Pinhole photography exhibit in Stauffer Library for IDIS 210 – Arts in Society (Prof. Donato Santeramo)
Glen McGuire:
“These photographs refer to a much different world than the one we are accustomed to. It is far more mysterious and unfolds with much greater subtlety than do the dictates of the day-to-day we have become used to.

The images were created using a Pinhole Camera; that is to say simply a box with a tiny hole in the front.
A Pinhole Camera has no lens, no focus controls; essentially nothing but light and film between the photographer and the image itself. It is the purest form of photography that exists. The film is processed using techniques dating from the nineteenth century and printed on paper etched with silver which gives the print a soft, mysterious presence.

I find using Pinhole Cameras both challenging and satisfying. It’s deeply evocative when suddenly the everyday world, and the consciousness that goes along with all that, collapses into Beauty. Now you’re dealing with something totally transcendent…”

The exhibit will be on display from February 4-15.
For more information, please contact the Languages, Literatures and Cultures department in Kingston Hall.

Recess: Improve your productivity and reduce your stress.

There will be stress -relief activities in the libraries on campus starting Monday December 3rd. Activities such as drawing, puzzles and crafts will be provided.  These activities are sponsored by the QLC (www.queensu.ca/qlc)

It’s important to take a break from studying to give your brain and body a break. If you need help with studying, consult with Learning Strategies : http://www.queensu.ca/learningstrategies

Stauffer Library’s summer hours (April 30 until September 3, 2012)
SPRING/SUMMER Hours: April 30 to August 16

Monday – Thursday 8:00 a.m. – 7:45 p.m.
Friday 8:00 a.m. – 4:15 p.m.
Saturday 9:00 a.m. – 4:15 p.m.
Sunday CLOSED

EXCEPTION: Tuesday, May 29: 10:15 a.m. – 7:45 p.m.

HOLIDAYS CLOSED:
Monday, May 21
Monday, July 2
Monday, August 6

END OF SESSION: August 17 to 31
Monday – Friday 8:00 a.m. – 4:15 p.m
Saturday 9:00 a.m. – 4:15 p.m.
Sunday CLOSED

LABOUR DAY Weekend: September 1 to 3
Saturday – Monday 9:00 a.m. – 4:45 p.m.

11 titles have been selected for the Man Booker Prize longlist.
http://www.themanbookerprize.com/news/2012-longlist-announced

From now until the 28th of April, the library is trialling The Great Corpus of dictionaries. The Corpus gathers the 24 most important dictionaries on French language, in total about 200 000 pages (2 500 signs per page), 900 000 entries and definitions. It is the greatest collection today available on the subject.

To try this resource, go to the library’s database trial page and click on the link for the Grand Corpus des dictionnaires.

We invite everyone to attend the 6th annual Inquiry@Queen’s Undergraduate Research Conference on March 8th and 9th, 2012.   The conference will begin at 9:30am in Speaker’s Corner (main floor of Stauffer Library).  Come and listen to students’ research at Queen’s!

For the agenda and more information about the conference, please visit the  I@Q website .

We look forward to seeing you!

The Inquiry@Queen’s Planning Committee

“Writing Successfully in the Social Sciences: Advice from the Experts” will be a Speaker’s Corner Forum event presented by the Writing Centre and the Queen’s Learning Commons.

The forum will be held on Monday, March 5, 4:00-5:30 p.m. in Speaker’s Corner, ground floor, Stauffer Library.

Featured Panellists: Professor Jonathan Rose, Department of Political Studies; Sylvia Andrychuk, Stauffer Library, Gender Studies and Sociology Librarian; Christina Salavantis, Head TA, Sociology 122; Nadine Compton, 4th year student, Global Development Studies

The event is open to all students, TAs, and faculty