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July 2010
Morisset Library Circulation Desk Reno
July 29, 2010
Beginning this fall, we will provide service from a new, more accessible circulation desk. Construction of the Morisset Library circulation desk will begin Tuesday, August 3rd and is scheduled to be finished by August 23rd. All of our normal services will still be available during the renovations. Please note that:
- A temporary circulation station will be located at the Info desk.
- You may also check out books by using the self checkout systems. They are located close to the exit.
- The reserve return chute will be unavailable. Please return reserve material in the regular return chutes.
- We will not be able to accept any cash payment of fines. You may pay only by cheque, debit (Interac) or credit card (Mastercard and Visa).
We apologize for any inconvenience.
uOttawa Press opens up
July 28, 2010
A collection of 36 titles in the arts, humanities and social sciences is now freely available in full text from the University’s institutional repository, uO Research. By supporting open access, the Press hopes to reach a new audience while promoting scholarship and discovery. In addition, this initiative is part of the University’s open access program announced in December 2009. Read the press release for more information.
June 2010
Library Annex is moving
June 10, 2010
The Library Annex is moving to a new location to serve you better! Starting this fall, we will offer a study room where you will be able to consult Annex books on site.
The move starts Monday, June 14 and is scheduled to be finished by the end of July. During this period, you will be still able to order books from the Annex, though delivery time to your campus library will increase to 3 working days.
We apologize for any inconvenience.
May 2010
Online Library Services Unavailable May 24
May 19, 2010
Most online services of the Library will be unavailable Monday May 24 from 4 am to 12 midnight (databases, e-journals, interlibrary loan, RefWorks).
The website and the Catalogue will remain available.
We apologize for any inconvenience.
April 2010
Library website: survey
April 21, 2010
The Library is starting a redesign of its website, mostly in order to better meet user needs.
As a part of this exercise, we invite you to share your opinions on the website with us: complete a short online survey - before Sunday, May 2nd, 10 pm.
Thanks for your participation!
Morisset Library opens 24/7 during exam period starting April 12, 2010
April 6, 2010
The Morisset Library will be opened 24/7 during exam period from April 12 to April 29, 2010. The following library services will be available during extended hours from 2 a.m. to 7 a.m.:
- Access to the library collection and to every floor of the building
- Access to study spaces
- Public computers
- Electronic information resources
- Photocopiers and printers
- Access to loan (self-checkout machines)
Security personnel will be on-site from 10:30 p.m. to 7 a.m. and a student or employee ID card from the University of Ottawa will be required to enter the building.
March 2010
RefWorks Survey: Enter to win a $100 gift certificate!
March 9, 2010
RefWorks is citation management software available to you at your University.
It can automatically generate bibliographies/reference lists in over 800 citation styles like MLA, APA, and Turabian. With it, you can create an online database of citations to books, articles, websites and more.
We are currently evaluating the features and ways that RefWorks and other citation management software is used. Please help us! Participate in our survey & enter to win a $100 Campus Bookstore gift certificate.
Connecting from home: Experiencing problems with security certificates?
March 3, 2010
We updated our server's trusted certificate a few weeks ago. Unfortunately, this may have had an impact on your browser. If it is reporting an issue with the new certificate, please follow the instructions below:
With Internet Explorer:- Visit http://certs.ipsca.com/Support/hierarchy-ipsca.asp.
- Choose ipsCA Global CA Root.
- Click Open.
- Click the Install Certificate button.
- Click Next twice.
- Click the Finish button.
- Click OK twice.
- Repeat the steps above, choosing ipsCA Level 1 CA this time.
- Visit http://certs.ipsca.com/Support/hierarchy-ipsca.asp.
- Choose ipsCA Global CA Root.
- Place a checkmark beside Trust this CA to identify web sites, and click OK.
- Repeat the steps above, choosing ipsCA Level 1 CA this time.
- Visit http://certs.ipsca.com/Support/hierarchy-ipsca.asp.
- Choose ipsCA Global CA Root.
- Click Open.
- Click the Install Certificate button.
- Click Next twice.
- Click the Finish button.
- Click OK twice.
- Repeat the steps above, choosing ipsCA Level 1 CA this time.
If the problem persists, contact us at: bibliosupport@uottawa.ca.
Food for Fines Campaign is Back: March 15-19 2010
March 2, 2010
This year, once again, the Library, in cooperation with the SFUO Food Bank, is running a 'Food for Fines' campaign from Monday, March 15 to Friday, March 19, 2010.
Donate and pay off your library fines!
- A $2 fine waiver will be applied for each item donated to a maximum of $20 (10 items);
- Donated food must be non-perishable and not yet expired;
- Bring your donated items to the circulation desk.
All donations will be given to the SFUO Student Food Bank and the Ottawa Food Bank. For more information contact orbis@uottawa.ca.
February 2010
Optimization of Resources: Library Collection
February 19, 2010
In 2009, the Library undertook a reassessment of its print and electronic serials collection. Our goal was not to reduce the collection budget, but to ensure an appropriate balance of expenditures between journals and books, enabling us to continue to provide the diversity of materials needed by the university community for research, teaching, and learning. It should be recognized that the Collection budget has received strong support from the university administration, with indexation of 10% per year since 2007. This financial commitment has enabled the Library to keep pace with rising costs and support the launch of new programs and research fields.
Library Optimization target
The Library‘s optimization target is to identify permanent savings of $1,116,000, or 5% of our total budget. To achieve this, we will reduce expenditures in both collections and salaries. For collections, this represents a reduction target of $604,678. To mitigate the impact on research and teaching, we will meet 1/3 of this goal by suspending all binding of new books; expenditures on collections themselves will therefore need to be reduced by just over $400,000.
Timing
From February to May 2010, we will be reviewing the Library collection in the context of the university resource optimization strategy. We need to embark on this review in advance of final decisions being made on the recommendations of the Optimization of Resources Committee, to ensure sufficient opportunity to consult with faculty during this academic year.
Faculty consultation
Each subject librarian will be contacting faculty members to enlist their assistance in assessing titles and resources and to ensure that decisions are made with a full understanding of the impacts. The success of this project depends on the quality of dialogue between the library and faculty, to ensure that we are working together to focus on teaching and research priorities, and the mission of the university as a whole. The consultation exercise will begin in February 2010 and run through May 2010 with the cancellations taking effect during the 2010-11 fiscal year.
Impact
The impact of these cuts will be felt across the collection, affecting all disciplines and faculties. The consultation process will help determine the specific subscriptions to be cancelled, following assessment and prioritization of our portfolio of information resources.
Alternatives
The library will strive to offer alternatives to resources that will no longer be available via the library. These may include Open Access publications, or obtaining resources from other libraries.
Communication
Once decisions have been made, the library will disseminate this information so that everyone is aware of these actions and the dates that they will be effective, as well as alternative supply channels that are available.
We thank you in advance for your collaboration in this challenging exercise. We recognize that these budget reductions can have an important impact on your teaching and research activities, and we hope to mitigate this impact to whatever degree possible.
We’re recruiting! For a First Year Student Focus Group
February 18, 2010
Did you start at uOttawa in September 2009?
