Library News

Electronic submission of theses is now required by the University of Guelph and is fully operational through the Library’s institutional repository, the Atrium. All theses will be published and made available on the World Wide Web through the Atrium which will be harvested and made available through the Library and Archives Canada (LAC) collections database.

The inclusion of electronic thesis submission makes Guelph’s graduate research widely available, in a timely fashion, and ensures that our valuable campus graduate work gets the exposure it deserves. Through this initiative we support Library and Archives Canada's vision of providing access to the academic research of Canadian graduate students and showcasing it around the world. Researchers from around the world will be able to access this work for decades.

Submitting your electronic thesis to the Atrium

The Library is closed Monday May 21st for Victoria Day.

No worries though! Current UG students, staff and faculty can curl up with an ebook even when we're closed!

Check our hours page for more information.

Elevator maintenance will be performed Tuesday, May 15 from 8 a.m. to 12 noon on the three elevators on the main floor, accessed across from the Forster room. These elevators will be out of service for all four hours during the maintenance period. These are the only elevators undergoing maintenance on May 15.

All other elevators on the main floor will be fully operational during the maintenance period. These include the double elevators found at the back of the Library (through the orange doors) near the Academic Town Square and the single elevator found at the front of the Library that accesses the Archival & Special Collections.

If you have any questions about the maintenance, you may direct your written concerns to Kirk Sprague, ksprague@uoguelph.ca, the manager of Library Facilities.

Recent software upgrades may cause a "blank screen" to appear when trying to view PDFs in Internet Explorer (IE). If you experience this problem, please switch to an alternate browser such as Firefox, Google Chrome, or Opera.

Also, the following link offers tips for troubleshooting:

http://www.lib.uoguelph.ca/resources/course_reserves_&_e_learning/online_access_troubleshooting.cfm

Please report the problem should it continue after trying these tips or contact us for assistance.

Thank you for your patience.

The University of Guelph Library is getting set to run The Human Library on Wednesday October 17th, 2012 from 11am-7pm.

Check out our Human Library site for more information on what a Human Library is.

We're looking for volunteers who'd like to share their stories with others.

• Are you a member of a group that faces prejudice, stereotyping or misunderstanding?
• Have you faced adversity or have you had unique experiences that you'd like to share with others?

If you think you might want to volunteer to be a book, check out our Human Library Book Recruitment information, fill out our form and drop us a line.

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ScholarsPortal is perorming maintenance beginning Friday May 4th at 11:59pm and ending Saturday May 5th at 4:00am.

During this time, all Scholarsportal services (including Journals, Books, RACER, WizFolio, ODESI, GeoPortal, ASK a Librarian, Refworks, GetIT Guelph) with be unavailable.

We're sorry for the interruption and appreciate your understanding.

As part of the Library's ongoing maintenance, the carpets on the second and third floors are being replaced this week, April 30-May 4, 2012.

As of Wednesday, May 2, the carpet replacement on the second floor has been completed. Carpet replacement has begun on the third floor and should be completed by the end of the week.

If you have any questions about the ongoing maintenance, you may direct your written concerns to Kirk Sprague, ksprague@uoguelph.ca, the manager of Library Facilities.

Based on extensive usability testing of Primo and our Primo Central trial, TUG has just completed changes to the Primo interface.

Check out the updated view of Primo for Guelph

See our updated Search Tips page with updated information on how to use Primo

See our Primo Frequently Asked Questions page for a list of common Primo questions and answers

Have questions/comments? Submit them by clicking the Feedback link at the bottom of any page within Primo

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We apologize for the inconvenience.

We are experiencing some issues with Primo at the moment.

Please use TRELLIS in the meantime.

http://trellis3.tug-libraries.on.ca

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For more information, please see the Physical Resources news bulletin.

As a response to the 'bright light" complaints we have received,

Please check out the south-western window area of the McLaughlin Library 3rd floor.

Let us know which window blind “style” you prefer?

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Stop by the Forster Room and unwind by taking a few moments to colour! We've got something for everyone:

Edward and Jacob from Twilight; My Little Pony Luna; He-Man; the Pillsbury Dough Boy;

And we've got three PRIZES!

Winners will get their choice of one of three sweet chicks! Two milk chocolate chicks (with chocolate eggs) and one dark chocolate chick (also with chocolatey eggs!)

Be sure to include your email address at the bottom of your masterpiece and drop your entry in the box provided in Forster room (Library Room 100A) and if you're selected as a winner, we'll contact you to come claim your prize on friday April 13th!

Don't worry: you don't have to be a picasso to win...winners are randomly selected from all those who enter.

Enter as many times as you want.

Most of all: Colour & De-stress!

Brought to you by The Wellness Centre, Athletics, Central Students Association, Student Health Services and The Library

Dr. Margaret Hundleby, writing consultant in the Library’s Writing Services, and her colleague Dr. Jo Allen, President of Meredith College, Raleigh, North Carolina, won the Conference on College Composition and Communication's 2012 Technical and Scientific Communication Award in the category of Best Original Collection of Essays in Technical or Scientific Communication. Their award-winning book, Assessment in Technical and Professional Communication, is a collection of essays that demonstrates the valuable role assessment plays in the teaching and practice of technical and professional communication.

