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The Carleton University Library invites you to apply for the Carleton University Research Impact Endeavour (CURIE) Fund. The CURIE Fund is a pilot project to provide funds for the reimbursement of reasonable article processing fees for articles authored or co-authored by Carleton researchers. It is available to researchers whose work is published in eligible peer-reviewed open access journals, for which no alternative funding is available.

Applicants are encouraged to read more about the CURIE Fund online, which includes eligibility guidelines, information about how the fund is administered, publicity, and application procedures.  http://www.library.carleton.ca/about/projects/scholarly-communications/curie-fund

If you have any questions about the process, please contact curie@cunet.carleton.ca

Photo curtesy of: h_pampel, Flickr. Uploaded on June 7, 2009; accessed April 30, 2012.

Scholars Portal Earth Day 2012 Library Guide 
See this library guide for resources on climate change, environmentalism, agro-farming and more available through Scholars Portal and the library.

Due to the construction in MacOdrum Library, an alternative Silent study area has been created in Porter Hall (University Centre) during the exam period.

Open from 8 a.m. – 4 p.m:

Thursday April 5
Tuesday April 10 – Friday April 13
Monday April 23 – Tuesday April 24

Due to the ongoing construction to renovate MacOdrum Library, the south side walkway between the library and Southam Hall will be closed to all pedestrian traffic April 12 and 13 due to heavy construction occurring on the outside of the library building.

Persons requiring drop off or pick up by Para Transpo in the Library/Southam Hall area during these two days, should use the University Centre or Paterson Hall pick up and drop off areas.

Please note that access to the library parking garage will not be affected.

Your co-operation and patience during the library construction is appreciated.

"Cambridge Books Online offers access to eBooks covering subjects from all disciplines across science, technology and medicine, as well as humanities and social sciences."

This trial ends May 3, 2012.

We welcome your feedback.

The Brill Middle East and Islamic Studies and the Brill Social Sciences e-book collections, as well as the Martinus Nijhoff International Law collection, have been updated to include all 2011 publication titles. 

For more information on these titles, or to provide feedback, please contact Reference Services

Renovations to update the MacOrdrum Library will require the removal of asbestos containing materials (i.e.textured ceiling finish on the 3rd and 5th floors). Each floor will take approximately two weeks to complete. The asbestos removal work is expected to be finished by the end of April.

The asbestos remediation operations will be completed in accordance to Ontario Regulation 278/05: Asbestos on Construction Projects and in Building and Repair Operations under the Ontario Occupational Health and Safety Act. Carleton’s Environmental Health and Safety Department will be reviewing and inspecting the operations performed by the asbestos abatement contractor, as well as collecting air samples, to ensure the safety of the occupants within the Library and to ensure that compliance with Ontario Regulation 278/05 is maintained at all times.

Facilities Management and Planning appreciates your co-operation.

Irwin Law E-Library currently offers over 100 titles in Law.  New titles are added regularly as they are published.

The trial ends April 9, 2012.

We welcome your feedback on this database.

This new GIS portal will allow access to selected large scale geospatial datasets owned and licensed by Ontario institutions.  Sophisticated search, discovery and analysis tools will make vector and raster data readily available to you at your fingertips.  The data can be exported in a number of popular formats, including as a shapefile, DWG, DXF, GeoTiff, and MrSID.

Scholars GeoPortal is being officially launched on March 1.   Access the Portal at:
http://www.library.carleton.ca/find/databases/scholars-geoportal

For more information, please contact the GIS Librarian, David Sharp
 

Congratulations to Carleton student Verina Defalco, the lucky winner of an iPad. She was one of 350 students,staff and faculty who completed a library feedback form in February. Thanks to everyone who took the time to take the survey about Circulation Desk services. Your ratings and comments will help us to know what we are doing right and what we could do better!

Now share your RefWorks folders to Facebook, Twitter…

Now when you go to share a folder of references in RefWorks you will get more options than just sending a link to someone. You can choose to share to Facebook, Twitter, Linked In… and many more via the usual Add It “Share” toolbar.

We have a trial to Canada Supreme Court Reports (1876-2010) from HeinOnline. This title includes Reports of the Supreme Court of Canada (1876-1923), Canada Law Reports (1923-1969) and Canada Supreme Court Reports (1970) -.

The trial runs until Feb. 29, 2012.

