BlackerWood space reopened Sat 1 pm

Work has stopped in BlackerWood space and Robert Stanley, Senior project Manager has reopened the space for students. Unfortunately, he has been unable to turn on the ventilation in this area. If there are client concerns, he is aware and will be turning it on asap, most probably Monday morning. SR

Redpath Library construction, etc

from Lonnie on March 29, 2007

1. The area at street level of the Redpath Library Building
will be undergoing renovations. The ceiling tiles are to be replaced
from 8:00AM Friday, 30 March to 8:00 Saturday, March 31.
All the computers on that floor will be inaccessible and the area in the McLennan Library Building behind the elevators will be expected to absorb the extra use for authenticated McGill users.
Signs will be posted in that area.
I've asked Anté to disable the Guest login option to all computers in the McLennan area behind the elevators, except for the row of computers along the wall directly across the Info Desk, to the right of entrance to the Director's Office. They will retain the Guest login option.
This will assure access for McGill students only until the renovation work is completed.

2. The following is the OPENING/CLOSING for the basement door from the McLennan staircase leading to Teaching and Learning Services, GSLIS and Archives.
April 15 - April 29
Monday to Thursday Doors locked at 8:30 p.m.
Fridays Doors locked at 6:00 p.m.
Saturdays & Sundays CLOSED (Starting Sunday April 15).

April 30 - June 10
Monday to Thursday Doors locked at 8:30 p.m.
Fridays Doors locked at 6:00 p.m.
Saturdays OPENED at ll:30 a.m. CLOSED at 4:30 p.m.
Sundays CLOSED


3. Also, a reminder that we do not provide special guest accounts for non-McGill users with laptops.

New Chicago/Turabian Style Guide available

There's a new citation style guide on the Library website! KW's platonic version of the "Note + Bibliography" format (a.k.a. 'Humanities Style') of Chicago/Turabian Citation Style. No actual examples are given, just archetypes. Check it out at
http://www.mcgill.ca/files/library-assistance/ChicagoNBStyle2007.pdf
The companion "Parenthetical Reference" format was due out at the same time, but the announcement of a new edition of Turabian due in May 2007 has put that on hold, since all will probably have to be redone. Feedback from colleagues would be appreciated.

CREPUQ undergraduate borrowing cards

CREPUQ undergraduate borrowing cards

Since it is the time of year when students are scrambling to finish term papers and are competing with their fellow students to access the books they need, requests for the CREPUQ undergraduate card are increasing.

Please remember that in order to obtain the card:
1) the students must complete the application form at http://www.mcgill.ca/library-using/otherloans/crepuq/#CREPUQUNDER
2) they need to specify which books they want to borrow and from where
3) they CANNOT request titles already owned by McGill, even if these are currently out to another user.

Thanks,
Karen

Electronic Theft/Loss Report

Just in case some of you haven't come across it before, there is an electronic form which students can fill in when they have lost an item anywhere on campus.

Theft/Loss Report Form

CP

MCL STOR2 is no more

March 19, 2007

MCL STOR2 is no more
All HSSL materials in storage are assigned to the STOR1 code - whose name in the Catalogue is now simply "Closed Storage".

From LSO Updates
(http://www.library.mcgill.ca/lso/updates/index.php?entry=/ALEPH/stor2_obsolete.txt)
(SR)

INFONEWS listserv archive

All posts on INFONEWS are archived and searchable ( August 2003 - )
See: http://lists.mcgill.ca/archives/infonews.html (SR)

WEBSTER Library - Restricted Access - Spring 2007

Please be advised that once again, during the exam period, the restricted access policy will be in effect at Concordia University's Webster Library from 8:30 a.m., Tuesday, April 10 until Friday, April 20, 2007 inclusive.

During the period mentioned above, access will be limited to Concordia card holders only:
Concordia University Community (Primary Users)
· Concordia students (including Continuing Education students).
· Concordia Faculty, Librarians and Staff.

Extramural Users (Secondary Users)
· Concordia Alumni.
· Concordia Library Privilege cardholders.
· Ontario Council of University Libraries (OCUL) cardholders.
· Conférence des recteurs et des principaux des universités du Québec (CREPUQ) cardholders (excluding undergraduate students : salmon coloured card).
· Council of Prairie and Pacific University Libraries (COPPUL) cardholders.
· Council of Atlantic University Libraries (CAUL/CBUA) cardholders.

Users, who are granted access, are asked to present their appropriate I.D. cards to the Security Guard on duty at the entrance to the Webster Library each time they enter.
Please note that restricted access does not apply to the Vanier Library on the Loyola Campus.

Thank you for your cooperation.

Sincerely,

Irene Sendek Assistant Director, User Services Concordia University Libraries

Lexis-Nexis - Access from the Info Desk

FYI. Access to Lexis-Nexis is not working from the Info Desk.

Problem was reported to Klaus to fix it on Monday.

- MC

Government Info - After Hours

If you could please place the Gov docs sources truck just inside the REF dept. doors When you close up for the evening, so that source material, if left near the info/ref desk, is not scattered about the library.

