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Newest Arrivals Click on the button above to view the entire list of arrivals from the previous month in our catalogue (new feature!). Use the links in the table below to scroll through new arrivals by department. Please note the departmental lists are managed outside the catalogue. New Books By Department Adult Education Development Studies Music Anthropology Earth Sciences Nursing Aquatic...

Research Assistance Reference and research assistance services are available in-person, by phone or e-mail, please contact Special Collections Librarian, Susan Cameron. We recommend that you call or e-mail us before making an in-person visit to allow us to make the most of your time. We have expert knowledge of the collection and can make suggestions, email finding aids, and locate specific items...

General Information All registered students, faculty and staff at St. Francis Xavier University (StFX) are eligible to borrow library materials. This includes retired faculty, alumni and staff. Residents of Nova Scotia who are 18 years of age or older, may apply for a Community borrower’s card at the Main Service Desk or online. A valid library card must be presented to borrow material. Remote...

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BOOK Now / Check-In BOOK USING INTERACTIVE MAPS ABOUT OUR STUDY SPACES General seating does not require a booking. Our 5 study rooms must be reserved in advance. To find the locations of our study rooms, please view our building maps . Self-booking is currently only available to StFX students, staff and faculty. Community borrowers must contact the Main Service Desk to book spaces. Find out how to...

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WHAT IS CHICAGO STYLE? Chicago style refers to citation guidelines developed by the University of Chicago Press. HOW DOES CHICAGO STYLE WORK? The Chicago style includes guidelines for two different systems of citing sources. The first, most often used by humanities disciplines, uses notes (either footnotes or endnotes) which point to entries in a bibliography. The second, most often used in the...

The Music/AV/Microform Room, located on the 3rd floor, entering from Chater Hall, contains our audio and visual recordings, as well as our microform collection of newspapers, journals and other sources, all of which are searchable through our online catalogue. The Angus L. Macdonald Library supports the StFX Jazz Studies program with a comprehensive collection of over 6000 items, consisting mostly...

WHAT IS MLA STYLE? MLA style refers to citation guidelines developed by the Modern Languages Association. The MLA style is usually used in humanities disciplines, such as English, Religious Studies and History. HOW DOES MLA STYLE WORK? MLA style uses a two-part system, with brief in-text citations pointing to corresponding entries in a Works Cited list at the end of the paper. The entries in the...

LIBRARY SYMBOL NSAS LIBRARY NAME St. Francis Xavier University, Angus L. Macdonald Library ADDRESS Interlibrary Lending 3080 Martha Dr. Antigonish NS B2G 2W5 TELEPHONE (902) 867-2421 EMAIL @email (General inquiries/Renseignements généraux) WHO CODE SFX OCLC SYMBOL FXR LIBRARY TYPE University Library StFX ILL Policy MONOGRAPHS 3 weeks, renewals SERIALS No loan CHARGES LOAN: CAAL/CBPA, ACMC...

Need a Book? We'll Get it for You! Our "Request and Retrieve" service allows patrons to place holds on StFX items that are in the library and available to circulate (exceptions apply). Items will be retrieved by staff within one business day and made available for pick-up at the Main Service Desk. Patrons will receive an e-mail notification when the item is ready or if there is an issue filling...

General Library Payments General Payments Payment portal for Students, Faculty, and Staff, to pay for library related costs, such as: Lost or damaged books Fines Product or service sales 3D Printing etc. Interlibrary Lending Payments Payment portal for representatives of other libraries paying for Interlibrary Lending services. Please be sure to have your StFX-issued invoice on hand as you will...

This is the website of St. Francis Xavier University's Angus L. Macdonald Library. Our postal address is: Angus L. Macdonald Library PO Box 5000 3080 Martha Drive Antigonish, Nova Scotia B2G 2W5 We can be reached via e-mail at @email, or you can reach us by telephone at (902) 867-2267.

The following StFX Fair Dealing Guidelines have been adapted from Universities Canada's Fair Dealing Policy for Universities. StFX Fair Dealing Guidelines The fair dealing provision in the Copyright Act permits use of a copyright-protected work without permission from the copyright owner or the payment of copyright royalties. To qualify for fair dealing, two tests must be passed. First, the...

The StFX University Library was housed in several different buildings prior to the construction of the current Angus L. Macdonald Library. Drawing on information from the University Archives, as well as from the book For the People, A History of St. Francis Xavier University (1996), by retired StFX history professor Dr. James Cameron, here are a few significant notes related to the Library’s...

Items that you wish to make available to your students for a limited loan (usually three hours) can be temporarily added to the Reserve Collection. Online Reserve Request Form Reserve Guidelines for Faculty Please limit the number of items for each course to a maximum of 50. A maximum of four copies per individual item will be accepted unless a demand is demonstrated. Reserve items should be...

Your Liaison Librarian is your main point of contact with the Library. Get in touch to discuss collection development, collaborations in teaching, publishing support & more. We are here to support faculty and students in all their teaching, learning, and research needs. We can help you navigate the Library’s print and electronic collection (and beyond!) and work directly with you to ensure your...

Library Workshops The Library provides a variety of library skills workshops, including Library Research 101, Managing References with Zotero, and Citing Your Sources, among others. The workshop schedule is available here. Workshops are free of charge and open to all. Participants can choose a workshop and register online. Recorded versions of the current workshops are being made available on the...