We welcome your feedback on this title.

As part of the Library Renovations, the Reference Collection will be moving into the MADGIC area.  This will make space for the construction of a new Instruction Centre, next to PageBreak, replacing room 102 on Floor 1.  This  new room will provide an excellent space for instruction and be made available as a computer lab and study space for students when not required for teaching. Completion is scheduled for August 2012. 

For a map showing the new location of the Reference Collection, please refer to the Floor Maps page.

For more news on the ongoing renovations, please see the Renovations Category of the News Archive.

Register for a citation management workshop

Come and discover a variety of tools that can help you organize and manage your citations and documents, as well as create bibliographies and papers formatted in a variety of styles (APA, MLA, Chicago...). Tools covered include RefWorks, WizFolio, and Mendeley.

Workshops begin on Feb 7, see full schedule for details

Update: The elevator is now functioning normally.

The elevator serving the 4th and 5th floors of the library is out of service.  We are waiting for a replacement part.  Once we have more information we will post it here.  For assistance in retrieving items for these floors, please ask at the Welcome Desk.

Contact valerie_critchley@carleton.ca for more information.

The Benezit Dictionary of Artists has over 190,000 entries on artists from antiquity to the present day and is one of the most comprehensive and definitive resources on artists in the English language. It contains thousands of auction records, museum holdings and bibliographies, has superb coverage of obscure artists and also includes images of artists’ signatures, monograms and stamps. The database is updated 3 times per year to reflect new scholarship, artists and updates to existing entries.

The Benezit Dictionary of Artists is available on Oxford Art Online and is cross-searchable with Grove Art Online and other Oxford art reference resources.

Guided Tour of database.

The trial has been extended until Feb. 15, 2012.

We welcome your feedback on this database.

Please be advised that the technology-free room (room 507) is no longer available for individual study.  

Instead the room will be used to meet the growing needs of Archives and Research Collections to give access to and host teaching opportunities using their collections. Silent study space is available throughout the floor 3 and floor 5. 

If you have any concerns please contact Valerie Critchley, Associate University Librarian - Building Management and Operational Planning.

The Library staff would like to wish you a safe and happy holiday!

As a reminder, the library building will be closed from Saturday December 24 until Sunday January 1.  Operating hours will resume on Monday January 2 – please see our Library Hours page for the complete Winter term 2012 hours.

Due to the library expansion project, we will be unable to hold exhibits until after the renovation work, expected to be in late 2013.

See our Exhibits Policy for details.

Several units in the compact shelving on the first floor need to be repaired.  The work will take place from Tuesday, November 8 to Thursday, November 10.  At times, some books may be inaccessible for an hour or two.  Library staff will be on hand to help you get material as quickly as possible. 

We are sorry for the inconvenience.

For further information, please contact the Welcome Desk.

Ares will be down on Sunday, November 6th from 8:00 am - 10:00 am to install a new server.
Please email library_reserves@carleton.ca with any questions. We apologize for the inconvenience.

We've just added the 300th video game to our immersive media collection: Rage.

Rage is a mix of first person shooter with driving and RPG elements. Produced by Bethesda Softworks, and recently released, Rage uses the company's new OpenGL based id Tech 5 engine. The game is similar to Fallout 3 and Doom 3, and has won many awards:

• "Best Game" and "Best First Person Shooter"  (Electronic Entertainment Expo) by IGN Media
• "Game of the Show" (E3) by Game Trailers

The Library purchases games in three main platforms: Xbox and Xbox 360, PlayStation 2 and 3 and Wii. Search by title in the library catalogue using the platform name to see which games are available for your console. For example: <title search> Xbox 360.

The Library collects video and board games to support the game development stream in the faculties of science and engineering.

Please follow this link to suggest new purchases.

The Graduate Student Open Access Award, sponsored by the Graduate Student Association, the Library and the Office of the Vice President (Research & International), was established to support Carleton University graduate students in publishing research in open access journals. 

Up to five monetary awards of $1000.00 will be distributed. 

Any GSA member who has a paper published or accepted (pending minor revisions) in an open access journal can apply.  Go to the Graduate Student Open Access Award page to learn more about deadlines and eligibility requirements. 

Back by popular demand, the MacOdrum Library Silent Auction for the United Way.  The auction site is up and ready for your bids. This is a great opportunity to start your Christmas shopping. The last day for the auction is November 2.

