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Category Archives: News & Articles
Preserving and Sharing Langara History and Scholarship
What is an institutional repository? An institutional repository is an innovation in scholarly communication meant for the storage, preservation, and dissemination of digital objects. These objects can take many forms and can include scholarly & artistic production, data sets, images, … Continue reading
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New Library Resource: Reference Canada
Langara Library recently subscribed to Reference Canada, an electronic directory providing information on more than 1 million businesses in Canada, including addresses, contacts, number of employees, annual sales, and credit rating. You can search or browse to get a list … Continue reading
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Keeping up with… higher ed
Although Keeping Up With… is aimed at academic librarians, the brief themed articles include trends in higher education that may be of interest to many. Each edition focuses on a single issue including an introduction to the topic and summaries … Continue reading
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Register now for media preview event May 3-4
The always excellent BC Media showcase preview event is coming up May 3-4. This showcase is unique in that it represents a number of local, independent, and indigenous film makers, as opposed to larger companies like the BBC or PBS. Media … Continue reading
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Fair dealing is sweet!
Ever listened to a preview on iTunes? Shared a magazine article with a friend? Used an image from the web in a presentation? If you said yes, you’ve used fair dealing! February 22-26 marks Fair Dealing Week in Canada (counterpart … Continue reading
TED2016:Dream Livestream in the Library
TED2016 is taking place in Vancouver from February 15 – 19 and you can join in on the fun from the comfort of the Langara Library. We will be streaming the entirety of the conference in L216 on the second floor … Continue reading
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Free media preview event on November 16
Do you use media in your classes? Come see what’s new from top film distributors McNabb Connolly, McIntyre Media, and CineFete, as they share their newest releases at an exclusive free preview event. Lunch and refreshments will be provided. Date: Monday … Continue reading
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Trends in Library Instruction – Bells and Whistles
Keeping students interested during library instruction can be one of the more challenging things we face as teaching librarians. Students already know how to Google, so why pay attention when learning to do research? Innovations in library instruction often follow … Continue reading
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Copyright: Fair Dealing is Sweet! February 24, 12:30 – 1:30pm
February 23-27 marks Fair Dealing Week in Canada. Whether fair dealing is a familiar concept or new to you, it’s certainly something to be celebrated… and we will on February 24th. The fair dealing provision in the Copyright Act allows … Continue reading
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You’re invited! Well Red: Wine and Books at the Library
Well Red: Wine and Books at the Library Staff and Faculty Event Wednesday, February 4, 2015 3:00pm – 5:00pm L216 We are throwing a party and you are invited! Come by the Library to mix and mingle, connect with your … Continue reading
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