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EBSCOhost User Interface Update

by Alison Horne on April 15th, 2025 | 0 Comments

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EBSCOhost’s user interface will be updated on April 23rd.  

EBSCOhost is one of the library’s most-used database platforms for article and ebook content. The interface for all our EBSCOhost subscriptions will be migrated over the course of several days, starting on April 23rd.  

Links to preview the new interface are available on the library website for all the EBSCOhost databases. 

  • If you have created guides showing your students how to use the EBSCO databases, you will need to update them.  

  • If you have permanent links to articles or ebook content, your links should redirect to the same content on the new interface. However, EBSCO advises that updating the links using the new interface is the best practice. Please see the directions for linking to ebooks and full text articles in the new interface.  

  • AI Insights: The new interface will have a generative AI feature that summarizes several key insights from eligible articles.  

  • For more information about the new interface’s features, please see this Quick Start Guide.                                                   

If you have questions or concerns, please contact Allison Richardson, E-Resources Librarian.


Generative AI Research Tools in Library Databases

by Alison Horne on April 15th, 2025 | 0 Comments

Generative AI research tools are popping up everywhere in the information landscape, including in library research databases.

New GenAI tools will become available in some of library’s most-used database platforms, including EBSCOhost, on April 23. A GenAI tool is already available in the Statista database.

In Brief:

  • EBSCOhost’s AI Insights provides several key insights from eligible articles.
  • Statista Research AI uses Statista’s content and datasets to provide written responses.

KPU Library has provided screenshots and more detailed descriptions of these tools in our new guide, Generative Artificial Intelligence in Library Research.

This concise, student-focused guide covers additional topics such as using GenAI in academic research and the social and environmental impacts of GenAI. KPU Library will document additional GenAI tools as they become available in more library research databases and will continue to update the guide with new information and additional topics as GenAI evolves.

If you have questions or concerns, please contact Allison Richardson, E-Resources Librarian. 


April Featured Equipment: Digital Camera

by Alison Horne on April 3rd, 2025 | 0 Comments

Digital Camera Available Borrow!

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Do you have a photography or video assignment? Do you need something better than your smartphone camera? We have recently acquired a Digital Mirrorless Camera that will take your images/videos to the next level! It is beginner-friendly and has fully automatic features, but also allows for full creative control for those who want it.

See here for further information. Due to limited supplies, advance booking is highly recommended. A brief orientation session with an AV Technician is required before first use.

Click here to request this equipment.

Other digital cameras available: 


Long Night Against Procrastination is Back!

by Alison Horne on March 31st, 2025 | 0 Comments

Need motivation to get through the semester? Are you catching up on assignments before the end of the semester? Just need to focus or destress? Join together with your fellow students and let’s fight procrastination together!

LNAP poster with stars and moonJoin us once again for KPU Library’s Long Night Against Procrastination and get started with your research, studying, and writing, while enjoying FREE food, coffee, and tea! 

 At Long Night Against Procrastination, you’ll find:

Writing, studying, and research support from KPU Librarians

Learning Centre Tutors

Relaxing and fun activities like video games, board games, colouring, and more!

Booths from our friends and colleagues from the KSA, KPU International, and Academic Integrity and more!

 

Event Details

Long Night Against Procrastination
  • Date: Thursday, April 10, 2025
  • Time: 5:30pm – 10:00pm
  • Location: Surrey Campus Library, Arbutus Building

 

 


KPU Library Café

by Alison Horne on March 24th, 2025 | 0 Comments

End of semester assignments and exams can be overwhelming and stressful. Come destress with KPU Library!

At KPU Library Café, relax with a cup of free tea, coffee, or hot chocolate, and flex your creativity with some crafts and board games. Drop by anytime during the event. 

 

Details:

KPU Langley Library

March 31

11:00 to 1:00 pm

 

KPU Richmond Library

April 2

12:00 to 2:00 pm


March Featured Equipment: Light Therapy Lamps

by Alison Horne on March 14th, 2025 | 0 Comments

Happy LightLight Therapy Lamps Available to Borrow!

Do the "winter blues" get you down? Need a little extra light in your life? We have some powerful and portable Light Therapy Lamps that may help.

See here for further information and contact us about availability. 

To view other equipment available to borrow, please visit our Guide.


Library Catalogue and My Library Account unavailable March 18

by Alison Horne on March 12th, 2025 | 0 Comments

Enterprise, the Library catalogue, will have a patch installed on March 18 at 7:00am. The patch will increase security and there will be no significant changes to how Enterprise looks and works.

The catalogue, My Library Account, and the ability to place holds, will be unavailable for 2 to 6 hours. Workflows, Summon, and our databases will not be affected during this time. If you would like to search, please use Summon during this time.

Questions? Ask Us using any of our remote contact options or in-person at our service desks.

 


INFINITE VEGETABLE HACK! Kwantlen Seed Library Pop Up

by Alison Horne on March 7th, 2025 | 0 Comments

INFINITE VEGETABLE HACK! Use this one weird trick to get veggies, fruits, and herbs for life

Growing your own food plants and saving the seed to reuse year after year is the original infinite loot hack!

'Seed libraries' have sprung up all over the world to grow and connect the community of gardeners and seed-savers. Seed libraries let you "borrow" seeds for free, asking only that at the end of the season, if your plants grew successfully, you save some seed and return it to the library to replenish its collection.

The Kwantlen Seed Library lives at at KPU Langley, but it's taking the show on the road to Surrey (March 25) and Richmond (March 26) for Sustainable Development Goals Month! Come by the campus library between 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. to check out the seeds, meet our seed-obsessed librarians, and get lots more info about growing your own food.

seedlings

Details:

Surrey

March 25, 11 a.m. - 2 p.m.

Surrey Library, near the Research Help Desk

Richmond

March 26, 11 a.m. - 2 p.m.

Richmond Library


APA Citation Tip: How to Cite Moodle Materials

by Alison Horne on March 7th, 2025 | 0 Comments

APA Citation Tip graphic saying How do I cite sources from Moodle?

When citing sources from your Moodle course site, you need to ask:

  • Was the material created by someone else, and your instructor is only posting it or linking to it?
  • Was the material created by your instructor?

If the material was created by someone else and is simply reposted, you would:

  • Cite it like you normally would, for example if it’s an article from a journal, do a normal journal article citation.

If the material was created by your instructor, use the following template to cite it:

Author, A. (year). Title of work [And description of form, if needed] OR [Description of work in brackets if no title is available]. Moodle. URL for                 sign-in page (or a full URL if your instructor wants you to use this)

            Example:

      Adler, N. (2025). Indigenous short stories from Turtle Island [PowerPoint slides]. Moodle. https://courses.moodle.kpu.ca/login/index.php

For more information, check out our APA online guide.


My Library Account unavailable on March 8, 6:00 - 10:00 pm

by Alison Horne on March 6th, 2025 | 0 Comments

On March 8 from 6:00 pm until 10:00 pm, our library systems are undergoing maintenance. During this time you will not be able to view or access My Library Account or place holds in the Library catalogue. 

We apologize for any inconvenience. 

Questions? Ask Us using any of our remote contact options or in-person at our service desks.

 


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