Library News

Downtime: Scholars Portal

Heather Raine — Thu, 16 May 2013 16:01:50 +0000

From May 24 at 8:00 pm to May 25 at 4:00 am access to the following Scholars Portal services will be unavailable because of hardware maintenance - Journals, Books, ODESI, GeoPortal, Dataverse, and RefWorks.

The Guardian (1821-2003) and the Observer (1791-2003): a new digital resource

Margaret McLeod — Wed, 08 May 2013 19:40:06 +0000

Carleton University Library is pleased to offer a new collection of historical newspapers: ‘The Guardian (1821-2003) and the Observer (1791-2003)’.

Together, these important British newspapers provide facts, firsthand accounts, and opinions of the day about political, business, sports, literary, and entertainment events from the past 200 years.

The resource features full text content and article images that are easily downloadable in pdf format.

Cash2Card : Add cash to your Campus Card in the Library

Margaret McLeod — Thu, 02 May 2013 14:16:44 +0000

Cash2Card machines allow you to deposit cash onto your Campus Card, even when the Library Copy Shop is closed.

Simply swipe your Campus Card, deposit your Canadian funds into the machine ($1 and $2 coins are accepted, as are $5, $10 and $20 bills) and the funds are added to the card.

These machines also sell guest cards (cost $1), in case you forget your Campus Card at home.

Database downtime: Blackwell reference online: Business and management

Heather Raine — Fri, 12 Apr 2013 20:16:38 +0000

Blackwell reference online: Business and management will be unavailable for 12 hours starting at 4:00 pm on April 13th, 2013 due to site maintenance.

New Online Resource: Heritage Passages

Shelley Gullikson — Thu, 11 Apr 2013 19:43:45 +0000

Interactive online exhibition launches

The Carleton University Library is pleased to announce the launch of Heritage Passages: Bytown and the Rideau Canal, an interactive online exhibition featuring digitized items from our own Archives and Research Collections and collections elsewhere in Canada and the United Kingdom.

Slavery, Abolition & Social Justice: a new online collection

Shelley Gullikson — Wed, 10 Apr 2013 13:27:58 +0000

New Collection of Online Primary Source Material

Carleton University Library has just added a new collection of online primary source material to the Library catalogue. Slavery, Abolition & Social Justice from the publisher Adam Matthew Digital is a collection of over 2,300 rare books, correspondence, maps, manuscripts, pamphlets and paintings which covers the international history of slavery from 1490-2007.

Currently on Trial: Columbia Gazetteer Online

Sherri Sunstrum — Tue, 02 Apr 2013 17:08:00 +0000

Currently on trial: The Columbia Gazetteer of the World (Online)

The Columbia Gazetteer of the World Online contains over 170,000 articles or entries on all types of places throughout the world; both physical places and political entities. Most articles have details on where the place is located, its dimensions and borders, and information on economic activities, demographics, history, and former or alternate names and different spellings and pronunciations.

Database downtime: Alexander Street Press e-products

Pamela Williamson — Tue, 26 Mar 2013 17:37:14 +0000

Black Women Writers, Music Online: Classical Music Library, Music Online: Classical Scores Library, and Theatre in Video will be unavailable on Sunday, March 31, 2013 between the hours of 10:00 am and 12:00 pm EST / UTC-5 due to scheduled maintenance at Alexander Street Press data center.

New Laptops Have Arrived in the Library!

Joanne Rumig — Thu, 21 Mar 2013 19:19:15 +0000

The Library and Computing Services have recently added 24 new Dell 2120 netbooks and 60 new Toshiba Tecra R840 full size laptops that are now available for loan at the Circulation Desk. Both the laptops and the netbooks have the full software image that is standard on the campus lab workstations.

World Water Day

Margaret McLeod — Tue, 19 Mar 2013 15:21:03 +0000

March 22nd is World Water Day and the focus this year is on ‘shared cooperation’. This is an international day instituted by the UN to celebrate the importance of freshwater and to advocate for the development of sustainable freshwater resources.

Check out some of the library’s outstanding electronic resources that highlight the importance of all aspects of water research.

Black Women Writers: a new ebook collection

Shelley Gullikson — Fri, 15 Mar 2013 17:07:29 +0000

Carleton University Library has just added a new collection of ebooks to the Library catalogue. Black Women Writers from Alexander Street Press in collaboration with the University of Chicago is a collection of approximately 100,000 pages of fiction, non-fiction and poetry.

