Veterinary Clinics of North America Titles Now Online!

The following titles from the Veterinary Clinics of North America series are now available online through ScienceDirect. There will be a delay before they appear on the Library catalogue but in the meantime you can link to directly from this posting -

Endocrinology and Metabolism Clinics of North America

Veterinary Clinics of North America: Equine Practice

Veterinary Clinics of North America: Exotic Animal Practice

Veterinary Clinics of North America: Food Animal Practice

Veterinary Clinics of North America: Small Animal Practice

Library Opening Hours Revisited - and Restored!

The recently announced change to the Library's opening hours has been rescinded and we will now be open for the same hours as for 2006 effective from 2 April -

Albany

Monday – Friday 8.30am – 10pm
Saturday – Sunday 10am – 8pm

Turitea

Monday – Thursday 8am – 11pm
Friday 8am – 8pm
Saturday – Sunday 10am – 8pm

Hokowhitu

Monday – Thursday 8.30am – 6pm
Friday 8.30am – 5pm
Sunday 1pm – 5pm

Wellington

Monday – Thursday 8.30am – 11pm
Friday 8.30am – 8pm
Saturday – Sunday 10am – 8pm

Statutory holidays

Good Friday (6 April): closed at all libraries

Easter Saturday (7 April) through to University Holiday (Tuesday 10 April): 10am – 8pm Albany, Wellington and Turitea (closed for this whole period at Hokowhitu)

ANZAC Day 25 April): 12 – 8pm Albany, Wellington and Turitea (closed Hokowhitu)

Queen’s Birthday (4 June): 10am – 8pm Albany, Wellington and Turitea (closed Hokowhitu)

Labour Day (22 October): 10am – 8pm Albany, Wellington and Turitea (closed Hokowhitu)

Important Postings from 2006

Before the 2007 academic year gets fully underway now is a good time to look back at some of the 2006 postings to our blog, Science News from Massey University Library, that are still highly relevant -

The Massey Digital Commons - making your research visible on the web.

New Scientific Encyclopedias - Encyclopedia of Life Sciences and Encyclopedia of Statistical Sciences.

Library Information for Extramural Students - insert for your study guides.

Import of Google Scholar Records into EndNote - if you understand what this means you will probably want to do it!

IT Help for Students in the Library

Linking to Electronic Journal Articles from WebCT - making the scientific literature accessible to your students.

Library Opening Hours for 2007

Library opening hours have been reduced for 2007 due to budget constraints. We apologise for any inconvenience this may cause. Academic year opening hours will be as follows:

Albany
Monday – Thursday 8.30am – 10pm
Friday 8.30am – 6pm
Saturday – Sunday 1pm – 6pm

Turitea
Monday – Thursday 8am – 11pm
Friday 8am – 6pm
Saturday – Sunday 1pm – 6pm

Hokowhitu
Monday – Thursday 8.30am – 6pm
Friday 8.30am – 5pm

Wellington
Monday – Thursday 8.30am – 11pm
Friday 8.30am – 6pm
Saturday – Sunday 1pm – 6pm

All libraries will be closed over the Easter period (6 – 10 April) and ANZAC Day (25 April). Please see the Library website for further details.

Any concerns about opening hours may be addressed to the University Librarian, John Redmayne.

Microsoft Office Training In the Library

Do you feel uncomfortable using a computer?

Friendly IT Assistants can help you learn how to use Microsoft Office for your study. There will be useful tips for writing essays, reports and presentations.
We can also show you some little tricks to make your computer use quicker and easier. This is free to all Massey students!

When is it happening?

(All sessions will be held at the Turitea Library from 7pm– 8.15pm)
· Wednesday, 7 March (Excel I)
· Monday, 12 March (Word I)
· Wednesday, 14 March (Excel II)
· Monday, 19 March (Word II)
· Wednesday, 21 March (PowerPoint I)
· Wednesday, 28 March (Excel I)

How can I make a booking?

· Ask at the Information Desk at the 2nd floor of the Turitea Library
· Phone us at (06) 350 – 5670 ext 2121
· Email to: asklib@massey.ac.nz with your name and student ID number

For more information please visit:

http://library.massey.ac.nz/aboutus/informationcommons.htm