News @ UNB Libraries

Wednesday, October 19th, 2011
4:00-5:30pm
Seminar Room (Rom 109), Harriet Irving Library
UNB Fredericton Campus

The pizza is free, and the workshop just might prove invaluable!

When should you cite something? Just what are citation styles? This free workshop will provide general research writing and citation tips, with focus on how APA handles the citation of print and e-sources, plus some hands-on automatic formatting using Refworks as well as article databases’ Cite and Cite Format options.

This event, a joint initiative of UNBF Libraries and the UNBF Student Union, is intended for undergraduate students.

PRE-REGISTRATION IS REQUIRED!

UNBF Libraries, the Department of English, and the Department of Culture and Language Studies invite students, staff, and faculty to their “Recent International Cinema Series” to be held on Wednesday evenings.

The screenings will take place in the Milham Room (Room 100) in the Harriet Irving Library Learning Commons.

Showtime is 7:00pm.  Admission is free.

The schedule is as follows:

Sept. 21- Of Gods and Men (2010), directed by Xavier Beauvois. French with English Subtitles.

Sept. 28- Alamar (2009), directed by Pedro Gonzàlez-Rubio. Spanish with English Subtitles.

Oct. 5- Film Socialism (2010), directed by Jean-Luc Godard. French with English Subtitles.

Oct. 12- Chaotic Ana (2007), directed by Julio Médem. Spanish with English Subtitles.

Distinguished scholar and Eileen Wallace Children’s Literature Fellow, Farah Mendlesohn, will be delivering a weekly series of noon-hour lectures on fantasy literature for children starting Tuesday, September 13^th in the Nan Gregg Room, 4^th floor, Harriet Irving Library, on the UNB Fredericton campus.

Topics and dates are as follows:

• The enclosed child-garden of the nineteenth century fantasy.  Tuesday, September 13th, 12pm
• Escaping the influence of Narnia in the Inter-War fantasy.  Tuesday, September 20th, 12pm
• Destiny and decline in the post-war fantasy.  Tuesday, September 27th, 12pm
• Canadian children’s fantasy: the results of research in the Wallace Collection.  Tuesday, October 4th, 12pm

Members of the university communities and the public are invited to attend. There is no admission charge.

Mendlesohn, a scholar at Middlesex University in North London, is a distinguished researcher in her field, having authored such key texts as The Cambridge Companion to Science Fiction (2005) which won both the Hugo Award and the British Science Fiction Association Award (BSFA), Rhetorics of Fantasy (2009) which also won the BSFA, and The Inter-galactic Playground: A Critical Study of Children’s and Teens’ Science Fiction (2009).

RefWorks is a tool for tracking the literature used in your research and assignments. This session, intended for beginning users, is a practical tutorial on use of the product. We’ll show you how to create and manage an account, import citations from research databases, and use the product to add references to your paper in the citation style of your choice. For undergraduates, graduate students, faculty, and staff.

Fees:      There are no fees associated with this course.

Instructor:  RefWorks Team

Dates and Times:

2011-09-27 at 2:00 PM (session runs until 3:30 PM)

2011-09-29 at 6:00 PM (session runs until 7:30 PM)

2011-10-03 at 10:00 AM (session runs until 11:30 AM)

Campus:                    Fredericton
Building and Room:    Harriet Irving Library (HIL) in room 112 (Learning Lab)
Contact Person:         Alicia McLaughlin amclaugh@unb.ca
Register at www.unb.ca/ctd

Tracking your course reserves and borrowed library items on your smartphone is now more convenient than ever.

It’s easy to set your smartphone or tablet to stay logged into our mobile website:  //m.lib.unb.ca

After that, the site automatically shows the Course Reserves for your current UNB courses, plus a list of anything you’ve borrowed from the library.

Setting your site preferences is an easy 3-step process that takes just a few seconds.

Watch this short video and set up your smartphone today or download this handy document – Personalize UNB Libraries Mobile Website.

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The Ward Chipman Library opened in 1969 and was one of the first buildings to be constructed on the UNB Saint John Campus at Tucker Park.  In August 2011, the library moved across the campus from the Ward Chipman building into the new Hans W. Klohn Commons.

The Commons houses not only the library but also the Student Technology Centre, the Writing Centre, the Math and Science Help Centre, the BMO Financial Group Smart Classroom, and the Commons Cafe, as well as over 70 student computers, nine group study rooms, and lots of individual study spaces.

The video below pays tribute to the Ward Chipman Library, displays images of the move, and shows off the beautiful new Commons building.

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