Present your research! The 7th Annual Inquiry@Queen’s Undergraduate Research Conference will be held in the Queen’s Learning Commons, Stauffer Library, March 7-8, 2013. The conference is an opportunity for you to share your research while participating in an academic conference. As a presenter you will gain graduate and career skills, such as critical thinking, effective writing, and presenting. You will engage in scholarly communication with students and faculty from many disciplines.

For more information and to submit your abstract: Go to: http://www.iatq.ca/conference.html

Submission deadline extended to: Midnight Friday, February 8, 2013

The following are new titles (last 3 months) in Stauffer Library.  These titles are in the PN call number range (Literary Theory) and are about French, German, Spanish or Italian Literature.

Lecture, rêve, hypertexte : liber amicorum Christian Vandendorpe / sous la direction de Rainier Grutman et Christian Milat.
Ottawa, Ont. : Éditions David, [2009]
Stauffer Library – Books
PN36.V36 L43 2009

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The Academic Planning Task Force has drafted a document listing four pillars for the student learning experience.

Comments can be made on the Senate Academic Planning website: http://www.queensu.ca/saptf/

This document and your comments will shape the Academic Plan for our university.

QLC Student Assistants 2011-2012

Job Description

As a Learning Commons Student Assistant, you will share your experience and enthusiasm for learning and research with other students and staff in the Learning Commons. You provide orientation and consultation services during assigned shifts in the Learning Commons, and work as a member of a team that provides ideas for Learning Commons services and programmes.

Learning Commons Student Assistants have a broad knowledge of all services and resources offered in the Learning Commons (research, IT support, learning strategies, writing and adaptive technology centre).They have a good understanding of electronic services and software in the Learning Commons and on the campus network, and they know how to use and support the major tools.

Responsibilities

1. Offer assistance to users and provide a welcoming, informative and learner-centred environment, at the Learning Commons information desks and throughout the Commons (this also includes giving tours of the Learning Commons).
2. Assist students with the use of computers, printers, scanners and software in the Learning Commons.
3. Assist students with Library orientation, navigating the Library’s website and using major electronic library resources and services, and refer them to the appropriate specialist for research support.
4. Offer workshops in MS Word, Excel, Power Point and HTML.
5. Assist students with QCARD access, setting up their Qlink accounts, email access, locations of wireless connections and other computer facilities, and self-service help on the IT Support Centre website; refer students to the IT Support Centre as appropriate.
6. Provide information about the services of the Writing Centre, Learning Strategies Development and Adaptive Technology Centre, and refer to the specialists / peer volunteers in those areas as appropriate.
7. Be familiar with campus resources and academic programs and services and refer accordingly.
8. Attend mandatory team meetings, participate in training (online and in person), development session on an as needed basis, and contribute ideas for the further development of Learning Commons services and programs.

Qualifications

• Must be a Queen’s student
• Excellent communication, interpersonal and presentation skills
• Strong commitment to service (Customer service skills)
• Information and computer/technological skills
• Experience as a student using library resources and services
• Knowledge of Queen’s and Kingston Community
• Ability to work effectively in a team environment

This year, we will encourage our successful candidates to apply for 2011-2012 Work Study

Please submit:

1. A completed job application (download the form, which is available in Word format, and save your completed copy) and résumé:
   • Job Application Form
2. Send the completed form and résumé to pattersp@queensu.ca (Patrick Patterson, Learning Commons Assistant).

October 7, 2010:

The 2010 Nobel Prize in Literature award winner is Peru’s Mario Vargas Llosa.

Queen’s Library has many books by and about Vargas Llosa.  Simply search for Vargas Llosa in Summon or QCAT.

To read more about this announcement, go to:  “The Nobel Prize in Literature 2010″. Nobelprize.org. 7 Oct 2010 http://nobelprize.org/nobel_prizes/literature/laureates/2010/

An exhibition of posters, marking the 20th anniversary of the reunification of Germany (1989-1990), is on display in the Stauffer Library Atrium.

This exhibition will be on display September 23-30.

For more information about the poster display, go to: http://www.stiftung-aufarbeitung.de/ausstellung89/english/index.php or contact the Queen’s German Department.

The I@Q Conference Program is available at http://library.queensu.ca/inforef/inquiryprogram.pdf or at http://iatq.ca/
Drop by and celebrate undergraduate research and inquiry-based learning at Queen’s.  Attend a session, stay for an hour, or a day!   Think, share, learn, discover and ask questions.  No registration required.

On Friday, March 5, 11:30-1:00 the poster presenters will be at their posters to talk about their research and answer your questions, pizza lunch available.

At 12:15 on Thursday, March 4 there will be an informal discussion about inquiry learning with participants including: Les MacKenzie, Anatomy and Cell Biology; Sue Fostaty-Young, Faculty of Education; Brian Frank, Faculty of Applied Science; Jenn Stephenson, Drama; Andy Leger, CTL; and Vicki Remenda, Geological Sciences and Geological Engineering and I@Q student presenters.

The Center for Research Libraries latest issue of Focus on Global Resources highlights resources related to Modern China, http://www.crl.edu/focus/TOC.asp?id=49. Some of the materials may be available electronically. Queen’s University Library is a member of CRL, which allows for long term interlibrary loan of their materials.

In This Issue
An introduction to the Summer 2009 issue.

Researching Treaty-Port Shanghai (1843-1943)
How a University of Oregon historian uses CRL resources to enhance a seminar.

Shared Purchase Supports Faculty Grant Project
How several CRL libraries worked to provide access to vital source materials for a University of Colorado economist’s grant projects.

CRL Resources on China
A diverse sampling of CRL resources on modern China.

Digitized Newspapers Related to China
Listing of digitized Chinese newspapers available via open access and commercial vendors.

The Emerging Technology Centre is hosting an Open House to showcase emerging technologies in teaching and learning. Students, faculty, and staff are all welcome. No registration required – please feel free to drop in.

 Friday, September 26, 2008, 12 noon to 1:00 pm in Stauffer Library, Room 121

Featured Technologies: Digital Video Cameras, Ultra Mobile Devices, Portaable Recording Devices, Analog-Digital Audio/Video Converters, Whiteboarding Technologies