Welcome to the April 2011 issue of news @ your library. Highlights of this issue include features on the Library's new book2net machine and Electronic Theses Guide and an overview of two of our newest resources, The Encyclopedia of Language and Linguistics and a life sciences e-book collection.
Looking to become healthier? Visit the Library! For the past couple of years, the Dana Porter and Davis Centre libraries have hosted Health Services’ Peer Health Teams to provide health information, events, and giveaways for students and other visitors. [full article - Peer Health Teams] 14 Apr 2011
Originally designed for use in the reading rooms of the British Library, a book2net scanner is now available in Special Collections’ reading room for use by researchers and visitors. [full article - book2net Machine] 14 Apr 2011
Will you be submitting a doctoral or master’s theses to UWSpace in the future? If so, you might be interested in the Library’s new guide, uWaterloo Electronic Theses and Dissertations. [full article - Electronic Theses Guide] 14 Apr 2011
Language and linguistics scholars can rejoice! The Library recently purchased the highly-acclaimed Encyclopedia of Language and Linguistics, second edition. [full article - Encyclopedia of Language and Linguistics] 14 Apr 2011
The Library recently purchased the Life Sciences Colloquium published by Morgan and Claypool. The e-book collection is organized into five series: Cell Biology of Medicine, Developmental Biology, Integrated Systems Physiology, Biotechnology, and the Developing Brain. [full article - E-Books] 14 Apr 2011

To accommodate students preparing for exams, the Library has extended its hours from March 27 to April 21 for the exam period. [full article - Extended Hours] 14 Apr 2011

Stay current with old television programming! TV Ontario recently added a Public Archive containing TVO programming highlights from the past 40 years to its website. [full article - TVO Archives] 14 Apr 2011