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Archive for June, 2011

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Alumni access to ebooks

Tuesday, June 28th, 2011

Q.
I’m about to graduate with a PhD degree. Can I still access the ebooks through the library websites from home?

A.
Hi

I assume you mean whether you can still access them as an alumni.

In most cases the answer is no – as an alumni you will not be able to access e-books from home. It is really dependent on the vendors and most e-book vendors restrict usage to current sfu faculty and students. Some vendors may allow unrestricted access but not many so in most cases you are going to be asked for authentication and will be blocked.

take care

Scott Mackenzie
Library Loans

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Several New Title Purchases on Consciousness

Tuesday, June 28th, 2011

Author: Giorgio Marchetti
Title: Consciousness, Attention and Meaning
Publisher & where & when published: Nova Publishers, 2011 – 1st Quarter
Where you saw this item mentioned:

https://www.novapublishers.com/catalog/product_info.php?products_id=14682&osCsid=b

Acquire for which library?: Fraser (SFU Surrey)

A.
Thanks for the suggestions!

I’ve ordered all of the following, and you’ll be emailed when they arrive:

  • Consciousness, Attention and Meaning
  • Thinking Twice: Two Minds in One Brain
  • Why Red Doesn’t Sound Like a Bell: Understanding the feel of consciousness

Regards,
Natalie

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

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Suggestion for New Title Purchase: Age of deception: nulcear diplomacy

Tuesday, June 28th, 2011

Author: elbaradei, mohamed
Title: age of deception: nulcear diplomacy
Publisher & where & when published: macmillan, london, 2011; ISBN978-0-8050-9350-6
Where you saw this item mentioned: a friend
Acquire for which library?: Bennett (Burnaby Mountain)

A.
Thanks you for your suggestion. I am pleased to let you know I have ordered a copy for our collection. The Library will inform you by e-mail when it becomes available.

Best regards,
Leslie Rimmer, Collections Division

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Lending out camcorders

Tuesday, June 28th, 2011

Q.
Do you have a service for lending out camcorders at all? Thanks so much.

A.
Only the Surrey Campus branch of the Library loans out camcorders. We have a small collection of equipment that can be borrowed by current SFU faculty, staff and students:

http://www.lib.sfu.ca/surrey/lib-equipment-inventory

We currently have two Panasonic camcorders that can be borrowed overnight, due the next day at noon. Borrow and return at Surrey only.

Regards,
Natalie

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

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Suggestion for new title purchase: The Invention of the Jewish People

Tuesday, June 28th, 2011

Author: Sand, Shlomo
Title: The Invention of the Jewsih People
Publisher & where & when published: Verso, London, 2009
Where you saw this item mentioned: Learning about history of Jewish Grandmothers
Acquire for which library?: Bennett (Burnaby Mountain)

A.
I have ordered this for you. The Library will notify you when it becomes available.

Best,
Leslie Rimmer, Collections Division

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Suggestion for new title purchase: Voyage au Maghreb en l’an mil quatre cent de l’Hégire

Tuesday, June 28th, 2011

Author: Gauthier, Louis
Title: Voyage au Maghreb en l’an mil quatre cent de l’Hégire
Publisher & where & when published: Fides, 2011, ISBN-13: 9782762131048
Where you saw this item mentioned: Amazon
Acquire for which library?: Bennett (Burnaby Mountain)

Thank you for your suggestion. I am pleased to let you know I have ordered a copy of this publication for our collection. The Library will notify you by e-mail when it becomes available.

Regards,
Leslie Rimmer, Collections Division

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Returning books at alternate SFU libraries

Tuesday, June 28th, 2011

Q.
Hello, I checked out almost 16 books last week at the Bennett library (Burnaby), I was just wondering if I could actually return them to the Belzberg (Vancouver) library. Do I have to go back to the original library to return my books? Thank you.

A.
Hi

As long as they are not Reserve items they can be returned at any SFU campus library (Reserve items need to be returned to the library from which they were borrowed).

I checked your record and none of the books you have checked out is a Reserve item so you can go ahead and return them all at Belzberg.

take care

Scott Mackenzie
Library Loans

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Suggestion for New Title Purchase: Critical Rhetorics of Race

Monday, June 20th, 2011

Author: Lacy, Michael G.; Ono, Kent A.
Title: Critical Rhetorics of Race
Publisher & where & when published: New York University Press, 2011
Where you saw this item mentioned: International Communication Association conference 2011
Acquire for which library?: Belzberg (SFU Vancouver)
Your affiliation: SFU Graduate Student

A.
Thanks for your suggestion! We ordered a copy today, and you should receive an email from the Library when it’s available for you.

Mike McIntosh
Belzberg Library

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Request Items from Other Libraries

Monday, June 20th, 2011

Q. Is the request books from other library site down?

http://www.lib.sfu.ca/find/document-delivery/request-form

A. The Request Items from Other Libraries site is available. On rare occasions, due to network issues, the interlibrary loans online forms do not work, but all is working fine right now. Please don’t hesitate to contact Don Taylor (dstaylor@sfu.ca) if you have any questions about interlibrary loans at the SFU Library.

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Donald Taylor
Assistant Head, Access Services

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Suggestion for New Title Purchase: The Secret Knowledge: On the Dismantling of American Culture

Wednesday, June 8th, 2011

Author: David Mamet
Title: The Secret Knowledge: On the Dismantling of American Culture
Publisher & where & when published: Sentinel, US, 2011
Where you saw this item mentioned: amazon.ca
Acquire for which library?: Bennett (Burnaby Mountain)
Your affiliation: SFU Staff

A. I am pleased to let you know I have placed an order for your suggestion. I have asked the Library to notify you when it becomes available.

Best,
Leslie
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Leslie Rimmer
Collections Librarian
Liaison Librarian for Biological Sciences

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