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Clavardez avec nous
Heures d'ouverture du service
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lundi - jeudi | 10h - 22h |
vendredi | 10h - 17h |
samedi et dimanche | 12h - 18h |
Clavardez avec nous, du Conseil des bibliothèques universitaires de l'Ontario, est un service collaboratif pour l'aide à la recherche par le personnel de plusieurs bibliothèques universitaires en Ontario, l'Université Laurentienne comprise. Pour plus de renseignements, visitez À propos du service.
Accessibility Services
Working in co-operation with Accessibility Services, the J.N. Desmarais Library provides research and library services and assistive technologies to students with disabilities. For specific information, please email Accessibility Services.
Centre for Academic Excellence
The Library is home to the University’s Centre for Academic Excellence, a hub of resources for students located on the second floor. Its customized approach includes Academic Advantage, Learning Assistance, Degree Exploration and Career Planning, Student Engagement, and Tutor Training programs. For further information, please email excellence@laurentian.ca.
Logiciel de gestion de références en ligne qui vous permet :
- d'importer des références de sources électroniques, comme une base de données ou un catalogue, dans votre propre base de données;
- de gérer et organiser vos références;
- de créer des bibliographies dans le style qui vous convient;
- d'ajouter des références bibliographiques dans un fichier que vous pourrez inclure dans votre travail, votre rapport ou votre projet.
Premiers pas avec Zotero :
- Durant l'année universitaire, inscrivez-vous à une session d'initiation offerte par la bibliothèque.
- Guide de démarrage rapide (vidéo)
- Notre Guide d'utilisation
- Guides d’utilisation
Nouvelles
Titre | Date de publication | Résumé |
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Calendrier centre d'informatique Brenda Wallace | 2018-02-16 | Visitez notre Calendrier Google pour le centre d'informatique Brenda Wallace afin de voir les réservations. Chercher: soit "... |
Calendrier salle de lecture Brenda Wallace | 2018-02-16 | Visitez notre Calendrier Google pour la salle de lecture Brenda Wallace afin de voir les réservations. Chercher: soit "... |
Des réductions dans les dépenses de la bibliothèque pour la collection (2016 à 2017) | 2016-12-21 | La Bibliothèque et les Archives abandonneront certaines licences d’utilisation de base de données, ainsi que certains... |
Direct Borrowing
Students who visit other university libraries in Canada may borrow directly from these libraries with a valid student photo ID, and may return these books at Laurentian at no charge. For further details contact: bibdesmaraislib@laurentian.ca.
Interlibrary Loans - RACER
Students may obtain material not held in the J.N. Desmarais Library by using the RACER system.
You must register first to be authenticated using your Laurentian ID.
Generally, ILL material is free, although small charges may be incurred if books are not picked up or returned late.
Articles will be emailed to you upon arrival. Pick up books once you are notified by email they have arrived, at the User Assistance desk, second floor.
A book may only be borrowed once. It may not be renewed or borrowed a second time.
For more information, please read our Interlibrary Loan policies, or email racer@laurentian.ca.
Off-Campus Library Services
If you are a distance education student or on placement in your program and you reside 50 kilometres or more from Sudbury, you are eligible for Off-Campus Library Services.
Research Help & general information
Library Hours
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Visit our Library User Assistance Desk on the second floor for research assistance, help with library services, and for general information about the Library. You can also call us at extension 3242 from campus, or dial 705-675-4803 and press 1 from off campus.
Research Consultations
You can make an appointment with a Librarian or the Archivist for in-depth assistance with your research. Contact the Librarian responsible for your subject area.
Assistance by email
If you need assistance, you can also email the Librarian responsible for your subject area. We try to reply to email inquiries within one business day (Monday through Friday) of receiving your question.
If your question refers to the Special Collections housed in the archives, or pertains to an archival fonds, send your question to archives@laurentian.ca and the archives will answer it. Depending on the complexity of your request, it may take up to a month to satisfy your query.
J.N. Desmarais Library Lockers
The lockers at the J.N. Desmarais Library are available for daily use and are located on the 3rd floor of the library. The lockers are available to all Laurentian University students on a first-come, first-served basis. A valid student card must be presented in order to pick up the key at the “Library Assistance” counter.
