Pimp My Bookcart Contest - Concordia Entry

The wonderful WorldCat Cart has been entered in the Pimp My Bookcart contest, hosted by the Unshelved library comic. You can see our entry at: http://www.unshelved.com/pimpmybookcart/Entry/513

WorldCat Goes Mobile

We're Mobile
Library information is now available via your mobile phone thanks to WorldCat, if you have an iPhone, iPad and/or Android models. Support for Blackberries and feature phones are coming soon. You can search for materials, see cover art (if available), e-mail a link or citations and connect to the library's online catalog to see shelf status and reserve information. Simply go to [INSERT WORLDCAT LOCAL URL/M] or worldcat.org/m on your phone to check it out. Feedback on the beta version is encouraged.

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Find library materials on your mobile phone browser. Get links, citations, directions, hours, phone numbers and more--at worldcat.org/m

24 Hour Study Space!

Concordia is pleased to now provide 24 hour access to the cafeteria for study and relaxation!

Cafeteria doors are open from 6:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m. daily. Now, students can stay in the cafeteria after hours if they have a valid Concordia University College identification card.

To gain access to the cafeteria after the doors are locked, just call Concordia Security at 780-479-8761 and they will let you into the north entrance.

Find Articles on your Smartphone

Cambridge Journals Online is the latest of Concordia Library's collections to introduce a mobile-device optimized option. Search and view CJO articles on your smartphone or other mobile devices by visiting:

m.journals.cambridge.org

Food for Fines at the Public Library

Clear some fines at the Edmonton Public Library with food bank donations
instead of cash! Visit www.epl.ca/food4fines for details.

Concordia will be running our Food for Fines program starting December 1st. It's a great way to clear your account and help out the food bank at the same time.

Concordia WorldCat Unavailable on Sunday morning

In order to install the improvements mentioned below, WorldCat will be unavailable on Sunday (November 7th) morning from 12 to 4 am. Thank you for your patience while we improve this fantastic resource!

WorldCat Enhancements

WorldCat is enhancing its interface on November 9th to include:

• all articles results will indicate if they are from peer-reviewed journals or not.
• a prompt for researchers to login when search results require Concordia authentication.
• better display of format limiters, nested and with improved terminology for e-books etc.

There are many other improvements as well, please contact me if you want all the details.

dan.mirau@concordia.ab.ca

Cheers,

Dan

New Curriculum Library Books

The new book display is filled with great science materials for the elementary grades - animals, insects, motion, friction, gravity, density, forces, buoyancy, and simple machines.

New Design of Slavery, Abolition and Social Justice collection

Adam Matthew Digital has updated and improved the interface to the Slavery, Abolition and Social Justice collection.

To search this unique collection or learn more about the updates, click here.

Corner Shelf - November Issue out now!

The November isse of the Corner shelf is out... Read all about it!
http://library.concordia.ab.ca/cornershelf/CornerShelf_Vol3_No7.pdf