Events

UNB Libraries along with the Departments of English and Culture & Language Studies invite students, staff and faculty to their International Film Series on Wednesday evenings.

All faculty are invited to attend a special RefWorks session from 2:00 – 3:30pm on Tuesday, August 25 in the Harriet Irving Library’s Seminar Room (Room 109).

The special 90 minute session for faculty will cover:

• importing citations from research databases and library catalogues,

UNB Libraries invites students, faculty, staff, and on-campus guests to our Summer Cinema Series on Thursday evenings.

Our Film Librarian has dipped into our collection of quality films and selected the following eclectic mix for your viewing pleasure:

July 23 – Blood Diamond (Directed by Edward Zwick, 2007)

Date: Thursday, August 20 – 9:00am – 1:30pm
Location: HIL – Milham Room

All faculty are invited to attend UNB Libraries’ 9th annual half-day Faculty Institute.

An introductory tutorial on RefWorks will be offered from 10:30-12 on May 19 in Harriet Irving Library’s Learning Lab, Room 112.  RefWorks is  a web-based database for organizing citations and keeping track of articles and publications used in your research. It includes features to help you create a reference list for your thesis or paper.

The University community is invited to the official unveiling of a portrait of Alden Nowlan, by New Brunswick artist Stephen Scott, to be held March 18, 2009, 4pm – 5pm in the Milham Room of the Harriet Irving Library. A reception will follow.

UNB Libraries and the Department of English invite students, staff and faculty to their International Film History Series that is being held on Thursday evenings during the Winter term.

Want to know how Wikipedia holds up in the academic world?

Sign up for Wikipedia Showdown on February 19 and find out who’s left standing as our librarians pit Wikipedia against the online reference resources available from UNB Libraries.

You’re invited to a session that will give you insights about how Google thinks, uses fuzzy logic and its various tools and shortcuts.  You’ll also discover how to eliminate useless hits from your Google searches plus ways of keeping track of what you find.

Ever wonder what law-related resources are available for UNB and STU students?  Sign up now for an introductory session on February 12 at 2:30pm.

For details and to register, go to the Cool Tools website at:
//www.lib.unb.ca/instruction/CoolTools.html