Please read the rules carefully before bidding. Bids are only posted twice a day, not immediately.  You will not receive email notification of your bidding, so please keep track.

If you have any questions, please contact silent_auction@carleton.ca. Thank you for supporting the United Way and good luck!

The Library Circle of Friends continues the tradition: Ottawa's best academic book sale!

When

• Thursday, October 27*, noon–9:00
• Friday-Sunday, October 28-30, 9:00am-5:00pm ($2 parking fee)
• Monday, October 31, 9:00am-1:00pm

*Opening day reserved for: students, donors to Carleton University Library, and members of the Circle of Friends (membership available for $25.00).

Where

Galleria – in the UniCentre

What is Open Access?

Open Access provides readers with barrier-free access to journal articles and digital information published on the Web. There is no fee for accessing, printing or downloading material, and is free of most copyright and licensing restrictions.

The Library is celebrating Open Access week by sponsoring three presentations:

• Introduction to DataCite Canada
  Karen Morgenroth (CISTI) and Wendy Watkins (Carleton University Library)
  Monday October 24th, from 2:00-3:00 pm, in Room 235 of the Library
• Data Management and Improving Access to the Products of Research
  Wayne Johnston (University of Guelph)
  Wednesday October 26th, from 3:00-4:00, in Room 235 of the Library
• Open Access Week Celebration (Including announcements about Graduate OA Award and CURVE- Carleton's new Institutional Repository)
  Friday October 28th, from 12:00-1:00.  Please RSVP the Library to attend.

For more information, please contact Laura Newton Miller.

Join moderator Mary Jane Maffini as she talks with book panellists Paulette Bourgois, Dave Cannon, Mark Frutkin and Kate Heartfield about what makes for good books and good reading.

The plenary will begin with each panellist championing his or her favourite book before having a conversation with Mary Jane about books and reading in general.

The book panel takes place on Sunday, October 23 in 303 Paterson Hall from 2 to 4 p.m. For more information and to register, visit the Carleton Reads website.

Register early and you might win a free pass to the Ottawa International Writers Festival!

Vogue is a unique record of American and international popular culture that extends beyond fashion. The Vogue Archive contains the entire run of Vogue magazine (US edition) from 1892 to the present day, with no embargo period.

The trial has been extended until Nov. 25, 2011.

We welcome your feedback on this database.

Come and discover a variety of tools that can help you organize and manage your citations and documents, as well as create bibliographies and papers formatted in a variety of styles (APA, MLA, Chicago...). Tools covered include RefWorks, WizFolio, and Mendeley.

Workshops begin on Sept 22, see full schedule for details

We're getting ready for the coming expansion and renovations.  During construction the library will remain open, and its collections will be made available, during normal hours of operation.

In order to accommodate the changes in the floorplan that the expansion and renovations make necessary, we have to relocate some collections to the Storage Facility.

So far, from the first floor (in compact shelving) our full collection of theses, some law materials, and some government documents have already been moved. The first floor folios have been moved to the third floor.  On the second floor much of the reference collection in print has also been moved.  Many of these materials are available online and we can still retrieve them from Storage for you. Please check the catalogue for details on how to access them.

Stay tuned for more information in the coming weeks about the impact on library space and services.

Carleton's Archives and Research Collections (ARC) has received an investment of $273,000 from the Virtual Museum of Canada (VMC) Investment Programs of the Canadian Heritage Information Network (CHIN) to merge archival holdings with digital interfaces. Under the direction of Stephen Fai (Architecture), Patti Harper (ARC), Brian Greenspan (English) and their partner the Bytown Museum, "Heritage Passages: Bytown and the Rideau Canal" will bring together extensive archival holdings and diverse expertise for the creation of a dynamic web-based exhibition that presents an architectural history of the construction of the Rideau Canal.

Drawing on material from ARC, Ottawa’s Bytown Museum and various archives within Canada and the UK, the project will reveal a series of intertwined narratives that tell the story of the Rideau Canal's building campaign between 1826 and 1855. The exhibition will be available remotely through a website featuring digital models of the area bordered by the East Block and the Chateau Laurier to the west and east respectively, to the north by the Ottawa River, and to the south by Rideau Street. The locks and associated buildings constructed and demolished over the period will be modelled in detail based on archival documentation. Additionally, visitors to the canal will be able to download a GPS-enabled, “augmented reality” smart phone application providing on-site access to interpretive paths directly from significant locations along the canal.