There is no charge for locker use, but the user is responsible for any fines payable for not returning the key on time; the key is due back before the closing time of the library. A user is responsible for removing all items before returning the key. All unclaimed items will be sent to Security.
The J.N. Desmarais Library is not responsible for any items stored in a locker. The user is responsible for his/her belongings; the use of a locker is at the user’s own risk. The J.N. Desmarais Library assumes no liability for any items stored in the lockers.
Spaces
Brenda Wallace Computer Centre
The Brenda Wallace Computer Centre is located on the second floor. You may use the computer room when it is not being used by a scheduled class. Brenda Wallace Reading Room and Computer Centre Usage Policy. Please note--like the third floor, the BWCC has been designated as a quiet area.
Visit our Brenda Wallace Computer Room Google Calendar to view scheduled room bookings.
Search "Brenda Wallace Computer Room" or "J230"
Brenda Wallace Reading Room
Brenda Wallace Reading Room is situated on the third floor. Come to the reading room to read, study, or relax with a book or periodical. Brenda Wallace Reading Room and Computer Centre Usage Policy. Please note--like the third floor, the BWCC has been designated as a quiet area.
Visit our Brenda Wallace Reading Room Google Calendar to view scheduled room bookings.
Search "Brenda Wallace Reading Room" or "J375"
Library Lounge
A library Lounge has been set aside for you on the third floor (339-343)
Graduate study rooms
Graduate students may register at Borrowers Service Desk for their own private rooms located on the third floor.
These rooms are assigned on a first-come, first-served basis for the week, but because of large waiting lists, rooms unused for a week will be re-assigned. Five have been set aside for daily use. The rooms are checked regularly to see that library material in them is signed out; if it is not, room privileges may be revoked.
For further details, contact Borrower Services, ext. 4800.
Group study rooms
The library has private study rooms that will seat from 2 to 12 people and these may be reserved at the Borrower Services Desk for up to 3 hours.
Washrooms
Facilities are located near the elevators on each floor of the library. All washrooms are fully accessible.
J.N. Desmarais Library Lockers
The lockers at the J.N. Desmarais Library are available for daily use and are located on the 3rd floor of the library. The lockers are available to all Laurentian University students on a first-come, first-served basis. A valid student card must be presented in order to pick up the key at the “Library Assistance” counter.
There is no charge for locker use, but the user is responsible for any fines payable for not returning the key on time; the key is due back before the closing time of the library. A user is responsible for removing all items before returning the key. All unclaimed items will be sent to Security.
The J.N. Desmarais Library is not responsible for any items stored in a locker. The user is responsible for his/her belongings; the use of a locker is at the user’s own risk. The J.N. Desmarais Library assumes no liability for any items stored in the lockers.
Angus Gilbert Reading Room (Archives)
Located on the first floor of the library, the Angus Gilbert Reading Room is accessible to everyone, and is a great place for people looking for a quiet environment to study, read and work.
The Reading Room can accommodate up to 40 researchers.
Rotunda
Located just outside the main entrance to the library, the Rotunda is available 24/7 for those who like to talk, eat lunch, access the Internet--and even study.
Collections
The reserve collection, periodicals, the reference collection, recreational paperbacks, newspapers, as well as indexes and abstracts are located on the second floor.
Circulating books and the government documents collection are located on the third.
The Archives, located on the first floor of the Desmarais Library, houses the following special collections: Regional; Faculty; Mining Environment Vertical Files; Rare Books; 4th Years Honours Essay and Graduate Theses; and Archives.
The J.N. Desmarais Library & Archives also contains several specialized collections spread throughout the building such as the Collection franco-ontarienne and the Mining Environment collection.
Data
Numeric and geospatial data are also available for teaching and research. Laurentian has a site licence for software such as SPSS and ArcGIS Desktop. For assistance, contact Mr. Tomasz Mrozewski, ext. 3325 or gis@laurentian.ca
E-Books
E-books are located in two different places:
Many ebooks may be located with the library’s catalogue. These records will have [electronic resource] in the title and will offer a link to the e-book on the search results page.
