Help us understand what you think about the Brock University Library services by participating in an electronic survey. You could win one of fifteen $15 Common Grounds Café gift cards!

March 8th - 28th, Brock will participate in LibQUAL+, a library service quality survey developed by the Association of Research Libraries (ARL). More than 1,000 educational institutions in over 17 countries have participated in the survey, which covers topics such as staff helpfulness, library as place, & access to information.

The 6-8 minute survey will be emailed to a sample of campus users, but is open for anyone to complete. Find more information & the link to the survey at http://www.library.brocku.ca/libqual

Thank you for your participation in this endeavour to improve the services provided by your library.

The latest issue of Library News is now available online   In this issue:

• Spotlight on the Map Library
• Dr. David Fancy on Theatre in Video
• Library Undergraduate Research Award
• Scholars Portal e-books 

...and more!

The Visual Arts department has once again installed their Beaver Ball exhibit in the Learning Commons. For $2 students/faculty/staff can purchase an original artist work (mixed media) created by students in Visual Arts/GBLS. This will coincide with a display in the cases across from the Help Desk prepared by Prof. Catherine Heard which will also showcase student work, as well as the “Great Canadian Beaver Ball” which will take place at Rodman Hall on March 12 to which student admission is free!

Watch the exciting conclusion of the '24 in the Library' adventure.  With only an hour to go will they find the Librarian and complete their assignment?

Follow the series as a new 24 in the Library episode will be posted on Thursdays on the 24 in the Library webpage.

Episode two of the thrilling three-part '24 In the Library' series is now available. With time running out will our students be able to make sense of their assignment? Find out more in part 2.

Follow the series as a new 24 in the Library episode will be posted on Thursdays on the 24 in the Library webpage.

Yesterday, the first episode of a thrilling three-part series was released to the world. Watch as two intrepid students attempt to complete an important assignment in the Brock Library. With a pressing deadline and treachery afoot, will they succeed?

Follow the series as a new 24 in the Library episode will be posted on Thursdays on the 24 in the Library webpage.

Congratulations to Rachel Mills, the lucky winner of the Library's recent This Year is Going to be Different contest. Rachel, a 3rd year student in Popular Culture, won a Winter 2010 student membership to the Zone Fitness Centre.

After watching one of the research help videos, Rachel submitted the following comment:

Many professors ask their students to have peer reviewed articles for their papers. This video is a great way of getting what you want faster, so you spend less time researching and more time writing on your topic with relevant articles. I wish I had this video when I was in first year!

Rachel's name was entered in a draw along with over 120 other submissions from Brock students. She was presented with her prize by Monica Rettig, Liaison Librarian and Susan Yurincich, Manager of the Zone. Click here for a photo.

J.D. Salinger, the reclusive author of The Catcher in the Rye passed away on January 27 at the age of 91. For more information about Salinger and his works check out our Literature Online (LION) database. Also available online is Salinger’s first short story published in Esquire magazine.

The Room Booking page has been updated to incorporate opening/closing hours and an new interface. Room booking policies are now also easily available...