Tuesday, March 17, 2020

Library Services Updates

March 10, 2022

The UFV Library is open to all users
Mask Policy
  • As of March 11, wearing a mask will become a personal choice in all indoor public spaces on all UFV campuses. More information for students is available in the Return to Campus Summary - Students document.
Food and Drink Policy 
  • Covered drinks are allowed. No food of any kind is permitted.
 Security Warnings
  • Please watch your valuables while visiting the library. Thefts do occur.
  • Log off from a public computer, even if leaving it for only a few minutes. Incidents of unauthorized use under another student's account have occurred recently.
Borrowing and Returning Items
  • You can sign out materials, pay fines, and return books at the service counter. More details are available here.
  • If the book or DVD you want is checked out, you can place a hold on it.
  • You may return items inside the library during opening hours or use our exterior book drops. 
    • Chilliwack: Outside south entrance of A building
    • Abbotsford: Outside north entrance of G building
  • Fine payments may be made in person or by credit card over the phone
  • If you have long-overdue items from the UFV Library, please return them or contact the library. Students’ ability to register for classes, get a transcript, or to graduate could be impacted if you have overdue items
    Library Cards
    • Your Campus card is your library card. You can get your card from the Campus Card office.
    Off Campus Access to Library Resources
    Computer Access and Study Spaces
    • Study spaces and computers are now open for drop-in use in the UFV Libraries.

    Chilliwack Computer lab A1202 hours
    (as of Sept. 13th, 2021)

    Monday to Thursday

    8:00 am - 10:00 pm

    Friday

    8:00 am - 6:00 pm

    Saturday

    8:00 am – 5:00 pm

     
    Where Can I Do My Online Course?
    • UFV has set aside space for students to participate in an on-line class while they are on the Abbotsford and Chilliwack campuses.
    • Students should be aware that the UFV provided computers are not equipped with cameras, so plan to bring your phone if you need to be seen or communicate other than through the Chat option. Headphones will normally be required, and you are asked to be respectful of those around you when speaking to your on-line classmates.
    • Abbotsford 
      • D 221 (computer equipped room) 8:30 am – 9:00 pm  Mondays, Thursdays, Fridays; 8:30 am to 2 pm Tuesdays; 8:30 am  - 11:00 am Wednesdays
      • K 153 (classroom, supply your own device) 8:30 am to 6:00 pm Monday to Friday
    •  Chilliwack 
      • A 1202 (computer equipped room) 8:30 am to 8:30 pm, Monday to Thursday.  8:30 am to 4:30 pm Fridays
    Group Work
    • Do you need to get together with a group? Students now have access to a Zoom account through UFV.  "Zoom is a secure video conferencing platform that allows participants to collaborate, share screens, and conduct group activities from nearly any device."
    • You can also book a group study room in the library
    Reference Services
    • You can ask questions and get help using the services listed below.
    • Visit our service desk in person on either campus.
    • AskAway online chat reference service.  
    • Email reference services:  Email your library research questions to a UFV librarian. We will get back to you within 24 hours.
    • Request an appointment:  you can request an online appointment with a reference librarian to get help with your research.  Please give us 3 days lead time.
    Interlibrary Loans
    • Interlibrary Loans services for journal articles and print books are fully operational. 
    Course Reserves
    Faculty Support
    Online Library Assignments and Tutorials
    Updated: March 10, 2022

    Monday, March 16, 2020

    Enjoy the library at home with our digital collections

    Updated September 14, 2021

    As many of UFV's courses are either fully or partially online, we'd like to remind students and faculty of the digital resources you can access from off campus.

    How to connect to our resources from home:

    1. Click on the link to the resource you want.
    2. If you are off campus, you will be taken to a login page. Enter your UFV credentials and click submit
    • Students: student number and myUFV password
    • Employees: employee login and network password.

    EBooks
    We now have hundreds of thousands of ebooks available from a wide variety of academic publishers. All the titles are listed in our Books & DVD's catalogue.
    You can limit your search results to ebooks by using the Resource Type limiter of "ebook" in the left hand column.

    Online Journals, Magazines, Newspapers
    Locate online articles using our Articles & Databases resources.  You can do a broad, multidisciplinary search using our Find Articles box, or choose a subject specific research database.

     If you don't initially see a link to the full text, be sure to check the "Full Text Finder" link as well.

    Flipster
    Read popular magazines cover to cover with our new Flipster platform. Titles include BC Business, Discover, New Yorker, American Scientist, ArtNews, Canadian Geographic, Point of View, Aesthetica, Motor Trend, Communication Arts, Room, New York Review of Books, and National Geographic.

    Streaming Video
    Our streaming video titles are listed in the Books & DVD's catalogue. You may also wish to browse the major collections we have from:
    Films on Demand  - Educational films in all subject areas. There are new mobile apps for FOD.
    National Film Board Campus - Documentaries, animated films, educational films from the NFB
    Can-Core Academic Video - Canadian videos on a wide variety of topics, including Indigenous issues, health, mental health, the environment and much more.
    Curio (CBC) - Canadian news and documentary content from the CBC
    Criterion on Demand - Classic and modern feature films
    Digital Theatre + - Live theatre performances
    Docuseek - High quality documentaries, with an emphasis on social issues, the environment and social justice.
    Sage Video - Nursing, Social Work, and Research Methods content

    For more see our Full list of our streaming video databases.
    Looking for Open Access video content?  Here are some suggestions.

    Reference Books
    To find authoritative overviews and background information on topics, consult our major reference collections, including:
    Sage Knowledge
    AccessScience
    Oxford Reference Online

    Remote Reference Services
    You can ask for help using our email or chat reference services.  

    Updated September 14, 2021 PW