As one reviewer has noted, "The Hundleby and Allen collection does a couple of vital things. For the professional and technical communication discipline, it offers a set of starting points for critical dialogue on the role and meaningfulness of assessment that helps demonstrate the field's evolving maturity, as well as its usefulness as either a tool or a model in measuring the successes of other disciplines. For the work of assessment, it offers an exemplary range of assessment approaches for academic programs that are not monitored, or driven, by accreditation requirements. As such, this work represents the depth of conversations that faculty and their administrators can have about where their courses and programs are and where they need to be in the commitment to continuous improvement."

The award was presented at the 2012 Conference on College Composition and Communication in St. Louis, Missouri.

The Learning Commons made a clean sweep at the Peer Helper Banquet winning every academic award category. Peer helpers were honoured for their excellence as peer helpers, scholars, and engaged community members. Winners were chosen from approximately 280 peer helpers from 28 different units on campus.

Award recipients include:
Highest Cumulative Average, returning peer helper:
Dena Sommer, Supported Learning Groups Program

Highest Cumulative Average, graduating peer helper:
Gagan Dhaliwal, Learning Services

Katherine Elliot Graduate Scholarship, awarded to a graduating peer helper going into a helping or teaching profession, who contributes significantly to the campus and community beyond, and has high academic achievement:
Leah Labranche, Supported Learning Groups Program

Lin Coburn Award, awarded to an exemplary peer helper and role model who has made outstanding contributions to campus and community life, and also excels academically:
Anita Acai, Writing Services

Supported Learning Groups' (SLG) Peer Supervisor, Clarke Mathany, was awarded the Supervisor's Award of Merit for his outstanding work in leading and mentoring the SLG Peers. Clarke was enthusiastically nominated for the award by SLG peers, fellow peer supervisors, and colleagues.

The Learning Commons provides learning, writing, research, numeracy and technology support.

Peter Clark Hall has been reserved for students the week of April 9-13. Tables and chairs have been set up to provide a comfortable study environment that can accommodate up to 350 students.

Located in the basement of the University Centre (UC), Peter Clark Hall can be accessed by the south stairwell or the south elevators. Students can study in Peter Clark Hall from 7 a.m.- 2 a.m.

The Library is committed to helping students identify additional study space on campus. During exams, the Library has extended hours.

With final exams just around the corner, it’s important to remember that some areas in the Library are designated as Quiet Study Areas.

These areas include:

• All enclosed individual study rooms
• The basement of the Library
• The second, third, fifth, and sixth floors of the Library

Although these areas are designated as Quiet Study Areas all year round, during exams it becomes particularly important for all of us to respect the Quiet Study Area policies. Quiet areas are intended for private study and research. Conversations in these areas should be very quiet and brief, and cell phone use is not permitted. (If you must use a cell phone, please do so in one of the stairwells). Headphones may be used; however noise from headphones must not be audible to others. Laptop computers may be used in the quiet areas as long as all sound or audio features are turned off. Report noise level issues to the Circulation & Interlibrary Loan Services desk or call ext 53617. Thank you for your co-operation and good luck on your exams. For more details see the Library's Building Use Policy.

EBSCOhost has been contacted and is hard at work to fix the maintenance issue that has interrupted access to their platform of databases.

This disruption also affects many full text journals and our EBSCO ebooks (formerly NetLibrary ebooks).

Thank you for your patience and we apologize for the inconvenience. As soon as service is accessible again, we will let you know.

Jim Brett, User Services Librarian, has been awarded the prestigious 2012 Ontario Library Association (OLA) President’s Award for Exceptional Achievement for his outstanding contribution to librarianship in Ontario. This is the first time a University of Guelph librarian has received the honour since the award’s inception in 1990. Jim was recognized for his leadership and contribution to the development and implementation of the OLA mentoring and career development programs. Dedicated to the concept of paying it forward, Jim’s significant contributions have helped OLA establish itself as a leader in mentoring and career development programs for librarians. To view the complete list of all OLA award winners, please visit: http://bit.ly/HaZ3vj.

The Ontario College and University Library Association (OCULA) recognized Robin Bergart, User Experience Librarian, and M.J. D’Elia, Learning & Curriculum Support Team Librarian, with the2011 OCULA Award for Special Achievement for the creation of Innovation Boot Camp (IBC). Inspired by the book, Ten Faces of Innovation by Tom Kelly, IBC is a workshop/social experiment in creativity and innovation. The workshop was initially presented at the University of Guelph and since has been delivered to the OLA, University of Toronto at Mississauga Library, University of Waterloo Libraries, LOEX in Calgary, ACRL, ACRL (WNY/O) and at the Creative Problem Solving Institute Conference. To learn more about Innovation Boot Camp, please visit the official blog: http://innovationbootcamp.wordpress.com/. Jenny Marvin, GIS Librarian and Chair of the Scholars GeoPortal Project Management Group, was part of the Ontario Council of University Libraries (OCUL) team that received the Award for Technical Innovation by the Ontario Library and Information Technology Association (OLITA). The team was recognized for the creation of Scholars GeoPortal, an innovative geospatial data search tool that provides students and researchers with unparalleled access and the ability to manipulate and download geospatial data. The project required the collaboration from OCUL members, Statistics Canada, the Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources, and DMTI Spatial Incorporated. To view Scholars GeoPortal, please visit: http://geo2.scholarsportal.info/.

Starting April 2nd and extending until April 19th, the Library will be open longer for all of your exam studying needs!

Please see our hours page for more information.