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Inquiry@Queen’s Undergraduate Research Conference

Posted: March 5th, 2012

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

Nature Journal Criticizes ‘Muzzling’ of Canadian Scientists

Posted: March 2nd, 2012

“One of the world’s leading scientific journals is accusing the Harper government of limiting its scientists from speaking publicly about their research.” Read more CBC website, March 2nd, and Nature 483,6, March 1st, 2012.

Scholars GeoPortal

Posted: March 2nd, 2012

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.

Worth a look: NFB.ca Health and Medicine collection

Posted: March 1st, 2012
NFB.ca – National Film Board’s Online Screening Room – Health and Medicine

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.

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.

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