March 22nd, 2012
SFU Library is pleased to be a sponsor of the third TD National Reading Summit which will be held at SFU Vancouver, May 2-4, 2012. Aimed at encouraging, supporting and promoting the joy of reading across Canada, participants in the conference will help shape a national reading strategy. You are invited to join educators, authors, publishers, librarians, students and other interested citizens in creating a plan to make reading a priority in Canada.
Check the National Reading Campaign website for registration and further information.
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March 12th, 2012
We are very pleased to present these two new resources for Education researchers:
1) Education Research Complete: http://cufts2.lib.sfu.ca/CRDB/BVAS/resource/11853
Start your research here! Education Research Complete is a comprehensive bibliographic and full-text database covering scholarly research and information relating to all areas of education. Includes indexing and abstracts for more than 2,300 journals and full-text for over 1,400 journals. Also includes full-text for over 550 books, monographs, and conference papers. Topics include all levels of education from early childhood to higher education, and all educational specialties, such as multilingual education, health education, and testing.
2) Teacher Reference Center: http://cufts2.lib.sfu.ca/CRDB/BVAS/resource/11854
Teacher Reference Center includes indexing and abstracts for over 280 periodicals of interest to professional educators and school administrators. Over 90% are peer-reviewed. Includes some full-text. Topics include: Assessment, Best Practices, Continuing Education, Current Pedagogical Research, Curriculum Development, Elementary Education, Higher Education, Instructional Media, Language Arts, Literacy Standards, School Administration, Science & Mathematics, and Teacher Education.
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January 19th, 2012
The National Film Board’s Education Team will be hosting a workshop introducing their new NFB.ca resources for educators on Wednesday, January 25th from 9:30am-11:00am in
room 2105 at the Bennett Library.
This workshop will highlight new films, functions, resources for educators, thematic learning modules and hands-on activities customized to the meet the needs of students of all ages and abilities. For more information see NFB/Education.
This free workshop is open to all faculty, staff, or students. Please RSVP to Hope Power, Education Liaison Librarian, if you are planning to attend: hpower@sfu.ca.
See below for a more detailed workshop description from the NFB.ca team:
“Using NFB films in the classroom has never been easier, quicker or more efficient! Our online content offer gives educators access to 500+ films not available for streaming to the general public, in addition to the 2000+ films already available on the NFB.ca screening room. It features an array of exclusive features to help teachers use our films in an educational context.
These features include:
- Expert pedagogical evaluations and descriptions of films, and how to use them in the classroom
- Useful study guides to accompany films, suggesting useful strategies for group activities, evaluative resources and curriculum and age group targets
- Advanced film browsing: members of our online content offer can consult films by their appropriate school curriculum and age group (to come in January)
- Chaptering tool for the films you’d like to show. Saving you valuable classroom time, you can prep your clips at home, attach useful website links and create your own description of the film(s). Once you’re in the classroom, your lesson is already planned and ready to go.
- Creating your own Playlists allows you to pre-assemble your films – and the chapters you’ve already identified as useful – ready to share them with your students.
- Links to Interactive Projects to enhance student engagement through an emerging cinematic form.”
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December 11th, 2011
Lib Skills Complete : Drop-in Library Research Workshops
Have a research paper to write? Want to save time by learning to do library research more efficiently?
Attend one of our hands-on library research classes to learn how to find the information you need. Reference librarians will demonstrate expert searching techniques and coach you while you practice your new skills. These classes are directed at new and returning students.
Learn how to:
- Find your life lines: research guides, subject librarians and Ask Away service
- Do research from home and get started on your paper
- Use FastSearch and the Library catalogue
- Identify journal article databases that work best for your topic
- Use Academic Search Premier – a multidisciplinary full-text article database
- Refine and focus your search to produce relevant results
- Find materials from known citations
- Request materials that are not available at SFU
- Renew books & check your library record
- Google more effectively, yet more cautiously
Lib Skills Complete are offered at Bennett library in January 2012. Registration is not required. Classes are 50 minutes long and are held in the Instructional Lab (Room 4009) on the 4th floor.
