Nerve is an online science, technology and engineering magazine based out of Queen’s University. The magazine is completely student run and issues are published on the first Tuesday of every month.

Catherine Owsik, the founder, was featured in a recent Queen’s news profile http://www.queensu.ca/news/articles/profiles/catherine-owsik-student-and-online-science-journalist

In the Globe and Mail’s Canadian University Report for 2013, distributed with Tuesday’s paper and also available online, Queen’s University Library has once again received an A grade – the only medium-sized university library to achieve that ranking.  Queen’s Library has consistently received high grades in the report over the years.

University Librarian Martha Whitehead cites a number of factors that contribute to the high regard for Queen’s Library.  These include the exceptional services provided by Library staff in supporting students to achieve academically, the depth and breadth of the Library’s collections, and welcoming Library spaces across campus where students gather to study, learn and collaborate with their peers.  “The Library is integral to student success and to campus life,” states Ms. Whitehead.  “The A grade in this year’s Canadian University Report is a tribute to the dedicated people who ensure the Library provides the services and resources our students need.”

See all of the  2012 University Report Card library rankings.

Scopus: Over 19,000 titles from more than 5,000 international publishers; a comprehensive resource to support research needs in the scientific, technical, medical and social sciences fields and arts and humanities. On trial 18th October – 2nd November.

See a complete list of trial databases. Access restricted to Queen’s faculty, students and staff.

The Library now subscribes to Nineteenth Century Collections Online.

A multi-year global digitization and publishing program focusing on primary source collections of the nineteenth century; will be comprised of numerous collections to be released over many years, including a variety of material types–monographs, newspapers, pamphlets, manuscripts, ephemera, maps, statistics, and more–in one cross-searchable location. At present the database contains four extensive archives: British Politics and Society, Asia and the West: Diplomacy and Cultural Exchange, European Literature, 1790-1840: The Corvey Collection, and British Theatre, Music, and Literature: High and Popular Culture.

The Library now subscribes to the Africa Knowledge Project.

Known as AKP, it disseminates Africa-centered, evidence-based knowledge on Africa and African Diaspora. It includes six journals – JENdA: A Journal of Culture and African Women Studies, West Africa Review, Ijele: Art eJournal of the African World, African Journal of Criminology and Justice Studies, ProudFlesh: New Afrikan Journal of Culture, Politics, and Consciousness, and Journal of African Philosophy. It also include three databases – the Biafran War Database, the Kiswahili Story Database, and the African Music Database.

Queen’s University is participating in International Open Access Week (Oct. 22-28). The aim of this event is to engage the research community in discussion about the issues and trends related to open access and promote awareness and understanding of open access – access to material publicly available online.

For more information on OA Week activities at Queen’s, click here: http://library.queensu.ca/node/10240

Research resources at Queen’s are extensive and there are several approaches to discovering what is available in your discipline. This workshop provides an introduction to searching research literature strategically and comprehensively using a range of tools including discovery layers, interdisciplinary and discipline-specific databases, article alerts, open access materials, and citation analysis. Support for e-thesis production and citation management will also be reviewed.

This workshop will be held on Thursday, 25th October, 4:00-5:30pm.

To register, or to see a list of all Expanding Horizons Workshops, go to http://www.queensu.ca/sgs/exphor/schedule.html

Bracken Library will be CLOSED October 20 & 21 for annual building maintenance. Remember: Electronic resources are available 24/7 from offsite.

Bracken Library’s hours of operation are available at http://library.queensu.ca/health/hours

Hours of operation for all Queen’s libraries are accessible via http://library.queensu.ca/library/hours.

Explore this trial database until 10 November, 2012.

Routledge Performance Archive is a developing resource which provides access to a range of audio-visual material from past and present practitioners of performance. This online collection consists of a regularly updated collection of streamed video and audio footage with relevant critical commentary.

Explore this trial database until 3 November, 2012.

New World Cinema: Independent Features & Shorts, 1990-Present, includes approximately 200 full-length feature films from leading independent distributors such as Kino Lorber, First Run Features, Film Movement, MK2, and the Global Films Initiative, along with approximately 50 award-winning short films.

All the films were shown at major festivals, many were nominated for awards, and a large number have won major awards.