News @ UNB Libraries

UNB Libraries has purchased several excellent new research databases for faculty and student use:

• BRDP
  

Have you taken a peek at the new Learning Commons space in HIL? The 1st floor space is receiving lots of positive feedback from faculty and students about the open, modern design. Drop by, grab a coffee at the Commons Cafe, and take a look. New in the Commons this week:

• Comfy, dark-green armchairs;
• 22 new computer workstations with the latest software are up and running (in the Research Help Desk area);
• Group study rooms are available for booking at the Commons Services Desk;
• IT Help Desk is now staffed from 10:00am
  

Registration is now open for the Fall 2007 Cool Tools workshop series. From finding books, journal articles, newspaper stories, and primary historical sources, to using maps, legal sources, and sci/tech information, to avoiding plagiarism and using RefWorks, the Fall 2007 Cool Tools series of 50-minute workshops will cover many of the basics.

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

Fall hours of operation are now in effect in all UNB Libraries. Fall hours run from Sept. 4 to December 18, 2007.

Please consult our website for the complete listing of fall hours or feel free to pick up a bookmark at any of our libraries.

UNB Libraries has extended the exhibit entitled “A Century of Scouting” that celebrates the centennial anniversary (1907-2007) of scouting for an extra two weeks.

Installed and guest-curated by Helen C. Craig, retired librarian and long-time scouter, the exhibit chronicles, through memorabilia, the story of local scouting activities as influenced by provincial, national, and world organisations. Also highlighted are the significant contributions made to scouting by some of the University of New Brunswick’s faculty, staff, students, and graduates.

The exhibition, in the H.R. Stewart Exhibition Room, 5th floor, Harriet Irving Library can be viewed Monday – Friday, 10:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. and continues until September 14, 2007.

For more information, please contact Archives & Special Collections @ 453-4748 (e-mail: archives@unb.ca).

The entire staff of UNB Libraries would like to extend a warm welcome to our new and returning students.

We have made some changes to our libraries over the summer. We have also added some new resources to assist with your research and study.

Drop by to see us and get the scoop on the latest resources and services for a successful academic year.