Are you in Arts, Social Sciences, Science or Engineering?
Then we want to hear from you! The Library invites first year students to participate in a focus group about how the library promotes its collections and services to you.
The group will meet on Tuesday, March 2nd at 1 pm at the Morisset Library (Room 248). There will be light refreshments.
All participants will win prizes!
To participate, email us now at biblio@uottawa.ca. There are a limited number of places.
Outcome of 2009 collection reassessment exercise
February 2, 2010
The collection reassessment exercise preceded the resource optimization initiative. The details of the Library's optimization options are being considered, and will be released once finalized.
Last summer, faced with some budget challenges arising from the fluctuating dollar, increasing journal costs and the impact of the HST, our librarians began a thorough review of all of our print and electronic serials and databases. The goal of this exercise was to ensure an appropriate balance of expenditures between journals and books, enabling us to continue to provide the diversity of materials needed by the university community for research, teaching, and learning, both in the short-term and long-term. We have now completed this comprehensive assessment of our serial collection. Our thanks to faculty members who have been involved in this exercise during the past six months, providing us with valuable input.
Outcome
Primarily by eliminating duplication and reducing overlap, we were able to identify 605 subscriptions that could be cancelled, allowing us to reinvest $405,760 in our book collection to help ensure a sustainable and balanced collection that meets the respective needs of particular disciplines.
Consortial licensing
We have also renewed fourteen major license agreements with our national consortium, Canadian Research Knowledge Network (CRKN) for the period 2010-12. This has helped us to contain costs and sustain our budget commitment for these resources. These renewals include major e-journal collections such as Oxford, Springer, and Wiley-Blackwell, and databases such as Web of Science, Scopus, and MathSciNet.
December 2009
University adopts comprehensive open access program
December 8, 2009
The University of Ottawa is the first Canadian university to adopt a comprehensive open access program that supports free and unrestricted access to scholarly research.
Open access publishing represents a new way of disseminating research, and provides scholars with an opportunity to extend the reach of their research and to increase its impact.
Faculty members and researchers will receive support in this endeavour through the University’s commitment to make our scholarly output available online through the University’s repository, uO Research, and through the establishment of an Author Fund to help researchers defray open access fees charged by publishers.
The University of Ottawa also becomes the first Canadian university to join the Compact for Open-Access Publishing Equity (COPE), adding its name to a list of prestigious institutions committed to supporting open access journals that make articles available at no charge to everyone.
- Read the complete press release
- Visit the new website on open access
November 2009
Book return after hours chute closure at Morisset Library
November 30, 2009
The after hours book return chute will be closed from 7:00 a.m. on December 23nd, 2009 to 10:45 p.m. on January 4th, 2010.
No documents are due between December 24rd, 2009 and January 6th, 2010.
Note: Morisset Library will close December 23nd at 8:00 p.m.; check holiday hours.
October 2009
New PubMed Interface
October 29, 2009
PubMed is
now available only in a redesigned format. In this new interface, all previous
search features are still available, but they have likely been moved. Please
see the following article which describes changes to PubMed: http://www.nlm.nih.gov/pubs/techbull/so09/so09_pm_redesign.html.
Also, all the PubMed online tutorials have been updated, they can be found
here: http://www.nlm.nih.gov/bsd/disted/pubmed.html.
Contact us if you have any questions or concerns: refrgn@uottawa.ca or
613-562-5800 ext. 8294.
uO Celebrates International Open Access Week
October 13, 2009
The University of Ottawa is working together with IDRC (International Development Resource Centre) and Carleton University to promote International Open Access Week, October 19 to 23, 2009.
Scholarly communications is an issue of vital importance to the University of Ottawa. It affects the ways in which research is funded, created, shared, and archived. It plays a major role in raising the profile of the University to our own community, and to other stakeholders such as government, granting agencies, the media, and potential faculty and students.
The University of Ottawa will celebrate International Open Access Week with an event on October 20th featuring two distinguished speakers:
- Carleton University has prepared a website highlighting local events and linking to additional information about open access.
- Go visit the official International Open Access Week website at www.openaccessweek.org/
- Visit the Library Open Access page.
- Increased visibility - there is evidence to suggest that open access leads to a higher number of cited references in the research literature.
- Publishing research faster - the peer-review process for open access titles is much more streamlined than the traditional journal model, meaning that works can be approved, edited, and published in weeks rather than months.
- Transforming scholarly communications - in the new era of innovation and knowledge creation, using Web technologies based on open access can enhance how researchers work and collaborate.
- A lessening of reliance on traditional publishers and their subscription models - this can decrease the acquisitions costs of libraries.
- Promoting the widest possible diffusion of knowledge and research - this is a societal good that benefits everyone.
- Career Cruising An interactive bilingual career resource.
- Big Guide Online An interactive guide containing resources related to: international knowledge/experience and job search.
- Access to the library collection and every floor of the building
- Access to groups study spaces
- Public computers (some interruptions are foreseen to assure IT maintenance)
- Electronic information resources
- Photocopiers and printers
- Access to borrow (auto-loan machine)
- ARTstor Information Sessions
- Guided Tours of Morisset Library
- Le Droit: Online access to the daily
- RefWorks Survey: Enter to win an iPodTouch!
- New Catalogue
- Library collections and an uncertain economy: what it means for us
- Single search box
- Bilingual search results: retrieve results in French and English from a single search
- Spelling correction and suggestions (Did you mean...?)
- Results ranked by relevance (plus options to sort by date, author or title)
- Refine your search options right from the results screen
- Book covers for many titles in addition to summaries and tables of contents
- Direct export to RefWorks
- Keeping pace with rising journal costs
One of our biggest challenges is keeping pace with spiraling subscription costs. Year after year, the inflation rate for journals is much steeper than for books. Between 1986 and 2004 costs for serials increased by 167% compared to 81% for books. Since the majority of our expenditures go to subscriptions, the effect of these price increases is even more significant for our bottom line. - Fluctuating dollar and Harmonized Sales Tax
The devaluing of the Canadian dollar over the past year and increased taxes due to the harmonization of the PST and GST have exacerbated the situation. Although the dollar has rebounded recently, we need to be prepared to withstand future fluctuations. - Balancing book and journal commitments
For research libraries one of the challenges of managing the collection is identifying and maintaining the appropriate balance of expenditures between journals and books. The desired balance will vary within specific collection areas, based on the needs of particular disciplines.
In 2007/08, 63% of our overall collection budget went to journals and 34% to books. Based on current trends in scholarly research, we believe this is an appropriate ratio, one that will enable us to ensure a sustainable and balanced collection among disciplines. Unfortunately, at the rate that journal prices are rising, this balance is becoming more difficult to achieve. - Remaining responsive
The University continues to grow and thrive, offering an expanding range of programs that respond to the increasingly interdisciplinary nature of scholarly research. The Library needs to remain flexible enough to respond to new research areas. - Reassessing journal subscriptions
To maintain all of our current journal subscriptions, we would have to reduce our book budget by 5-6% next year and continue to do so in the following years. To prevent journal subscriptions from consuming too much of the overall collections budget, we must look at cutting back on some of the serials we buy and reallocating the savings to our book budget.
