2012-2013 Academic Year Calendar - Marianopolis

Educational Resources and ServicesTeaching and Learning Technologies (TLT) can be foundin the A WING, in Room A-358. TLT is where equipmentfor academic use is stored and borrowed from. Thisequipment includes but is not limited to: laptops, digitalcameras, camcorders, microphones, tripods, MP3 players,and boomboxes. TLT provides technological assistancefor students and faculty. A Mac video editing studio withtwo iMac computers with iLife software is found withinTLT. All resources can be booked through the College’sonline booking system, Meeting Room Manager.The ITS staff members ensure that all users, whethernovice or experienced, receive the hardware and softwarehelp and training that they need. TLT and all theComputer Labs are open Monday to Friday from 8:00a.m. to 6:00 p.m. TLT and the A-Wing Computer Labswill be open for extended hours on Wednesdays until9:00 pm.LibraryThe Library provides services, resources and facilitiesthat support and enrich the learning experience atMarianopolis.The beautiful Main Floor of the Library houses theReference and Circulation service counters, as well as theextremely popular Reserve Collection from which a copyof almost all required reading can be borrowed. There isindividual study space, as well as online workstations, andstudents can borrow laptops to use anywhere in theCollege. The main book collection, more individual studycarrels and a group study space are located on the GroundFloor. The entire Library is a wireless environment andstudent artwork enlivens the space.provide an opportunity for students to learn sophisticatedand useful strategies for database searching. In addition,the librarians give one-on-one instruction to students at thereference desk. The librarians promote issues of AcademicIntegrity within the College and are an important resourceon citation style.Through both traditional and innovative services, theLibrary provides students with the research skills that willhelp them succeed in their studies both now and in thefuture.The Learning Resources CentreThe Learning Resources Centre (LRC) is located in theF WING, room F-317. The space is used by peer andalumni tutors who are part of the Peer Tutoring Servicewho offer assistance in a variety of disciplines. Our servicesalso include a number of initiatives that are geared towardthe improvement of language skills in English and Frenchsuch as English Monitoring, French Monitoring, EnglishWriting Professional and a series of Literacy Workshopsoffered each semester.Funding for the establishment of the LRC comes from theMarianopolis Plan for Success which encompasses anumber of projects, some of which are college-wide, whileothers are designed for the benefit of students in specificprograms. The overall objective of the Plan is toimplement measures aimed at fostering student successand to provide enriching activities for our studentpopulation. For further information and details, pleasevisit our web page at marianopolis.edu/lrcThere are more than 60,000 items in the Librarycollections, with new items being added all the time. Thein-house print collections are supplemented by contentprovided by more than 25 online databases. The databasesoffer journal articles, e-books, images, films, and more.As well, the Library’s Film and Music Collectionenhances the classroom learning experience. As a partialrepository, the Library offers an up-to-date collection ofgovernment documents and statistical information.The librarians teach students how to use the Library’svaried resources. All new students take part in acompulsory Library Orientation program. The librarianshelp to develop the research skills of our students bygiving instruction sessions that focus on how to doresearch in the Library’s collections. These sessions17