Articles by author: Evelyn Smith

• Career Opportunity in Library Access Services

  Friday, July 30, 2021 | By Evelyn Smith

  

  Brock University Library invites applications for a full-time contract position of Circulation Assistant.

  Working in our Access Services department, a Circulation Assistant supports our busy Ask Us desk, and:

  • Assists students, faculty, staff, community members and other visitors in locating, using and borrowing material, and communicating relevant loan rules and library policies
  • Guides users in the functions of the Integrated Library System (Omni) and, upon request, direct to online databases and other Library and Learning Commons resources and services
  • Processes circulation tasks including loans, returns, requests for holds, digitization, transit to other campus locations or consortia partner libraries
  • Provides first point of contact service and basic technical support, including logging on to workstation, how to print, scan, and photocopy
  • Provides directional/ reception service, responding to questions, in-person, by telephone, and over email regarding internal library and university departments/ locations

  Please see the position posting for more details.

  Apply online by Aug. 12, 2021 at 12:01am EST.

  Questions? Email mrettig@brocku.ca, Head, Access Services.

  Tags: Employment opportunity, Services
  Categories: Main

• Career Opportunity in the Digital Scholarship Lab

  Thursday, July 22, 2021 | By Evelyn Smith

  

  Brock University Library invites applications for a full-time contract position of Digital Scholarship Lab Coordinator.

  The Digital Scholarship Lab (DSL) Operations Coordinator is responsible for planning, coordinating and administering the daily operations of the Digital Scholarship Lab. The incumbent also works in collaboration with library and University colleagues to develop and implement integrated internal and external marketing communications and outreach initiatives to promote the DSL.

  Apply online by August 10, 2021, 2021 at 12:01am EST.

  Questions? Email tribaric@brocku.ca, Acting Head, Digital Scholarship Lab.

  Tags: BrockUDSL, Digital Scholarship Lab, Employment opportunity
  Categories: Digital Scholarship Lab, Main

• Book a spot!

  Monday, July 19, 2021 | By Evelyn Smith

  

  With the University now in stage 3 of its reopening process, we are pleased to offer increased study options in the James A. Gibson Library. Fifty individual study spots are available for pre-booking.

  Two or three-hour time slots are available during weekday mornings and afternoons. The Library closes between 12 and 1pm for cleaning.

  Make your booking now!

  Questions? Please email libhelp@brocku.ca

   

  Tags: Services, Students
  Categories: Main

• Canadian Reads

  Monday, July 05, 2021 | By Evelyn Smith

  

  Dear Reader, this month we present recent Canadian titles covering topics as diverse as historic exploration, and graphic novels to hip hop, and synchrotron radiation. With plenty of fiction and poetry also in the mix, there’s something for everyone!

  While a few titles are available in print only, it’s quick and easy to place a hold for pickup.

  Tags: Our Collections
  Categories: Featured Collections

• Cheering on the Class of 2021

  Friday, June 18, 2021 | By Evelyn Smith

  

  Congratulations to the 2021 Brock University Graduating Class.

  We’ve shared late nights and early mornings with you. We’ve been at the ready when you’ve dashed in to print assignments and loaned countless course reserve readings and whiteboard markers. We’ve explained the research process, and taught dozens of workshops from 3D printing and ArcGIS to programming, research 101, and yoga.

  All of those interactions big and small, in-person and online have led to this great day – your graduation from Brock University.  We are proud of your accomplishments and offer our whole-hearted best wishes.

  Surgité!

   

  Tags: Students
  Categories: Main

• New titles from Cambridge Histories Online

  Wednesday, June 09, 2021 | By Evelyn Smith

  

  Cambridge Histories, with over 100 years of content and 350+ volumes, is a series of continually updated reference works covering a broad range of subjects across the humanities and social sciences. Cambridge University Press intended the series to cover all of human history with concentrations in political and cultural history, literature, philosophy, religious studies, music, and the arts. Each volume includes authoritative narrative accounts by specialists and extensive bibliographies. Some histories are individual volumes, while others are part of multi-volume series (eg. History of Violence). The search interface is simple and straightforward, the text is fully searchable and books or book chapters can be linked directly from Sakai. Downloading of individual chapters is permitted.

  New 2021 titles include: The Cambridge History of the Kurds and The Cambridge History of Terrorism.

  For more information about Cambridge Histories Online, please contact Laurie Morrison at lmorrison@brocku.ca

   

  Tags: Our Collections
  Categories: Main

• Celebrating Pride Month

  Friday, June 04, 2021 | By Evelyn Smith

  

  Happy Pride Month #BrockU

  Here’s a look back at a featured collection we first brought to you during Brock Pride Week this past March.  This selection of books and e-books features titles from Canada and around the world written by LGBTQ2S+ authors, and about LGBTQ2s+ theory.

  This collection is a mix of print and e-books but it’s quick and easy to place a hold on print items for pickup.

   

  Tags: Our Collections
  Categories: Featured Collections

• Trio of Featured Collections for National Indigenous History Month

  Wednesday, June 02, 2021 | By Evelyn Smith

  In June, we commemorate National Indigenous History Month to recognize the history, heritage and diversity of First Nations, Inuit and Métis peoples in Canada.

  In honour of NIHM, we offer three featured collections within Omni that showcase books, e-books and streaming videos by and about Indigenous creators.

  While a few titles are available in print only, it’s quick and easy to place a hold for pickup.

  Tags: Our Collections
  Categories: Featured Collections

• Career Opportunity in Library Collections Services

  Monday, May 31, 2021 | By Evelyn Smith

  

  Brock University Library invites applications for the full-time probationary position of Head, Collections Services (Library).

  Candidates will have experience in the acquisition of materials in all formats. The position includes providing leadership and direction for the operations of Collections Services, a department of 10 people.

  Apply online by June 28, 2021 at 12:01am EST.

  Questions? Email jdingle@brocku.ca, Acting Head, Collections.

  Tags: Collections, Employment opportunity
  Categories: Main

• New Resource: CAB Abstracts with Fulltext

  Friday, May 14, 2021 | By Evelyn Smith

  

  CAB Abstracts (previously produced by the Commonwealth Agricultural Bureaux, now produced by an international non-profit agency CABI) covers agriculture very broadly, from agronomy, economics, all applied and biological sciences, plant sciences, tourism, hospitality, and leisure, environmental, food, international, and rural development, global health, veterinary and animal sciences, and much more. Includes journals, monographs, conferences, books, annual reports, and other sources. The scope of content in current international and least-developed scholarly research not cited in most mainstream scholarly databases.

  • Instant access to over 12.5 million bibliographic records, includes news and blogs
  • Over 475,000 hard-to-find linked full text sources, so nice!
  • Comprehensive subject indexing coverage in all interdisciplinary research areas
  • Includes access to relevant world-wide sources back to 1910
  • English language summaries, indexing, abstracts, and organism descriptors
  • Check out the CAB Thesaurus to better define search, organism, and preferred keyword search terms
  • Works well with linking to Brock Library full-text articles, open sources, and citation management systems e.g. Zotero
  • Create a My CABI account to save searches, set up email alerts, and share findings with colleagues
  • Best kept Brock Library database secret – try it today!

  Ian Gordon
  Science Liaison Librarian

  Tags: Our Collections
  Categories: Main