Between now and the end of August we will be assessing print and electronic serials, looking at levels of overlap, price, usage, and other criteria with the goal of identifying titles that are candidates for cancellation. Your participation in this process would be greatly appreciated. Please contact your subject librarian for more information and to provide feedback. Cancellations will come into effect beginning in the fall of 2009 and continuing into 2010. - Renegotiating consortial licenses
To strengthen our buying power, we participate in consortia such as CRKN (Canadian Research Knowledge Network) and OCUL (Ontario Council of University Libraries). We benefit from major cost savings, multi-year agreements, and better licensing terms for database subscriptions. In the face of difficult economic times, our consortia are very effective at negotiating the best possible pricing for the renewal of these licenses. - Supporting alternatives to traditional models of journal publishing
The Library is working with partners throughout the University to influence scholarly communication systems. We are developing an institutional repository that will collect, preserve and provide open and free access to the digital research products created by uOttawa faculty, researchers and graduate students. We include open access resources in our collection and we’ve collaborated with the Faculty of Nursing to establish Aporia, an open access, online, peer-reviewed journal. - ARL Statement To Scholarly Publishers On The Global Economic Crisis, February 19, 2009
- Trends in serial prices
- Criteria for assessment
- Contact your subject librarian
- Prefer full-text resources to those limited to indexing and abstracting.
- Consider the degree of overlap, both in quantitative and qualitative terms.
- Prefer resources where the publisher does not impose any delay in making the latest issues available in full-text.
- Consider the availability and extent of indexing of a given resource.
- Level of use.
- Cost.
- Access to 10 additional research databases
- GSG Renovations Completed
- Library Service Quality Survey
- Food for Fines Campaign is Back: March 30-April 3, 2009
- A $2 fine waiver will be applied for each item donated to a maximum of $20 (10 items);
- Donated food must be non-perishable;
- Bring your donated items to the circulation desk.
- Nursing: New E-journal
- New Document Delivery Service from the Annex
- Interlibrary loan Service at no cost starting January 1st, 2009
- Library contributes to uOttawa United Way Campaign
- Introducing the new Morisset Library Renovated 6th floor
- The Archives and Special Collections have moved
- Reading Room: Graduate Students and faculty will receive a code to access the reading room via email. They can request the code to graduate student assistants or at the Circulation Desk.
- Group study rooms: There are eight (8) group study rooms which can accommodate up to 6 persons and can be book for up to 3 hours. A group of two (2) or more graduate students can book a room at the Morisset Library Circulation desk.
- Multimedia rooms: There are two multimedia rooms which can accommodate up to 12 persons and can be booked for up to 3 hours. A group of five (5) or more graduate students can book a room at the Morisset Library Circulation desk.
- Computer Lab: 30 workstations are available to graduate students using their Infoweb accounts.
- Graduate Student Resource and Mentoring Centre: visit the centre Web site to find out what services it offers.
- Graduate students from departments which have a shortage of office space as identified by GSAED.
- Graduate students who are in their thesis/dissertation year.
- United Way Campaign at uOttawa
- uOttawa: Supporting Open Access to Health Research
- Laptops can now be taken out of some buildings
- RESEARCH ALERT: Libraries Closure Sunday October 19, 2008
- Graduate students can now apply to request an assigned study carrel at the Morisset Library
- No library catalog
- No online renewals
- No databases
- No electronic journals
- No RefWorks
- No Subject Guides
- And no print materials
- Morisset Library - Extended opening hours starting September 22nd, 2008
- Research Workshops: Check "Upcoming Events!"
- Morisset Library 6th floor Renovations Update
- Collection and building access to all floors
- Access to study areas and group study rooms
- Public computing facilities
- Electronic information resources access
- Photocopiers and Relmon printers
- Circulation (self-checkout technologies)
- General information
- Graduate students from departments which have a shortage of office space as identified by GSAED.
- Graduate students who are in their thesis/dissertation year.
- Text Messaging from the Catalogue
- The Canadian Book Exchange is closing its doors
- University of Ottawa Library Wins 2008 InfoTubey awards
- Food for Fines Campaign is Back: April 7-11, 2008
- A $2 fine waiver will be applied for each item donated to a maximum of $20 (10 items);
- Donated food must be non-perishable;
- Bring your donated items to the circulation desk.
- Electronic Thesis Project: Call for Participants…New Incentive!
- Electronic Thesis Project: Call for Participants
- Center for Research Libraries digital collection
- Management Library will be closed December 22nd to January 6th
- 2008 IT Fair: Win a $1000 scholarship!
- RSS feeds now available!
- New Graduate Student Mentor Centre at the Morisset Library
- Open Access Workshop - View the Webcast
- Sip and Study: Second Cup opening at the Morisset Library
- More Computers for You!
- Morisset Library - Extended opening hours starting October 1st, 2007
- Collection and building access to all floors
- Access to study areas and group study rooms
- Public computing facilities
- Electronic information resources access
- Photocopiers and Relmon printers
- Circulation (self-checkout technologies)
- General information
- Scopus expansion
- Management Library Open House in November
- The Amazing Library 101 Challenge
- Workshop on Open Access for faculty
- Kathleen Shearer – Moderator (Research Associate, Canadian Association of Research Libraries)
- Michael Geist (Faculty of Law, University of Ottawa and Canada Research Chair in Internet and E-commerce law)
- David Moorman (Senior Policy Advisor, Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council)
- Stephen Choi (Co-editor of Open Medicine, University of Ottawa
- Library acquires a ‘Supporters Membership” for BioMedCentral
- Want to get interlibrary loan documents faster?
- Presentation of Map to Minister of Natural Resources
- Summer schedules are now in effect
- Summer renovations begin again in May
- New Web Site Launch - May 2007
- Borrowing from other Canadian university libraries
- Morisset Library Extended Opening Hours ending April 29, 2007
- 2007 LibQUAL+ survey is now closed
- Renew or Return
- Visit our NEW Electronic Journals page
- Tell us what you think!
- subject category browsing
- search and browse by journal title
- more timely up-to-date entries
- Donate food to pay off your fines!
(Mar. 26 to Apr. 1) 
- Multisearch Pilot: Combine 15 journal databases and search them at one time using MultiSearch.
- Have you tried our laptop loan service?
- Springer eBook collection now available
- uOttawa acquires access to fourteen additional research databases
- A $2 fine waiver will be applied for each item donated to a maximum of $20 (10 items);
- Donated food must be non-perishable;
- Bring your donated items to the circulation desk.
- Morisset Library will be open on December 27 and 28, 2006 from 10 a.m. until 6 p.m.
- Morisset Library: after hours book return chute closed December 22 to January 3.
