On Wednesday, March 29th, 2023, the AEP (Association étudiante de Polytechnique) and the AÉCSP (Association étudiante des cycles supérieurs de Polytechnique) held their annual Merit Ceremony. This is an opportunity for student associations to highlight outstanding educational staff at Polytechnique. In the category Graduate Studies - Complementary Training (CAP), librarian Camille Fitch-Kustcher was nominated for her teaching of CAP7005 – Handling of Scientific and Technical Information. Taught by the Consulting Services librarians, this complementary course is mandatory for graduate students.
While the Library did not win the award this year, the inauguration of the new Complementary Training (CAP) category suggests potential nominations in the future and who knows, maybe one (or many) awards!
Congratulations to Camille on her nomination and for her excellent teaching!
Since 2021, the Library has extended its access in Web of Science to content published from 1900 onwards whereas coverage previously began in 1989. Indexing over 21,000 journals, 134,000 books, and 300,000 conference proceedings, this bibliographic database provides citation information and access to basic analysis tools.
In addition, the Library is subscribed to the in-depth bibliometric analysis tool InCites, which uses data from Web of Science up to 1980.
For more information on these tools’ terms of use and bibliometric services the Library provides, please visit our Bibliometrics and research impact page. You can also send your questions to bilbio@polymtl.ca.
Good news! The Library is currently receiving new computers for its computer lab (L-7607) and will be upgrading its equipment. To allow for the installation of the new material, room L-7607 will be closed temporarily and unavailable for use during the week of March 20th. The computers located in front of the printing room (L-7613) remain available.
If you have any comments or questions, please do not hesitate to contact the Library staff at biblio@polymtl.ca.
As the only shared platform of aerial photo collections in Quebec, Géophoto facilitates the discovery and consultation of Quebec universities aerial photo inventories, as well as from collections of the Ministère des Ressources naturelles et des Forêts (MRNF) and the Bibliothèque et Archives nationales du Québec (BAnQ).
Géophoto in a nutshell:
- 800,000 printed aerial photos that can be borrowed.
- 400,000 digital photos that can be viewed and downloaded.
- More user-friendly module thanks to the addition and improvement of functionalities, especially for the search and selection of photos.
- Powerful search engine, combining spatial and filter searches.
In the longer term, Géophoto will contain 1.2 million printed photos from 9 Quebec universities, and 1.1 million digital photos from the MRNF and the BAnQ.
We invite you to access the Géophoto aerial photo module on the GéoIndex platform.
For any questions about Géophoto, please contact the Library at biblio@polymyl.ca.
It goes without saying that the last few years have brought their share of challenges. The Library is thus proud to present a summary of its accomplishments during this period of constant adaptation. The 2019-2022 Accomplishments Report is now available on the Library's website. You will find it on the Accomplishments tab under the "About Us" section of the main menu. Please note that the report is only available in French at the moment. On the Accomplishments page, you will also find annual statistics related to the various components of the Library's mission.
Happy reading!
