November 24, 2011

Safe Study Hours Extended until December 21st!

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Study until 1:00 am on Fridays and Saturdays too!

From November 18th to December 21st, Safe Study will be available until 1:00 a.m. daily to support students studying for final exams.


Good luck with your final exams!!

November 21, 2011

Prosecutor - NFB Film in the Collaborative Learning Lab Nov 24th

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Showings: 11:00 am and 7:00 pm
Introduction by Greg Wurzer, Law Librarian.

Prosecutor is a documentary that follows the Chief Prosecutor through the first trials of the newly formed International Criminal Court (ICC). Luis Moreno-Ocampo investigates and prosecutes some of the world's worst criminals for some of the world's worst crimes. He's a hero to genocide survivors, but has bitter enemies on both the Right and the Left. Is the ICC a groundbreaking new weapon for global justice or just an idealistic dream? (95 min.)

The feature film is preceded by "Uncommon Hero" (4.08 min.), a short film that pays tribute to Paul Thompson, a man who has created a uniquely Canadian theatrical tradition through his passion, vision and tireless innovation.

November 17, 2011

Learn Savvy Searching Tips from Library Skills Peer Mentors!

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Join Leah and Tim, the Library Skills Peer Mentors, for their "Savvy Searching: Library Research Made Easier!" sessions;

• Basic Subject Searching and the Library Catalogue
• Journal Articles and Subject Pages
• Advanced Searching

Drop-In Session Times:
• Nov. 22, 2:00-2:30—Collaborative Learning Lab (1st floor Murray Library)
• Nov.23, 1:45-2:15—Room G3 (Ground Floor, Murray Library)
• Nov. 24, 2:30-3:00, Room G3 (Ground Floor, Murray Library)

November 15, 2011

Celebrate International Education Week

201114education.jpgThis the 2nd annual celebration of this week at U of S. The International Student and Study Abroad Centre (ISSAC) and the Gwenna Moss Centre for Teaching Effectiveness (GMCTE) have helped organize the events.

"The purpose of International Education Week is to raise an awareness and understanding of international education, its significant benefits to Canada, to Canadian educational institutions and to all Canadians." Find out more on the International Education Week web site.

November 09, 2011

Interested in maps, statistics and geography? Come to GIS Day!

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Come out and see how GIS (Geographic Information Systems) is being used around campus,
and how you can use GIS in your own work!

The Spatial Initiative will be hosting an open house on November 16, 12-2 p.m. in The Collaborative Learning Lab, 145 Murray. This is a drop in event, coffee and snacks will be provided.

November 07, 2011

Instructors: Register now for "Enhancing courses with Indigenous resources & perspectives"

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Location: Education 1037 (Computer Classroom)
Organized by:The Gwenna Moss Centre for Teaching Effectiveness

Learn to locate Indigenous materials relevant to your courses using the Indigenous Studies Portal.

This unique research tool (the only one in North America) links to more than 28,000 full-text resources, including articles, theses, book reviews, e-books, digital videos, websites and archival documents. This research tool is being developed by the University Library to help instructors and students find Indigenous studies resources quickly and easily.

An integral part of this hands-on session will include the opportunity to search for relevant Indigenous-related resources using other library tools. Instructors from all disciplines are encouraged to attend.

Find out more and register for the workshop.

November 02, 2011

At Home? Want to use a program on a Learning Commons Computer?

lc_sm.jpgWhen the Library is closed, you can log on from home to the Learning Commons computers and access your documents. To see what computers are available from the LC, check http://uremote.usask.ca.

These computers have a wide variety of programs including:

  • Microsoft Office Professional 2007
  • Visio – Flowcharts and Diagrams
  • Microsoft Publisher – Marketing Materials
  • Adobe Acrobat – Create PDF
  • SPSS
  • SAS, and
  • other multimedia, web and library tools.

View this video guide to see how to set this up from home.

USearch is working intermittently

USearch is currently experiencing intermittent outages. Please use the other library search tools.