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NSAC Friends of the Garden Plant Sale

NSAC Friends of the Garden plant sale will be specializing in perennials, alpines and woodland plants.The sale will be taking place on Saturday, June 6th from 9 a.m. to 11 a.m. in the Collins Building, 160 College Road.

Kids Discovery Camps

Interested in Registering your Child for a Day-Camp this Summer?
Spaces are still available in the Kids Discovery Camps, hosted by NSAC and Scotia Pool. All children aged five to 12 are welcome. There are seven weeks of camps from July 6th to August 21st, each with a different theme such as Animal Week, Swim Week and World Discovery Week. The cost is $140 per week, except for our Nature Week which runs August 4th to 7th and costs $120. Camps begin their day here on campus, at the Langille Athletic Centre between 8:00a.m. and 8:30a.m. and end at Scotia Pool between 4:30p.m. and 5:00p.m. Each week includes one daytrip to places such as Melmerby Beach or the Discovery Centre in Halifax and a hot lunch on Wednesdays.

For more information, call Claire or Megan at 893-2621, or to register, call the Athletic Centre front desk at 893-6660.

Enhanced Search Tools on the Horizon for MacRae Library

MacRae Library, along with other postsecondary libraries in Atlantic Canada, are currently investigating new and enhanced single search products that will allow users to search multiple databases and catalogues using one interface. In preparation for the move to a new product in the near future, we will not be renewing the contract for our current single search product, which expired on May 31st.  However, be on the lookout for future updates regarding this exciting development.

Remember, you may still search for full text articles and abstracts using our many databases (http://nsac.ca/library/mler/bibliogr-databases.asp), search for electronic journal titles in Resolver (http://nsac-resolver.asin-risa.ca/), search for books, journals, government documents and more in our Novanet Catalogue (http://aleph1.novanet.ns.ca/F).

CAB Abstracts 1973 to present now on EBSCO

CAB Abstracts 1973 to present are now available on EBSCO. You may access CAB Abstracts the usual way through the complete listing of databases under CAB Abstracts on MLER Electronic Resources (http://nsac.ca/library/mler/bibliogr-databases.asp#C). Please note that the CAB Abstracts Archive is still available on OvidSP.

We will be hosting more library orientation sessions over the summer months, so stay tuned.

Please contact Elaine MacInnis, University Librarian, at 893-6670 or emacinnis@nsac.ca if you have any questions or would like to introduce yourself.

Tired of Feeling Out of the Loop?

Want to know what's going on around campus? Need to spread the word about an event? NSAC's Public Relations office is reinstating the campus calendar. The calendar is available online at nsac.ca/calendar. Add it to your favourites and check back regularly.If you are planning an event or hear about one on campus please submit your information for inclusion on the calendar. You can email your event information to nsac@news.ca.

Scholarship Spotlight

Graduate Students Presented with Scholarships
Several NSAC graduate students received scholarships at NSAC’s Scholarship Banquet last October.  Selections included:  Back row: Catherine Pal, Pugwash, NS, recipient of GRTI $16,500/year, $7,000 Robert P. Longley Memorial Graduate Scholarship, $2,500 Nova Scotia Fur Institute Graduate Scholarship, $2,000 Arlen Kerr Memorial Scholarship (sponsored by the Canada Mink Breeders Association), and $500 Best Poster Presentation Award, International Fur Trade Federation (IFTF).  Morag Dick, Oakville, ON, received a $2,000 Arlen Kerr Memorial Scholarship (sponsored by the Canada Mink Breeders Association) and a $1,000 Susan Crissey Memorial Scholarship.

Front row: Prof. Kirsti Rouvinen-Watt, Plant and Animal Science Dept., NSAC, and Karen Kennedy, Corner Brook, NL, who was the recipient of the $2,000 Canard Conservation Graduate Scholarship.