Posted: December 2nd, 2007
From Sunday, 2 December 2007, through Wednesday, December 19, the Stauffer Library
building is open 24 hours. AMS Walkhome will be open until 6am every day during this period.
On December 2, 3, and 4, Walkhome staff will be available in the Stauffer Library loggia (lobby) from 11pm through 3am. To use the Walkhome service outside these hours, call (613) 533-WALK (9255), email walkhome@ams.queensu.ca, or drop by the Walkhome office in JDUC 040.
NOTE: Hours of Library staff availability at the Circulation/Reserve Desk continue as follows:
| Monday – Thursday |
8:00 a.m. – 11:00 p.m. |
| Friday |
8:00 a.m. – 9:00 p.m. |
| Saturday |
10:00 a.m. – 9:00 p.m. |
| Sunday |
10:00 a.m. – 11:00 p.m. |
For a complete list of Stauffer Library hours until December 31, consult the Stauffer Library Hours website.
Posted by Library Administration in News, Stauffer Library
Posted: November 29th, 2007
Bracken Health Sciences Library extended study hours have begun and will continue until December 19th. The extended hours are:
- Monday to Thursday, from 8:00 a.m. to 12:00 a.m. (midnight);
- Friday, from 8:00 a.m. to 11:00 p.m.; and
- Saturday & Sunday, from 10:00 a.m. to 11:00 p.m.
Posted by Bracken Library in Bracken Library, Bracken RSS feed, News
Posted: November 28th, 2007
Engineering and Science Library extended study hours begin on December 2nd – December 19th. The extended hours are:
- Monday – Thursday, 8:00am – 2:00am*
- Friday, 8:00am – 10:00pm
- Saturday, 10:00am – 10:00pm
- Sunday, 10:00am – 2:00am*
(* circulation desk closes at 11:00pm)
Posted by Engineering and Science Library in EngSci RSS feed, Engineering and Science Library, News
Posted: November 23rd, 2007
Queen’s final exams from December 2006 and April 2007 are now available in Exambank!
To locate an exam from last year (or previous years), go to the Exambank search screen.
Posted by Web Manager in Bracken RSS feed, News
Posted: November 23rd, 2007
Biology Image Library
Produced by BioMed Central Ltd., the Biology Image Library “is an online collection of images, movies, illustrations and animations across biology and biomedicine, for use in education and research.” Subjects covered are:
- Development Biology
- Histology & Pathology
- Immunology
- Microbiology & Parasitology
- Molecular & Cellular Biology
- Neuroscience
- Plant Biology
This database is on trial until December 20th, 2007. Please check it out and let us know what you think. Comments can be sent to engsci@queensu.ca
Posted by Engineering and Science Library in Bracken RSS feed, EngSci RSS feed, Engineering and Science Library, News
Posted: November 16th, 2007
When:
7:00pm – 8:00pm
Wednesday, November 21, 2007
Douglas Library, Electronic Classroom
Three Tips:
1. Theses – Queen’s, Canadian, and International
2. Academic Web Searching – Google Scholar and Scirus
3. RSS – Stay Current
Posted by Engineering and Science Library in News
Posted: November 15th, 2007
The 1971, 1976, and 1981 Censuses have been added to the Nesstar server.
The 1986 Census has been updated to include documentation on each variable.
Have a look at http://130.15.161.127:81/webview/.
For more information, contact us at madgic@queensu.ca.
Posted by MADGIC in MADGIC, New Databases
Posted: November 14th, 2007
On Tuesday afternoon, 20 November 2007, the Medical Library Association is sponsoring a 2-hour webcast called “Scholarly Publishing and Open Access: Straight Talk” (see the webcast agenda for more details).
Queen’s Library has registered for the webcast on behalf of the University community. We invite all interested faculty, staff and students to join us in the Bracken Library e-Classroom at 2 pm (EST) to view the presentation and discuss these issues which are impacting on the dissemination of and access to scholarly literature.
Posted by Web Manager in Bracken Library, Bracken RSS feed, News
Posted: November 13th, 2007
Help the Library select a new catalogue interface! Three vendors will be presenting their systems to Library staff and users next week. Members of the Queen’s community are cordially invited to attend the demos and provide their feedback to the Library’s Next Generation Catalogue Working Group.
Monday, November 19, 9:30-11:30
AquaBrowser
Stauffer Library Room 121 (Seminar Room)
Tuesday, November 27, 9:30-11:30
OCLC WorldCat Local
Watson Hall Room 517
Thursday, November 29, 9:30-11:30
Bibliocommons
Stauffer Library Room 121 (Seminar Room)
Please RSVP to Val Knapp (knappv@queensu.ca) if you plan to attend any of the sessions.
Posted by Library Administration in Bracken RSS feed, EngSci RSS feed, Engineering and Science Library, Events, Homepage categories, Library Services, News 3 Comments »
Posted: November 7th, 2007
“Housed in Abramsky Hall, the ICES-Queen’s Health Services Research Facility will provide data access to health services research scientists at Queen’s, and encourage collaborations with the larger ICES scientific community. Over the next few years, this initiative is expected to expand to other medical schools in the province.”
Go to the Queen’s News Centre press release for more.
Posted by Bracken Library in Bracken RSS feed, News
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