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Sochi Olympic Medal Watch

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olympicWant to keep up to date with the Olympics in Sochi? The Library has created an innovative mash-up that integrates automatic updates of medal standings with Google maps, statistical data and historical images of the Olympics from Library collections. Olympic Watch uses RSS feeds to provide instant updates of medal counts as they are reported on the official Olympic website. You will also be able to view the geographic location of the country, as well as statistical data and selected images.

Olympic Watch has been designed for viewing on a wide screen, so please drop by either the Geospatial Map and Data Centre (2nd floor) or the 4th floor of the Library to view it on an LCD panel throughout the Games.

To learn more about Olympic Watch please contact Dan Jakubek, Map and GIS Librarian.

Celebrate Black History Month

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Black History Display 2014February is Black History Month! The Library has many items in the collection relating to Black History – a sample of titles is available in the display case on the main floor.

The display case is open for browsing – please feel free to borrow a title!  For more help locating similar items in the Library collection, please visit the Research Help Desk on the main floor.

5000th Article Milestone in Interlibrary Loan

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Wow! Our Interlibrary Loan department just surpassed the 5000 article mark in Relais, an online system which facilitates electronic delivery of interlibrary loan requests  to patrons and to other libraries. Interlibrary loan is a service which provides students, faculty and staff with access to materials from other university libraries if they are not available at Ryerson.

The Library recently began electronic delivery of most articles requested through interlibrary loan. This afternoon, a patron in the School of Business Management was the recipient of the 5000th e-delivered article in Relais!