I’ve had a minor clean up at the Help Desk. World of Learning (2006 is the last issue we subscribe to) & Commonwealth Universities yearbook have been relegated to the Ref. Collection. Only the latest NZ yearbook is behind the desk, and lots of the junk in boxes has been removed. IT handouts have been transferred to perspex holders. Any comments?
Loft closed
from 5:00PM Friday 24th August
to 6:00AM Monday 27th August
BUT the Crypt is open 24/7 instead. Entry is via Canterbury Card through the west door of the Erskine Building (Maths & Computer Science)
If you have any CUPS students asking about their assignment question on peak oil in NZ, the following resources (as outlined in their tutorial) are useful:
1. library catalogue (use alternative keywords eg sustainable energy)
2. Index NZ & Australia NZ Reference Centre
3. NZ Government web site
Use the search box facility.
Other topics are single parents in NZ, censorship and the effects of globalization on NZ.
After major surgery from the 3M technicians, the self check machine is behaving better. The trial will resume at 11 am on Wednesday 15th August for designated slots between 11 am and 3 pm with Lending staff assisting borrowers to try it out. We will be taking notes of its performance. Feel free to come and play with us at these times too!
If you can’t see the link Full-text @My Library in Google Scholar, please go to Scholar Preferences beside the search box, and make sure the box University of Canterbury (Full-Text @ My Library) is ticked.