Piping Up

Hello,

I am grateful to many of the world’s news publications for real world, concise guidance I am receiving on improving my writing. Together, we are developing my ability to have letters to the Editor and articles be of publishable quality.

Aiming to support my network’s effort to develop my ability, I took a look at the e-book titled: How to write articles and get them published [electronic resource] / Natalie Canavor, Claire Meirowitz. By scanning this e-book, I became informed as to how much real-world learning I have done this summer and how effective it is. That e-book is mostly irrelevant to me.

I like Pay It Forward economies. I want my fellow and future SFU students to benefit from my positive experience. So I looked for a way to put a comment on the e-book – specifically, a comment offering some friendly and informed guidance to real beginners who may still find the e-book useful. Commenting on e-books was an unavailable option.

Therefore, I am writing to suggest we implement commenting on e-books and other books we borrow and read. Writing reviews of what we read is an excellent writing practice I learned from writing.com, the premier online writing community. My thanks to the staff of SFU Library who make such an excellent collection of material available to us, and who have implemented excellent search and retrieval abilities. I see the signs of very intelligent and fully committed minds at work throughout the library system, take this moment to acknowledge and thank you, and I appreciate your effective influence throughout SFU.

A.

Nina Saklikar, Web Librarian
W.A.C. Bennett Library, Simon Fraser University

There are no quiet study spaces in the library. That room on the 5th floor which was for silent study has been converted into something else–probably a place for a bunch of people to chat it up and look at youtube videos. This library is the worst for studying.
suggestion: no computer zones and no cellphone zones. block out the outlets so people can’t recharge their labtops and make sure someone is walking around once and a while to make sure the noise level is down. This library is one of the loudest university libraries I’ve ever been in.

A.
There are quiet study areas on floors 1, 5, 6 and 7. As well the room you refer to is being renovated and will return as the Silent Study Room very soon.

Todd M. Mundle
Associate University Librarian
Special Projects, Budget and Personnel

Q. Where do I find recordings of a lecture?

A. Hi,

take care
scott
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Scott Mackenzie
Head, Access Services

Qasim Nathoo provides very good and patient technical support. I am glad Qasim works for the library.

A. Thank you for the kind words! It is always a pleasure to hear about good experiences. The Bennett Library Ask Us Desk is staffed by a team of student technicians (IC Techs) and library staff — I have passed along your comments to the IC Techs’ supervisor in IT Services.

Yours,
Janis McKenzie
Head, Reference Division

Author: Brian Salsberg
Title: Reimagining Japan: The Quest for a Future That Works
Publisher & where & when published: http://www.amazon.com/Reimagining-Japan-Quest-Future-Works/dp/142154086X
Where you saw this item mentioned: Ujiwamaya supermarket in Seattle (besides Safeco field)
Acquire for which library?: Bennett (Burnaby Mountain)
Your affiliation: SFU Graduate Student

A. Hello,

Regards,
Jennifer
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Jennifer Bancroft
Liaison Librarian: Economics and Political Science

Author: Suzanne Lenhart and John T. Workman
Title: Optimal Control Applied to Biological Models
Publisher & where & when published: Chapman and Hall/CRC; 1 edition (May 7, 2007)
Where you saw this item mentioned: recommended by colleague: avail. at amazon.ca
Acquire for which library?: Bennett (Burnaby Mountain)
Your affiliation: SFU Faculty

A. Hi,

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

Author: david seamon and robert mugerauer eds.
Title: Dwelling, Place & Environment: Towards a Phenomenology of Person and World
Publisher & where & when published: New York: Columbia University Press, 1985
Acquire for which library?: Bennett (Burnaby Mountain)
Your affiliation: SFU Graduate Student

A. You will be pleased to know that we already have a copy of Dwelling, Place & Environment: Towards a Phenomenology of Person and World in our collection. Here is a link to the item:

Regards,
Megan
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Megan L. Crouch
Health Sciences Librarian
Collections Librarian

Author: Karl Pilkington
Title: Happyslapped By a Jellyfish
Publisher & where & when published: Dorling Kindersley (Oct 4 2007)
Where you saw this item mentioned: Amazon / Internet
Acquire for which library?: Bennett (Burnaby Mountain)
Your affiliation: SFU Undergraduate Student
Thank you for your request. Unfortunately the requested title falls outside of the collecting scope of the SFU Library. I would like to direct you to your local public library for this title.

A. Thank you for your request. Unfortunately the requested title falls outside of the collecting scope of the SFU Library. I would like to direct you to your local public library for this title.

Regards,
Megan
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Megan L. Crouch
Health Sciences Librarian
Collections Librarian

Q. There are no quiet study spaces in the library. That room on the 5th floor which was for silent study has been converted into something else–probably a place for a bunch of people to chat it up and look at youtube videos. This library is the worst for studying.

suggestion: no computer zones and no cellphone zones. block out the outlets so people can’t recharge their labtops and make sure someone is walking around once and a while to make sure the noise level is down. This library is one of the loudest university libraries I’ve ever been in.

A. There are quiet study areas on floors 1, 5, 6 and 7. As well the room you refer to is being renovated and will return as the Silent Study Room very soon.

Todd M. Mundle
Associate University Librarian

Author: Komar, k
Title: Transcending Angels
Publisher & where & when published: Ynuversity of Nebraska Press, 1987
Where you saw this item mentioned: scholarly article
Acquire for which library?: Belzberg (SFU Vancouver)

A.
Thank you for your request. We will attempt to get a copy for the Belzberg Library, and you should receive an email from the Library when it’s available. Given the publication date (1987), I cannot predict when we will have it or even if we will be able to purchase a copy. Let me know if you would like to try other ways to get a copy.
Mike McIntosh
Library Liaison for Liberal Studies