Need a distraction from exams? The latest issue of NEXUS, the Library newsletter, is now available online. Happy reading!
Hint for the new Oxford Reference and Springer Platforms
In the past few months, both the Oxford Reference and Springer Journals and ebooks platforms have changed to new websites. The interfaces are very different that previous versions. Most importantly is that by default, they both return search result sets including material we do not have access to.
Please make sure to select the options on the left hand side to filter to library available items:
On Springer, un-select the option “Include Preview-Only content”.
On Oxford Reference, select the option “Show full text results only” under availability.
Please contact the reference desk if you have any further questions about how to use these two new websites.
Book Finder – Find Your Books…Fast!
Do you struggle with finding books in the stacks? Help is here! The Library has developed a new web app called Book Finder, which maps books and other items in our catalogue system to their location in the Library. This app has both desktop and mobile interfaces.
Try Book Finder now!
You can also access Book Finder from our catalogue!
A sample record in our catalogue can be viewed here. Just look for this:
Alternatively, visit our mobile site
If you need help understanding call numbers, please visit the following webpage, or watch this video.
Book Finder will tell you on which floor the item is located, the corresponding shelf number, e.g. A-18, and the item’s specific call number. The shelf number will direct you to the specific shelf where your book is kept – look for this information on the sides of the shelving. You will still need the call number to find the book on the shelves.
The Copyright Modernization Act is now in Force
Bill C-11 (The Copyright Modernization Act) Update
Many sections of Bill C-11 (The Copyright Modernization Act) including fair dealing exceptions for education and other educational and library specific provisions are now in force as of Nov. 7th, 2012. Toronto Metropolitan University is currently working on a new fair dealing policy, and our copyright pages wil be soon updated to reflect all the changes.
Highlights:
- Fair dealing for the purpose of education, and parody and satire are now exceptions
- Public performance rights are no longer needed to show a movie or video in a classroom setting
- Material from the internet that does not have clearly posted warnings against reuse can be reused in course materials
Open Access Week @ Ryerson
The Library is facilitating several events during Open Access Week @ Ryerson – October 22 – 26. We encourage faculty and graduate students to attend and learn more about how open access can benefit your teaching and research.
If you are not able to attend these events in person, please consider viewing the free webinars on open access scheduled throughout the week at Athabasca University and Harvard University.
Preempting Dissent – Open Sourcing Secrecy
Monday Oct 22nd 10:00am-12:00pm
ROOM: RCC-361
Key Note Speaker: Greg Elmer
Greg Elmer will present on his and Andy Opel’s project “Preempting Dissent – Open Sourcing Secrecy”, a collaborative open source documentary based on their book by the same name. By publishing a “road map” of production, this project engages the audience through all stages of the project, and will create both a feature length documentary and enable a non-linear open source cinematic database that will evolve over time. The film will combine on and off line video submissions, personal testimonials, re-edited sequences, along with the filmmakers content on preemptive forms of law enforcement and governance that have emerged in the post 9/11 world. This open source content will be available for users to remix their own documentaries. This project is funded in part by the Social Science and Humanities Research Council of Canada, the Department of Communication, Florida State University, Anglia Ruskin University, and the Bell Globemedia Research Chair, Toronto Metropolitan University.
Other presenters:
Kevin Manuel – Open Data in Canada
Jay Wolofsky: OpenDOAR: searching repository contents worldwide.
Brian Cameron: Open Access Publishing @ Ryerson
Ann Ludbrook: Open Access Resources for Education
Know Your Rights: Publishing and Academic Freedom in a Digital World
Friday, October 26 12-2 p.m. in OVPRI board room (1 Dundas Street, YDI-1134)
Presenter: Brian Cameron, Digital Initiatives Librarian, Toronto Metropolitan University Library and Archives
Please RSVP to bcameron@ryerson.ca by October 24th, as space is limited.
Have you recently published in a journal? Do you know your rights as an author? Join us for a presentation and discussion focusing on how you can protect your author rights and reuse, republish and redistribute your work. Learn about how to protect your intellectual property through addenda to copyright transfer agreements and avoid the pitfalls associated with impact factors. We will also discuss the value of open access publishing and Digital Commons @ Ryerson, our institutional repository.
Lunch will be served at 12 p.m., with the talk starting at 12:45.
Free Webinars during Open Access Week
A week-long series of free, 1 hour webinars on the issues around using open access resources in teaching, hosted by Athabasca University.
The full calendar of events is listed here
Highlights include:
Open Educational Resources (OER) and Mobile Learning
The OER university: A sustainable model for more affordable education futures
“Open and Closed” Getting the mix right. Who gets to Decide??
Integrating openness in course design
How to Make Your Research Open Access (Whether You’re at Harvard or Not)
How do you make your own work open access (OA)? The question comes up from researchers at schools with good OA policies (like Harvard and MIT) and at schools with no OA policies at all. Peter Suber and Stuart Shieber of the Harvard Open Access Project, the Berkman Center community, and Office for Scholarly Communication will facilitate an open forum on the Harvard OA policies, concrete steps for making your work OA, and questions on any aspect of OA, especially from the perspective of publishing researchers.
Tuesday, October 23
12:30 Eastern Standard time
Live Broadcast (This event will be archived for later viewing)
Research Help
It’s study week and a great time to get research help at the Library! The Library offers many different ways to get help – both in person, and online. Just choose which option works for you!
Know your Rights: Publishing and Academic Freedom in a Digital World.
Have you recently published in a journal? Do you know your rights as an
author? Join us for a presentation and discussion focusing on how you can
protect your author rights and reuse, republish and redistribute your work.
Learn about how to protect your intellectual property through addenda to
copyright transfer agreements and avoid the pitfalls associated with impact
factors. We will also discuss the value of open access publishing and
Digital Commons @ Ryerson, our institutional repository.
Presenter: Brian Cameron, Digital Initiatives Librarian, Toronto Metropolitan University
Library and Archives
This presentation will take place on Friday, October 26 from 12-2 in the
OVPRI board room (1 Dundas Street, YDI-1134). Lunch will be served at 12
p.m., with the talk starting at 12:45.
Please RSVP to bcameron@ryerson.ca by October 24th, as space is limited.
Need Research Help? Book an Appointment!
The Library now offers an appointment service, Book a Librarian!
Undergraduate and Chang School students can book a 30 minute, one-on-one appointment with a library staff member to discuss their research needs. There is also an existing appointment service for graduate students.
Appointments are available from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m., Monday to Friday, and will take place near the Research Help Desk on the Library’s main floor.
For more information on how the Library can assist you with your research, please visit Research Help.
Ryerson Librarian Receives Award
Congratulations to Don Kinder, who recently won the Academic Librarianship Award for outstanding performance from Ontario’s Confederation of University Faculty (OCUFA) – well done!
To learn more, please visit Ryerson Today
Remembering Jack Layton
As part of the recent events to commemorate Jack Layton’s legacy to the university and his lasting impact on Canada, a new website has been created with digitized copies of Layton’s annotations in his books, footage of political conventions and memories from his teaching days at Ryerson, which were recently donated to the Library and on display in the Archives.
Help celebrate Jack Layton’s life and legacy by visiting and consider sharing your own stories of how Jack had an impact on you.