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Library News February 2012

Writing Successfully in the Social Sciences: Advice from the Experts

Posted: February 29th, 2012

“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

Blast from the Past: The “New” Medical Building

Posted: February 24th, 2012

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Postcard copyright 1910. Courtesy of Laurie Scott.

Family Day Hours (Feb. 20)

Posted: February 15th, 2012

10:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.

Access Services/Reserve: Limited Services
Document Delivery Office: CLOSED
Reference Services: CLOSED

7 More Trial Databases

Posted: February 14th, 2012

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)

New eBooks from Joanna Briggs Institute

Posted: February 13th, 2012

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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

Key Business Ratios (D&B)

Posted: February 6th, 2012

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.

Inquiry@Queen’s Undergraduate Research Conference 2012

Posted: February 2nd, 2012

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.