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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 | Language | Librarian |
|---|---|---|
| Arts | English | Natasha Gerolami (email) (book a research consultation) |
| français | TBD (email: reference@laurentian.ca) | |
| Education and Health | English | TBD (email: reference@laurentian.ca) |
| français | TBD (email: reference@laurentian.ca) | |
| Management | TBD (email: reference@laurentian.ca) | |
| Science, Engineering and Architecture | English | Sandra Rakovac (email) (book a research consultation) |
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 Dan Scott (dscott@laurentian.ca), or for archival material, Natasha Gerolami (ngerolami@laurentian.ca).
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: Dan Scott (dscott@laurentian.ca).
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 Dan Scott (dscott@laurentian.ca).