Message from Kim Isaac 

The University of the Fraser Valley Library publishes Library Connections in pdf format on the library website, monthly, during fall and winter terms.

This issue was produced by the library newsletter team: Mary-Anne MacDougall, Patti Wilson, Shawnna Pierce, Heather Compeau, Selena Karli and Lisa Morry.

Contributors to this issue: Patti Wilson Kim Isaac Deborah Block Mary-Anne MacDougall Lisa Morry

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maryanne.macdougall@ufv.ca

heather.compeau@ufv.ca

On the cover: University Librarian Kim Isaac in front of the new Chilliwack Education Park Campus Library. The windows on the lower level look into the new library, which is cur-rently under construction.

Kim Isaac

University Librarian

“For most of our e-book collec-

tions, we have been able to lease or purchase them at a very reasonable price, so that the library gains access to a large list of titles for the dollar

spent.” —Patti Wilson, page 5

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Inside

4 Construction photos

5 E-books explained

7 Heritage grand opening photos

8 Librarian uncovers family history in Heritage collection

9 De-stress at the Chilliwack campus library

 

 

 

Inside the new Canada Education Park

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Reference questions librarians get:

“I need information on Donatello.’” (Not the ninja turtle)?!

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Librarian Patti Wilson in safety gear, getting ready to tour the new CEP campus library.

     Library Advisory Committee members put on hard hats for a much-anticipated tour of the new Canada Education Park campus.

Where construction sup-plies now sit, shelving, com-puters and student study desks will be in place when the library relocates next summer.

Instructional Media Ser-vices, the Writing Centre and the Math and Science Centre, Teaching and Learning and Information Technology Ser-vices offices will be the li-brary’s partners in the new learning commons.

Peeking inside the construction zone 4

Librarians Colleen Bell, Brenda Philip, Hongfei Li, and Patti Wilson look down the hallway toward the library inside the new Chilliwack Education Park Campus building.

A construction worker completes the glazing on the outside of the library. 

Looking from inside the library, near offices, toward the com-puter lab.

A view from inside the library toward the river.

View including skylights in the hall outside the library. 

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We found the following question in our suggestion box:

On behalf of the majority of students, the grow-ing trend of E-books is troubling. It is very impracti-cal for papers and for skim reading. It is also more painful to read. Please reconsider the emphasis of E-books over hard copy.

Our response:

Thank you for your comments on the trend to include e-books in the library collection. There are definitely pros and cons to using e-books, and we understand the challenges of reading a book on a

computer screen. At the UFV Library, we have chosen to allocate a relatively small portion of our budget to acquiring e-books, and still spend the majority of our book collec-tion budget on print materials.

For most of our e-book collections, we have been able to lease or purchase them at a very

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An e‐book by any other name... 

Vendor  Title  Publisher 

Springerlink  Debris‐flow Hazards and Related Phenomena  Springer 

  Psychopharmacogene cs  Springer 

  Gene c Engineering in Livestock  Springer 

  Managing Depression in Clinical Prac ce  Springer 

  Allelopathy in Sustainable Agriculture and Forestry  Springer 

Ebrary  Teaching Adults (4th Edi on)  Open University Press 

  Environmental and Natural Resources Economics  M.E. Sharpe, Inc. 

  Ci zen Hobo : How a Century of Homelessness Shaped America  University of Chicago Press 

  Civiliza on of the Renaissance in Italy  Batoche Books 

  Verbal Hygiene  Routledge 

Myilibrary  Oedipus and the Devil: Witchcra , Sexuality and Religion in Early Modern Europe  Taylor & Francis 

  Clinical Assessment and Diagnosis in Social Work Prac ce  Oxford University Press, USA 

  Medieval Idea of Marriage, The  Oxford University Press 

  Reforma on and the Culture of Persuasion  Cambridge University Press 

  Chivalry and violence in medieval Europe  Oxford University Press Sage Reference Online  The Mul media Encyclopedia of Women in Today's World  Sage 

  Encyclopedia of Human Development  Sage 

  Encyclopedia of Poli cs: The Le  and The Right  Sage 

  Encyclopedia of Motherhood  Sage 

  Encyclopedia of Gender and Society  Sage 

  Encyclopedia of Ac vism and Social Jus ce  Sage 

  21st Century Criminology: A Reference Handbook  Sage 

Top E-Book titles for 2011 (from a selection of providers):

Collections Librarian Patti Wilson

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reasonable price, so that the library gains access to a large list of titles for the dollar spent. The effect of adding thousands of e-book titles to the catalogue does cause a number of e-books to show up in a search result.

We find that many students like the ability to use e-books from off campus, at any time of the day. They have also added greatly to the breadth of our collection, so that we are able to offer academic sources for a wide range of subject areas on which we previously had very little information.

I completely support your sentiments that the li-brary continue to purchase print books, and can as-sure you that the library will continue to do so.

A few more facts:

In 2011/2012 the library allocated $324,000 to purchase primarily print books, including the Refer-ence, Library General, Standing Orders, Government Publications, Degree and Non-degree department allocations. (Some departments also choose to order videos from their allocations.) The amount of $19,575 has been allocated for E-books and E-Reference books.

The Springerlink e-book collection added in 2010/2011 provides us with perpetual access to 24,897 books, at a cost of $.84 each.

Ebrary’s Academic Complete collection includes 65,103 titles. Over the life span of our subscription to this product, the average cost per book is $1.00.

E‐books broaden the collec on at cost‐effec ve savings 

Recently collected e‐book  tles: 

Coordination, neural, be-havioral and social dy-namics [electronic re-source] /Fuchs, Armin

Highlighting the history of astronomy in the Asia-Pacific Region [electronic resource] : proceedings of the ICOA-6 Conference /Internatonal Confer-ences on Oriental As-tronomy

Nursing informatics [electronic resource] : where technology and caring meet /Ball, Mari-on J.

Making healthy plac-es [electronic re-source] : designing and building for health, well-being, and sustainability/Dannenberg, Andrew L.

7 Grand opening celebration for the new Heritage space in UFV Abbotsford Library

Provost and Vice President Academic Eric Davis looks over the collection during the opening ceremony for the Heritage collection relocation.

Chilliwack library technician Betty Wierda shows off Heritage materials to UFV President and Vice Chancellor Dr. Mark Evered and Provost and Vice President Academic Eric Davis during the opening ceremony for the UFV Heritage collection relocation to the Abbotsford campus library.

History Instructor Molly Ungar and History Department Head Robin Anderson view the collection in the new Heritage room.

 

8 UFV Library Heritage Collection celebration

Left: Librarian Colleen Bell looks at the bound copy of the 1948 “The Chilliwack Progress,” and right, Librari-an Mary-Anne MacDougall shows library technician Heather LeGood a document from MacDougall’s own family history. Both photos were taken at the Heritage Event celebration November 15.

Students take a break from studying in the student lounge just outside the Chilliwack campus library.

The eight foot by eight foot Scrabble board is a popular diversion from pre-paring for finals.

Word of the day: Omnitemporal

 

9 Stress‐bus ng display at Chilliwack library 

Display down the hall from the Chilliwack campus library. The online display can be viewed here: http://www.ufv.ca/library/exhibits/stopbreathe.htm.

When the body says no : exploring the stress-disease connection

/Maté, Gabor

The anxiety & phobia workbook

/Bourne, Edmund J.

Stress management and prevention : appli-cations to everyday life

/Kottler, Jeffrey A.

Under pressure and overwhelmed : coping with anxiety in college

/Vye, Christopher