Ebooks can also be located by searching in e-book collections. Some recommended ebook collections include:
- Scholars Portal Ebooks (over 250,000 ebooks in multiple subject areas. Select Full Text Only to find only those ebooks with full text)
- Ebook Central (close to 40,000 ebooks in multiple subject areas)
Exams
Previous exams are hosted on LU Drive and they are not available in paper format anywhere in the Library and Archives. Access to the exams on LU Drive (by way of the links below) is restricted to @laurentian.ca accounts. You will need to log in with your Laurentian account and use the "Switching accounts" button to access the folder.
- Exams - English (PDF)
Note: exams for PHYS1006 (2002), PHYS1007 (2003), PHYS2406 (2002), and PHYS2407 (2003) are password protected. Students registered in these courses can get the password from their professor or from the Department of Physics (Room F519).
- Exams - French (PDF)
Access to the Collections
Access to the library's collections is available from terminals throughout the building. The library is also wireless, so you may work on your own laptop.
Books within the library are accessible through the catalogue in various ways including by author, title and subject. So too are all the special collections housed in the Archives as well as government documents . If you need help finding government information in print or online, consult Mr. Tomasz Mrozewski, ext 3325.
Periodical articles are found using online indexes and abstracts from the library’s home page from on- and off-campus. We list recommended databases and other online and print resources by subject.
The library subscribes to 50,000 periodicals in full-text electronic format. For those available only in print or in microformat, use the catalogue to see whether the J.N. Desmarais Library has the periodical title containing the article you want. Like books, periodicals In print are organized on the shelves by Library of Congress call number; periodicals in microformat are organized by title.
Archives
Finding aids for Laurentian’s archival fonds are most easily accessed from the Archives or contact archives@laurentian.ca.
Paperbacks
A selection of popular paperbacks, most contributed by the SGA, is available on the third floor. In 2011, graphic novels were added to this collection.
DVDs
DVDs are located on the second floor of the Library.
Maps
Topographical maps for the country and base maps for Ontario are located in the geography department.
Music
The library has a large collection of 33 1/3 rpm (long play) recordings comprised mostly of classical music from the baroque era through to the twentieth century.
There also is a selection of jazz and popular music recordings. The loan period is one week.
Equipment
OneCard Loader
Located on the second floor in the "Learning Commons", the OneCard loader will allow you to replenish your LU ID card. You can redeem money from your card throughout the campus at various photocopiers, printers, vending machines, coffee shops and the cafeteria.
Chromebooks, Calculators and Chargers
Students can borrow chromebooks, laptop chargers, cell phone chargers and scientific calculators at the Library User Assistance Desk. For details, contact Borrower Services.
External DVD drives
The Windows workstations in the J.N. Desmarais Library & Archives (both in the Learning Commons and in the Brenda Wallace Computer Lab) do not have internal DVD drives. Students who wish to watch a DVD at the J.N. Desmarais Library & Archives and who do not have a laptop with an internal drive can borrow one of the five external DVD drives available from the Borrower Services desk:
Note: The user must supply their own headphones or earbuds with a 3.5mm jack to listen to the DVD.
Photocopiers / Scanners
Photocopiers are available on the second floor. Your student photo ID card (OneCard) serves as your photocopy card. Visit the OneCard Loading machine in the Learning Commons to add money to your card, or online at Lul.ca/onecard.
You can scan from any of the library photocopiers and email the output to yourself. There is no charge for the use of photocopiers to scan, and it is capable of scanning in black & white, grey, or colour. For help using the photocopier to scan, please ask at the Research Help Desk.
Printers
Printers are located in the Learning Commons on the second floor. Printing is available in black & white or colour.
You can print from workstations in the Learning Commons.
Once the document is sent to the printer, swipe your OneCard next to the printers to retrieve your document.
Telephone
An in-house phone which reaches university numbers is available near the book bin on the first floor.
USB Charging station
Plug your cable into our USB charging station to top up your phone or tablet - located by the microform reader.
Microform Readers
New equipment which gives you the option of converting pages on microform to .pdf documents has been placed on the second floor by the washrooms.
