Posted on: March 3, 2014
Wednesday March 12, TRU Library presents “The Living Library: An Intercultural Exchange” as part of International Days. Based on the Human Library project, the Living Library lets people “borrow” another actual person, who has volunteered to be a “book” for the event and share their stories. The idea is to facilitate intercultural dialogue, challenge stereotypes,…
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Posted on: February 17, 2014
We think you’re interesting. We’re sure others will think so too. Students, faculty, and staff are invited to take part in an exciting event taking place at this year’s International Days at TRU. Our 2nd annual The Living Library: An Intercultural Exchange, presented by the TRU Library, will facilitate intercultural dialogue between the diverse individuals…
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Posted on: February 11, 2014
The Library and Writing Centre are putting on a half-day “Kick Start Your Research” workshop for students on February 18th! Students will spend an afternoon getting ahead on at least one major research paper – and avoid spending all of Reading Week worrying about it. The afternoon will include a series of mini-workshops to…
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Posted on: February 11, 2014
Last Spring we asked you to participate in a library survey where you let us know how we are doing in providing you the resources, services and spaces that you need to do your research and studying. We received a lot of accolades for what we are doing well and insightful feedback on areas where…
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Posted on: January 15, 2014
TRU Library now has a trial of Passport from Euromonitor International. Passport is a global market research database providing statistics, analysis, reports, surveys, and breaking news on industries, countries and consumers worldwide. Passport supports teaching and research across a range of disciplines including business, international marketing, management, economics, travel and tourism, geography, social sciences, and…
Read morePosted on: January 15, 2014
The TRU Library continuously evaluates resources to ensure that funds and resources are allocated as effectively as possible. Database offerings are changed to reflect usage, content and availability of funds. A recent analysis of usage statistics reveals declining usage of Health Source Nursing/Academic, Health Source Consumer Edition and Alt HealthWatch. There is also a great deal…
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Posted on: January 7, 2014
Bring your lunch & find out what some of your colleagues are working on! On Thursday, January 16, the TRU Library kicks off an informal, brown bag lunch & learn series with a talk by psychology faculty member Denise Weisgerber about her research on the relationship between sleep deprivation and driving performance. The weekly speaker…
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Posted on: December 2, 2013
Starting Monday December 2, the TRU Library is once again setting up a “Stress-Free Zone” for final exams. The “Zone” will run December 2-13 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 bit of fun — while…
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Posted on: November 18, 2013
The Library is introducing a brand new leisure reading collection called TRU Reads. This collection of books, located in the House of Learning Library (3rd floor HOL), features popular novels and non-fiction titles for your reading pleasure. Because sometimes you need to take break. Maybe you just need something to read on the bus, or…
Read morePosted on: October 17, 2013
The Writing Centre has a tutor available in the House of Learning in the Learning Commons (1st floor near the Library and IT service desks) on Wednesday evenings from 7pm – 9pm until November 27th. You may receive help with any stage of the writing process, including generating ideas; organizing; managing issues of sentence structure, grammar,…
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