Reference and Research Services
The Reference Desk, located just inside the entrance to the South
Learning
Commons, provides one-stop research and referral services for faculty,
students, and other members of the Dalhousie community. Academic
support for
the humanities, sciences, social sciences, and management is provided
by a
dedicated team of librarians and associated knowledge workers. This
service
is available most hours that the Learning Commons is open.
Check the hours for this desk.
Through
their websites, the
Dalhousie University Libraries provide electronic access to
- dozens of bibliographic and full-text databases in all subject
areas
- thousands of online and hardcopy journals and magazines
- extensive collections of books and other publications, and
- publicly available macrodata and microdata, including Statistics
Canada
Desktop Support
Technical assistance is available from 8:30 am to closing
on weekdays, and from opening to closing on weekends.
With over 160 computers loaded with application software never
before offered by the libraries, users are equipped with powerful
tools to achieve great results. The Learning Commons
technical team is comprised of a desktop specialist and several
student assistants to help users troubleshoot hardware and
software issues. The main service point is the Technical
Assistance Desk, at the back of the South Learning Commons
area.
Geographic Information Services (GIS)-Room
G40D
The exciting and fast-growing area of geographic information
services (GIS) has a prominent role in the Learning Commons.
GIS staff provide assistance with accessing and manipulating
geocoded information from a host of data sources. Refer
to the MAGIC web
site for further information. GIS services are usually available
during regular office hours, Monday to Friday. The GIS
office is located at the back of the South Learning Commons
area, adjacent to the technical assistance desk. 5 high-end
workstations near the GIS office have several
GIS-specific applications
installed.
Office hours:
Monday - Friday
8:30 a.m.- 12:00 p.m. & 1:00 p.m.- 4:30 p.m.
Statistical Computing Consulting-Room
G40H
The statistical and data consulting service is provided by
Academic Computing Services, and is available to faculty and
graduate students who require sophisticated data analysis.
Statistical computing consulting provides support for statistical
software including Minitab, SAS and SPSS, and the use of data
sets available from the library. While located within the
Learning Commons, consulting staff is generally available
by appointment only.
Email: Sai.Chua@dal.ca,
Phone: (902) 494-2621
Math and Stats Satellite Office-Room
G40M
Office hours:
Mon-Thurs
7:00 p.m.- 10:00 p.m.
http://www.mscs.dal.ca/learning/learningcenter.html
Writing Resource Centre
The Writing Center's purpose is to help Dalhousie students improve their writing. That statement might mean that a staff member will answer a quick question you have about a grammar point or about a grammar point or about a documentation style. It might also mean that you work together, one-on-one, to understand the structure of an essay or lab report. Either way, you'll be able to make an appointment, register for a three-session seminar or obtain more information about a workshop by visiting the Q&A office.
Coordinator's office: Room G40A Phone: (902) 494-3379
www.writingcentre.dal.ca Q&A office G40M: Room G40M
Phone: (902) 494-1963 Office hours:
Mon-Thurs
10:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m.
Friday
10:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.
Sunday
12:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Group Study Rooms
The Group Study Rooms provide space in a central location
for Dalhousie students, faculty and staff to hold small-group
discussions. Rooms are designed to hold groups of up to 4
to 6 persons. Each room has a Docknet port, which allows laptop
computers to be connected to the university network, and a
whiteboard. These rooms are NOT sourndproofed, so consideration should be given to
others working nearby. Please keep conversations to normal
voice levels.
- Rooms are booked by one hour time slots and can be reserved
for a maximum of three hours at a time, only for groups
of two or more.
- The booking schedule allows rooms to be booked for the
same day, ONLY.
- Booking of rooms has to be done in person at the Technical
Assistance Desk in the Learning Commons. We do not accept bookings
over the phone.
Adaptive workstation/ workroom- Room G40L
The adaptive workstation hosts variety of applications to
assist students with special needs by providing for screen
magnifiers, screen reader, etc. Please, see the student Navigator
at the Technical Assistance Desk for assistance.
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