- Archives and Special Collections under the spotlight
- ILL is now even faster
- The COOL RDC is one of top five research data centers
- Learn about Open Access Publishing
- Refworks in the news
- Come and Celebrate GIS Day 2006, November 15th, 2006
- UO theses now available online
- Document delivery from the Annex is now available 7 days a week
- Learn how to find library resources using the Library online tutorial
- 1st Anniversary of RACER
- Welcome alumni
- Get a head start on your academic year
- Get more from Google Scholar
- We’re renovating to bring you better learning spaces
- Expanded Coverage for MLA Database
- The Annex - off-site storage (FAQ)
- RACER: New Interlibrary Loans Management System
- Morisset Library Extended Opening Hours ending April 29, 2006
- Search multiple collections
- Create requests automatically or manually
- Check the status of your requests online
- Food for Fines Campaign: April 24 - 30
- Eighteenth Century Collections Online (ECCO)
- The Catalogue now has Tables of Contents
- Word processing software and 50 new computers have arrived in Morisset Library
- Collection Expenditures 2004-2005
- Print to the Relmon printers from your wireless laptop (Windows XP instructions)
- Electronic Books
- Library Annex Forum
- Description of the Library's collection
- Library Surveys Completed: the prize goes to...
- SCOPUS
- RefShare improves sharing for uOttawa researchers
- A $2 fine waiver will be applied for each item donated to a maximum of $20 (10 items);
- Donated food must be non-perishable;
- Waiver applies only to current fines and cannot be used as credit to be applied to future fines.
Advantages of open access
For additional information, please contact:
Liz Hayden
Development, Assessment and Marketing Librarian
613-562-5800 ext.3008
ehayden@uottawa.ca
or
Patrick Labelle
Scholarly Communications Librarian
613-562-5800 ext.4563
plabelle@uOttawa.ca
A running start: your career development guide
October 13, 2009
SASS-Careers has created a guide as a quick, easy-to-navigate resource for students. A Running Start covers both planning your career and carrying out your plan. This guide will offer you a number of proven strategies as well as vital information throughout the process.
For more information about career planning, try these databases:
Morisset Library opens 24/7 during exam period
October 9, 2009
In response to students’ needs, by request of their students’ unions and the Good Ideas Contest 2009, we are pleased to announce that Morisset Library will be open 24/7 during exam period, starting December 7, 2009 as well as during the April 2010 exam period. The following library services will be available during the extended hours of 2 am to 7 am:
Security personnel will be on-site for protection services and, from 10:30 pm to 7 am, a student or employee ID card from the University of Ottawa will be required to enter the building.
Free access to The Cochrane Library
October 6, 2009
The Cochrane Library is freely available on the Web to all Canadians
until the end of December 2009.
With over 2,000 systematic reviews available, Cochrane provides reliable information on health, prevention, treatment and rehabilitation. Please have a look: www.thecochranelibrary.com
We would also like your feedback. Take the user survey between now and the
end of October at: http://tiny.cc/cochranesurvey to tell us how the Cochrane Library has helped you, and help us work to extend the national license beyond December 2009. Thank you!
September 2009
Le Droit: Online access to the daily
September 2, 2009
The University of Ottawa and the French-language daily, Le Droit, are now offering the University community access to the paper’s daily online content. The site is accessible only from the uOttawa campus and is limited to 1,000 people at a time.
To find articles from past issues, connect to Eureka.cc, one of the Library’s key databases for newspaper articles and current events.
July 2009
RefWorks Survey: Enter to win an iPodTouch!
July 24, 2009
RefWorks is citation management software available to you at your University.
It can automatically generate bibliographies/reference lists in over 800 citation styles like MLA, APA, and Turabian. With it, you can create an online database of citations to books, articles, websites and more.
We are currently evaluating the features and ways that RefWorks is used. Please help us! Participate in our survey & enter to win an iPodTouch.
June 2009
New Catalogue
June 30, 2009
We’re re-designing the catalogue to make it easier for you to find what you’re looking for.
Currently in development, this beta version is a prototype for you to try out. Our goal is to offer this as the main version of the catalogue in 2010.
We’ll continue to offer access to our classic catalogue too.
New features
Send us your feedback
Tell us how we can make this a better tool for you to explore our catalogue – take this short survey.
The new catalogue is designed for use with Internet Explorer 7, Firefox and Safari browsers.
Library collections and an uncertain economy: what it means for us
June 18, 2009
Library collections and an uncertain economy: what it means for us
A message from the University Librarian
Over the past decade, Canadian libraries have experienced a steady decline in purchasing power. We’ve been very fortunate here. During the same period the University has demonstrated its strong commitment to build Library collections. No other Canadian academic library has enjoyed such a significant and steady rate of increase in that time. Nonetheless, we are still faced with the challenge of responding to unpredictable and fluctuating market conditions that erode our purchasing power.
Challenges
How we’re responding
More information:
Trends in serial and book prices
There is a striking difference between the cost of books (monographs) and serials. This chart shows that between 1986 and 2005, book costs for research libraries increased by 81% while serial costs rose by 167%. The Consumer Price Index (CPI) only rose 78%.
Criteria for assessing serials
We have identified these general guidelines but the unique needs of different faculties and departments will be an essential part of this assessment.
April 2009
Access to 10 additional research databases
April 28, 2009
The University of Ottawa has acquired access to 10 additional databases, such as Infotrac Custom Newspapers, Health Reference Center Academic, Educator’s Reference Complete, and Ontario Dailies (Cedrom sNI), through Knowledge Ontario. This is a provincially-funded collaboration of libraries intended to create an integrated and interactive digital environment about, and for, Ontarians.
March 2009
Library Service Quality Survey
March 26, 2009
From March 26 to April 9, 2009, we are inviting randomly-selected faculty and students to complete a 10-15 minute survey.
Respondents will have the choice to enter a draw to win a $100 gift card for the University of Ottawa Bookstore.
Please tell us what you think by providing your perceptions and expectations of library services.
All responses are strictly confidential; no personal information is attached to answers.
If you have any questions, please e-mail: libqual@lib.uottawa.ca
More information on the survey and its methodology can be found at http://www.libqual.org
Food for Fines Campaign is Back: March 30-April 3, 2009
March 16, 2009
This year, once again, the University of Ottawa Libraries, in cooperation with Bon Appétit! the Student Food Bank, are running a “Food for Fines” campaign from Monday, March 30 to Friday April 3, 2009.
Donate and pay off your library fines!
All donations will be given to Bon Appétit! the Student Food Bank and the Ottawa Food Bank.
For more information contact courrier@lib.uottawa.ca.
January 2009
Nursing: New E-journal
January 19, 2009
The University of Ottawa, with the support of the Library Network launched a new open access journal: Aporia.
This journal is published exclusively online.
About the journal: Aporia is dedicated to scholarly debates in nursing and the health sciences. The journal is committed to a pluralistic view of science and to the blurring of boundaries between disciplines.
You are encouraged to share the news via professional blogs, listservs, wikis, etc. And to read an article or two! Aporia's content is unique and thought provoking.
New Document Delivery Service from the Annex
January 13, 2009
You can now request that articles in journals stored at the Annex be scanned and emailed directly to you through the University of Ottawa Library’s new document delivery service.
Any member of the University of Ottawa community can request, at no charge, document delivery of any article found in journals located in the Annex and not available in electronic format. In the future we anticipate being able to offer document delivery of any University of Ottawa owned article or book chapter.
