The Steacie Science and Engineering Library is named after Dr. Edward Steacie, an eminent Canadian Scientist, who spent much of his career working with the National Research Council of Canada in various positions, including 10 years as president.
Assistance for Faculty and Students
The renovated Steacie Science library has many resources on-site for researchers and students including computers, study rooms, a colour printer and a scanner – and this bright and welcoming environment is busier than it’s ever been!
The circulation desk now offers a full range of services, including library card setup, library account payments, laptop lending and course reserves.
But that's not all…for those who are new to Steacie, the Steacie team is conducting library orientation in September. In October, we will be offering 30 minute sessions on
Ask Us if you have any more questions and we will be happy to help.
Collections and Resources
Steacie houses books and materials in the fields of biology, chemistry, physics, mathematics, engineering, computer science, earth and atmospheric sciences, nursing and kinesiology. This fall, we’d like to highlight the following electronic resources of note:
Locus
The Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics (SIAM) has launched Locus, which contains the electronic full text for every SIAM journal article published from the journal’s inception through 1996.
> Locus database
Project Euclid
The Project Euclid initiative aims to create an environment for the efficient and affordable distribution of serial literature in mathematics and statistics. Through a collaborative partnership with scholarly publishers, professional societies and academic libraries, Project Euclid aims to address the unique needs of independent and society journals.
> Project Euclid database
History of Science, Technology and Medicine
York University is becoming a centre for history of science and science studies, with related units in Atkinson and Arts and the important history of science journal Isis edited by Professor Bernie Lightman. Of particular interest to scholars in these areas and an important tool for interdisciplinary research is the History of Science, Technology and Medicine database, the definitive bibliography on the development and influence of science from prehistory to the present.
History of STM integrates four important tools to create the definitive bibliography for history of science, technology and medicine: Isis Current Bibliography of the History of Science, Current Bibliography in the History of Technology, Bibliografia Italiana di Storia della Scienza and citations from the Wellcome Library for the History and Understanding of Medicine.
> HSTM database
EReserves for Nursing
Another important initiative at Steacie is a pilot project to provide electronic reserves to nursing students, particularly distance learners.
This is just a brief overview of the many resources available at the Steacie Science and Engineering Library. We hope you’ll visit us soon!
