New Products

The following two products were recently added to COPPUL’s inventory of database licenses:

• Journal of Visualized Experiments (JoVE) is the first online journal featuring video demonstrations of experimental measures. This new method of scientific publishing allows researchers and students to learn new experiments much faster than traditional text journals, thereby increasing the reproducibility and the efficiency of research in the biological sciences.

• Merck Index Online is the internationally recognized encyclopedia of chemicals, drugs, and biologicals that contains more than 10,000 monographs. The entries cover a wide range of compounds that have been selected by the editors on the basis of present or historic importance and interest.

For more information on these products, please contact Debbie Braun, COPPUL Licensing Coordinator.

New COPPUL Executive Director

The Council of Prairie and Pacific University Libraries (COPPUL) is pleased to announce the appointment of Gwen Bird, Associate University Librarian, Collections, Simon Fraser University, as the next Executive Director, effective October 17, 2011. Gwen will replace Alexander (Sandy) Slade who will be leaving COPPUL on October 28th.

Effective October 17, the new COPPUL contact information will be:

COPPUL
Bennett Library
8888 University Drive
Burnaby, BC V5A 1S6

Email: execdir@coppul.ca
Phone: 778-782-9404
Fax: 778-782-3023

New Products

COPPUL has recently added the following products to its list of subscriptions:   
  
 • CRC Handbook of Chemistry & Physics, now in its 91st edition. It continues to be the most accessed and respected scientific reference in the world.   

 • Global Issues in Context (GIC), from Gale Cengage. This database offers current, international news and perspectives on the most talked about, debated and studied issues and events in world hot spots.

• SAGE Reference Online. This is a one-time purchase of more than 300 authoritative, award-winning, interdisciplinary handbooks and encyclopedias across the social sciences.

For more information on these products, please contact Debbie Braun, COPPUL Licensing Coordinator.  

COPPUL Outstanding Contribution Award Winner

COPPUL is pleased to announce that the winner of its 2011 Outstanding Contribution Award is Mary Westell, Director of the Centre for Scholarly Communication in Libraries and Cultural Resources at the University of Calgary.

Mary Westell is being recognized for her many contributions to COPPUL Systems and Digitization work. Mary chaired the COPPUL Systems Group from 1998-2000 and the COPPUL Digitization Group from 2003-2007 and she is currently Chair of the COPPUL Digital Curation and Preservation Group. In her roles as Chair, Mary has demonstrated leadership in moving projects forward to fulfil the objectives of the respective groups.

COPPUL is pleased to recognize Mary's achievements and long record of contributions to the consortium. Congratulations to Mary!

A press release about the award can be found on the COPPUL website.