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Author Archives: Patricia Cia
Booking Display Areas in the Library Building
The following procedures apply only to the designated display cases and wall space on the ground floor of the Library Building. (Bookings for these were previously done through Susan Smith and Katie Eliot in the Dean’s Administration office.) Email your … Continue reading
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A City Classroom
How to make the city a classroom and free the students Duane Elverum and Janet Moore, The Globe and Mail, Wednesday, Feb. 26 2014, 7:00 AM EST Elverum and Moore discuss CityStudio, their new school that works with City Hall … Continue reading
Fall 2013 Report
The Fall term began with a rush that included welcoming new and returning students, offering workshops, and completing summer projects. Check out the highlights in Langara Library’s Fall 2013 Report. Other recent reports Summer 2013 Annual Report 2012/13 – Patricia … Continue reading
Just because photos are on the Internet
Just because photos are on the Internet and easy to download or use is not an excuse to infringe the photographer’s rights. Francis Vachon, a Canadian photographer outlines 10 bogus excuses that people use when they steal a photo from … Continue reading
Summer 2013 Report
The Summer Term – a time of vacation, projects, and planning for the rush of Fall Term. In this report we highlight our accomplishments and include a feature article on the Library Discovery Service. Library’s Summer 2013 Report. Term Reports … Continue reading
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Higher education articles
Higher education in 2020: three key forecasts from new report by William Lawton, The Guardian, October 2, 2013 Lawton reports on the findings of the Horizon Scanning report produced by the Observatory on Borderless Higher Education He starts of on … Continue reading
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Langara Opts Out
As of September 1, 2013, Langara College is no longer operating under the Interim Post-Secondary Educational Institution Tariff with Access Copyright, the Canadian Copyright Licensing Agency. Termination of this agreement was precipitated by Access Copyright’s changing business model and the … Continue reading
Instructional videos from Lynda.com
As you are preparing your courses for the fall semester, try this exciting new educational resource available to you and your students – Lynda.com – an online subscription library of high-quality non-credit instructional videos, by recognized industry experts, on the … Continue reading
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Tagged apps, business skills, prezi, videos, wordpress
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Teaching & Learning Materials
Recently, the Copyright Modernization Act came into effect resulting in significant changes to the user rights available for educational purposes. All third-party print and digital teaching and learning materials, including handouts, D2L, and courseware content, must be re-evaluated to ensure … Continue reading
Spring 2013 Report
During the Spring Term Langara Library saw the fruition of several major initiatives as we continued to provide our ongoing services. Working one-on-one with students on their research or assignments and supporting faculty with course development are time consuming, yet … Continue reading
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