Queen’s University Library’s response to Principal Daniel Woolf’s vision document, Where Next? Towards a University Academic Plan, is now available online:
Queen’s University Library Response to Where Next? Vision Document
During the April exam period through to April 29, Stauffer Library is open around the clock all days of the week (view Stauffer Hours).
Please note that the Circulation Desk is staffed as follows:
Reference services continue to be available 10am – 5pm, Monday-Friday.
Please note that the AMS is also offering extended Walkhome service hours, from 8pm-4am daily through April 29. (613) 533-WALK
The 2010 LibQUAL+ Library Service Quality survey was distributed to 5000 undergraduate students, 3900 graduate students and to all teaching faculty at Queen’s University. Nearly 2,000 students, faculty and staff completed the survey (a response rate of 18%). Over 40% of respondents also supplied written comments.
The preliminary survey results are now available on the Library’s LibQUAL 2010 webpage. Library staff have begun to review the survey data and comments, which will help to inform the Library’s service plans. A more detailed analysis and response will be posted early next fall.
Thank you to all of the participants who took the time to provide valuable feeback. Congratulations to grand prize winner A. Sloan (Mechanical and Materials Engineering) and the secondary prize winners in the LibQUAL Survey draw!
Lurking, skulking, lowly thieves. They can strike anywhere, even in the libraries.
Go for a coffee and leave your iPod for a moment . . . Poof! It’s gone.
Slip into an alcove to answer your phone. The floor is quiet so you leave your backpack . . . Poof! It’s gone.
Quick trip to the washroom. It’s too bothersome to gather up your laptop so you leave it . . . Poof! It’s gone (as is all your work).
Thieves know that you’re focused on your coursework and exams, particularly at this time of year. Wallets and electronics are easy targets.
While we are vigilant, keeping an eye out for suspicious characters, it’s impossible to notice them all.
So, protect your belongings. Please do not leave any personal belongings unattended anywhere in the library.
Stauffer Library needs your help assessing two new Self-Check machines. Located in the atrium between the spiral staircase and the standing quick-stop computer terminals, each machine has an intuitive and easy to use touch screen that offers step-by-step instructions to guide you through the check-out process.
If you have used either machine, please take a moment to let us know what you think. Please specify whether your comments apply to the flat surface machine on the left (Sentry) or to the V-shaped machine on the right (3M).
Additional questions or comments may also be posted to this page.
Food for Fines Supports Local Food Banks
Queen’s Library is pleased to announce the 13th annual Food for Fines campaign which begins on Monday, March 8th at 9 am and continues until Friday, March 12th at 5 pm.
Since its inception, the campaign has raised several thousands of dollars in cash donations as well as many many barrels of food items for the Queen’s AMS Food Centre and the Partners in Mission Food Bank.
How does it work?
The Library will gladly accept non-perishable FOOD ITEMS in lieu of payment for library fines (this does not cover any other library fees which may be owing). For each item you donate, your fines will be reduced by $1.00 to a maximum of $20.00 per person for the week.
You also have the option of donating your cash fine payments to a maximum of $20.00 per person (credit card and debit payments cannot be donated).
In addition, food or cash donations not applied to fines records are always welcome.
Where and when can you make your donations?
Food and cash may be donated between 9:00 am – 5:00 pm at any of the following Circulation Desks:
Which food items make acceptable donations?
Suggested donations:
We cannot accept the following items:
From February 16-19, 2010, faculty, students, staff and local authors will come together in Speaker’s Corner, Stauffer Library, to celebrate our Freedom to Read. Public readings drawn from a wide variety of works in a range of disciplines and formats will take place each day between noon and 1pm.
The readings represent material that is inspiring, provocative, sometimes enjoyable and sometimes challenging. Many readings represent challenged and banned works.
Recognizing the nature of academic inquiry and scholarship, please note that the reading selections do not necessarily reflect the views or values of the readers, the Library or the University.
An assistive listening device is available from the Circulation Desk in Stauffer Library for persons who are hard of hearing.
Scheduled readers include:
Tuesday, February 16
Wednesday, February 17
Thursday, February 18
Friday, February 19
Limited reader opportunities remain available. Please contact Jennifer Smith (jennifer.smith at queensu.ca) if you are interested in presenting a brief reading (5 minutes or less).
Additional information on intellectual freedom, censorship issues and the Freedom to Read is available from the following websites:
Freedom to Read Week (Book and Periodical Council, Canada Council for the Arts)
PEN Canada
Canadian Library Association Statement on Intellectual Freedom
American Library Association Office for Intellectual Freedom
From February 16-19, 2010, the Library will be hosting a series of public readings to raise awareness of censorship issues and to celebrate Freedom to Read Week.
Members of the Queen’s Community are invited to participate by delivering a brief public reading. Readings from provocative, challenged or banned works are welcome, but in the spirit of freedom to read this is not mandatory! We ask only that you limit your selection to a reading time of 5 minutes or less.
Readings will be held daily during lunch hours; early evening readings may also be offered.
If you are interested in taking part in the reading series, please forward the following information to jennifer.smith at queensu.ca by Monday, February 8 (extended):
The schedule of readings will be confirmed and posted next week.
Lists of Banned or Challenged Works
Challenged Books and Magazines (Book and Periodical Council)
Banned and Challenged Classics (American Library Association)
Books Banned by Governments (Wikipedia)
From now through the end of December 2010, Library users may occasionally encounter a randomly generated web-based survey when accessing electronic journals. Participation in the survey is voluntary.
Administered by the Ontario Council of University Libraries (OCUL), the survey will collect data on the use of Scholars Portal networked electronic services. The anonymous survey consists of five questions and requires approximately two minutes to complete. No personally identifiable information is collected.
For more information on the survey, please see this information sheet.
From February 1-19, 2010, Queen’s Library will be participating in LibQUAL+, a survey about the quality of library collections and services. Shorter than previous LibQUAL+ surveys, the 2010 survey consists of 12 core questions and will take approximately 8 minutes to complete.
The results of the LibQUAL+ survey will:
Invitations to participate in the survey will be emailed to a representative sample of Queen’s students and faculty members. If you receive an invitation to participate in the survey, please take a few minutes of your time to respond.
User feedback is essential in maintaining a quality library system. The Library welcomes comments from all members of the Queen’s community. If you have not received an invitation to participate in the survey but have a comment or suggestion to share, please contact Paul Wiens, University Librarian.
The Library values the opinions of its users and we thank you in advance for your valuable input.
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