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RefWorks vs. Wizfolio

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The Library, in partnership with Scholars Portal, have trial access to Wizfolio, a new web-based citation management application. We invite you to try out the software and give us your feedback, particularly if you are a current RefWorks user. A brief demo of Wizfolio will be included in the Advanced RefWorks session for faculty and grad students. If you enjoy using WizFolio, you are welcome to continue using it even after the completion of the trial; your data will not be lost.

What is WizFolio?

WizFolio is a web-based journal reference management application with over 10,000 registered users worldwide. The software allows you to easily manage and cite your journal references. In addition to journal references, the application can also collect information from the web including books, videos, patents and snippets of web pages.  You can organize and share your collection with fellow researchers, colleagues and students.  

For more information, please visit the WizFolio wiki.

How do I create a WizFolio account?

You can sign up for WizFolio with your University email address at http://www.wizfolio.com. Click on Join Now, enter your Ryerson email address and select Academic Account.

A verification email will be sent to you. Click on the link in the email to activate your WizFolio account. After you have created your account, you can enable WizFolio to link to your university’s library.  Click on Settings (top right corner) then go to Library Linkage and select Toronto Metropolitan University.

How does the trial work?

This trial is tentatively scheduled to end on 15 Sep 2010. After the trial period, depending on your feedback, Scholars Portal may continue with the service. Otherwise, WizFolio will continue to maintain your account as a free Starter Account.  You can continue to manage your collections subject to Starter Account Storage Limitation of 1 GB.  If during the trial your storage exceeds 1 GB, WizFolio will still maintain all your data, but you will not be able to add new data with the Starter Account status.  If you find WizFolio useful, you can continue to use the full features of WizFolio by purchasing a Premium subscription for $25 per year.

Technical Support

For technical support, you can click on the Feedback button in your WizFolio page in the top right corner and WizFolio staff will assist you with your enquiries within one business day.

New Caribbean Studies Research Guide

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If you’re planning to do research in the area of Caribbean Studies, please check out the new research guide.  Tips on search strategies, finding books, and locating journal articles will help make your next paper on this topic a breeze!

Research guides are designed to highlight key information resources in a particular subject area.  They are available online, and are accessible 24/7. To see the complete list, click on Research Help from the Library main page.

Library Student Employee of the Year

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""We are pleased to announce this year’s recipient of the Student Employee of the Year Award, Rinkal Patel, who worked at the Library as an AudioVisual/Interlibrary Loan Assistant from July 2007 until April 2010.  Rinkal is the fourth recipient of this award, which was created in 2008 with the purpose to recognize students who distinguished themselves through excellence during their employment at the Library.  The picture shows Rinkal, flanked by Chief Librarian Madeleine Lefebvre and Ursula Trescases, after receiving the award in form of a $100 gift certificate during the annual Appreciation Party for Part-time Staff on April 28, 2010. Congratulations, Rinkal!

Watch your Belongings!

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Theft is a problem, so please do not leave your belongings unattended.  The Spring/Summer term typically sees a greater frequency of theft, so be vigilant at all times.  If you need to leave your workspace, please take your belongings with you.

Thank you for your cooperation.

Spring issue of NEXUS available

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The Spring issue of NEXUS, the Library newsletter, is available online. 

Highlights in this issue include an update on the Student Learning Centre, the Ronald D. Besse Information and Learning Commons Open House and the development of a Library Student Advisory Committee.

In order to reduce our paper consumption, this issue is in digital format only.  For future issues, we would like to know whether you prefer reading NEXUS in print or online.  Fill out the poll on the bottom left, comment on this blog post, or email NEXUS editor Cecile Farnum at cfarnum@ryerson.ca

Enjoy the read!

Welcome to our Improved News Blog

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The Library has launched this News Blog with lots of exciting new features – weekly polls, an events calendar, quick links to recent comments, the Library’s photos on Flickr and videos on YouTube, our chat reference service and more. All postings and comments from the old news blog have been transferred to this new blog.

Library News RSS feedIf you have subscribed to our RSS feed, please update your links to the new feed.

Let us know what you think of the new blog by voting in the first poll or sending us a comment.

Ask Us…in the Cafeteria!

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Need research help? Talk to a librarian in the Hub cafeteria, who will be available on an occasional basis from 11-1 p.m. beginning Friday, March 26 until Friday, April 9.

This pilot service is designed to take our in-person reference services out of the library with librarians using wireless-equipped laptops to answer reference questions at kiosks in various parts of campus.

An Evening with Lenin

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A movie night featuring two biographical films from the Library’s Special Collections about Vladimir Ilyich Lenin, made in Soviet-era Russia for Soviet audiences. Come and see the movies, learn how Ryerson acquired them and discuss their importance to the public archive.

Place: 350 Victoria Street, Room LIB72 (ground floor, across from entrance)
Date: Wednesday, April 7th
Time: 7pm, approximately 2 hours

The Films:
Lenin is Alive, 1969
30 minutes, Russian (with English subtitles)
Lenin’s Hills, 1984
20 minutes, Russian (with English subtitles)

Ryerson Aboriginal Graduate Student Showcase

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Documentary media , photography, oral history and tradition, and journalism projects are some of the works that will be presented by Ryerson Aboriginal students during this showcase on Tuesday, March 23 from 3-5 p.m. on the Library 4th floor. This will be an opportunity to see a selection of graduate and senior student projects and to talk with the students about their creative works.

This exciting collaborative event that is sponsored by Ryerson Aboriginal Student Services and the Ryerson Library and Archives. Refreshments will be available.

Launch of LibQUAL+ Survey 2010

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Once again, the Library will participate in LibQUAL+ Survey 2010, along with most Canadian university libraries. The Library participated in LibQUAL+ in 2007 – please visit the Library website to view results from the previous survey.

Starting the week of March 15, a random sample of students, faculty and staff will receive an e-mail invitation to complete the web-based survey. Participation is completely voluntary and the process is entirely confidential. Students may choose, if they wish, to submit their email for a chance to win one of 2 iPod Touches, 2 iPod Nanos, or four $50 gift certificates from the Ryerson Campus Stores. Neither the email address nor any other personal identification will be transmitted with the survey responses.

Your participation in LibQUAL+ 2010, will be particularly valuable as we continue planning for our exciting new Student Learning Centre on the SAM’s site on Yonge St. We sincerely hope that you will complete the survey if you receive an email invitation.

Thank you for your support. If you have any questions, please visit the FAQ or email: libqual@ryerson.ca