News @ UNB Libraries

Welcome Back to UNB Libraries for Winter Term!

Check out our services, resources, and spaces for group study and quiet study. All our libraries offer expert assistance in developing research strategies, finding the best search tools, and using our extensive print and online resources.

Come in and meet the staff at the research help desks in any of our libraries. We’re waiting for you!

In recognition of the increasing use of digital media modalities for academic and creative expression, UNB Libraries is now providing space for working on media projects (e.g. video, sound, and image, 3D). The studio is primarily intended to meet the multimedia creation and editing needs of UNB students.

The Digital Media Editing Studio is equipped with three 27″ iMacs with Retina 5K display, each loaded with the full Adobe Creative Cloud suite of software applications as well as iMovie and Garageband. Studio quality headphones (ATH-M20x) and Apple SuperDrives to read optical media such as CDs and DVDs are also available.

This new studio supports the creative learning environment at UNB Libraries. We’ve got the space and the tools for you to do your best work. Drop by and check out the new studio in the John B. McNair Learning Commons on the first floor of the Harriet Irving Library.

If you would like more information about the new Digital Media Editing Studio, please contact Marc Bragdon, Film Librarian at UNB Fredericton, (506-458-7741).

Find more information about media in UNB Libraries’ Guide to Film, Image, and Sound Collections and Guide to Media Arts and Cultures.

For additional help with using UNB Libraries’ resources, consult our online
Research Help pages or contact the help desk of any library at UNB.

You can also Ask Us for help by email, by Instant Message, or by
Text (506.800.9044).

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Launched in 2008, Statista is a holistic and multidisciplinary database, one of the world’s largest statistics portals, covering worldwide markets, industries, and societal topics.

Statista Sources

• Comprehensive and transparent sources
  (e.g. market research reports, trade publications, scientific journals, and government databases)
• Data categorized into 21 market sectors
  (e.g. media, business, finance, politics)
• Data from over 18,000 private and public sources aggregated from North America, Europe, and Asia
• More than 1.5 million worldwide statistics
• Forecasts on 500 areas from 41 countries for 5 years
• More than 20,000 public and private reports
• Proprietary and exclusive information (including 2,500 dossiers and 40 industry reports)
• Metadata for each statistic (source, release date, number of respondents, and more)
• Information prepared and vetted by a research team of 100+ analysts in Hamburg, Germany
• All data and charts can be republished with full publication rights

Database Functionality

• Intuitive, innovative, multifaceted, and multidisciplinary research tool
• Integrates quantitative data on 80,000+ topics from over 18,000 sources onto a single platform
• Statistics can be directly downloaded in PNG, PDF, Excel, and PowerPoint formats
• Statistics can be displayed in bar chart, line graph, or table format
• Infographics to illustrate data visually can enhance presentations
• Citation tool formats downloaded statistics (APA, Chicago, Harvard, MLA, and Bluebook)
• Links provided to original sources for further research

If you would like more information about Statista, please contact Leanne Wells, Business Librarian at UNB Fredericton, (506-447-3075). Or watch Statista’s own demo video.

Find more information about data and statistics in UNB Libraries’ department of Government Documents, Data, and Maps/GIS.

For additional help with using UNB Libraries’ resources, consult our online
Research Help pages or contact the help desk of any library at UNB.

You can also Ask Us for help by email, by Instant Message, or by
Text (506.800.9044).

UNB Libraries’ staff wish you a peaceful, joyful, and restorative holiday season.
Stay safe, keep warm, and we’ll see you next year!

Please note that all libraries will be closed from December 24th, 2016 until January 1st, 2017.

UNB Libraries will re-open on Monday, January 2nd, 2017.

See full details about library hours.

As always, however, UNB Libraries’ e-resources will remain accessible over the course of the holidays.

Please note the following hours for UNB Archives & Special Collections:

December 19th to December 22nd: By appointment only

December 23rd:  CLOSED

New Winter term hours will be released during the first week of January 2017.

For more information, please contact Archives & Special Collections (archives@unb.ca | 506-453-4748).