For more information please visit our Journal Article Delivery from the Annex web page.
December 2008
Interlibrary loan Service at no cost starting January 1st, 2009
December 12, 2008
We are pleased to announce that starting on January 1st, 2009 as a one year pilot project, the Interlibrary Loan (ILL) Service will offer its ILL at no cost for its internal clients. The Library and the Faculty of Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies will subsidize the costs of this service during this period.
Please note that the CISTI Source Document Delivery Service will still be available for a registration fee of $8.00 dollars (one-time cost).
The ILL service supports the research and teaching of the University of Ottawa faculty (including retired professors and Emeritus professors), students and support staff (including retired employees) with a valid University of Ottawa ID card.
November 2008
Library contributes to uOttawa United Way Campaign
November 11, 2008
Ms. Leslie Weir, University Librarian is pleased to announce that on Wednesday, November 12, 2008, a portion of library fines collected that day will be donated to the Student Aid Fund as part of this year uOttawa United Way campaign. The Student Aid Fund provides emergency financial assistance to students in need.
Introducing the new Morisset Library Renovated 6th floor
November 11, 2008
As part of a multi-year renovation project, Morisset Library opened a new 6th floor dedicated to graduate studies and research on October 27, 2008.
What’s new on the 6th floor?
The renovated space features an information desk, SASS’s (Student Academic Success Services) Graduate Student Resource and Mentoring Centre, 154 assigned graduate study carrels, 146 study carrels available for both undergraduate and graduate students, a 30 workstations computer lab available to graduate students and 10 study rooms which can be reserved by graduate students; two of these rooms are equipped with multimedia technology The floor will also feature an 86-seat reading room accessible to graduate students and faculty.
We’re here to help!
At the information desk, a team of graduate student library assistants provides peer-to-peer research help and general information about library and the mentoring centre, assist graduate students in the use of technology and equipment and ensure that the 6th floor food and noise policies are respected. The 6th floor is a Silent floor and only drinks in covered containers are allowed. No food of any kind may be consumed on the 6th floor.
How can I access the 6th floor facilities and services?
How are the graduate students study carrels attributed?
154 new graduate study carrels equipped with lockable cabinets, power outlets, data ports and task lighting are scheduled to be installed by December 2008; each carrel will be shared by two students.
Carrels will be assigned by lottery to UO graduate students who do not have office space, according to the following priorities:
Is the 6th floor accessible to other students and visitors?
Yes! Designated as a silent area, the 6th floor also offers 146 unassigned study carrels available for both undergraduate and graduate students and visitors. The library’s print periodicals collection is still located on the 6th floor.
For more information
Please contact the circulation desk at tel. 613-562-5212 or email: courrier@lib.uottawa.ca.
The Archives and Special Collections have moved
November 7, 2008
The Archives and Special Collections have moved to their new location, on Morisset Hall’s concourse level, room 039. Researchers have now access to a more spacious and comfortable reading room. Visitors can also enjoy an exhibit of selected documents from our rich collections. Come and have a look at our new office. We look forward to serving you again.
October 2008
uOttawa: Supporting Open Access to Health Research
October 22, 2008
Information Sessions - Fall 2008
Beginning January 1, 2008, researchers awarded new or renewed funding from The Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) are required to publish their publications and data in an open access environment.
Attend one of the information sessions listed below to learn more about the requirements of this policy and how uOttawa is supporting it.| Roger-Guindon Hall
October 28th, 2008 Dr Jacques Bradwejn Dean, Faculty of Medicine |
Morisset Hall *
November 4th, 2008 Dr Mona Nemer Vice-President (Research) |
* Please note: There is limited seating for the November 4th session at Morisset Library.
Light refreshments will be served.
Speakers:Keynote Speaker:
Geoff Hynes, Senior Advisor
Knowledge Synthesis and Exchange
Canadian Institutes of Health Research
Invited Speaker:
Elizabeth Hayden, uOSpace Project Coordinator
Morisset Library, University of Ottawa
For more information, click here or contact Lee-Anne Ufholz 613-562-5800 ext 8959, lufholz@uottawa.ca.
Laptops can now be taken out of some buildings
October 20, 2008
Laptops borrowed from the Morisset and Health Sciences Libraries can now be taken out of the buildings. See Borrow a laptop for more information.
RESEARCH ALERT: Libraries Closure Sunday October 19, 2008
October 10, 2008
Computing and Communications Services (CCS) is performing maintenance to the servers on October 19, 2008. This means that the Morisset Library, the Brian Dickson Law Library and the Music Library will be closed on October 19, 2008.
There will be no access to print or electronic material from campus or from home.
This means:
Please prepare for your Monday classes before midnight on Saturday.
The Health Sciences Library and the School of Management Library will be opened with limited services. Please contact your library for more information.
We apologize for the inconvenience.
Graduate students can now apply to request an assigned study carrel at the Morisset Library
October 10, 2008
The Morisset Library will be opening a renovated 6th floor dedicated to graduate studies and research at the end of October 2008. Graduate students can now apply online or in person at the Morisset Library circulation desk to request an assigned study carrel.(details)
September 2008
Morisset Library - Extended opening hours starting September 22nd, 2008
September 22, 2008
We are pleased to announce that the Morisset Library will offer extended opening hours to better serve students starting Monday, September 22nd, 2008.
The Morisset Library will be open from 7:00 a.m. to 2:00 a.m. (weekdays) and from 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 a.m. (weekends) throughout the academic year. The following library services will be available during extended hours, from 10:30 p.m. and 2:00 a.m.:Please note that after 10:30 p.m., a University of Ottawa student or employee identification card will be required to enter the building.
Morisset Library 6th floor Renovations Update
September 16, 2008
Part of a multi-year renovation project, the Morisset Library will be opening a renovated 6th floor dedicated to graduate studies and research in October 2008.
Can you briefly describe how the new space will be set up?
To respond to the needs of our growing graduate student and researcher clientele, the renovated space will feature a Graduate Students’ Mentoring Centre, assigned study carrels and group study rooms equipped with presentation technology. The floor will also feature a 100-seat reading room accessible to graduate students and faculty.
How will graduate study carrels be assigned?
There will be 154 new graduate study carrels equipped with lockable cabinets, power outlets, data ports and task lighting; each carrel will be shared by two students.
Carrels will be assigned by lottery to UO graduate students who do not have office space, according to the following priorities:
Will the 6th floor be accessible to other students?
Yes! Designated as a silent area, the 6th floor will also offer unassigned study carrels available for both undergraduate and graduate students. The library’s print periodicals collection will still be located on the 6th floor.
For more information
Stay tuned as we provide more information and an official opening announcement in the coming weeks on the library’s and GSAED web sites.
July 2008
Text Messaging from the Catalogue
July 17, 2008
Forgot a pen? No paper? A new function has been added to the catalogue allowing you to send the call number, title, and author of a book to your cellular phone or email. Just click on the “Send to Phone or Email” link in the catalogue record you’d like sent to you.
