Introducing the new Anti-Black Racism LibGuide

The Anti-Black Racism LibGuide was developed to provide resources on the subject of Anti-Black Racism. You can find books, videos, and journal articles related to the Black Lives Matters Movement, racial profiling, police brutality, and racial discrimination in Canada's Justice System. Featured titles include Encyclopedia of Race and Crime by Helen Taylor Greene and Shaun L. Gabbidon, The Skin We're In: A Year of Black Resistance and Power by Desmond Cole, Until We Are Free: Reflections on Black Lives Matter Canada by Syrus Marcus Ware, Rodney Diverlus and Sandra Hudson, and Journey to Justice from the National Film Board Channel: Black Communities in Canada.

This guide provides access to the latest news and social media posts about anti-black racism, anti-racism protests, and racism in Canada. You can also find reports, statistics, and government publications under the “Other Resources” section.

Posted June 22, 2020 MT

UFV Library Course Resources Service

Do you have course readings or media resources (images, films, etc.) that you need to digitize to put into your Blackboard courses?  Library staff can help.  We will take your course reading/learning resources lists, identify if the resources are already available in digital format in our licensed databases, and provide you with the permanent links.  For other items, we will assess copyright implications and, if permitted, we will scan or digitize the item for you.  If we cannot digitize content due to copyright restrictions, we will work with you to identify alternatives and find resources that will work for your classes.

Send us your course syllabus or resource lists as soon as possible, before you head off on vacation.  Keep in mind that media requests are often complex and will require more time to process.   And please be prepared to communicate with library staff over the summer to ensure that your resources are ready in time for the fall semester.

To submit your requests, see Course Resources Services (the orange box) here: https://library.ufv.ca/faculty/course-readings/

Posted June 11, 2020/MAM

Looking for information on how other Universities are responding to COVID-19?

Access the The Chronicle of Higher Education on and off campus

If you are interested in seeing how other institutions are preparing to reopen and implementing safety measures such as social distancing, you may find some answers in The Chronicle of Higher Education. Based in Washington, D.C., The Chronicle is an online newspaper that has current and relevant news articles dealing with topics that are broadly applicable to University faculty and administrators. Users can also sign up to receive their popular newsletters, such as Academe Today and Chronicle Review.

The UFV Library provides access to the premium articles of The Chronicle of Higher Education on and off campus. 

To access the premium articles off campus, you can create a personal Chronicle account:

1. Go to https://proxy.ufv.ca:2443/login?url=https://www.chronicle.com/issue/archive.
2.  Log in with your UFV credentials.
3. At The Chronicle site, click on “Log in” on the top right corner. 
4. Click on “Create an Account”.
5. Create a free account using your UFV email address. (You can sign up for newsletters during the registration process.)
6. Activate your account by confirming your email address.

You can also sign up for newsletters after you create your Chronicle account.

1. Log in to your account.
2. Click your name on the top right corner.
3. Click Newsletters.

When you receive the Newsletters, you can click on the headlines and log in with your Chronicle username and password. 

Enjoy reading the latest news! 

Posted by Michelle Tang, June 1, 2020