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Library Highlights 2010

Library Highlights 2010

It's always fun for me to look back over the monthly reports I have written in 2010 and pick out the highlights.  This year is a blend of personal and operational achievements. Toni Olshen, one of our business librarians, received the OCULA (Ontario College and University Libraries Association) inaugural Lifetime Achievement Award.  Her contributions to […]

2M Milestone

2M Milestone

It doesn't seem that long ago when we were eagerly awaiting the first person to come into the new Bronfman Business Library and now we are celebrating the 2 millionth person! The Library opened September 2003 and we celebrated our 1 millionth visitor on September 5, 2007.  It took us 4 years to reach this […]

Assignments

Assignments

Well Halloween is over and now comes the scary time. Are you feeling the crushing load of assignments or does it feel like the sword of Damocles is hanging over your head? November typically is one of the months when students are faced with completing many assignments.  The business librarians at the Bronfman Business Library […]

Welcome to our library

Welcome to our library

Summer is over, even though it doesn't feel like it as I write this.  (33 degrees- relative humidity 44 ). It's been a great summer but we are looking forward to the Fall term.  Welcome to all new business students and welcome back to all returning students. Let me tell you what's new or changed.  Library Workstation Access  AcadLabs […]

Data: why its important and where to find it

Data: why its important and where to find it

I read an interesting post on data recently by Clive Thompson on "Why we should learn the language of data.  He ends the article by stating that "Statistics is the new grammar".  And while I agree with the sentiment, it gives me pause, as we haven't done too well with English grammar in my humble […]