April 2008
The Canadian Book Exchange is closing its doors
April 24, 2008
The Canadian Book Exchange is closing its doors. Please be advised that this service from Library and Archives Canada will be ceasing operations on June 30, 2008. They are no longer accepting any further donations.
University of Ottawa Library Wins 2008 InfoTubey awards
April 14, 2008
The votes are in and the winners of the 2008 InfoTubey awards were announced April 8 at the Computers in Libraries conference in Washington, D.C. The awards are presented by Information Today to recognize excellence in library-related productions that are posted on YouTube. The InfoTubeys were awarded to the top five productions (out of scores of submissions) that demonstrated creativity, humor, and sincerity in marketing a library or library services or enhancing the library’s value. The University of Ottawa Morisset Library’s “Amazing Library 101 Challenge” was both exciting and bilingual. -- Information Today, April 9 2008
March 2008
Food for Fines Campaign is Back: April 7-11, 2008
March 25, 2008
This year, once again, the University of Ottawa Libraries, in cooperation with Bon Appétit! the Student Food Bank, are running a “Food for Fines” campaign from Monday, April 7 to Friday April 11, 2008.
Donate and pay off your library fines!
All donations will be given to Bon Appétit! the Student Food Bank and the Ottawa Food Bank.
For more information contact courrier@lib.uottawa.ca.
February 2008
Electronic Thesis Project: Call for Participants…New Incentive!
February 29, 2008
As of spring 2008, the University of Ottawa is embarking on an Electronic Thesis and Dissertations (ETD) Pilot Project, the aim of which is to enable graduate students at UO to submit their theses and dissertations electronically; provide long-term storage of the final versions of these documents; and, provide web-based access to these documents to researchers inside the University and around the world.
The Thesis section of the Faculty of Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies (FPGS) and the University of Ottawa Library are looking for thirty (30) students from a variety of disciplines who would like to participate in our project by attending training, submitting and uploading an electronic document, and providing feedback.
As an incentive, chosen participants will receive a stipend of $200.
Any graduate students who will be defending their thesis after October 2008, Graduate Advisors or supervisors of graduate students who are interested in participating in the Pilot can contact Elizabeth (Liz) Hayden, ETD Pilot Project Coordinator at ehayden@uottawa.ca or tel. 562-5800 ext 3612 by March 14, 2008.
Electronic Thesis Project: Call for Participants
February 13, 2008
As of spring 2008, the University of Ottawa is embarking on an Electronic Thesis and Dissertations (ETD) Pilot Project, the aim of which is to enable graduate students at UO to submit their theses and dissertations electronically; provide long-term storage of the final versions of these documents; and, provide web-based access to these documents to researchers inside the University and around the world.
Any graduate students who will be defending their thesis after October 2008, Graduate Advisors or supervisors of graduate students who are interested in participating in the Pilot can contact Elizabeth (Liz) Hayden, ETD Pilot Project Coordinator at ehayden@uottawa.ca or tel. 562-5800 ext 3612 by February 29, 2008.
December 2007
Center for Research Libraries digital collection
December 5, 2007
Center for Research Libraries offers a digital collection for research and teaching to institutional members. CRL also offers a unique collection of scholarly publications including newspapers, journals, foreign dissertations, archives and microform sets. Note that you can borrow some publications and keep them for as long as you need via our Interlibrary Loans service.
November 2007
2008 IT Fair: Win a $1000 scholarship!
November 27, 2007
New Graduate Student Mentor Centre at the Morisset Library
November 14, 2007
A new graduate student mentor program and resource centre is opening today, November 14, 2007. Located in the Morisset Building, room 224A, the new centre is a partnership between the Student Academic Success Services (SASS) and the Library. The official opening will take place in January 2008. Additional information and the web site address of the centre will be available soon.
October 2007
Open Access Workshop - View the Webcast
October 29, 2007
On October 10 the University of Ottawa Library Network, in association with the Canadian Association of Research Libraries (CARL) hosted Open Access: the New World of Research Communication. An enthusiastic audience of about 110 students, faculty, researchers, and librarians attended. The PowerPoint presentations, webcast and audio file are available at the CARL website together with Frequently Asked Questions about Open Access (MS Word).
Sip and Study: Second Cup opening at the Morisset Library
October 3, 2007
A new coffee shop will open on the main level of the Morisset Library in October. The Second Cup Café will offer freshly brewed coffee, cold beverages, muffins and cookies. Its hours of operation will be Monday to Thursday from 8:00 a.m. to 11:00 p.m., Friday, from 8:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. and weekend from 11:30 a.m. to 7:00 p.m.
One important reason for offering this service is that the library is opened until 2:00 am throughout the academic year. Students have commented in the past that food services on campus close too early leaving them nowhere to go for sustenance when they are burning the midnight oil. From now on, students who are spending long hours in the library will no longer need to pack up and leave the building when thirst strikes.
The library’s food and drink policy allows for drinks in covered containers and cold snacks in most areas of the library. Please help us keep the library clean by respecting the designated no-food areas and by depositing your waste in garbage cans and recycling bins.
More Computers for You!
October 2, 2007
There are now over 312 public workstations in the Library. 219 stations are located in Morisset. While most of the stations are on the first floor, you can also go to the 3rd , 4th, 5th and 6th floors. On the 3rd floor you will find 30 PCs and two new printers are soon to be installed on the 3rd and 5th floors.
Also a reminder that there are 100 laptops available for loan. Ask at the Circulation Desk.
Morisset Library - Extended opening hours starting October 1st, 2007
October 1, 2007
We are pleased to announce that the Morisset Library will offer extended opening hours to better serve students starting on Monday October 1st, 2007.
The Morisset Library will be open from 7:00 a.m. to 2:00 a.m. (weekdays) and from 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 a.m. (weekends) throughout the academic year.
The following library services will be available during extended hours, from 10:30 p.m. and 2:00 a.m.:
Please note that after 10:30 p.m., a University of Ottawa student or employee identification card will be required to enter the building.
September 2007
Scopus expansion
September 12, 2007
Scopus now provides access to an additional 4,500 titles in Humanities & Social Sciences, dating back to 1952, as a result of a linking agreement with ProQuest. The search results link directly to the original record in ProQuest. This will greatly strengthen the humanities and social sciences coverage in Scopus. This also means that there are two new databases available within the Illumina interface that can be independently searched: ‘Scopus Business & Economics’ and ‘Scopus Natural Sciences'.
Management Library Open House in November
September 5, 2007
The new Management Library will officially open its doors in November 2007. Stay posted for more details.
The Amazing Library 101 Challenge
September 4, 2007
This short promotional video of the Library is specially designed for new students. Enjoy!
August 2007
Workshop on Open Access for faculty
August 22, 2007
The University of Ottawa Library is pleased to sponsor:
Open Access: The New World of Research Communication
This workshop is intended for faculty, librarians, researchers and graduate students. Open Access is online, immediate, free for the reader, and is revolutionizing how research results are being made available. Learn more about open access and how it will affect you.
| Date | Wednesday October 10th 2007 |
|---|---|
| Time | 15:00-17:30 followed by light refreshment |
| Location | Room 140, Residential Complex, 90 University |
Speakers:
RSVP to mrtservi@uottawa.ca by Wednesday October 4th 2007.
