News @ UNB Libraries

The new version of Write-N-Cite for Macs is now available for download. The new version is compatible with MS Word 2008 and 2011, and runs on Mac operating systems Leopard, Snow Leopard, and Lion. To get WNC4, log into your RefWorks account and choose Tools from the menu bar at the top of the screen.

WNC 4 has a very different look and feel from WNC 2.5. Downloading WNC4 installs a toolbar in Word, allowing you to quickly cite, change styles or generate a bibliography without having to navigate to another window. Citations are fully formatted as soon as you cite them.

After installing the toolbar, you will log into WNC using a unique code provided to you at the RefWorks WNC download page. Once logged in, the contents of your RefWorks account will be accessible via the toolbar unless you log out of WNC, whether or not you are connected to the internet. Unless you need to access more than one RefWorks account, you need only log in through the WNC toolbar once.

This short guide at the Ontario Scholars Portal provides screen shots and instructions for downloading, logging in, and using WNC4 for Macs.

A three-page pdf document from Scholars Portal shows in more detail how to add and edit references and create a bibliography using WNC4.

Please note, a new version of Write-N-Cite for Windows is coming soon.

If you have any questions or comments about Write-N-Cite 4 for Macs, please contact Frances Giberson (453-4602).

A NEW research database in UNB Libraries’ collection, MERGENT Online provides access to the most detailed financial data available for over 25,000 public U.S. and global companies.

• Searching by company name or ticker symbol enables our university community to seamlessly access reports, including company histories, executives, ownership, key financials, equity pricing, reports, filings, news, competitors, plus a customized Report Builder.
• Company financial reports for up to 15 years can be downloaded via Excel spreadsheet software.
• MERGENT also offers access to real-time government company filings via the SEC (U.S.) and SEDAR (Canada).
• Additional attributes include a Global Private Company database for over 20 million private companies, reports (industry or equity), economic indicators, and country profiles.

For more information about MERGENT Online, please contact Leanne Wells, Business Librarian, (447-3075); for more resources relevant to studies in Business, please consult UNB Libraries’ Business Administration Guides.

For help with any of UNB Libraries’ resources, contact the HIL Research Help Desk in person, by telephone (453-3546), by email, or by Ask Us.

A NEW research database in UNB Libraries’ collection, SocINDEX with Full Text offers comprehensive coverage of sociology, encompassing all sub-disciplines and closely related areas of study. These include abortion, criminology & criminal justice, demography, ethnic & racial studies, gender studies, marriage & family, political sociology, religion, rural & urban sociology, social development, social psychology, social structure, social work, socio-cultural anthropology, sociological history, sociological research, sociological theory, substance abuse & other addictions, violence and many others.

SocINDEX provides access to:

• 890 full-text journals dating back to 1908
• 850 full-text books
• 16,800 conference papers
• abstracts for more than 1,300 core journals dating back to 1985

View a list of fulltext journal included in SocINDEX that includes coverage dates.

For more information about SocINDEX with Full Text, please contact Barry Cull, Sociology Librarian, (458-7057); for more resources relevant to studies in Sociology, please consult UNB Libraries’ Sociology Guides.

For help with any of UNB Libraries’ resources, visit or call the HIL Research Help Desk (453-3546), email, or Ask Us.

The Multicultural Association of Fredericton (MCAF) is pleased to collaborate with the New Brunswick African Association (NBAA) to present Black History Month celebrations honouring the achievements and contributions of Canadians of African descent as leaders in the struggle for inclusion and equality.  The public is encouraged to take part in the series of Black History Month activities organized throughout the month of February to create a collective voice to eliminate racial discrimination, embrace diversity and build an inclusive community.  Among the diverse activities organized in celebration of Black history month, a series of short and feature length documentary films, that can only scratch the surface of such a rich and multi-layered culture, will be held on Thursday evenings at the Harriet Irving Library (HIL), UNBF. The film series, co-sponsored by UNB Libraries, begins February 2nd and ends February 23rd.  Showings are free to the public and start at 7:00pm nightly in Room 100 (Milham room) of the HIL.

Schedule:
February 2: The little black school house
February 9: Remember Africville
February 16: Black Mother Black Daughter
February 23: Black Hands: Trial of the Arsonist Slave

Please feel free to drop by and browse the diverse selection of books on display in front of the Research Help Desk.

RefWorks is a tool for tracking the sources used in your research and assignments. This session, intended for new users, is a practical tutorial to learn how to use the product. We’ll show you how to create and manage an account, import citations from research databases, and add references to your paper in the citation style of your choice.

For undergraduates, graduate students, faculty, and staff.

There are no fees associated with this course; however, you must pre-register for one of the following sessions:

Thursday, February 9, 2012 at 2:00pm (session runs until 3:30pm)

Monday, February 13, 2012 at 10:00am (session runs until 11:30am)

Wednesday, February 15, 2012 at 6:00pm (session runs until 7:30pm)

 Location: Harriet Irving Library, Learning Lab (Room 112), UNB Fredericton Campus

If you have any questions, please contact Alicia McLaughlin (amclaugh@unb.ca or 453-4749).

The Spanish Embassy & UNB Fredericton’s Culture & Language Studies Department present the award-winning Spanish drama !Ay Carmela! (1990) on Wednesday, Feb. 8, 2012 at 7:00 pm, at the Milham Room (Room 100), Harriet Irving Library, UNB Fredericton.

This now classic award-winning Spanish film by director Carlos Saura features Paulino and Carmela (actress Carmen Maura), husband and wife, troubadours touring the countryside during the Spanish Civil War. They are Republicans, and with their mute assistant, Gustavete, they journey into rebel territory by mistake. They are arrested, fear a firing squad, and receive a reprieve from an Italian Fascist commander who loves the theatre. Critics call this film “a sentimental, emotional and intimate chronicle about the Spanish civil war.”

The film runs 102 minutes and is presented in Spanish with English subtitles. It will be briefly introduced by Dr. Sophie M. Lavoie, Associate Professor in the Department of Culture and Language Studies at the University of New Brunswick (Fredericton campus).

The Spanish Film Series is brought to you by the Spanish Section of the Department of Culture and Language Studies at the University of New Brunswick, Fredericton, with support from the Spanish Embassy’s Cultural Office.

Free admission to the film and free parking. All welcome.

Please join us!