Amilcar is assembling the following cart to be left downstairs at the information desk over night until such time as all of the ECON 314 students have completed their assignments. The cart will be labelled with the list below and will be brought down at closing and collected in the mornings by the person who is opening for that day. Please note, however, that much of this information is available for nearly all of the years online via IMF, WDI, UNSTATS, etc (if students are still plugging away at 3am).

Balance of payments yearbook. International Monetary Fund. ZZ MF B16:
* 1977-78
* 1985-86
* 1995
* 2000
* 2005
* 2006

Annual report on exchange restrictions. International Monetary Fund. ZZ MF A52:
* 1974-76
* 1981-82
* 1985-86
* 1995
* 2003
* 2005

Statistical yearbook (United Nations. Statistical Division) HA12.5 U63:
* 1976
* 1985-86
* 1996

International financial statistics yearbook. International Monetary Fund. (GovInfo Journal)
* 1985-86
* 1995
* 2005
* 2006

Direction of trade statistics. International Monetary Fund. ZZ MF D37:
* 1975
* 1985
* 1995
* 2005 (Quarterly volumes X4)

International trade statistics yearbook = Annuaire statistique du commerce international. United Nations. JX1977 A2 ST STAT SER G:
* 1975 (2 vols)
* 1985 (2 vols)
* 1995 (2 vols)

World development report. ZZ BR W53:
* 1978
* 1985
* 1995
* 2005

International financial statistics yearbook. International Monetary Fund. (Govinfo Journal):
* 1975 (3 vols)
* 1985 (4 vols)
* 1995 (4 vols)
* 2005 (6 vols)

Lonnie

Gale Virtual Reference Library - Recent additions

A note to inform you of recent additions to the Gale Virtual Reference Library http://find.galegroup.com/gvrl/dispBasicSearch.do?prodId=GVRL&userGroupName=crepuq_mcgill.

Eleanor Roosevelt Papers 2007

Encyclopaedia Judaica 2nd ed., 22v, 2007

Encyclopedia of Multicultural Psychology 2006

Encyclopedia of the American Revolution: Library of Military History 2v, 2006

Encyclopedia of India 4v, 2006

Encyclopedia of Modern Europe: Europe 1789-1914: Encyclopedia of the Age of Industry and Empire 4v, 2006

Encyclopedia of Modern Europe: Europe Since 1914: Encyclopedia of the Age of War and Reconstruction, 4v.2006

Encyclopedia of Western Colonialism since 1450 3v, 2007

Encyclopedia of World Poverty 3v, 2006

Gothic Literature: A Gale Critical Companion 3v, 2006

History of World Trade Since 1450 2v, 2006

21st Century Sociology: A Reference Handbook 2v, 2006

Let us not forget that the non-bibliographical sources are proliferating and that they should not be forgotten as sources within your search strategies. Take mental note of Gale Virtual and other collections.

Lonnie

Library Ambassadors in the Stacks

The Ambassadors will start working in the stacks 6-9 pm weekdays as of tonight. I have asked them to stop by the desk to introduce themselves to you at the start of their shifts.

Signs will be placed in the elevators and at the desk to indicate that they are available to help on the third floor.

Karen

VCR in M6-37A (Viewing Room)

The VCR in the micro-room (M6.37A) has died and we are in the process of replacing it with a combo DVD/VCR unit.

As a temporary measure, another VCR will be installed until the new unit arrives, which we expect sometime next week.

Lonnie

Arts Legacy Research Paper

Hi! Yesterday was the deadline for Arts Legacy students to get their research paper proposal in to the instructors. In the next few weeks they will be writing the papers, which range all over the map as far as content goes. I have put together (yet) another ARLE resource guide: http://www.mcgill.ca/hssl/collections/links/course/arle104/

The students will soon have a link to it from their WebCT page, but that will probably be forgotten. Most of what they need in terms of periodical indexes should be found on this guide. The eclectic mix of factual reference works reflects the equally heterogeneous mix of lectures.
Kendall

New Wilson Databases - Blue Forms

The blue pages for metalib indexing/categories should be done by the appropriate Liasons.
I suggest the following:

Biblio Index Plus = Karen N.
Bio Index = Cornelia
Book Review Digest = LW
Current Issues = MC
Play Index = LW
Short Story Index = LW
Art Museum and Image= Marilyn Berger

Alessandra will do the Greens so that it is done all at once and sent at the same time.

Blue pages require more "work".

If you have any comments, please send them on.

Lonnie

Microfilm machines - Helping the clients

Hi Elizabeth,

I have notified the Gov. Docs staff of the changes. They will be be helping users in the microform room.
During the day, the Gov.Docs help # will be visible near the phone outside the microforms room,
For evenings the help # will be the Info desk. On weekends when there is no one in Gov. Docs. the sign will refer users to the Info desk #

Regards,

Lonnie

Changes in email address

The Redpathreserves.library@mcgill.ca email has been changed. It is now: hsslreserves.library@mcgill.ca.

And Mclcirc.library@mcill.ca has been changed to hsslloans.library@mcill.ca.

We will also be changing mclstacks.library@mcgill.ca to hsslstacks.library@mcgill.ca.

The mclennan.library@mcgill.ca email has been changed to hssl.library@mcgill.ca.

The old addresses will forward any messages to the new ones while we are making this transition.