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January 13, 2011 — Vol. 11, No. 1

In This Issue

News

New Collections Open for Research

Special Collections

Special Collections recently revealed a list of its newest collections now open to researchers. [full article - Special Collections] 13 Jan 2011

Winter Workshops

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The Library’s workshops are back! This term the Library is offering 16 workshops on a wide range of research topics. [full article - Workshops] 13 Jan 2011

Another Poem About Porter!

Pictures from inside of the Dana Porter Library

A year ago Masters student Corrina Lobbezoo shared her poem "On the Excellencies of Dana Porter Library." Now the Library is celebrating another one of her humourous and Library-inspired poems, "The Calm Before the Storm: Reflections on DP at the Start of a New Term." [full article - Poem] 13 Jan 2011

New Resources

The Nation Archive

The Nation bannerGreat news! The Library now has access to The Nation Archive, a database containing the complete archive of The Nation, America’s oldest weekly magazine. [full article - The Nation Archive] 13 Jan 2011

New Knovel Content

The Knovel database got a significant boost this January with the addition of new content in the areas of Oil & Gas Engineering and Electrical & Power Engineering. [full article - Knovel] 13 Jan 2011

Reference eBooks "Gender and Women's Leadership" and "Encyclopedia of Sex and Gender"Book cover

The Library recently acquired two reference e-books that will be of interest to anyone studying or researching in the areas of gender and women’s studies, psychology, or sociology. "Encyclopedia of Sex and Gender" and "Gender and Women’s Leadership" are now both searchable and fully accessible through Primo. [full article - Reference eBooks] 13 Jan 2011

Updates

Introducing Ahmed Kenawy Ahmed Kenawy

The Library welcomes Ahmed Kenawy to his new position as Evening Supervisor and Technical Support in the Davis Centre Library. [full article - Ahmed Kenawy] 13 Jan 2011

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Is there anything you’d like to change about news @ your library? Complete our short news @ your library survey to help us improve this newsletter. [full article - Survey] 13 Jan 2011

Web Picks

Subject Guides

Have you checked out the Library’s new subject guides yet?

Sample Subject Guide

[full article - Subject Guides] 13 Jan 2011

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January 13, 2011