For more information on this project, please contact Carleton's Archives and Research Collections (ARC).

For faculty and instructors: In light of the recent copyright changes, we've implemented a new online system for library reserves - Ares.

Ares makes it easy for you to put your course readings, whether print or electronic, on reserve at the library.  For your students, Ares integrates seamlessly with WebCT for convenient access to your course readings. 

Best of all, Ares helps ensure copyright compliance by only allowing you to post material with the proper clearance.

If you are new to Ares please email library_reserves@carleton.ca for assistance.

For more information, see:

• Library Reserves - Faculty and Instructors
• Copyright at Carleton

Starting this week you’ll notice that we are starting to relocate to the Library Storage Facility the large collection of Carleton theses that are currently located in the compact shelving on the first floor of the Library. There are about 11,500 of them, dating from 1955 to present, and they have to be moved in order to accommodate some other shifts of collections that are going to be happening on the first floor during the summer (and beyond) – specifically, the books on the first floor in the classification ranges from Q through Z are going to be shifted into the compact shelving, and so the theses, government documents, and some law and other materials have to be relocated to storage in order to make room.

You can still access Carleton theses though. The best way is online, as nearly all of the printed theses are also available in electronic format. Just search them in the catalogue, or in the Dissertations and Theses @ Carleton University database, and follow the links. You can also request the retrieval of the preservation copy of a thesis, but it may only be used in the building: you won’t be able to borrow and take it home with you.

The shift likely won’t be completed until the end of August, and until then the printed theses will in effect be inaccessible, as they’ll be in boxes or in transit to the Storage Facility on campus. Once everything is finished, you’ll be able to make a request, and Library staff will retrieve the printed version and have it delivered, generally within 24 hours.

We regret the inconvenience this might cause, but encourage you to use the online versions of the theses in the meantime. If you have any questions, please let us know.

This summer the Scholars Portal Search interface, used by many of our databases, will be discontinued. Most of these databases will be moving to the new ProQuest interface, which promises to help you “discover more”.

As well, all of our existing ProQuest databases on the old ProQuest interface will be updated to this new interface. 

The remainder of the databases on the Scholars Portal Search interface that are not part of the ProQuest family will be redirected to the appropriate vendor site.

Which databases will be affected?

• EconLIT
• Linguistics & Language Behavior Abstracts (LLBA)
• PAIS
• Philosopher’s Index
• PsycINFO
• Sociological Abstracts
• Canadian Newsstand
• CBCA
• Dissertations & Theses Full-Text

... and many more

What this means for you:

• Same content: no loss in coverage
• Updated interface with easier navigation using lightboxes
• Improved ability to refine searches
• All the same advanced features: special thesauri, ability to print, export to RefWorks, search alerts

For help with the transition:

• Quick Start Overview
• Brochure
• Contact our Research Help with any of your questions

When will this happen?

We will be starting to change our links over in early July and hope to have everything migrated by the end of the month.

Official press release from the Carleton Newsroom: Carleton Students to Benefit from Multimillion MacOdrum Library Project.

According to the plans, two floors will be added to the library extension and the entire façade will be replaced (see picture).  All told this will double the study space available to students, as well as create new facilities such as a digital media centre.

Stay tuned for information in the coming weeks about the impact on library space and services. 

We are pleased to announce that we’ve been named as one of the participants in the National Research Council’s DataCite Canada pilot project.

Research data are an important part of Canada’s scientific record. Currently, huge amounts of data are inaccessible or at risk of being lost altogether. As a result, researchers are missing out on the opportunity to re-use and build upon this existing research.

To address these issues and make it easier for researchers to access, share and manage their data, NRC’s Canada Institute for Scientific and Technical Information (NRC-CISTI) is establishing DataCite Canada, a central registration centre for Canadian research data sets.

Wendy Watkins, data librarian and manager of Carleton University's Library Data Centre, is pleased to participate in the pilot because, besides many other social science datasets, the centre holds the only copies of the Canadian Millennium Scholarship Foundation research data collection and is now starting to process it and its metadata to ensure future use.

To view the NRC press release about the pilot project, please go to: http://cisti-icist.nrc-cnrc.gc.ca/eng/services/cisti/datacite-canada/news/2011-06-09-pilot-participants.html.

