Piping Up

Q. It seems like the women’s washroom on the 6th floor in Bennett library hasn’t been cleaned for 3 days. I noticed that garbage cans are emptied daily and I am wondering why toilets and sinks are not cleaned everyday. Can this be fixed right away?

A. Thank you for your feedback. The toilets are supposed to be cleaned daily during the midnight shift. Thanks for letting us know that this has not been occurring on the 6th floor. We will contact the cleaning contractor and request that they get back on schedule.

Best regards,
Todd
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Todd M. Mundle
Associate University Librarian
Special Projects, Budget and Personnel
tmundle@sfu.ca

Q. I have a large fine that is in the appeal process. I am submitting my final thesis to complete my Masters degree for Friday. Do I need to have this fine paid off before Friday in order to graduate? And if the appeal goes in my favour, can I just be refunded? I would hate to not graduate because of it, but it’s a large sum of money.

A. Hi,

take care
Scott Mackenzie
Library Loans

Q. Would it be possible to have reciprocal lending privileges with the Justice Institute of B.C.? Their library has some good resources on criminology. They say that they have reciprocal arrangements with Douglas College (and unspecified other institutions), but not with SFU.

A. Hi,
Thank you for your message regarding reciprocal borrowing with the Justice Institute. I don’t have a definitive answer for you right now regarding why SFU Library does not have a reciprocal borrowing arrangement with the Justice Institute. The JI, although a member of the consortia of BC post-secondary libraries, does not participate in the reciprocal borrowing agreement in place between members, and I imagine this is due to concerns over possible over-use of their small specialized collection by non JI students and staff. I will follow up today and and next week with SFU and the JI to find out if there had been a previous attempt to have reciprocal borrowing and will also investigate what would be involved in setting up reciprocal borrowing with the Justice Institute. Also, although it’s not as fast as going to JI and signing out material right there, you can request JI materials through the SFU Library’s interlibrary loan service ( http://www.lib.sfu.ca/find/document-delivery/request-form ). I will send you a follow up email next week when I have further information.
Best regards,
Don Taylor
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Donald Taylor
Assistant Head, Access Services

Q. Hungry students seem to prioritize their desire to eat over the decorum appropriate to the library. It is a common experience for me, even in the ’silent study’ area, to be distracted by the sounds of someone eating. Given that a large lobby cafe exists 1 minute walk away, as well as a food court and other restaurants and cafes in the mall, it’s quite ridiculous that these hillbillies are unable to recognize that they aren’t studying at home. Annoying!

A. Hello:

Regards,
Natalie
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Natalie Gick
Campus Librarian
Fraser Valley Real Estate Board Academic Library
Simon Fraser University Surrey

Q. Hi, How can I access ISI Web of Knowledge? I’m a grad student at SFU. Thanks.

A. Hello,

Thanks.
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Sandra Wong, Electronic Resources Librarian

Author: Steven M. Buechler
Title: Understanding Social Movements: A Sociological History of Social Movement Theories
Publisher & where & when published: Paradigm Publishers, February 2011
Where you saw this item mentioned: Journal book review
Acquire for which library?: Bennett (Burnaby Mountain)
Your affiliation: SFU Graduate Student

A. Hello,

Thanks,
Moninder
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Moninder Bubber
Liaison areas:
Sociology/Anthropology, First Nations Student Centre
Gender, Sexuality, and Women’s Studies
Shastri Indo-Canadian Institute

Author: Aladdin Elaasar
Title: For Stars and Stripes: American-Arabs in the U.S. Military
Publisher & where & when published: Beacon Press
Where you saw this item mentioned: amazon.com
Acquire for which library?: Bennett (Burnaby Mountain)
Your affiliation: SFU Undergraduate Student
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Author: Aladdin Elaasar
Title: Silent Victims: Arab and Muslim Americans Post 9/11
Publisher & where & when published: Beacon Press
Where you saw this item mentioned: amazon.com
Acquire for which library?: Bennett (Burnaby Mountain)
Your affiliation: SFU Undergraduate Student

A. Thank you again for your recent purchase suggestions. I have ordered your suggested titles by Aladdin Elaasar for Bennett Library. You will be notified by email when it is available for pick up.