July 2007
Library acquires a ‘Supporters Membership” for BioMedCentral
July 5, 2007
The Library has acquired a ‘Supporters Membership” for BioMedCentral, a publisher of over 170 open-access peer-review journals in biomedicine. Our membership reflects our commitment to open-access publication of scientific research, and will also provide a modest reduction (15%) in the article processing fees for University of Ottawa researchers who publish in BioMedCentral journals.
May 2007
Want to get interlibrary loan documents faster?
May 3, 2007
Come to a one hour library workshop to learn tips and tricks for using RACER, our interlibrary loan system.
When: Thursday May 17 at 2:30 p.m.
Where: Morisset Library, Room 144
To register, email: cdesauln@uottawa.ca or call 613-562-5210
Presentation of Map to Minister of Natural Resources
May 3, 2007
Leslie Weir, University Librarian and incoming president of CARL, and two members of the Association of Canadian Map Libraries and Archives (ACMLA), Heather McAdam, Carleton University and Susan Mowers, University of Ottawa presented Minister Gary Lunn, Minister of Natural Resources with a framed map of Western Canada yesterday, April 24.
The map was given to the Minister to express the appreciation of the academic community for his decision to continue to provide printed topographic maps to Canadians and the recent decision to make Canadian digital topographic map data freely available on the Internet.
Congratulations to Heather and Susan who have actively campaigned for improved access to Canadian topographic maps on behalf of ACMLA and with the support of CARL.
Summer schedules are now in effect
May 3, 2007
1. Library hours are reduced over the summer: please check the schedule for your library.
2. Pickup from the Annex will be Monday to Friday only.
3. There may be some disruptions on the 4th and 5th floor because of renovations, but all of the collections will be available.
April 2007
Summer renovations begin again in May
April 26, 2007
We are renovating again to create a better library environment. Beginning in May, we will begin replacing the carpet under the book stacks on the 5th floor and will be renovating all of the 4th floor in Morisset Library. The 4th floor improvements will include enlarging group study rooms. The work will be done in phases to minimize disruptions.
We appreciate your patience.
Borrowing from other Canadian university libraries
April 24, 2007
If you will be visiting or living in another Canadian city this summer, as a University of Ottawa professor, student or staff member, you may borrow documents from the local university library under the Canadian University Reciprocal Borrowing Agreement. To learn more about this program, consult the Reciprocal Borrowing web site or visit the Circulation Desk at any uOttawa Library.
Morisset Library Extended Opening Hours ending April 29, 2007
April 24, 2007
The Morisset Library will begin its summer opening hours on Monday, April 30, 2007. Extended hours will resume in September 2007. Please consult our new schedule for more information.
On behalf of the Library employees, we wish you a great summer!
2007 LibQUAL+ survey is now closed
April 18, 2007
We would like to thank the 656 University of Ottawa students and faculty who responded to the English or French versions of the 2007 LibQUAL+ survey. The survey is now closed. In May we will be contacting the winner of the draw for the iPOD. Over the summer , we will be posting the survey results on our website. We would like to once more thank all of you for providing us with your feedback on our products and services.
Renew or Return
April 12, 2007
The session loan period ends April 12 for Faculty members: you may now renew or return your documents.
March 2007
Visit our NEW Electronic Journals page
March 16, 2007
Our old Electronic Journals page will be removed at the end of May (2007), so please update your bookmarks to point to:
http://sfx.scholarsportal.info/ottawa/azlist
The new page features:
Tell us what you think!
March 16, 2007
From March 19 to April 6, 2007, we are inviting randomly-selected faculty and students to give us feedback on our library services. The LibQual+ 2007 survey takes about 10-15 minutes to complete. All responses are strictly confidential; no personal information is attached to your answers.
Respondents will have the opportunity to enter their name into a draw to win an Apple iPod. More information on the survey and its methodology can be found at http://www.libqual.org . If you have any questions, please e-mail: libqual@lib.uottawa.ca
February 2007
Donate food to pay off your fines!
(Mar. 26 to Apr. 1)
February 26, 2007
Again this year:
All donations will be given to Bon Appétit!, the Student Food Bank.
Have you tried our laptop loan service?
February 13, 2007
Laptops are available for loan for use in Morisset Library, Brian Dickson Law Library and Health Sciences Library. Each laptop can connect to the university wireless network and comes equipped with the full Microsoft Office Suite. You can even print to the University’s Relmon printers.
Springer eBook collection now available
February 8, 2007
The Library has just acquired this collection of full-text ebooks from Springer. The collection, which will grow to 10,000 titles by the end of 2007, covers all subject areas, with an emphasis on science, technology, and medicine. Access is via a searchable interface allowing searching by subject, title, keyword and more. The Springer eBook collection is listed on the database page on the Library website.
uOttawa acquires access to fourteen additional research databases
February 6, 2007
The University of Ottawa has acquired access to fourteen additional research databases, such as Canadian Reference Center, Computer Database, Health and Wellness Center, and Academic OneFile, through Knowledge Ontario . This is a provincially-funded collaboration of libraries intended to create an integrated, and interactive digital environment about, and for, Ontarians.
December 2006
Morisset Library will be open on December 27 and 28, 2006 from 10 a.m. until 6 p.m.
December 21, 2006
Morisset Library: after hours book return chute closed December 22 to January 3.
December 21, 2006
The after hours book return chute in Morisset Library will be closed from December 22nd, 2006 (7:00 a.m.) to January 3rd, 2007 (10:30 p.m.).
No documents are due between December 23rd, 2006 and January 5th, 2007.
Archives and Special Collections under the spotlight
December 13, 2006
See for yourself what ARCS has to offer: Jolaine Cousineau’s documentary about the Archives and Special Collections, filmed in the spring of 2006 as part of a French television program called D’hier à aujourd’hui", produced and broadcasted by Rogers Television (Cable 23, Ottawa). In French only.
ILL is now even faster
December 4, 2006
We may have been one of the last libraries in Ontario to implement RACER but we are the first to introduce "auto-mediation". This means your interlibrary loan requests will be filled even faster.
Auto-mediation means that all RACER requests that include an ISBN or ISSN are searched against multiple library catalogues and are sent automatically to the library which holds the requested title. This eliminates ILL staff intervention and reduces turnaround time(s). Please note that anything written in the ‘Special Instructions’ will stop the auto-mediation process so staff can review your ILL request before it is sent to another library.
The COOL RDC is one of top five research data centers
December 4, 2006
Celebrating its first year anniversary, the Carleton, Ottawa, Outaouais local Research Data Centre (COOL RDC) is now one of the top five research data centers among the RDC network with more then 35 approved research projects.
Located on the third floor of the Morisset Library, the COOL RDC is an inter-university facility whose partners include Statistics Canada, Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council, Canadian Institutes of Health Research, Carleton University, University of Ottawa and Université du Québec en Outaouais. It provides secure access to detailed Statistics Canada data for researchers with Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council -approved research projects.
