Piping Up

Title: Nature Reviews: Neurology
Publisher & where & when published: Nature Publishing Group
Where you saw this item mentioned: Several References
Acquire for which library?: Bennett (Burnaby Mountain)
Your affiliation: SFU Graduate Student

A. Thank you for your suggestion of Nature Reviews: Neurology. When we want to add a new journal to our collection we often need to cancel another due to budget constraints. Usually the departmental rep, Mike Hart, and the Liaison Librarian, myself, work together on this process. I know Mike is on vacation for the next while so I will put this title on our wish list for discussion. I see that you are in the FAB lab so you may want to discuss this with Mike directly.. I have had another request from your lab and I will suggest the same.

Best regards,
Leslie
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Collections Librarian
Liaison Librarian for Biological Sciences

Q. I was in the RT (photography) section earlier today and had to yank on two very expensive-looking books (TR 653 A33 2008) to get them off of the shelf. I was unable to replace them without removing smaller adjacent books and I noticed that one of these smaller books had several pages bent back, apparently as a result of being forced onto the packed shelf. I told the person at the front desk about it and was told that this is a known problem. Why isn’t this being addressed? There is plenty of open student space nearby and one bookshelf would be enough to relieve the pressure without impinging too much on the study area.

A. The TR section is particularly packed at this point. Small shifts in the collection do happen all the time to relieve pressure areas such as the TRs. I’ll check with the Head, Access Services as to what is the timeline for that area.

Todd
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Todd M. Mundle
Associate University Librarian

Author: Sharon Bertsch McGrayne
Title: The Theory That Would Not Die: How Bayes’ Rule Cracked the Enigma Code, Hunted Down Russian Submarines and Emerged Triumphant
Publisher & where & when published: Yale Univ. Press, May, 2011
Where you saw this item mentioned: Nature review: cf. http://www.amazon.com/Theory-That-Would-Not-Die/dp/0300169698/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1311790781&sr=8-1
Acquire for which library?: Bennett (Burnaby Mountain)
Your affiliation: SFU Faculty
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Author: Stephen Marsland
Title: Machine Learning: An Algorithmic Perspective
Publisher & where & when published: Chapman & Hall/Crc Machine Learning & Pattern Recognition
Where you saw this item mentioned: http://www.amazon.com/dp/1420067184?tag=ntelligenttra-20&camp=213381&creative=390973&linkCode=as4&creativeASIN=1420067184&adid=0
Acquire for which library?: Bennett (Burnaby Mountain)
Your affiliation: SFU Faculty

A. Hello,

Thanks again,
Shane
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Shane Plante
Liaison librarian for Chemistry, Earth Sciences, Mathematics, & Physics

Author: daniel boyarin
Title: a radical jew. Paul and the politics of identity
Publisher & where & when published: U of california press, berkeley, 1994
Where you saw this item mentioned: i have the book from the u of alberta
library
Acquire for which library?: Bennett (Burnaby Mountain)
Your affiliation: SFU Faculty

Author: jordana rosenberg
Title: critical enthusiasm
Publisher & where & when published: oxford u.p., 2010 0r 2011
Acquire for which library?: Bennett (Burnaby Mountain)
Your affiliation: SFU Faculty

A. Thank you for your recent purchase suggestions. Copies of A radical Jew: Paul and the Politics of Identity and Critical Enthusiasm: Capital Accumulation and the Transformation of Religious Passion are now on order for Bennett Library. You will be notified by email when the books are ready to be picked up at the Library.

Cheers,
Rebecca
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Rebecca Dowson
Liaison Librarian: English and History

Author: w.kenneth hamblin,Eric H. christiansen
Title: earth’s dynamic systems
Publisher & where & when published: prentice-hall,new-jersey.1998
Where you saw this item mentioned: http://earthds.info/TOC.html
Acquire for which library?: Bennett (Burnaby Mountain)
Your affiliation: SFU Graduate Student

A. Hello,

Shane
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Shane Plante
Liaison librarian for Chemistry, Earth Sciences, Mathematics, & Physics

Q. Hello,
I am starting to write up my master’s thesis using Microsoft Word for Mac 2011 version 14.1.2 Is there a new template that is compatible for my version of word, or should I just be using the most recent template available online? (In the txt file we are asked to save, it only talks about having Mac word 2004 or Mac word 2008)
Thank you

A. Hi,

Hope this helps.
Joanie
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Joanie Wolfe
Assistant for Theses

Q. I was wondering after I graduated from SFU, will I be able to access all the eBooks (Safari Books for example) through SFU Library? Thanks in advance for your answer.

A. Hello,

Sandra Wong
Electronic Resources Librarian

Author: Jack S. Levy and William R. Thompson
Title: Causes of War
Publisher & where & when published: Chichester, England ; Malden, Mass : John Wiley & Sons
Where you saw this item mentioned: internet searches. this is the most recent book on the causes of war. The authors are very reputable. A “must-have”!
Acquire for which library?: Bennett (Burnaby Mountain)

A.
Thank you for your recent purchase suggestion. I have ordered a copy of Causes of War by Levy and Thompson for Bennett Library. You will be notified by email when it is available.
Regards,
Baharak Yousefi
Liaison Librarian for Education & Political Science
Simon Fraser University Library

Q. I work very frequently on the 6th floor, in the microfilm area. Right nearby is the “Quiet Study Area,” and what happens very frequently is students will take phone calls and stand near microfilm to talk. Sometimes it’s loud and sometimes it’s not as bad, but talking on the phone is always very distracting, and there’s a stairwell right nearby where anyone can talk as much as they need to. I was wondering if it’s possible at all for a sign to be put up? I’m not sure if it will make a difference, but it can be frustrating when students come into my limited work area (it’s not like there are several places to look at microfilm, so I can’t just move) to have conversations that can be distracting and an interruption, and which are clearly discouraged on a quiet library floor. A.

A. Dear A.,

Todd M. Mundle
Associate University Librarian

Q. I am continuously amazed and thrilled at the wonderful librarians at SFU. I am so grateful every time I get such swift and skillful assistance. I just want to say thank you to everyone. What amazing skill, knowledge, professionalism!

A. I’m very pleased to hear that you’re happy with our service and — even better — that we’ve succeeded in thrilling and amazing you! I’ve passed along your very kind words to the Reference team. Thank you!

Janis
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Janis McKenzie
Head, Reference Division