Would you like your library account to keep track of items you borrow?  If you answered ‘yes’, you’ll need to opt-in to the My Reading History feature. 

To do so, simply login to your Library Account and click on My Reading History, then Opt In.  From that point onward, whenever you borrow a book or other material from the library, it will appear on your My Reading History list. 

For detailed information and instructions, see Enabling My Reading History.

Did you watch the federal election?  Now visit our Elections subject guide to find statistics, maps, books, websites and more on provincial, national, and international elections.  Visit the MADGICAL Web blog to learn more about online election resources and material available in the Maps, Data and Government Information Centre (MADGIC).

Effective August 31, 2011, Carleton University will no longer operate under the interim Access Copyright tariff.  As a result, common University copying practices will need to be changed.  In some cases this will require modifying the way we make copies for teaching, research and administrative purposes.

What does this mean for Carleton faculty, instructors and staff?  Check out the new Copyright at Carleton website for all the relevant information, including guidelines, resources, FAQ and support.

We are delighted to announce that Wayne Jones has accepted the post of Associate University Librarian, Collections and Technical Services.  His first day at Carleton will be June 6, 2011.

Wayne arrives from Queen’s University, where he was the Head of Collection Development and E-Resource Management.  Wayne has worked at Queen’s for 7 years, and has previously worked for M.I.T. and Library and Archives Canada.  He is the author of many books and articles in his field, and is an active member of numerous professional library organizations.

We hope you will join us in welcoming Wayne to the library.

As part of a contest promoting Disabilities Awareness Week (March 21st – 25th), forty-nine Carleton students shared their thoughts on the role of the Library in helping them achieve their academic success. 

The winner received an iPad, which was generously donated by Ristech, suppliers of the Library’s Kirtas 2400 high speed scanner, which enables print resources to be converted to alternate formats.

The top three submissions were:

First prize

The high academic standard and competitive nature that thrives at Carleton University can be very challenging for even the top students. The additional obstacles resulting from a disability can be overwhelming. However, because of the amazing support from Carleton University’s library, these obstacles have become easier to overcome. Library staff has been a big part of my academic success at Carleton, especially Pamela Williamson who I cannot speak highly enough about! She has made sure that my course material is in a format that allows me to accomplish my goals. The addition of the Kirtas 2400 scanner has ensured that all material is available in a timely manner, which has helped me stay on top of my studies. The University library plays a cornerstone role in academic success. Additionally, for those students with disabilities and other challenges, the support staff and services are critical and greatly appreciated.

Second prize

The Carleton library has been instrumental in helping me achieve my academic goals as the technological advancements, amazing support staff and the large resource database continues to evolve. The “Joy Maclaren Adaptive Technology Centre” is the best support centre that I have seen as there are numerous adaptive technologies that I can use to fit my needs and abilities, such as larger keyboards, Dragon Naturally Speaking software and Kurzweil just to name a few. Not only that, but they will also transform my textbook into a pdf or word document so I can easily access my book on the computer and not have to worry about turning pages. Outside of the Centre, the library staff is amazingly helpful if I need to find a book anywhere within the library or from external sources. For the above reasons, I am extremely happy to say that I am a Carleton University student!                                           

Third prize

As a PMC student the MacOdrum Library has helped me achieve academic success by offering convenient student support and services. The knowledgeable resource desk staff have helped me master searching for reference materials, they’ve also provided information about other Library services such as on-line access to books, journals, and articles, and information about RefWorks, and Transcription Services. The people from Writing Tutorial Services have helped me complete several essays, definitely adding to my academic success.  The numerous computer stations, and study areas throughout the Library create an inviting environment making it easy to work when I’m by myself or with others. The copy shop comes in handy, and of course I won’t complain about how easy it is to grab a Starbucks coffee when I need a break. MacOdrum Library offers great student services and support putting the necessary tools for academic success in one convenient location.
 

Once again, the Library observed Earth Hour this year on Saturday March 26 from 8:30pm to 9:30pm.  Thanks to everyone involved, it was another success story, with a 12% energy reduction being recorded at the library building.

We turned off lights on all floors, as well as all computers and photocopiers not in use. Emergency lighting was on at all times, and staff were on duty to assist anyone that needed help.  Normal lighting and computer operation resumed at 9:30pm.

Tell your friends about Earth Hour!