Circulation
Introduction
A valid student photo identification card must be presented before books can be borrowed.
Books
Undergraduates may borrow up to 30 circulating books for 3 weeks.
Graduate students may borrow up to 50 books for 4 months, subject to recall after 3 weeks.
All books may be renewed up to 3 times unless requested by another borrower. If a book is required for reserve, it must be returned within 3 days.
Reserve Material
Your professor may request that the library place material on 1, 2 or 4 hour, 1, 3 or 7 day reserve. The Reserves list enables you to search for reserve material.
Email Notification
For items with a loan period of more than four days, a reminder notice will be sent to the email address associated with your library system account before the item is overdue. Two overdue notices will be sent to the same email address after the item is overdue.
After an item is more than 30 days overdue, you will be sent another notice, and a $5 fine will be applied to your account.
Fees / Fines
Overdue book - $.50/day to $15 maximum
Overdue reserve item due at a specific hour - $.50/hour to $30 maximum
Overdue reserve item due specific day - $2/day to $30 maximum
Lost book - $5 service charge plus fines owing plus replacement cost for in-print titles; $30 for out-of-print titles.
If you have incurred any library fines, you may pay in person at the Access Services desk on the 2nd floor of the JN Desmarais Library (cash or debit) or by cheque, money order, or credit card.
Cheques and money orders can be made out to Laurentian University and sent to:
Attention: Access Services
J.N. Desmarais Library
935 Ramsey Lake Road
Sudbury ON P3E 2C6
Credit card payments can be made by telephone. Please call the Borrower Services at 1-800-661-1058, extension 4 or 705-675-4800 to pay with VISA or Mastercard.
Special Processing and Searches
All items on order are indicated in the online catalogue. If there is a particular title that has been received but is not yet available for circulation, please fill out a CAN'T FIND A BOOK? form available on the pods containing library chromebooks. Under normal circumstances, you will have the book in your hands within 48 hours. You may also use this slip to request that the library search for a book missing from the shelf.
For further information about Access Services, contact Access Services.
Your LU Library Account
Login to your library account through the catalogue to renew your books, to see which books you have out, to place holds, and to verify whether you have fines owing.
Your username and password are the same as your LaurentianID account.
Renewing books
Les prêts, s'il ne sont pas réservés par un autre usager, peuvent être renouvelés pour une période additionnelle de trois semaines.
Remarque : Tous les emprunts peuvent être renouvelés trois (3) fois au maximum, sauf si le livre a été demandé par une autre personne.
- Accédez au catalogue de la bibliothèque.
- Cliquez sur « Mon compte »
- Inscrivez votre nom d'utilisateur
- Inscrivez ensuite votre mot de passe.
- Si votre mot de passe ne fonctionne pas, cliquez sur « Mot de passe oublié ?»
- Cliquez sur « Documents empruntés »
- Sélectionnez les livres à renouveler.
- Cliquez sur « Renouveler les articles sélectionnés » (les documents demandés et les documents empruntés via Racer ne pourront pas être renouvelés)
- Veuillez noter la nouvelle date de renouvellement.
- Une fois la session terminée, n'oubliez pas de cliquer sur « Fermeture de session »
D2L Library Research Skills Tutorial
The Research Skills Tutorial can teach you how to use library resources and efficient strategies for successful academic research.
To register for the Research Skills tutorial, log in to D2L and add it to your course list:
- Click on the Self Registration button at the top of the page.
- Select "Research Skills Tutorial" from the course list
- Click Register. The form should be pre-filled with your information.
- Click Submit and then Finish to complete the registration. The course should now appear in your course list.
If you run into problems, have any questions, or are interested in getting customized research skills instruction in your class, please contact the Librarian responsible for your subject area.
NOTE: The Ask the Library online chat service cannot help you with the Research Skills Tutorial, as the chat operators do not have access to this D2L course.
The library also offers in-person instruction sessions at the start of each term:a general orientation session a class on the Zotero, bibliographic management tool; and a session on database searching with Google Scholar.
Other Campus Libraries/Resource Centres
J.N. Desmarais Library & Archives
The J.N. Desmarais Library & Archives is located adjacent to the Classroom Building. The entrance is on the 2nd floor.