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November 22nd, 2011
SFU Library is pleased to announce that access is now available to the Education in Video database: http://cufts2.lib.sfu.ca/CRDB/BVAS/resource/11805
Education in Video is an online collection of streaming video developed specifically for training and developing teachers. This resource allows users to watch teaching demonstrations, lectures, documentaries, and primary-source footage of students and teachers in actual classrooms. Many of the videos in this collection include supplementary materials (available as downloadable PDF files) to aid in their use in classroom discussions and assignments. Through this resource, instructors and students can link abstract theories to practical, real-world examples.
The database currently provides over 170 streaming video titles (apx. 100 hours) and is expected to expand in time to over 1,000 titles (apx. 750 hours). After connecting to the database, users have an additional option to create a login to save favourite clips or create playlists.
*Please note that while Education in Video is licensed for public performance rights on campus, access to this resource is limited to 3 simultaneous users.*
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November 22nd, 2011
Dig through your cupboards to save yourself some cash while helping those in need! “Food for Fines” is happening at all three libraries from November 14 to December 4, 2011. Donated food goes to SFU Food Bank.
The general rules are:
- A $2 fine waiver will be applied for each item donated to a maximum of $20 (10 items) per drive.
- Donated food must be non-perishable (ie. canned goods, pasta, cereal).
- The waiver applies only to current fines. It does not apply to charges for lost or damaged items and cannot be used as a credit to be applied to future fines.
Contact loans-mgmt@sfu.ca for more information.
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October 7th, 2011
The SFU Library is pleased to present a number of free events as part of Open Access Week 2011 (October 24-30, 2011). This week is an opportunity to broaden awareness and understanding of Open Access to research, publishing, and scholarly communication.
All events are FREE, but registration is required. Join us for some lively discussions on the following topics:
* Open Data, Open Government and the University: Keynote Presentation by David Eaves
* Recycle, Reuse, Research: Using Open Data in Scholarly Research
* What’s Scholarly Publishing Got to do With You?: A Discussion for Grad Students
* Author Rights
* Summit: The SFU Institutional Repository
* Publishing Services at SFU
For more information or to register for these events, please see: http://www.lib.sfu.ca/open-access-2011
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October 6th, 2011
October is Library Month!
The BC Teacher Librarians’ Association is once again challenging everyone to:
** Drop Everything and Read! **
WHEN: October 24, 2011 @ 11:00 a.m. – 11:20 a.m.
National School Library Day / Journée nationale des bibliothèques scolaires
WHY: Because the love of reading is a beautiful, valuable, lifelong habit that everyone should enjoy, every day. Aujourd’hui, demain, tous les jours, lisez pendant vingt minutes.
For more information see: http://dropeverythingandreadbc.ca
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October 6th, 2011
Have you ever needed information about the SFU Library while on-the-go? Want to book a study room, locate a journal article, or find out when the library closes? You can now text us your questions and comments!
The SFU Library is pleased to introduce Txt Us–the latest in our ongoing efforts to be available to our researchers, wherever they may need us!
Txt Us is a pilot text/SMS reference service that adds to our existing contact methods of chat, email, phone, and in-person help.
Simply add 604.724.5898 to your phone’s contact list, then Txt Us the next time you have a question about SFU Library services, hours or collections.
Learn more about this service at Txt Us: 604.724.5898.
Txt Us is a pilot program, so, as with all we do, we’d love to hear what you think. Do you text? Would you use this service?
Txt Us! 604.724.5898
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April 14th, 2011
Association of Learning Technology has announced that starting in 2012, their journal, Research in Learning Technology, will be fully Open Access. They have also produced a guide for other societies who may be interested in renegotiating their contract with their current publishers. For a copy of their guide, “Journal tendering for societies,” and full announcement, please see here.
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