Foreign Broadcast Information Service Daily Reports, 1941-1996

David Sharp — Fri, 08 Mar 2013 15:09:25 +0000

Thanks to many generous donors to Carleton’s Campus Community Campaign, the Library is now pleased to offer access to the entire digitized version of the Foreign Broadcast Information Service (FBIS) Daily Reports from 1941 to 1996 inclusive. This is a unique resource, providing translations into English of foreign broadcasts and news reports on such topics as military affairs, politics and government, the environment, social issues, economics, and science and technology.

Database downtime: ProQuest and ProQuest Dialog platforms

Heather Raine — Thu, 07 Mar 2013 20:59:20 +0000

The ProQuest and ProQuest Dialog (World News Connection) platforms will be unavailable for 6 hours starting on Saturday, March 9, 2013 at 10:00 pm, due to scheduled maintenance.

Graduate Student Open Access Award Recipients Announced

Heather Raine — Thu, 07 Mar 2013 20:51:22 +0000

Carleton Library, the Graduate Student Association (GSA), and the Office of the Vice President (Research & International) (OVPRI) are pleased to announce the winners of the 2012-2013 Graduate Student Open Access Award. This monetary award of $1000.00 was established to support Carleton University graduate students in publishing research in open access journals.

Call for Nominations – Faculty/Librarian Position on the Board of Governors

Marc Lewis — Tue, 05 Mar 2013 13:48:40 +0000

The process has begun to identify one faculty/librarian nominee to the Board of Governors, the university’s most senior governing body. Subject to confirmation at the Board meeting in June, the successful nominee will serve a three-year term (July 1, 2013 – June 30, 2016).

Currently on Trial: Drama Online

Heather Raine — Thu, 21 Feb 2013 20:19:51 +0000

Drama Online offers a new way to experience plays, from curriculum classics to contemporary writing. It provides contextual and critical background through scholarly works and practical guides. Drama Online will launch with initial content and be continually added to throughout 2013.

We welcome your feedback.

The trial ends on March 17, 2013.

NVivo Workshops this semester

Margaret McLeod — Wed, 20 Feb 2013 16:11:53 +0000

Does your research involve qualitative data like interview transcripts, Facebook pages, Twitter feeds, videos…? Then come and get an introduction to a tool that can help in organizing and analyzing your data. We offer workshops for Carleton students, faculty, and staff. See schedule and details at:

http://www.library.carleton.ca/services/tours-and-workshops/nvivo-workshops

Currently on Trial: Academic Charts Online

Pamela Williamson — Wed, 13 Feb 2013 15:50:47 +0000

Academic Charts Online is a new and unparalleled database of popular music chart data from around the world. From the US, UK, Europe, South America and Asia, ACO delivers access to an authoritative database under exclusive academic license from Billboard, the Official Charts Company and many more.

We welcome your feedback.

Trial ends on February 28, 2013.

400th video game added to Library collection

Alana Skwarok — Thu, 07 Feb 2013 18:42:47 +0000

The 400th video game has recently been added to the Library collection. Xcom: enemy unknown was selected to reflect the growing debate around women in gaming.

New Atlas of Canada & Toporama

Sherri Sunstrum — Mon, 04 Feb 2013 16:38:06 +0000

On January 25, 2013, Natural Resources Canada (NRCan) launched the new version of the Atlas of Canada website. This version was developed to meet the new web standards for the Government of Canada regarding web accessibility and usability. It contains all of the content from previous versions; however, some of the dynamic map viewing functionality is no longer available. The site will continue to evolve.

Today: Indigenous Human Library

Sherri Sunstrum — Tue, 29 Jan 2013 16:56:26 +0000

The Centre for Aboriginal Culture and Education is hosting an Indigenous Human Library in Baker's Grill on Tuesday, Jan. 29 at 5 pm. Pre-registration for book loans will start at 4:30 pm in Bakers Grill.

What is a Human Library?

The End of Interlibrary Loan services at Library and Archives Canada

Marc Lewis — Tue, 22 Jan 2013 15:58:29 +0000

Library and Archives Canada (LAC) ended its Interlibrary Loan (ILL) service in December 2012.

Please note: Interlibrary Loan borrowing from other institutions is not affected.

Currently on Trial: Media Technology Monitor

Pamela Williamson — Tue, 15 Jan 2013 14:40:19 +0000

Media Technology Monitor (MTM©) is Canada's premier research product in the area of technology ownership and use. MTM provides valuable insight into consumer trends on existing and emerging technologies, and its large sample sizes and high response rates allow clients to uncover more about the niche markets and demographic groups that are relevant to them.

We welcome your feedback.