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We trust everyone had a happy and restful break. We sure did! Now we're back, refreshed, and ready to dive into 2018. We're hosting the Service Expo January 2nd and 3rd and the Societies and Partners Expo January 9th as part of Winter Welcome 2018. Other events happening on and around campus include a staff/student dodgeball game, an IKEA shopping trip, and movie and trivia night. Check it out here . We're also hosting Dr John Reid of History, for a discussion of his book Clio's Lives . Check out the event on Facebook for details. As always, follow us on twitter and like us on Facebook for the most up to date news

December is a busy month for the academic community. Whether you were busy writing exams or grading them, we figured you could use our support. We extended our hours; staying open until 1:00 am. We hosted a yoga class and were visited by four adorable therapy dogs. We also created "Write it Forward", a call to action that gave the SMU community the opportunity to write on our front windows. Library staff also donated 49 dozen cookies that were distributed throughout the library as a pick-me-up for our SMUdents. We'd also like to extend a huge thank you to SMU's World University Service of Canada Society (WUSC), the Great Enlightenment Society, and SMUSA for donating their time and some delicious drinks and treats to their peers. Check out our Facebook and twitter pages for photos and more!

We are pleased to collaborate with Sobey School of Business to offer the Sobey School PRME Library Guide. PRME, or Principles of Responsible Management Education, is a United Nations initiative encouraging discussion of social and environmental responsibility in business school curricula and supporting sustainable development goals. The PRME Guide provides a comprehensive list of resources and best practices for eight academic disciplines within business. Included in the guide are articles and reports; books; case studies; videos; and webinars. Citations for recommended books and articles are publicly available, however full-text materials are restricted to Saint Mary’s users under our academic licencing agreement. Identified case studies can be purchased for class use. Access the PRME guide here

It's been a busy month. We celebrated Mi'kmaw History Month, Canadian Library Month, and Open Access Week. We've hosted two Faculty Authors: Marc Doucet and Rohini Bannerjee. Activist and writer Desmond Cole stopped by the archives to check out the Lynn Jones African Canadian collection . We also hosted a Day of the Dead/Dia De Los Muertes altar courtesy of Erica Fisher and the Department of Modern Languages and Classics. The altar will be displayed until November 2, so there's still time to check it out! Halloween also came in with a bang! Several of our team members dressed in costume. We were treated to some delicious cookies thanks to Erica Fisher. She baked skull shaped sugar cookies for anyone to drop in and decorate. The event was a huge success! The room was lively, with faculty, staff, and students stopping by to decorate cookies. Check out some photos below.  Some of the library team in costume  A Day of the Dead costume and the Day of the Dea

October 23 to 29, 2017 is Open Access Week! Each year, the week sees hundreds of events happen around the globe, highlighting the ability of open access to increase the impact of scholarly output. This year's theme invites us to talk about what open resources enable. " Open in order to... ": increase access to knowledge  improve public health find new collaborators enable global participation in scholarship repurpose existing data raise the visibility of my research What benefits do you see from open access culture? ___________ More info here For more of what's going on at Patrick Power Library, follow us on twitter and like us on Facebook .

This October we're celebrating Mi'kmaq History Month! We're delighted to host two large display cabinets of local artifacts. Drop in to check out Mi'kmaw-made baskets, crafts, tools, and more. Special thanks to SMU's Indigenous Student Society for making this possible! We're also celebrating Canadian Library Month! Each October we aim to raise awareness of the valuable role libraries play in Canadian Society. This year's theme is 'A Visit Will Get You Thinking'. Libraries are the most popular cultural institution in Canada--more than 21 million Canadians have a library card! Libraries offer everyone equal access to resources; enriching the everyday lives of citizens by giving them the opportunity to explore thoughts, ideas, and facts. Coming up... Our Faculty Author Series will continue this month with Dr. Rohini Bannerjee! October 24th @ 2:00 pm in LI135 We will play host to a Day of the Dead altar thanks to Dr. Erica Fischer-Doran

“Living Ovid" Dr. Goran Stanivukovic, English Department, recently created a book exhibit in collaboration with the Library. The display celebrates the Roman poet Ovid and continues through September. Marie DeYoung, University Librarian, and Goran Stanivukovic, English Department

The Library is part of something special for new students this year.   For the first time, we’ll be hosting the Service Expo – the one-stop centre for taking care of a lot of those important things that need taking care of . It’s all part of Welcome Weeks – a campus-wide introduction to all things Saint Mary’s – everything a new student needs to know and everything they need to get.      Things like:   Your SMU ID – it’s your official student picture ID and it will get you lots of local discounts as well as being your library card Activating your health plan – cause you never know… Signing up for your gym membership - yes, it’s free, so use it! Registering for your meal plan – cause you gotta eat, right? Local business es like cellphone and internet service providers and banks will be here on Friday, September 1 st in case you need them You can also join us for a campus tour so you’re not running around trying to find buildings and rooms that first morning of

The annual Atlantic Book Awards Festival kicks off next week and the Library is pleased to be a part of it PEI author John Cousins will be dropping by to talk about his latest work, New London: The Lost Dream, the Quaker Settlement on PEI’s North Shore 1773-1795 .  This outstanding book has been shortlisted for the 2017 Democracy 250 Atlantic Book Award for Historical Writing. Here’s a description: “Island historian and folklorist John Cousins draws upon fresh sources and squeezes insight from existing diaries, to deliver this remarkable piece of Island history, little known until now. He recreates the life—and death—of New London and its Quaker settlers, complete with heroes and villains, hope and disenchantment, miscalculations and ill fortune, and provides this fascinating portrait of early British settlement on Prince Edward Island”. The event will be held this Wednesday, May 17 at 7:00 pm in Room LI135 (main floor of the library). Everyone is welcome.

The Library is very pleased to announce that Saint Mary’s researchers now have access to the FIAF International Index to Film Periodicals . The International Federation of Film Archives (FIAF) “brings together institutions dedicated to rescuing and preserving films… This database contains FIAF's Treasures from Film Archives, a detailed index of the silent-era film holdings of archives from around the world, a selection of Reference volumes and the linked full-text of over 60 journals .” Now you can explore some of the most influential international publications on the cinematic arts, including current and back issues of Sight & Sound, Film Comment, Journal of Film and Video, Cineaction, Positif and many others. A link to FIAF International Index to Film Periodicals can be found on the Library’s Databases A-Z page.  And if you need any more information, just contact the Research Help desk at research@smu.ca or 902.420.5544.