Frasers Industrial Supply Catalog Database Added

Library Services has added Frasers Industrial Supply Catalog to its ever expanding list of database resources. Frasers provides supplier sourcing for B2B, and industrial manufacturers and distributors in Canada.

Information in this online resource was formerly available in print from the Frasers Industrial Supply Catalog - which has been discontinued. To gain full access, you can self-register at no cost.

To gain access and more information, clicking here.

PowerPoint 2003 Handout Revised

The PowerPoint 2003 Basics handout has undergone a dramatic revision and is available for download. This handout and many other documents can be found on the library's How to Guides page. Print copies will be available in the library shortly.

Click here to see all of the available guides.

New Materials Lists Updated - April 2007

Library Services has posted its new materials lists for the month of April 2007. The lists can be found at: http://www.mhc.ab.ca/library/newmaterials.html.

Library User of the Month - May 2007

Library Services is pleased to announce that Rozanne Westerhoud is our Library User of the Month for May 2007.

You can read a statement by Rozanne by clicking here.

One Book One Community Begins Search for 2008 Book Selection

The One Book One Community committee needs your help to determine what book to focus on for the fourth annual citywide read. It should be Canadian, available in paperback, and substantial enough to generate discussion and debate.

From now until the end of May, readers can suggest books by using the online suggestion form (http://www.mhc.ab.ca/library/oboc/oboc.html) or printed forms available at the Vera Bracken Library or the Medicine Hat Public Library.

The One Book One Community 2008 book will be chosen from the suggested titles and announced in the fall. Events will take place 1-2 February 2008 at Medicine Hat College.

Click here for more information about One Book One Community.

Database Roundup

In the months of March and April, Library Services added several new databases to its list of available online resources. Those new sources included:

• ARTstor - This database provides high quality images to a variety of art mediums from around the world and throughout the ages.

• CBCA Complete - A large multidisciplinary Canadian content database that allows a user to search the collected holdings that can be found in other CBCA products (CBCA Business, Current Events, Education, and Reference).
  
  
• CBCA Current Events - This database provides information on current events in Canada by collecting and searching various mediums such as: newspapers, newswires, news magazines, and radio and television transcripts.
  
  
• CBCA Education & ProQuest Education Journals - This database will search both the CBCA Education and ProQuest Education Journals databases. Both collections have a large holding of education periodicals for educators at all levels. CBCA Education boasts strong Canadian content .
  
  
• Evidence-Based Complementary Medicine - This database provides more than 12,000 scientific studies on information about alternative/complementary health care studies. Herbal and other supplementary treatments are covered by this resource.
  
  
• Frasers Industrial Supply Catalog - Frasers provides supplier sourcing for B2B, and industrial manufacturers and distributors in Canada.
  
  
• The Globe & Mail: Canada's Heritage from 1844 - This database provides full-text searchable PDFs of the Globe and Mail newspaper from Canada's pre-Confederation period to contemporary times.
  
  
• Literature Online (LION) - LION is a large collection of American and English literature (poetry and prose). Other materials include critical works (books and journals) and reference works.
  
  
• ProQuest Science Journals - With more than 380 full-text journals available, this database covers all forms of scientific studies including: astronomy, biology, chemistry, earth sciences, engineering, physics, etc.

All resources are accessible from on campus and at home. With the exception of ARTstor and the Globe & Mail databases, all resources are provided via our partnership with the Lois Hole Campus Alberta Digital Library initiative.

Employment Opportunity - Library Clerk II

Medicine Hat College Library Services currently has an employment opportunity for a regular full-time Library Clerk II position available. The deadline for application is 24 April 2007.

For details about the position, click here.

For details on how to apply for the position, click here.