November 28, 2006
Canada Reads 2007
Former Canada Reads finalists are back this year to debate and defend their nominations in the 2007 All Star Edition of Canada Reads. Check out some of the nominated books that are available here at the library before the debates get underway on February 26, 2007:
- Children of My Heart (Ces Enfants de ma vie) by Gabrielle Roy
- Natasha and Other Stories by David Bezmozgis
- Stanley Park by Timothy Taylor
Statistics Canada website down for maintainance: Dec 2
The Statistics Canada website will be unavailable on Saturday, December 2 for scheduled maintenance. Full service should be restored at 12:00 a.m. on Sunday, December 3.
November 27, 2006
Hungry?
Check-out the Library Bake Sale, located today Monday November 27 outside the Information Book on the main floor of Centennial Hall. We're raising funds to help update our Library Staff Room.
November 24, 2006
Calling all UofW wireless users
Do you connect to the wireless network when you visit the library? If so, we want to hear from you! Take a few moments to fill out a quick online survey, and you will be entered in a draw to win a new iPod Nano. Surveys are also available at the Reference Desk if you prefer to fill one out on paper.
The deadline to complete the survey is Thursday, November 30, and the draw for the iPod Nano will take place on Friday, December 1.
The survey is now closed.
November 21, 2006
Information for users of Write-N-Cite for Mac
Mac users who have had difficulty installing Write-N-Cite should try using Safari to download the software. Firefox can cause an incorrect file type to be downloaded, which may freeze Stuffit Expander and prevent it from being installed.
Write-N-Cite, available for both Mac and Windows-based PCs, is used with Microsoft Word to create in-text citations in conjunction with your RefWorks bibliography. Further information is available via the Library's RefWorks page.
November 20, 2006
Science in the City
Science in the City
Wednesday, November 22, 2006
Eckhardt-Gramatté Hall
To celebrate the recent announcement for a new science facility at The University of Winnipeg, the Faculty of Science is proud to host a series of public lectures presented by distinguished alumni.
12:30 p.m. - 1:30 p.m.
Legionellas in the Mist: Outbreak of Legionnaires' Disease in Toronto, Ontario, 2005
Dobryan Tracz, Biologist, National Microbiology Laboratory, Public Health Agency of Canada
7:30 p.m. - 8:30 p.m.
From Bench to Bedside to Business: The Case for Medical Diagnostic Instruments
Ian Smith, Director General, NRC Institute for Biodiagnostics
Both lectures are free and open to the public.
November 18, 2006
The Royal Society of Chemistry Website Down for Maintenance
The Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC) website will be unavailable on Saturday December 2, 2006 from 09.00 to 17.00 GMT for essential maintenance. The RSC apologises for any inconvenience that this downtime may cause.
November 17, 2006
Grey Cup Parade
If you're planning on visiting the Library on Saturday, you may want to take a look at the route of the Grey Cup Parade and street closures.
November 16, 2006
"Reopen the EPA Libraries!"
That the Administration of George W. Bush has been hostile to science has become well-known, especially environmental and climate change science. For instance, the Bush Adminstration imposed draconian budget cuts on the Environmental Protection Agency, which resulted in the EPA closing their libraries.
Now with the Democrats poised to take charge of Congress and the Senate in January, there are hopes that the libraries will reopen. Kelpie Wilson on Truthout puts it this way:
"Closing the EPA libraries is the perfect symbol to characterize the methods of the Bush administration...But that era is now winding down.
Just before the election, Barbara Boxer and other senators sent a letter to the Senate Appropriations Committee calling for restored access to the libraries. There is every reason to hope that the Democrats will follow through with their newly won power and get those libraries reopened. But this will be just the beginning of a Herculean task to clean the muck out of the stables and restore an environmental regulatory function to government.
...The common thread through all of these environmental issues is the need to understand and follow the science. That requires two things: good information and good people... Without access to information, reason cannot operate. Let there be libraries!"
November 9, 2006
List of databases for Mediaeval Studies
The Library has added a list of recommended databases for Mediaeval Studies. This listing is accessible by going to Find > Databases > Subject Browse.
November 8, 2006
November 7, 2006
Privacy warning for user profiles and other data stored on U.S. servers
The CBC News Service issued a reminder last week that the U.S. Patriot Act allows government officials there to examine data-stores as part of routine surveillance. “Conceivably, the searches of a student or faculty member doing work on a sensitive issue could be flagged and then stored in the U.S.” (CBC News Service, October 31, 2006. Full story at CBC [currently unavailable] or our cache).
The story cited as an example of a vulnerable database hosted in the U.S. the well-known bibliographic management system RefWorks. Although the site itself has a comprehensive Data Security and Privacy policy, we would like to warn our patrons that their data could be subject to searches at any time.
November 5, 2006
New Books - Remembrance Day - Voices of the Left Behind
Voices of the Left Behind: Project Roots and the Canadian War Children of World War II
Synopsis: This book contains the personal stories of nearly 50 Canadian war children who have been helped by Project Roots. It is filled with fascinating archival images and documents as well as original wartime correspondence between the mothers, the Canadian fathers, and the Department of National Defence, Veterans Affairs, and other Canadian institutions. - from bookjacket
Coming Event -- Rinaldo Walcott Talk
The Centre for Research in Young People's Texts and Cultures (CRYTC) and the Department of English welcome visiting scholar Dr. Rinaldo Walcott. Dr. Walcott is Associate Professor in the Department of Sociology and Equity Studies in Education at the Ontario Institute for Studies in Education of the University of Toronto,
"What Rap has to Say: Black Youth, Discourses of Crime and Cosmopolitanism"
Rinaldo Walcott Talk
November 15, 2006
12:30 - 2:00pm,
2M70
The Centre for Research in Young People's Texts and Cultures (CRYTC) and the Department of English welcome visiting scholar Dr. Rinaldo Walcott. Dr. Walcott is Associate Professor in the Department of Sociology and Equity Studies in Education at the Ontario Institute for Studies in Education of the University of Toronto, where he also holds the Canada Research Chair in Social Justice and Cultural Studies. His teaching and research has been largely in the area of cultural studies and postcolonial studies with an emphasis on black diaspora studies. He has published on music, film, queer theory, literature, and theatre. His most recent scholarship branches out from black studies to engage with other forms of marginalized difference in the Canadian nation-making project.
November 1, 2006
Library Toolbar - Update for Firefox 2.0
The Library Toolbar is a handy tool for your browser (IE or Firefox) that will allow you instant access to many of our library pages, search tools, logins (email, WebCT, Learn, etc.), and the Live Help service (chat with a library staff member).
Just recently, Mozilla has come out with Firefox 2.0. If you have downloaded this browser and found that the Library Toolbar was not compatible, you will be pleased to know that now you can get a Library Toolbar update fully compatible with Firefox 2.0.
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