Please register to attend the first university-wide Book Fair to celebrate the achievements of Ryerson’s creators and innovators. Ryerson faculty who have published scholarly, scientific, professional or creative/artistic works in 2008 or 2009 will show their publications during this Book Fair. The Book Fair will take place on Thursday, November 12 from 4 – 6 p.m. on the Library 4th floor.

The Learning Success Centre in LIB 272K at the north end of the Library main floor provides free, drop-in learning support and tutoring for science and engineering. Click on the above links to view the schedules for all three services.

The general learning support services available to all students includes help with time management, doing group work, test prep, improving mental focus, effective presentations, learning styles and tackling a writing project. To learn more about the Learning Success Centre, please visit their website.

As part of post-orientation, the university-wide Information Fair will profile the various services available to students on campus. The Information Fair will take place in the Quad from 11-5 p.m., Tuesday Sept 22 and Wednesday Sept 23.

Follow the Library on Twitter, find out the word of the day, and visit the Library tent at the Information Fair. The first 10 visitors with the word of the day will win a sweet prize!

The Toronto Metropolitan University Library and Archives (RULA) is organising a university-wide Book Fair, an event which will celebrate the achievements of Ryerson’s creators and innovators. Ryerson faculty who have scholarly, scientific, professional or creative/artistic works published in 2008 or 2009 are invited to submit their information to the Toronto Metropolitan University Book Fair Planning Committee. Eligible publications include books, book chapters, edited books and dedicated journal issues.

The Book Fair is scheduled to take place on Thursday November 12, 2009 in the Library. Please fill out the online submission form.

Please note that the latest date to submit information is October 15, 2009.

Couldn’t make it to one of our scheduled tours? Or maybe you just prefer checking things out on your own?

Then download our podcast tour of the main floor of the Library, designed to help get you ready for September.

To download to your iPod or other mobile device, right click on Library tour (mp3)

Planning a road trip? Looking for something to listen to at home or at work? The Library has 165 audiobooks of fiction and non-fiction titles that are available for 2-week loans. The audiobooks are located on the 5th floor of the Library near the Audio-Visual collection.

The Library is pleased to host a digital exhibit of photos and images from students in POL 501 – Women, Politics and Power, taught by Jacquie Chic. The images were created as part of a class assignment and visualize issues relating to gender, politics and power. The powerpoint presentation was also created by students in the class.

The images will be viewable on the LCD panel in the Library lobby until the end of May.

The latest issue of NEXUS, the Library newsletter, is available both online and in print. This is a yearly publication which highlights what’s new in the Library. If you would like a copy, please visit the Reference Desk. Please note that the online version is ‘live’ – click on any of the underlined e-resources, or any URLs listed, and you can connect to them from within the document. If you’re off-campus, you’ll be asked to log in with your my.ryerson account when trying to access an e-resource.

Highlights include the planning process for the Student Learning Centre, the recent donation of Canadian Architect, and a sampling of new e-resources, including the large acquisition of Social Science and Humanities content through CRKN.

Be part of Ryerson’s future. Come share your thoughts on the services and activities that you think should be located in the Toronto Metropolitan University Student Learning Centre, which will be built at the corner of Yonge and Gould.

All students, faculty and staff are invited to attend the Town Halls and help define how best to use the Student Learning Centre space.

Date: Monday, March 23
Time: Noon to 1:30 pm
Place: LIB 4th Floor

Date: Wednesday, April 1
Time: Noon to 1:30 pm
Place: LIB 4th Floor

Date: Thursday, April 2*
Time: Noon to 1:30 pm
Place: LIB 4th Floor

*Note: This Town Hall is especially for Students. Snacks and refreshments will be provided.

The Library is supporting a Campus Leadership Advisors (CLA) campaign to encourage students to turn off desk lights when not in use. Stickers will be placed in study carrels to help encourage users to turn off their lights and promote energy conservation. Thank you for your support of this important initiative.