The Dawson College library is here to serve the academic needs of students and teachers, and we need your help to make strong choices about the library’s collections.
To that end, we urge you to use our online forms to request new library materials or schedule an in-class library instruction session. Please feel free to contact us any time for more information about our services, or to discuss matters relating to our collections.
Library Request Forms
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Please complete this form if there is a book in the Library’s General Collection that you would like to have placed in the Reserves Collection.
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Complete this form to arrange a library orientation session in your classroom, or in the library’s own computer lab (room 6C.2). Please be sure to provide as much detail as possible about the course, and to attach a copy of your assignment. You will receive an automatic confirmation of your request, and a librarian will be in touch to verify availability.
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Would you like to show a film in your class? If it is in our collection, we ask that you reserve the film by completing the online reservation form, or sending an email to filmservices@dawsoncollege.qc.ca.
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When you complete the purchase request form your request will be submitted for review by the library’s selection committee and you will receive an automatic confirmation. We will contact you once the book has been processed and is available for circulation. A librarian will get in touch if there are any questions about your request.
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If there are websites that you frequently recommend to students, or list on your course outlines, please complete the website suggestion form, so that we can add them to our collection of Websites by Subject.
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Please lets us know if you have ideas about how we can improve our collections or services.
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Course Reserves
To place books or other course materials on Reserve for your students, please email Suzanne Bellefleur. You may also phone her at extension 1622, or visit the Circulation Desk (5C).
Film Services
Would you like to show a film in your class? If it is in our collection, we suggest you reserve the film by completing our online Film Reservation Form, or sending an email to filmservices@dawsoncollege.qc.ca. If you would like to order a film for the collection, you may complete our Purchase Request Form. (As with other library orders, we ask that you please only submit requests for films that you plan to use on an ongoing basis.)
For further details, please visit our Film Services page.
For further details, please visit our Film Services page.
Professional Development
In cooperation with the Office of Academic Development (OAD), the library is home to a collection of Professional Development resources. These titles can be found in the Library Catalogue by entering the keywords “Office of Academic Development”; or by selecting OAD Professional Development from the “Lists” in the top menu of the library catalogue.
Research
Faculty members who want to conduct research at Dawson can access a range of supports from the Office of Academic Development. These supports include access to the BCI (or CREPUQ) Card, which grants borrowing privileges to the cardholder at participating university libraries (ARC Press Release, 2013). For examples of research conducted by Dawson faculty, see the Annual Review of Research Activity (2013-2014).
All members of the Dawson community can access the Dawson Library’s eBook collections and periodical databases, both on and off campus, for personal or professional purposes. For individual instruction in how to use/access these resources, please don’t hesitate to contact a Librarian. For access to information beyond our collections, please see the links below.
All members of the Dawson community can access the Dawson Library’s eBook collections and periodical databases, both on and off campus, for personal or professional purposes. For individual instruction in how to use/access these resources, please don’t hesitate to contact a Librarian. For access to information beyond our collections, please see the links below.
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Bibliothèque et Archives nationales du Québec (BAnQ) Subscribe to access a wealth of subscription-based Online Resources. |
| Centre de documentation collégiale Digital Resources include:
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| Concordia University Library Information for CEGEP Faculty and Students Ask a Reference Librarian to provide you with a signed letter, authorizing you to borrow books. |
| McGill University Alumni Faculty from Quebec Universities and CEGEPs |
| Interlibrary Loans If the library doesn’t have what you’re looking for, we may be able to obtain materials from another library. Delivery times vary and there are costs associated with most transactions, which must be absorbed by the borrower or his/her department. For more information, email ill@dawsoncollege.qc.ca, or contact Margaret Black at extension 1795. |
Copyright
It is important to remember that text, images, sound recordings and other works are subject to copyright laws, even in educational contexts. At Dawson College, all members of the community are subject to the terms of the college’s agreement with Copibec, Quebec’s copyright licensing agency. These terms are explained in Copibec’s publication, Copyright: Empowering our Cultural Vitality.
Copyrighted works may be used under Fair Dealing Guidelines (CMEC); but it is important to understand that “Fair Dealing” is only a legal defence, and not a guarantee against infringement. For more information on copyright in an educational context, please see Copyright Matters!: Some Key Questions and Answers for Teachers.
For further guidance on Copyright matters, particularly as pertains to the creation of course manuals at Dawson Collection, please contact the Print Shop: (514) 931-8731 ext. 1118 (room 2E.1).
Copyrighted works may be used under Fair Dealing Guidelines (CMEC); but it is important to understand that “Fair Dealing” is only a legal defence, and not a guarantee against infringement. For more information on copyright in an educational context, please see Copyright Matters!: Some Key Questions and Answers for Teachers.
For further guidance on Copyright matters, particularly as pertains to the creation of course manuals at Dawson Collection, please contact the Print Shop: (514) 931-8731 ext. 1118 (room 2E.1).