Library News

Library Closed Monday May 20 2013

Sat, 18 May 2013 12:05:00 EST

The Library will be closed Monday May 20th, 2013.

Maintenance on several Scholars Portal services

Tue, 14 May 2013 12:05:00 EST

Upcoming hardware maintenance to one of the storage arrays will affect Scholars Portal services.

From May 24th at 8:00pm to May 25th at 4:00am, RefWorks will be unavailable.

Affected services are:

- Journals

- Books

- ODESI front end search

- GeoPortal

- Refworks

The following Scholars Portal services should not be affected:

- RACER
- SFX
- Ask A Librarian
- WizFolio
- OCUL Website

We apologize for the inconvenience.

Change to TUGDoc and Racer Requests

Wed, 8 May 2013 12:05:00 EST

The Library is pleased to announce a change in the way articles requests are filled.

When an article request is completed using RACER or TUGdoc, requesters will be emailed a link to an electronic copy of their requested article, if licensing permits. If licensing prohibits an electronic copy, requestors will be contacted and a paper copy will be provided.

The switch to electronic fulfillment will reduce turnaround time for article delivery and will significantly reduce the amount of paper used for this service.

For more information on Racer and TUGdoc, please see the InterLibrary Loan pages.

Call for Campus Authors 2012/2013

Fri, 8 Mar 2013 12:03:00 EST

The call for submissions of 2012/2013 book titles by members of the University of Guelph community for this year’s Campus Author event has officially begun.

Each year, Guelph faculty, staff, students, alumni and retirees write, edit and translate an impressive number of books that reflect the breadth and diversity of the campus community's research, personal and professional interests. The library celebrates campus authors and their books in an annual event held during the fall semester.

“Last year we celebrated an impressive 79 authors and 78 books,” says Jane Burpee, librarian and coordinator of the event, “It is a terrific, feel good, program. Our authors tell us how enormously appreciated and honoured they feel in being recognized. It is just such a wonderful way for U of G to showcase and celebrate the incredibly diverse book publishing accomplishments of our community.”

Faculty, staff, retirees, students and alumni are all welcome to submit books. All eligible books published by September 3, 2013 will be considered.

Questions about the program can be directed to Jane Burpee at author@uoguelph.ca.

Background reading for the University’s Program Prioritization Process

Thu, 1 Nov 2012 12:11:00 EST

The University of Guelph is currently assessing all of its academic and non-academic programs and services as part of a University-wide initiative to identify and focus on U of G’s strengths. This process is being guided in part by Robert C. Dickeson’s 2010 book on strategic planning in higher education: Prioritizing Academic Programs and Services: Reallocating Resources to Achieve Strategic Balance.

The Library has recently purchased an electronic version of Dickeson’s book, available at http://search.ebscohost.com.subzero.lib.uoguelph.ca/login.aspx?direct=true&db=nlebk&AN=309350&site

A print copy of the book is also available at the Reserve Desk on the 1st Floor of the Library.