Category Archives: General

Summer Employment Opportunities

Posted on Monday, April 9th, 2018 at 12:19 PM by UNB Libraries in Announcement, Featured, General.

UNBF Libraries is hiring for the following summer positions.

Please submit all applications through our online application by April 20th.

Make sure you select the  Summer Moving Project  ✅ option to apply.

Student Assistants:

1-2 full-time positions are available beginning late April to assist with a Library moving project.

Key responsibilities include:

  • lift heavy boxes
  • load and unload cargo van
  • experience with Excel
  • operate a Scissor Lift (training provided)

Qualifications:

  • have a valid Canadian Driver’s license
  • be a minimum of 21 years of age (required by vehicle rental agreement)
  • attention to detail
  • be available Monday to Friday, 8am – 4pm

Mailroom Student Assistant:

1  full-time general labor position is available.

Key responsibilities include:

  • assist with mail delivery
  • inter-campus deliveries
  • general Library maintenance
  • other duties as required

Qualifications:

  • have a valid Canadian Driver’s license
  • be available Monday to Friday, 8am – 4pm

Teachings and Tea – March 25

Posted on Thursday, March 22nd, 2018 at 8:24 AM by UNB Libraries in Events, General.

Join us for Teachings and Tea: Thirteen Moon with Opoloahsomuwehs – UNB Elder-in-residence Imelda Perley. This session will include a talking circle, ceremonies, traditional teas, and ancestral teachings.

Sunday, March 25th
1pm – 3pm
Harriet Irving Library
1st floor, Reading Room #(109)

All are welcome!

Fair Dealing Week

Posted on Wednesday, February 21st, 2018 at 14:56 PM by UNB Libraries in Events, General.

Join Jeannie Bail and Joshua Dickison in a discussion about the current state of Fair Dealing in the context of the Canadian Copyright Act Review. Sharing small portions of work for educational purposes has been added to the acceptable uses within the Canadian Copyright legislation, this right is now being debated by the publishing community and there is a potential that education could be removed from the language.

Please join us on Wednesday, February 28th, in the Milham Room (#100) at the Harriet Irving Library, 12:00 – 1:00pm with your questions and concerns for a brown bag discussion over lunch.

Zotero Workshop (SJ) – Feb. 28th

Posted on Monday, February 19th, 2018 at 8:42 AM by UNB Libraries in General, Instruction.

Want to learn how to organize your research and manage citations? We can help! UNB Libraries invites students, faculty, and researchers to a Zotero workshop on February 28, 2018 at 10:30am in Hans W. Klohn Commons room G16.  Zotero is a free research organization tool that includes citation management.

The workshop will consist of two parts:

10:30 – 11:30 Getting set up with Zotero and learning its basic functions
11:30 – 12:00 Setting up and using Zotero Groups (feel free to only come to this session if you’re already familiar with Zotero)

We encourage everyone to bring a laptop, however we will have some computers available.

Contact Alex Goudreau at alex.goudreau@unb.ca for further information.

UNB Libraries Open – Feb. 19

Posted on Friday, February 16th, 2018 at 9:28 AM by UNB Libraries in General.

Our Libraries are open on Monday, February 19th  Hours are listed below:

HARRIET IRVING LIBRARY 
10:00 am – Midnight

SCIENCE & FORESTRY LIBRARY 
1:00 pm – Midnight

ENGINEERING & COMPUTER SCIENCE LIBRARY
1:00 pm – Midnight

GERARD V. LA FOREST LAW LIBRARY
Noon – 11:00 pm

HANS W. KLOHN COMMONS
1:00pm – 9:00 pm