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The University community is invited to the official unveiling of a portrait of Alden Nowlan, by New Brunswick artist Stephen Scott, to be held March 18, 2009, 4pm – 5pm in the Milham Room of the Harriet Irving Library. A reception will follow.

Alden Nowlan was writer-in-residence at the University of New Brunswick from 1969 to his death in 1983. Born in Nova Scotia, Nowlan came to New Brunswick at the age of sixteen to become a journalist in Hartland. He composed and published poetry throughout his life and, in 1967, won the Governor General’s Award for Bread, Wine and Salt. Other well-received compilations included Between Tears and Laughter (1971) and I’m a Stranger Here Myself (1974). In addition to poetry, Nowlan published stories, plays, essays and novels.

Born in Saint John, Stephen Scott is an accomplished and well-respected artist whose work is collected internationally. He lives and works near Fredericton.

Financial assistance for this project was gratefully received from the Alvin J. Shaw Trust Fund.

For more information, please contact Jocelyne Thompson at 458-7053, or by e-mail at
jlt@unb.ca.

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UNB Libraries is proud to announce the acquisition of Library Press Display, a wonderful new database of full-colour and full-image international newspapers.

The subscription will enable members of our university community to access over 500 newspapers in 37 different languages from around the world. Papers are searchable and have a rolling 60 day archive.

Take “Library Press Display” for a test-drive today. We know you’re going to love it! From the UNB Libraries website, go to e-Resources, choose e-Newspapers and select “Library Press Display.”

Feel free to email your feedback about Library Press Display here.

UNB Libraries and the Department of English invite students, staff and faculty to their International Film History Series that is being held on Thursday evenings during the Winter term.

Screenings take place in the Milham Room (Room 100) in the Harriet Irving Library Learning Commons. Showtime is 6:00 PM. Admission is free.

The schedule for the term is as follows:

Frederico Fellini
January 15 – La Dolce Vita
January 22 – 8 1/2
January 29 – Satyricon* (* this screening will be in Tilley Hall 205)

Abbas Kiarostami
February 5 – 10 on Ten
February 12 – Through the Olive Trees
February 19 – Wind Will Carry Us
February 26 – Ten

Wong Kar-Wai
March 12 – Ashes of Time Redux
March 19 – My Blueberry Nights
March 26 – In the Mood for Love
April 2 – 2046

Want to know how Wikipedia holds up in the academic world?

Sign up for Wikipedia Showdown on February 19 and find out who’s left standing as our librarians pit Wikipedia against the online reference resources available from UNB Libraries.

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

You’re invited to a session that will give you insights about how Google thinks, uses fuzzy logic and its various tools and shortcuts.  You’ll also discover how to eliminate useless hits from your Google searches plus ways of keeping track of what you find.

Sign up for a Googleosophy session on either Feb. 16 or Feb. 17 at:
//www.lib.unb.ca/instruction/CoolTools.html

Ever wonder what law-related resources are available for UNB and STU students?  Sign up now for an introductory session on February 12 at 2:30pm.

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