and its course content that covers traditional and non-traditional aspects of the information field,” says Alanna. “I also wanted to live and experience a different part of Canada, and Halifax was a city of interest with its east coast culture, while still being near an ocean.”

This Summer Alanna helped organize the library after extensive renovations in late spring. She also provided research assistance at the reference desk and worked on several projects including: designing posters and handouts, a new virtual tour of the library, processing and cataloguing donations, and helped with the migration of the librarians’ subject guides on the LibGuides platform.

“The experience at Sexton Design and Technology Library and the MLIS program has widened my perspective on what I hope to do after graduation. I continue to be passionate about public librarianship, but my interest in working in academic libraries has also grown enormously this past year,” says Alanna. “This is an exciting field to be a part of, and as I enter my final year, I am looking forward to different opportunities as I continue to learn more about the challenges and innovations in the information field.”

Library Access to BMJ Best Practice Renewed

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Following some helpful feedback from students and faculty, Dalhousie Libraries have renewed the subscription to BMJ Best Practice for the remainder of this year and will be renewing for the next subscription year as well.

This fall, Dalhousie Libraries will be trialing an updated version of another evidence based resource, Dynamed Plus.

We will again be looking for your advice on the value of Dynamed Plus to your work and its place in our suite of evidence based resources

Intern Profiles 2015: Michelle Boychuck, Killam Memorial Library

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Michelle comes to us from Edmonton, Alberta. She has a Bachelor of Arts with a major in English from the University of Alberta.

She chose Dalhousie mainly with location in mind—“I wanted to see what life was like on the east coast, to expand my theory of mind and learn more about the fullness of this country. Additionally, the focus of Dalhousie’s MLIS program on management alongside more classic skills appealed to me because of its wider situational applicability,” says Michelle.

Over the summer, she has been working on several different projects, but they all share roots in collections management. Working with Kat Felix, the other Killam Intern, a bookmark has been created which explains the meaning of the Library of Congress call numbers and which floor of the Killam each letter is on. She’s also assisted in the move from Libguides V1 to V2.

“I’m not exactly sure what I would like to do after graduation–I’m hoping this final year of studies will help me focus my passion–but I am finding myself gravitating towards digital collections, curation, preservation and all the technical skills that go along with those areas,” says Michelle.

Cambridge University Press ejournals down

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We are experiencing problems with the  Cambridge journal online website at the moment. The provider is working on solutions to restore access, and have confirmed that it could take several days before all functionalities are made available again.

Intern Season 2015

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Every summer, the Dalhousie Libraries welcome students from Dal’s Master of Library and Information Studies program for internships. Working with these bright and enthusiastic individuals is one of our favourite things about summer at the Dalhousie Libraries!  Over the next week, we’ll be featuring profiles of these fantastic folks here on our blog, highlighting the great work they’re doing to make the libraries better. Keep checking back regularly!

Issue resolved: ProQuest databases and full text access temporarily unavailable

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Update: August 26 – This issue has been resolved. Thank you for your patience!

Some ProQuest databases and access to full text content are temporarily unavailable. The Libraries are working with ProQuest to restore access as quickly as possible.

 

Go Online with Your Reading List: eReserves Service for Faculty

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Make course-related articles and book chapters available electronically to your students! The Dalhousie Libraries are offering faculty an option to have links to licensed e-content added to their reading lists and uploaded to BbLearn or Brightspace (for the Faculties of Agriculture,  Management (CFAME), Architecture and Planning and Health Professions [Social Work programs] ) by one of the Dal Libraries’ staff, with copyright clearance obtained if possible.

You can do this online via the Reserve page on our website.

  • Go to the Reserves page and select the appropriate library submission form
  • Login and fill in the brief course particulars
  • Choose “Upload Reading List for OWL” (you still have the option to fill out our regular form for “In-Library Reserves” if you don’t want your list annotated and added to your BbLearn/Brightspace course)

And that’s it! Once you’ve submitted your list, Libraries’ staff will create persistent URLs for electronic items and post the list to BbLearn or Brightspace for you.

A note of caution: Some publishers limit the number of readers who can use an ebook at the same time. This publisher-controlled limitation can make ebooks challenging to use as textbooks. Before adding one of the Libraries’ ebooks to your syllabus, check with your library liaison who can work with the Libraries’ Resources team to determine if a particular ebook will meet your needs. Not sure who your library liaison is? Check this list: http://util.library.dal.ca/Subspecialists/

We work with paper as well! We’ll seek copyright clearance for print material—articles and book chapters—through our Copyright Services Coordinator and then scan and upload the items into BbLearn or Brightspace. If we’re not able to obtain copyright clearance, the material will be placed on Reserve at the Service Point/Circulation Desk of your selected library and you will be notified of this change.

By offering this service the Libraries are hoping to build new partnerships with faculty, meet the students where they are, and provide quick and reliable access to library resources. We also hope you find it useful!

Note: Please allow at least 2 weeks for your reading lists to be processed. Lists are processed in the order in which they are received.For further information or to get started, please contact:

  • Nancy Melvin, Killam Memorial Library, 494-2147
  • Jan Pelley, Kellogg Health Sciences Library, 494-3895
  • Jolene Reid, MacRae Library, 902-893-4578
  • Amanda Sparks, Sexton Design & Technology Library, 494-6095
  • Please contact the Dunn Law Library directly for Reserve information at that location.
  • John Yolkowski, Dalhousie Libraries Copyright Services Coordinator, 494-4346

Thinking about adding an ebook as a textbook for your Fall or Winter courses?

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Some publishers limit the number of readers who can use an ebook at the same time. This publisher-controlled limitation can make it difficult for an entire class to use the same ebook. Other ebook publishers offer better access choices.
 
Ebooks also vary significantly in price depending on whether the Libraries subscribe to the ebook or buy the ebook. In some cases, there are user limits on ebooks that the Libraries¹ own.
 
Before adding an ebook as a textbook to your course, check with your library liaison who can work with the Resources team to determine if a particular ebook will meet your needs. Not sure who your library liaison is? Check this list: http://util.library.dal.ca/Subspecialists/

 

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