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January 24, 2013 — Vol. 13, No. 1

Welcome to the January issue of news @ your library! In this issue you will read about the new GIS workstations in the Dana Porter Library, changes to the Library's Course Reserves system, and how the Library's Head of Special Collections is this year's Edna Staebler Research Fellow.

News

New GIS Workstations in the Dana Porter LibraryStudents working at the new GIS workstations on the 5th floor

The demand for geographic information system (GIS) information and service is booming in the Library. As more and more students and faculty are discovering the applicability of GIS to their research and studies, the Library is responding by increasing the number of workstations available with GIS software. [full article - GIS Workstations] 24 Jan 2013

Changes to the Library's Course Reserves System

Effective Monday, January 21, all students, faculty, and staff members will need a WatIAM account to access the Library's Course Reserves system. [full article - Course Reserves] 24 Jan 2013

Picture of Susan Saunders MavorHead of Special Collections Becomes the 2013 Edna Staebler Research Fellow

It has been just over a year since Susan Saunders Mavor delighted local residents with the launch of her book Westmount – The Tie that Binds the Twin Cities. Now Susan is embarking upon her next major research project as this year's Edna Staebler Research Fellow. Her mission? To explore the life of the early local entrepreneur and industrialist Talmon Henry Rieder. [full article - Susan Saunders Mavor] 24 Jan 2013

Resources

Ipsos logoIpsos News & Polls Centre

Interested in public opinion polls? The Library recently added Ipsos News & Polls Centre to its growing collection of public opinion poll resources. [full article - Ipsos News & Polls Centre] 24 Jan 2013

Updates

Research Skills Workshops

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Warm up your research skills with the Library's winter workshops! [full article - Winter Workshops] 24 Jan 2013 Profile pictures of Walter Miedema and Jessica Blackwell

Introducing Walter Miedema

Walter Miedema is a man with his nose in the books! As the Library's latest cataloguing co-op student, he catalogues many of the Library's newest materials to make them discoverable and available for students, faculty, and staff to borrow. [full article - Walter Miedema] 24 Jan 2013

Introducing Jessica Blackwell

Special Collections welcomes Jessica Blackwell to the Library for an 8-month co-op work term as a Project Archivist. [full article - Jessica Blackwell] 24 Jan 2013


Web Pick

Retro Library Posters

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If you love libraries, you will enjoy this! One of the Dana Porter librarians recently stumbled across this small collection of retro library posters. [full article - Retro Library Posters] 24 Jan 2013

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January 24, 2013