Email: desmarais@laurentian.ca
Phone: 705-675-4800
Toll-free: 1-800-661-1058
Archives
Email: archives@laurentian.ca
Phone: 705-675-1151 ext. 3306
If your inquiry pertains to the opening hours of the special collections (Regional, Faculty, Rare Books, Essays and Thesis), they are accessible on Tuesday - Friday, between 9:30 am-12:00 pm, 1:00 pm to 4:00 pm. No appointment is necessary.
Please be advised that an appointment is required prior to your visit to the Archives for all search requests concerning archival fonds. Access to and reference for archival materials will be offered only on Thursdays and Fridays.
Architecture Collection
The Architecture Collection is located at Laurentian's McEwen School of Architecture in downtown Sudbury. Please call in advance to schedule a visit.
Email: bibarchitecturelib@laurentian.ca
Phone: 705-675-1151 ext. 7273
J.W. Tate Library, Huntington University
The J.W. Tate Library is located on the northern end of Huntington University.
Phone: 705-673-4126, ext. 220
Email: jwtatelibrary@huntingtonu.ca
University of Sudbury Library
The University of Sudbury Library is located on the second floor of the Laurent Larouche Building of the University of Sudbury (Room 213.)
The University of Sudbury has collections specialized in the following subjects: Études journalistiques, Folklore et ethnologie, Indigenous Studies, Philosophy/philosophie, Ethics/Éthique and Religious Studies/Sciences religieuses
Email: biblio@usudbury.ca
Phone: 705-673-5661 ext. 216
Health Sciences Library, NOSM
The Health Sciences Library is located in the Northern Ontario School of Medicine.
Email: askthelibrary@nosm.ca
Phone: 705-662-7282
Curriculum Resource Centre
Located in Room E-102 of the Alphonse Raymond Building, the CRC houses provincial curriculum documents, educational methods and strategy texts, specific texts for all subjects covered under the Ontario Curriculum.
You can also find picture books, DVDs, instruments, and other manipulative resources specifically used in today's classroom.
Phone: 705-675-1151 ext. 5024
Music Resource Centre
The MRC is located in the English School of Education, Room 106C.
Phone: 705-675-1151 ext. 2529
Hours of Operation - until May 29, 2018
Greater Sudbury Public Library
Students possessing an active photo identification card from Laurentian University are entitled to a Greater Sudbury Public Library card free of charge. The Library offers a variety of services and programs, in addition to providing access to a large print and electronic collection. Here are just a few examples of resources that might be of use:
- Hoopla: instantly borrow free digital movies, TV shows, music, ebooks, audiobooks, graphic novels, comics, and more!
- Lyndalibrary: online education service that offers courses and video tutorials to learn business, technology and creative skills. Popular tutorials include Programming Foundations, Photoshop, Project Management, Time Management, HTML, etc.
- Mango Languages: online resource for learning over 60 languages, including French, English, Spanish, and Italian.
- Local History Collection: resources that highlight the rich history of Greater Sudbury.
For more information, visit the Greater Sudbury Public Library’s Website.
Policies
J.N Desmarais Libary & Archives Policies
The JND Library and Archives has changed its borrowing policy.
As of July 1, 2015, borrowing privileges were suspended as soon as library users had a balance of late fees on their account. Under the previous policy, “borrowing privileges are suspended once the fee is $10.00 or more.”
To check your library account balance, login to My Account with your LaurentianID. If you have any questions about the policy change, please write to bibdesmaraislib@laurentian.ca or call the Library and Archives at 705-675-4800.
Collection Development Policy (pdf file) - to view specific details of the Collection Development Policy.
Donation Policy (pdf file)
Policy on the Access and Loan of Library Materials (pdf file) - to find out the specifics on loan periods, renewals, and charge
Library Code of Conduct (pdf file)
Brenda Wallace Reading Room and Computer Centre Usage Policy (pdf file)
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. Dan Scott
Chair, Department of Library and Archives
705-675-1151 ext. 3315 or dscott@laurentian.ca
or
Mr. Brent Roe
University Librarian
705-675-1151 ext. 4841 or broe@laurentian.ca