Pre-July 2008

The Harriet Irving Library (HIL) is in the process of transforming its first floor space into a more flexible, innovative environment where members of our campus communities can come together to learn, create and share knowledge.

The HIL Learning Commons is a multi-phase project — one of its goals is to provide additional seating for approx. 200 students.

Archives and Special Collections invite all patrons to view their exhibit “From Hired Help to Highest Office: Reflections on the History of Women at UNB” in the H.R. Stewart Exhibition Room — 5th floor of the Harriet Irving Library.

Calling all coffee hounds…HIL’s Coffee Shop is reopen for business! Drop by and savour the aroma of freshly brewed Starbucks coffee or grab a snack and meet your friends in our new, more comfortable surroundings.

UNB Libraries wish to thank our patrons for their patience during Phase 1 of our renovations. Better latte than never!

Coffee hounds take note — beginning Friday, October 20 — service will be disrupted for approx. 1 week as the Harriet Irving Library coffee shop gets a major facelift.

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UNB Libraries has recently acquired access to Scopus, a new multidisciplinary navigation tool, that will be invaluable to students and faculty in various fields of study within the sciences, health sciences and the social sciences.

Want some tips on the best way to find material for your research paper?

Get the most from online information sources by attending a Cool Tools session at the Harriet Irving Library. Several different sessions will be offered over the Fall term. For details and to register, see: //www.lib.unb.ca/instruction/CoolTools.html

Beginning Wednesday, October 4, 2006, patrons using UNB Libraries’ Document Delivery form (Relais) will be required to use LOWER case letters when entering their UNB or STU email address (letters/numbers before @) as their password.

Patrons should continue to use their university barcode number as their user login.

UNB Libraries is pleased to announce the addition of INSPEC and INSPEC Archives (1898-present) to our online databases. INSPEC will be of particular interest to anyone accessing scientific and technical literature in the fields of physics, electrical engineering, electronics and computer science.

New this term, staff from UNB’s Writing Centre will be available for assistance in Study Room A of the Engineering Library on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.

This Fall UNB Libraries is partnering with CompuSmart in Fredericton to offer UNB students the chance to win a $250 CompuSmart Shopping Spree.

To receive a ballot and enter the draw, students can either: