“One of the world’s largest funders of science is to throw its weight behind a growing campaign to break the stranglehold of academic journals and allow all research papers to be shared online” … read more (The Guardian, April 9, 2012)
Campus Security has noted a recent trend in personal property thefts on campus resulting from items left unattended or in unsecured areas.
Laptop computers, cell phones, and other valuables have recently been stolen from cafeterias, libraries, and from unlocked change room lockers, sometimes after only being left unattended for a brief period.
Individuals are also advised to record the serial numbers on all property to assist in their recovery if stolen.
- Queen’s University Campus Security
http://queensu.ca/security
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
Scholars GeoPortal is a new geospatial data discovery tool allowing Ontario’s university students and researchers to enrich their teaching and research by engaging with OCUL’s growing collection of geospatial data. The portal offers search, preview, query, download and sharing functionality for datasets licensed by Ontario university libraries, covering such topics as land use, transportation networks, census boundaries, geology, soils, points of interest (such as healthcare facilities, schools, and airports), air photos, and more.
Access to documentaries, animation and alternative dramas in streaming video, as well as NFB playlists, upcoming films and other related resources. This larger collection contains over 1,100 streamed videos from the NFB is freely available for personal use. In addition, Queen’s Library has purchased public performance rights for educational use and display at Queen’s.
The health sciences content spans a variety of subject areas including bioethics, nursing, occupational health, cancer, genetics and more.
Postcard copyright 1910. Courtesy of Laurie Scott.
Explore the following Humanities and Social Sciences trial databases until 16 March.
African American Newspapers, 1827-1998
African American Periodicals, 1825-1995
Dallas Morning News (1885-1984)
Ethnic American Newspapers from the Balch Collection, 1799-1971
Foreign Broadcast Information Service (FBIS) Daily Reports
(1941-1974; all regions)
Seattle Daily Times (1900-1984) (Seattle, WA)
Times-Picayune (1837-1988) (New Orleans, LA)
The Joanna Briggs Institute (JBI) is a world leader in evidence based healthcare whose evidence-based practice model is considered a benchmark for the healthcare industry. Their new Synthesis Science in Healthcare Online Book Series enables healthcare professionals to understand the JBI model of evidence-based healthcare, assess qualitative and quantitative research, evaluate evidence from intervention and diagnostic accuracy studies and learn ways to minimize risks from adverse events.
Book 1: Translation Science and The JBI Model of Evidence-Based Healthcare
Book 2: Synthesizing Qualitative Evidence
Book 3: Synthesizing Evidence from Narrative, Text and Opinion
Book 4: Synthesizing Quantitative Evidence
Book 5: Synthesizing Evidence of Risk
Book 6: Synthesizing Evidence of Diagnostic Accuracy
Book 7: Synthesizing Economic Evidence
Explore this trial database until February 25.
14 key business ratios covering all critical areas of business performance — solvency, efficiency and profitability; generate a comparison of a company’s own business ratios with the industry, using an individual company’s financial statements.
Celebrate inquiry-base learning at the 6th Annual Inquiry@Queen’s Undergraduate Research Conference, March 8th and 9th, 2012 in Stauffer Library.
Apply today to present at Inquiry@Queen’s. Deadline is 4:00pm. Monday, February 6th, 2012. For further information and application information go to http://iatq.ca/conference.html.
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