Diana S.

Make it your Business

March 19, 2014 | Diana S. | Comments (0)

There are a lot of resources on businesses at the library. In addition to the business programs, business inc., and business network, there are the business databases. The most popular ones include:  Business Insights: Global (Formerly Business and Company Resource Centre) This database is international in scope. You can research, analyze, interpret & better understand […]

Generate This!

December 7, 2013 | Diana S. | Comments (0)

I’m sometimes at a lost to come up with a random phrase quickly – especially when different sentences to use to test typing skills, or demonstrate the text formatting features of Microsoft applications are needed. The often used ‘the quick red fox jumped over the lazy brown dog’ can be boring. You would want something interesting […]

Passport to Communication – Let’s Go Mango!

June 7, 2013 | Diana S. | Comments (0)

Mango Languages database is an online language-learning system that can help you learn over 30 languages like Spanish, French, Japanese, German, Greek, Italian and more. The online language learning resource uses real-life situations and actual conversations to more effectively teach a new language. By listening to and repeating after material designed from native conversations, you […]

Barbara Frum’s next month’s Book Club read for 2013 is …

December 17, 2012 | Diana S. | Comments (0)

All are welcome to the 2013 Barbara Frum Book Club Tuesday meetings from 6:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. in Room A on the third floor of the library.   Meeting dates for 2013 are as follows: January 22 – Major Pettigrew's last stand by Helen Simonson February 19 – Hotel on the corner of bitter […]

2012 IST Fall Conference: UX and You

December 3, 2012 | Diana S. | Comments (1)

The 2012 Information Services Team Fall Conference theme is all about evolving reference services, highlighting the strategic plan initiative of supporting a city of innovators. One of the keynote speakers was Amanda Etches, Head of Discovery & Access at the University of Guelph Library, where she spends her time guiding teams and projects that are […]

Toronto Book Award Nominee – The ordinary is extraordinary with Suzanne Robertson’s Paramita, Little Black

October 1, 2012 | Diana S. | Comments (0)

The winner of Toronto Book Awards will be announced on October 11, 2012. Paramitia, Little Black by Suzanne Robertson is one of the five finalists. It’s been a long time since I’ve read a collection of poetry – especially by one poet. I usually only read one poem and would ruminate on its form, style, […]

No Book Travel Guides or eBook Travel Guides

July 13, 2012 | Diana S. | Comments (0)

Previously you had a brief list of the types of travel guides available at the library in Bon search … Bon find … Bon voyaage!. These are the print versions of the guides that you can’take with you on your trip, but what if you want an electronic version or an eBook of the guide?  […]

Bon search … Bon find … Bon voyage!

June 1, 2012 | Diana S. | Comments (2)

Around this time people are asking for information on their choice travel destinations. They are particularly interested in the most current and popular travel guides. They may hesitate over what guide suits them, so the following is a convenient guide to some of the more popular travel guides: BradtThese guides cover ‘unusual’ and lesser-known destinations […]

The order of books: Dewey Decimal System, the 000’s

April 19, 2012 | Diana S. | Comments (0)

I previously introduced you to The order of books: Dewey Decimal System and was going to explain in detail the 10 main classes (000 – 900) that make up the Dewey Decimal System. Let's begin with the 000's, what we call 'Generalities'- or general works. Items in this section have many different subjects including computers, […]

Barbara Frum’s next month’s Book Club read for 2012 is …

January 17, 2012 | Diana S. | Comments (0)

All are welcome to the 2012 Barbara Frum Book Club Tuesday meetings from 7:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. in Room A on the third floor of the library. Meeting dates for 2012 are as follows: January 24 February 21 March 20 April 24 May 22 June 26 September 25 – the book is available for […]