Cancelled - delivery of library materials on Jan 28th

Due to poor road conditions, the delivery of library materials on Wednesday, Jan. 28th has been cancelled. The items should arrive on the Thursday evening van, weather permitting.

Save time - learn to use the library effectively!

Save time and lessen your stress & frustration by taking an information session. All sessions are offered in the Durham College & UOIT library (room LIB 132).

Research Basics - discover the steps involved in doing academic research and how to use the library's tools effectively.
Tuesday, Feb. 10th, 2-4pm
or
Wednesday, Feb. 11th, 6-8pm

RACER (Inter-Library Loan) - what is it? Learn what RACER is and how to use it.
Thursday, Feb. 12th, 2-3pm or 6-7pm

Sign up for a session by dropping by the Reference desk in the Durham College/UOIT library or contacting Trish at 905-721-8668 x2388 or trish.johns-wilson@dc-uoit.ca

Loan Periods and Returns

There has been some confusion over an email that was sent out by Durham College/UOIT library staff regarding loan periods and renewals.

To clarify: items owned by the Durham College / UOIT library may be borrowed for two weeks and renewed three times.
All items owned by Trent library (whether from the Peterborough collection or the Trent in Oshawa collection that is housed in the DC/UOIT library) have a two week loan period, with one potential renewal (assuming that no one is waiting for the book).

Off-campus access back up

Access to off-campus services is back up as of Friday morning, Jan. 16th. Access to services such as E-Res, TOPCAT, journal indexes, etc. has been restored.

Bad weather may delay library materials

As the cold winds of January whistle around us, just a reminder that poor road conditions may delay or cancel the van that travels between Trent's campuses in Peterborough and Oshawa.

Since the library materials you request from Trent's Bata library come down on the Monday-Thursday evening van, poor weather may cause delays in the usual delivery time. While the 'official' time frame for receiving items is 2-3 days, an increase in the number of requests (as happens as assignments loom) or poor weather may mean an extra day or two wait time.

We will make every effort to ensure that your items arrive in Oshawa as soon as possible. You can assist us by leaving yourself as much time as possible so that bad weather/delays in delivery don't result in the dreaded 'deadline panic'.

The Oshawa book collection is now automated!

Yes, the Trent in Oshawa library collection is now fully automated! This means that when you find an Oshawa book listed in TOPCAT you can now tell whether it is available for loan or signed out. The Oshawa books will also appear on your library account as being signed out.

With the new system in place, you will need to have a current student card in order to take out library books. Also, overdue fines will apply if you keep your book out longer than the two week loan or renewal period!

Happy New Year!
Just a reminder to anyone who returned Bata library materials after the regular van service stopped on Dec. 11th: materials will remain on your account until the items are received in Ptbo and signed in as returned. The items will be backdated to the date that you returned them in Oshawa, so there will be no additional overdue fines accrued. If the items are still showing as outstanding after the first week of January classes, please contact library staff (trish.johns-wilson@dc-uoit.ca OR oshawarequest@trentu.ca).

Regular van service (Monday-Thursday evening) will resume on Jan. 5th, 2009.