Author Archives: Dan Slessor

Library Catalogue Maintenance – April 21,2021

Posted on April 12, 2021 by Dan Slessor

The Library online catalogue system will be down for all day for hardware migration and operating systems upgrade. WHEN? Wednesday, April 21, 2021, 7 am to 6 pm. What is available during this time: picking up requested library materials at the … Continue reading →

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2021 Langara Open Student Scholar Prize

Posted on March 17, 2021 by Dan Slessor

We are now accepting submissions for the 2021 Langara Open Student Scholar Prize. This prize, created by the Langara Library, Open Langara, and the Langara Institutional Repository (The LaIR), celebrates exemplary work being done by Langara students and offers them the opportunity … Continue reading →

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Library Services in a Virtual World

Posted on July 17, 2020 by Dan Slessor

As we prepare for the fall semester, take a quick look at how the Library has adapted its services and collections to support online learning. While we still are not sure what the Library’s physical space will look like in … Continue reading →

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Library Server Domain Name Changes – Brightspace Pages May Need Editing

Posted on June 10, 2019 by Dan Slessor

The Library recently moved its Catalog server and Ezproxy server from the langara.bc.ca domain to the langara.ca domain. Ezproxy is the part of our system that allows students and employees to continue to access full-text, subscription databases even when they … Continue reading →

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Changes to Safari e-books access method

Posted on June 10, 2019 by Dan Slessor

The access method of the Safari Books Online e-book series has been changed to Langara federated login. One result of this change is the URL links of individual e-book titles have been updated to point to the new login method. … Continue reading →

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2017/18 Langara Library and Learning Commons Annual Report

Posted on October 2, 2018 by Dan Slessor

The 2017/18 Library & Learning Commons Annual Report (April 2017 -March 2018) is now available to read here. The Library & Learning Commons continues to be more active and dynamic than ever, shattering records in many areas: number of information … Continue reading →

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Decolonizing the Library Catalog

Posted on September 18, 2018 by Dan Slessor

In 2016 the Musqueam First Nation, on whose unceded traditional territory Langara is located, gave Langara a Musqueam name that means house of teachings. As part of Langara’s commitment to strengthen the connections between the Musqueam people and the College, … Continue reading →

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Library Services Spring 2018 Semester Report

Posted on June 19, 2018 by Dan Slessor

The Spring 2018 Semester Report is now available. Catch up on a busy semester at the Library, including such highlights as: A record number of instructional sessions The official launch of The LaIR at the Scholarship Cafe The debut of the Copyright … Continue reading →

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Is It Just Me, or Is That Molehill Getting Bigger? Using Collaboration & Automation to Manage Growth

Posted on May 15, 2018 by Dan Slessor

By Alli Sullivan, Teaching & Learning Librarian When a student takes one of our three online library tutorials, we at the library will save their mark in their library record. That way, if the students is assigned the same tutorial … Continue reading →

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2016/17 Library & Learning Commons Annual Report

Posted on March 6, 2018 by Dan Slessor

The 2016/17 Library & Learning Commons Annual Report is now available to read here. Highlights from the reporting period (April 2016 – March 2017) include: A rapidly growing instructional program, which was highly touted in the 2017 Library Instruction Survey. … Continue reading →

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