Visit the new COOL RDC web site to learn more about research opportunities at: http://www.coolrdc.cldrcoo.ca.
November 2006
Refworks in the news
November 9, 2006
On November 7, 2006, there was a CBC radio report about Refworks and concerns that accounts created in Refworks could be scanned by the U.S. Government under the Patriot Act. This news item was a follow-up to a CBC story from last week: Patriot Act fears prompt universities to patriate computers
All University of Ottawa accounts created on Refworks are saved on a server located in Canada at the University of Toronto which is managed by staff of Scholars Portal. Scholars Portal is a cooperative project of the Ontario Council of University Libraries which provides a suite of integrated information products and services to enhance research and learning in Ontario universities.
Come and Celebrate GIS Day 2006, November 15th, 2006
November 9, 2006
The Geographic, Statistical and Government Information Centre (GSG) joins the Geography Department in celebrating GIS Day at the University Centre.
October 2006
UO theses now available online
October 6, 2006
Over 4,600 University of Ottawa PhD dissertations and Masters theses are now available in full-text from 1957 forward, via the Dissertations and Theses Database (Proquest). Discover uOttawa graduate research in all subject areas and disciplines.
Document delivery from the Annex is now available 7 days a week
October 4, 2006
The Annex is now open 7 days a week from 8:45 am to 5 pm for document delivery. The schedule is as follow:
Monday to Friday:
All document requests made before 9:30 am will be delivered the same day to MRT, FTX and PRZ. RGN will receive their documents the next day.
Saturday and Sunday
All requests made on Friday after 9:30 am and Saturday before 3 pm , will be delivered around 4:30pm on Saturday.
All requests made Saturday after 3 pm and Sunday before 3pm will be delivered around 4:30 pm on Sunday.
To obtain material from the Library Annex, use the "Place a Hold" button in the catalogue.
September 2006
Learn how to find library resources using the Library online tutorial
September 26, 2006
The tutorial has just been updated and is now even better!
1st Anniversary of RACER
September 18, 2006
On September 14 2006 we celebrated the first anniversary of RACER (Interlibrary Loan system) implementation at the University of Ottawa. In one year 12000 requests have been made by 1438 professors, students and researchers of the University of Ottawa. RACER is a fast and efficient way to get documents not owned by the Library.
Welcome alumni
September 14, 2006
Take our Google workshop or visit the library's new learning spaces.
Get a head start on your academic year
September 1, 2006
Take a Walkabout of the library or attend a workshop.
July 2006
Get more from Google Scholar
July 20, 2006
Find uOttawa library electronic and print resources when searching Google Scholar.
To activate this feature, you must first set your preferences using the Scholar Preferences Link on the Google Scholar site (scholar.google.com): search for University of Ottawa under library links, select and save your preferences.
An “affichez/get it! uOttawa” link will now appear in your search results to take you to uOttawa licensed electronic resource
We’re renovating to bring you better learning spaces
July 1, 2006
Over the summer, new flooring and furniture will be installed on the first floor and some sections of the fifth floor of Morisset Library.
Renovations will also be underway in the Health Sciences Library to create a silent study room and group discussion rooms.
The work will be done in phases to minimize disruptions.
Thank you for your patience.
June 2006
Expanded Coverage for MLA Database
June 5, 2006
The MLA database (which covers literatures, languages, linguistics, and folklore) now provides coverage back to 1926.
This will be very valuable in providing a range of historical scholarly research in these subject areas.
The database provides over 1.7 million citations from over 4,400 periodicals and over 1,000 book publishers
May 2006
RACER: New Interlibrary Loans Management System
May 2, 2006
Starting in mid September, the University of Ottawa Interlibrary Loans service will be using a new ILL system called RACER (Rapid Access to Collections by Electronic Requesting).
RACER offers the following features:
Morisset Library Extended Opening Hours ending April 29, 2006
May 2, 2006
The Morisset Library will begin its summer opening hours on Sunday, April 30, 2006. Extended hours will resume in September 2006. Please consult our new schedule for more information.
On behalf of the Library employees, we wish you a great summer!
April 2006
Food for Fines Campaign: April 24 - 30
April 26, 2006
The University of Ottawa Libraries, in cooperation with Meal Exchange, a student-driven national charity, are running a “Food for Fines” campaign from Monday, April 24 to Sunday, April 30, 2006.
Here is how it works:
All donations will be given to the Ottawa Food Bank.
Dig through those cupboards and save yourself some cash while helping those in need!
For more information contact courrier@lib.uottawa.ca.
The Catalogue now has Tables of Contents
April 5, 2006
The library catalogue is now enriched with tables of contents and summaries for post 1997 books – there are about 34,000 tables of contents and 76,000 summaries.
These are searchable via keyword and will give you richer information about the contents of books in our collection.
Each year we will be adding approximately 13,500 tables of contents and 20,000 summaries
Word processing software and 50 new computers have arrived in Morisset Library
April 5, 2006
Word processing software and 50 new computers have arrived in Morisset Library. With funding from the University Admin Committee, the Library has partnered with Computing and Communication Services to acquire and support the 50 workstations. The availability of office productivity software (including Excel and Powerpoint) allows students to complete the entire research process in the library, from identification and retrieval of scholarly information to the final preparation of research papers and assignments. Office productivity software will also be installed on all of the existing PCs in all libraries on campus.
The Library Lab is located on the 1st floor of Morisset Library next to the Reference Desk. It is open to students during Library opening hours: 7 a.m. to 2 a.m. Monday to Friday, and 10 a.m. to 2 a.m. on weekends.
Computing and Communication Services staff will be available on-site at the Morisset Reference Desk to help students with any technical questions on using the software or to troubleshoot computer account or printing problems. According to CCS Director Claude Dufresne, “years of providing such services at the Montpetit lab have shown us that students really appreciate the immediate availability of peer helpers particularly when deadlines collide with difficulties in using the technology.”
Leslie Weir, University Librarian noted that "this is only the first step toward the transformation of the library into a 21st century research laboratory, a goal of Vision 2010. Over the next year we will be adding more computers, exploring new service delivery models such as sharing our reference desk with staff from CCS and Student Academic Success, and creating new student spaces that are responsive to the needs of today’s students."
Electronic Books
April 5, 2006
Did you know that the library now has over 223,000 e-books, in medicine, literature, social sciences, and many other areas?
E-books are an important new way of finding scholarly information 24/7, from your home, office and even in the library.
Check our catalogue to find an e-book by title or use the advanced search to find e-books by keyword or subject (hint: use the material type limit “ebook”).
Library Annex Forum
April 5, 2006
Thursday March 30 at 3 p.m. in Room MRT 211.
Come and ask us your questions
Library Surveys Completed: the prize goes to...
April 5, 2006
Congratulations to Leslea Walters and Jasdave Chahal, two University of Ottawa students who won iPods for participating in two Library surveys which were conducted last fall.
Thanks to all of the University of Ottawa community who took the time to give us your feedback about our services and your needs for physical space in the library. The information from these two surveys will guide the planning and development of the Library.