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Hours of Operation
| Days | Hours |
|---|---|
| Monday to Thursday | 9 am -10 pm |
| Friday | 9 am - 5pm |
| Saturday and Sunday | 12 noon - 6 pm |
This collaborative online research help service is staffed by Library personnel from various Ontario university libraries, including Laurentian. For more information, see About Ask the Library.
Contact us by telephone
Library Assistance: research help and general information: 705-675-4800
Manager of Operations: 705-675-1151 Ext. 3302 or grgervais@laurentian.ca
University Librarian (Library Director): 705-675-4841
As the University Librarian (Mr. Roe) is working mainly off-campus in this period, you may more effectively reach him by e-mail at broe@laurentian.ca.
About the Library
The Library & Archives at Laurentian's Sudbury campus is accessed from the second floor of the J.N. Desmarais Library building.
The JN Desmarais Library & Archives is an actively used study and work space which offers a multi-disciplinary collection of approximately 600,000 printed books, close to 1 million e-books, 450 printed periodicals and 56,000 online journals.
There are group study rooms and a variety of seating and work spaces.
The Laurentian Library & Archives also encompasses the Archives and Special Collections, the Architecture Collection at the McEwen School of Architecture in downtown Sudbury, and collaborative resource sharing with the federated universities on campus.
Read more details about all Libraries and Resource Centres on the Sudbury campus.
Check out this short film about the library--"Paradise"--that was created by students in the English department!
Contact us by email
For questions about your account or late fees: bibdesmaraislib@laurentian.ca
For assistance with your research, contact your librarian.
For inquiries related to Inter-Library loans (RACER): racer@laurentian.ca
For students and professors at a distance (off campus services): bibdesmaraislib@laurentian.ca
To reach the staff of the Archives: archives@laurentian.ca
Message from the University Librarian
Welcome to the J.N. Desmarais Library and Archives!
To our students…
One key job of the Library and Archives is to help you succeed in your studies by ensuring that you have access to the books, journals, and other library resources that you need for completing your course assignments. If we don't seem to have what you're looking for, please let us know and we'll see how quickly we can locate, borrow (using our inter-library loan service, RACER) or buy the book or article (or other source) that you need.
To faculty and graduate students…
As ever, the Library and Archives strives to provide you, our researchers and instructors, with the books, articles, and other published materials-and librarian assistance-that you need to support your work. If you don't find what you need here, be sure to confer with your liaison librarian; we can likely obtain what you need one way or another. Please use as well our inter-library loan service, RACER.
I wish you a productive and rewarding year!
Read Brent's complete message.
Brent Roe,
University Librarian
Archivist and Librarians
Librarians by faculty
| Faculty | Librarian |
|---|---|
| Arts | TBA |
| Education | TBA |
| Graduate Studies | Alain Lamothe (email) (book a research consultation) |
| Health | TBA |
| Management | TBA |
| Science | Alain Lamothe (email) (book a research consultation) |
| School | Librarian |
| School of Architecture | TBA |
| Bharti School of Engineering | TBA |
Marthe Brown - Assistant Archivist
- Reference: archival fonds
- Donations: archival fonds
Alain Lamothe - Associate Librarian
- Acting Chair, Library and Archives
- Liaison: Sciences and Engineering
- E-resources analytics
- Collection Development Coordinator
- Reference service coordinator
- Gifts
Desmond Maley - Associate Librarian (on leave)
- Liaison: Faculty of Arts (English)
Leïla Saadaoui - Assistant Librarian
- Liaison: French Services Librarian (French programs)
Dan Scott - Associate Librarian
- Information systems and technology
- Coordinator, Technical services
- Coordinator, LU|Zone|UL (institutional repository)
- Acting Coordinator, Data and statistics
- Acting Coordinator, Distance education
- Acting Coordinator, Interlibrary loan
- Acting Coordinator, Scholarly Communications
Ashley Thomson - Librarian Emeritus
BA. (Toronto), BEd. (Toronto), MA. (McMaster), MLS. (Toronto)
Collection Development
How Librarians Develop the Collection
Librarians are responsible for ensuring the balance and integrity of the collection by working in close collaboration with departments, schools and program leaders.
You can request the addition of books, journal subscriptions, or research databases.
Librarians by faculty
| Faculty | Librarian |
|---|---|
| Arts | TBA |
| Education | TBA |
| Graduate Studies | Alain Lamothe (email) (book a research consultation) |
| Health | TBA |
| Management | TBA |
| Science | Alain Lamothe (email) (book a research consultation) |
| School | Librarian |
| School of Architecture | TBA |
| Bharti School of Engineering | TBA |
Library Representatives
Library representatives, selected by their colleagues, are the departmental/school/program contact persons. Library representatives are encouraged to assist librarians in developing a collection that will support the academic needs of students and the research needs of faculty.
Building the Collection
Ordering
To ensure that the available budget is expended responsibly, we strongly encourage all ordering units to submit orders to their unit's library representative by the end of December. Library representatives will pass these orders on to the librarian responsible for each discipline.
Collection Principles
The Library normally does not purchase two copies of a book; it does not as a general rule purchase textbooks.
Reading Lists
Please send copies of your assignments/reading lists to the appropriate librarian so that the Library can determine whether the items are available. You will be contacted if there are any problems regarding specific titles.
Gifts
The Library welcomes gifts of either money or materials and is prepared to offer a receipt for income tax purposes. Materials are added to the collection as appropriate.
- To donate money, contact the Laurentian Development Office.
- To donate materials, contact Ashley Thomson, ext. 3322 or for archival material, Marthe Brown, ext. 3339.
Faculty Publications
If you have published a book, we would appreciate your donation of a signed copy for the Faculty Authors’ Collection and a second copy for circulation. All donations are acknowledged, and you will receive a charitable donation receipt upon request. We strive to make faculty publications available within a day of receipt. Contact: Ashley Thomson, ext. 3322.
Institutional Repository
The Laurentian University institutional repository, called LU|ZONE|UL, enables you to deposit electronic copies of your journal articles, creative works, presentations, and other scholarly materials to support open access to information and significantly increase the visibility and impact of your work. For more information, contact Ashley Thomson, ext 3322.
Policies
- Collection Development Policy
- Donation Policy (PDF)
- Policy on the Access and Loan of Library Materials - loan periods, renewals, and charges
- Library Code of Conduct (PDF)
- Brenda Wallace Reading Room and Computer Centre Usage Policy (PDF)
Feedback
We are always interested in your opinion about our collections and services. If you have a suggestion, you may leave it on a compliments / questions / suggestions sheet near the exit to the library. You can request the addition of books, journal subscriptions, or research databases to the Laurentian University library collection.
You may also visit, phone or write:
Mr. Alain Lamothe
Acting Chair, Department of Library and Archives
705-675-1151 ext. 3304 or alamothe@laurentian.ca
or
Mr. Brent Roe
University Librarian
705-675-1151 ext. 4841 or broe@laurentian.ca