Posted on: October 13, 2023
During this month, libraries and library partners across Canada are raising awareness of the valuable role libraries play in Canadians’ lives. More than just a place to find books, libraries promote cultural awareness, engage in the community, provide educational programs, support freedom of expression and so much more. To find out about TRU Libraries and…
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Posted on: September 20, 2023
TRUSU is hosting the TRU Pride Parade on Wednesday, September 27th from 11:00 am to 12:30 pm. In support of 2 Spirit, Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Trans, Queer, Intersex, and Asexual, (2SLGBTQIA+) students and the TRUSU Pride Parade, the TRU Library invites you to take a Pride Shelfie. During the week of September 25th to 29th,…
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Posted on: September 6, 2023
TRU Library has recently launched a secure research data repository for TRU faculty, students, and staff through Borealis: https://borealisdata.ca/dataverse/tru What is Borealis? Borealis, the Canadian Dataverse Repository, is a bilingual, multi-disciplinary, secure, Canadian research data repository, supported by academic libraries and research institutions across Canada. Borealis supports open discovery, management, sharing, and preservation of Canadian…
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Posted on: August 24, 2023
Starting September 5th, 2023 laptops can be borrowed for the entire semester from the TRU Library. Seventy laptops are available on a first come first served basis with no renewals (i.e. they can only be borrowed for one semester during the academic year). For the Fall 2023 term, laptops must be returned on or before…
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Posted on: August 4, 2023
Two new librarians recently joined TRU Library as Research and Instruction Librarians in two-year limited term positions. Stirling Prentice began as a Research and Instruction Librarian on April 3, 2023 with a contract until March 31, 2025. He has a Master of Library and Information Science (University of Western Ontario, 2009), Master of Arts in…
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Posted on: July 13, 2023
Dr. Benjamin Mitchell is the new Williams Lake Campus Librarian at Thompson Rivers University. Ben joins us as a tenure track bipartite assistant librarian. Ben is a librarian, educator, public historian, and scholar. They have a PhD in Science and Technology Studies from York University (2016); a Master of Arts in the History and Philosophy…
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Posted on: April 3, 2023
Recently the TRU Library added the Proquest Dissertation and Theses Global database to its collection of online electronic resources. The search interface provides keyword, subject, title, and author searching of 5 million North American dissertations and theses. Over 250,000 new records are added to the database each year. Dissertations and theses from depositing universities are…
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Posted on: March 31, 2023
Recently the TRU Library added the Taylor & Francis Social Sciences and Humanities journal packages to its collection of online electronic resources. This collection of nearly 1500 journal titles enhances full-text journal access to a range of disciplines including: • Arts & Humanities• Business, Management & Economics• Criminology & Law• Education• Geography, Planning, Urban &…
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Posted on: March 14, 2023
The TRU Library is excited to be hosting the 18th annual TRU Undergraduate Research & Innovation Conference March 20-24, 2023. The conference is an opportunity for TRU undergraduate students from any year of study to share their work from any program on campus. This year students are sharing work from Biology, Chemistry, Computing Science, Engineering,…
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Posted on: February 1, 2023
TRU Undergraduate Students: Share Your Research! The TRU Library is once again pleased to be a partner in hosting the 18th annual TRU Undergraduate Research and Innovation Conference which will take place March 20-24, 2023. The conference is an opportunity for TRU undergraduate students from any year of study to share their work from any…
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