Learning Resource Centre Woodroffe Newsletter


Find Learning Resource Centre Mobile Learning Centre E-resources Books, audio-visual materials and other library resources Woodroffe library hours of operation Mobile Learning Centre service hours Library FAQs How do I? Access library e-resources from home? Use e-resources? Plan and write a research paper? Request an interlibrary loan? Cite references and write bibliographies? For Faculty Classroom orientation and information literacy Help with assignment preparation Copyright guidelines	January 2012 In this Issue: Winter Hours Survey Our New Web Site Card Activation Science in Context Laptop New Books Summer Hours Library January 2nd until January 6th: Monday to Friday: 7:30 a.m.- 5:00 p.m. January 9th until April 27th: Monday to Thursday: 7:30 a.m.- 9:00 p.m. Friday: 7:30 a.m.- 5:00 p.m. Saturday & Sunday: 10:00 a.m.- 4:00 p.m. Closed on February 20th, April 6th and 8th askON January 9th until April 20th: Monday to Thursday: 11 a.m. to 10 p.m. Friday to Sunday: 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Closed on February 20th, April 6th and 8th January 2rd until April 27th: e-Library: Monday to Thursday: 9:00 a.m. 4:00 p.m. Saturday & Sunday: Closed The Mobile Learning Centre is open 24 hours a day, seven days a week, for students to use the space. Survey WIN 1 OF 2 $50.00 GIFT CARDS! The Library is changing to serve you better! Please help us by filling out our 10 minute survey and you can enter in for a draw for one of two $50.00 Algonquin gift cards! Click HERE to start the Survey! New Web Site Come see the new changes to our web site including the new multi search tool for finding books, videos, articles and more! Card Activation New and returning students and new faculty will need to activate their new library cards with the library to: Borrow books and audio visual materials Loan out laptops Book group spaces Activated cards will also give patrons off site access to: e-Journals, newspapers and magazines e-Books Streaming Video Software Tutorials and video lessons Science in Context Find the latest scientific news and information from around the world including: 2200 Topic Overviews 7000+ Biographies 1.5 Million Articles 1600 Images and videos 170+ Detailed experiments 12 Hour Laptop Loans Can't find a computer? Need a laptop for class? Laptops and Netbooks can now be loaned out for up to 12 hours to be used anywhere on campus! Drop by the Library C205 or the Mobile Learning Center C102 for more details! New Books Check out our "New Book" display at the front of the library to see the great titles that are coming in all the time. Here are samples of just a few.... The Best Art You've Never Seen By Julian Spalding Restores to view 101 beautiful and unusual works of art that are largely unseen from Peru to Papua New Guinea. Former museum director Julian Spalding takes you into a world of startling artifacts and reveals their amazing stories. N405.S63 2010 Mobile WEB 2.0 by Ashon Ilyas It brings together the work of 51 pioneering experts from around the world who identify the major challenges in Mobile Web 2.0 applications and provide authoritative insight into many of their own innovations and advances in the field. TK5103.2.M6327 2011 Community Health Nursing in Canada by Marcia Stanhope Covering subjects including health promotion, community and family health, health education, and prevention, this book focuses on what you need to know for practicing effectively in the community health care setting in Canada. RT98.C664 2010 The Party Bible By Connor Pritchard Your ultimate party guide! This book serves up dozens of out-of-the-box ideas along with advice on throwing a successful party. GV1471.P2010 Thanks for reading! Have a suggestion or comment? Please e-mail lrc@algonquincollege.com. We look forward to hearing from you!