Docking stations allow you to connect your own device to a wide screen monitor. The Docking Stations are open to all library users and are available on a first-come, first-serve basis.
Each docking station comes equipped with a universal dock that connects to a secondary monitor, keyboard and mouse. Library users can connect their own laptops to the station via USB-C or USB A/B adapters.
While an item’s contents can be offensive or otherwise problematic, so too can the terminology used to describe and catalogue it. We acknowledge that the national and international cataloguing standards that we use to describe and categorize materials are slow to change, and do not reflect our commitment to Indigenization, equity, diversity, inclusion, anti-racism, and accessibility (I-EDIAA).
As an academic research library with a historic collection that pre-dates the founding of the University, the Queen’s University Library’s collection is large and varied. Along with contemporary materials, our collection includes hundreds of thousands of primary source materials that are retained for research and teaching purposes.
Digital Initiatives and Open Scholarship
Digital Initiatives and Open Scholarship (DIOS) is responsible for a set of interrelated services, systems and tools connecting users with rich and varied information resources and services. The division's name emphasizes the user experience as its raison d'être, and an understanding and application of user experience design in all its work.
Originally established in 1997 as the Engineering and Science Library, the Engineering and Science Department at Queen's University Library suports students, faculty, and staff in the Faculty of Engineering and Applied Science, and science departments of the Faculty of Arts and Science, as well as related research centres and the Dunin-Deshpande Queen’s Innovation Centre.
The Engineering and Science provides resources and services related to the following subjects:
This division provides services to members of the Queen’s community in all faculties, departments, and programs. In addition to building and providing assistance with collections in several interdisciplinary content areas, we also support the research lifecycle through services related to research data management and scholarly publishing. Our services and content areas are often delivered through virtual guides, course-integrated instruction, and research consultations.
Our specific areas of expertise include:
This unit serves Arts & Science (Humanities & Social Sciences), Smith School of Business, the School of Public Policy, and related research centres. The unit builds print, multimedia, and online collections aligned with Queen's programs and researcher interests. These materials are highlighted through virtual guides, course-integrated instruction, and research consultation.
The unit is located in Stauffer Library.
The Archives Reading Room, located on the second floor of Kathleen Ryan Hall, hosts a quiet space to become engrossed and captivated by things from another era. The many tables can be configured to enable the viewing of small and oversized objects, and the space also allows for several researchers at a time. We also have it on good authority that their chairs are some of the most comfortable in the library! Come, study, and explore!
Looking for a quiet place to escape into a novel? The Mystery of the Law Reading Nook is located on the first floor of the Lederman Law Library near the study rooms.
As you move through the quiet stacks and come upon the Garden View Student Lounge, on the lower level of Bracken Library, it will feel like a breath of fresh air. Carefully tended plants adorn the space that offers room for small group and individual study as you look out on the back garden of Botterell Hall.