Posted on: February 1, 2017
The TRU Library is following in the footsteps of libraries like Vancouver Island University and getting rid of overdue fines. “The real goal is not to be punitive but to get items back on the shelves,” said Katherine Watmough, Access and User Services Librarian. “When people are subject to fines they are afraid to return items….
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Posted on: November 17, 2016
Starting Monday November 28th , the TRU Library is once again setting up a “Stress-Free Zone” (#SFZ) for final exams. The #SFZ will run Nov 28th to Dec 17th on the first floor of the House of Learning. It’s a place for students to take a break from studying, refresh their minds, and have a…
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Posted on: October 14, 2016
Faculty and staff now have the ability to login and use Virtual Desktop (VDI) computers in student lab areas. To login, you must enter your network username as: username@tru.univ and your password. You will have access to your network drives and printing to lab printers – printing instructions for labs. VDI Student Lab Locations: Main…
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Posted on: October 11, 2016
Writing doesn’t have to be a lonely and isolating chore requiring endurance and fortitude. On November 3rd, get ready for an unorthodox event and join a campus community of writers and academic support services at the Long Night Against Procrastination. Stay up late together, where help and encouragement are available, and put a dent in…
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Posted on: October 6, 2016
TRU Library is recognizing Open Access Week, a global event that runs October 24-30 promoting Open Access as a new norm in scholarship and research. Open access encourages unrestricted sharing of research results with everyone, everywhere for the advancement of science and society. Open Access is strategic for Thompson Rivers University. Open access disseminates, as…
Read morePosted on: September 26, 2016
We are happy to report that the CRC Handbook of Chemistry and Physics is once again accessible from both on and off campus. If you experience any further trouble accessing this resource, please email reference@tru.ca
Read morePosted on: September 12, 2016
Just in time for classes to start, the library has acquired the Informit Indigenous Collection, a key resource for TRU’s Aboriginal Studies program. The Informit Indigenous Collection covers both topical and historical issues within Indigenous studies. It contains over 15,700 full text records from 111 publications going back as far as 1977. The multi-disciplinary and…
Read morePosted on: September 1, 2016
The library will be closed on September 5th for the Labour Day long weekend. We will resume our normal operating hours on September 6th. The library staff are excited and anxiously awaiting the start of the new school year. We wish all returning and new students a successful school year.
Read morePosted on: September 1, 2016
Accessing library resources from off campus just got easier! To access library resources from off campus, you will now use your TRU network username and password. Students: Use the network username and password that you use to access the wifi, moodle, mytru email, and log into computers on campus. Faculty: Use the network username and…
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Posted on: June 27, 2016
TRU Libraries – Main Library, House of Learning Library and the Williams Lake Library – will be closed on Friday, July 1st for Canada Day. Regular library hours resumes on Monday, July 4th.
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