Regards,
Baharak Yousefi
Liaison Librarian for Education & Political Science

Author: Steven Levy
Title: n The Plex: How Google Thinks, Works, and Shapes Our Lives
Publisher & where & when published: Publisher: Simon & Schuster (April 12, 2011)
Where you saw this item mentioned: http://www.amazon.com/Plex-Google-Thinks-Works-Shapes/dp/1416596585/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1303019870 sr=8-1
Acquire for which library?: Bennett (Burnaby Mountain)
Your affiliation: SFU Graduate Student

A. Thanks for your recent book request! I’ve ordered a copy of this book on demand for you, so you will notified by email when it arrives.

Best wishes,
Yolanda
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Yolanda Koscielski, MLIS
Liaison Librarian for Criminology, Engineering, and Computing Science

Author: Isichei, Elizabeth
Title: A History of Christianity in Africa: From Antiquity to the Present.
Publisher & where & when published: Grand Rapids, MI: W.B. Eerdmans Pub. Co., 1995
Acquire for which library?: Bennett (Burnaby Mountain)
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Author: Oh, Bonnie B.C. and Charles E. Ronan, SJ, eds.
Title: East Meets West: The Jesuits in China, 1582-1773
Publisher & where & when published: Chicago: Loyola University Press, 1988
Acquire for which library?: Bennett (Burnaby Mountain)
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Author: Mungello, D.E.
Title: The Forgotten Christians of Hangzhou
Publisher & where & when published: Honolulu: University of Hawaii Press, 1994.
Acquire for which library?: Bennett (Burnaby Mountain)
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Author: Menegon, Eugenio
Title: Ancestors, Virgins, and Friars: Christianity as a Local Religion in Late Imperial China
Publisher & where & when published: Cambridge: Harvard University Press, 2010
Acquire for which library?: Bennett (Burnaby Mountain)
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Author: Gernet, Jacques
Title: China and the Christian Impact: A Conflict of Cultures
Publisher & where & when published: Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1985
Where you saw this item mentioned: PhD reading list
Acquire for which library?: Bennett (Burnaby Mountain)
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Author: Redden, Andrew
Title: Diabolism in Colonial Peru, 1560-1750
Publisher & where & when published: London: Pickering & Chatto, 2008.
Where you saw this item mentioned: PhD reading list
Acquire for which library?: Bennett (Burnaby Mountain)
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Author: Phelan, John L
Title: The Millennial Kingdom of the Franciscans in the New World
Publisher & where & when published: Berkeley, University of California Press, 1970.
Where you saw this item mentioned: World History Reading List
Acquire for which library?: Bennett (Burnaby Mountain)
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Author: de Mello e Souza, Laura
Title: The Devil and the Land of the Holy Cross: Witchcraft, Slavery, and Popular Religion in Colonial Brazil
Publisher & where & when published: Texas, 2003
Where you saw this item mentioned: PhD reading list
Acquire for which library?: Bennett (Burnaby Mountain)
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Your affiliation: SFU Graduate Student

A. Thank you for your recent purchase requests. Copies of these titles have been ordered for the Bennett Library. You will receive email notification as each title becomes available at the Library.

Cheers,
Rebecca
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Rebecca Dowson
Liaison Librarian: English and History

Q. It’s becoming increasingly apparent that the laptops are very out of date. But even worse is that so many times I’ve been turned away from borrowing one because they’re all out. Maybe if the library were to start replacing the older laptops we would benefit from having more up-to-date technology and more available technology.

Please know that I am taking the time to write this because having laptops to borrow in the first place is a great service and incredibly helpful and I would like to see this service become more readily available.

Thank you.

A. Hello,

Neal Baldwin
Manager, Computer Operations