Fall 2024 Newsletter
What's new at KPU Library this Fall?
Your KPU card is your library card and identifies you as a KPU student. You will need your KPU card to check out library materials, use the intercampus shuttle, tap for printing, and might need it to sit certain exams. To learn more about how to get your KPU card, click here.
Need some quick information about the library? Have a question you think others have also asked? Our FAQ page might have the answer you are looking for. Check it out here.
As of September 2023, laptops will be loaned on a daily, first-come, first-served basis at each KPU Library location. Laptops will no longer be loaned on a semesterly basis. Daily loans ensure laptops are available to students in the moments when they are needed most. To read more about our laptop loan system, click here.
If you need computer access on campus, KPU Library computer labs provide access to hundreds of workstations. Workstations are also found in other student spaces, such as classroom labs.
Please note that you cannot download any additional software to these laptops.
For those looking to purchase a PC, KPU students are eligible for exclusive discounts through the Dell Member Purchase Program. To access your discount:
1. Visit dell.ca/mpp/kpu for your coupon and sign-up using your KPU student email address.
2. Check your email for your unique coupon and a link to redeem it online.
View the Mural at KPU SurreyKPU Library Surrey is home to a mural that stands around 25 feet tall and 10 feet. This mural was designed and created by KPU Arts Indigenous Artist-in-Residence Brandon Gabriel, Chicago-born aerosol artist Desi Mundo, and Chilean studio artist Pancho Pescador. The colourful mural celebrates activist Kat Norris and features landscapes and symbols such as a drum, a feather, and the peaks of the Ch'ich'iyúy Elxwíkn, also known as the two sisters in the Squamish language Sḵwx̱wú7mesh sníchim), or the Lions. Themes of the mural include activism, environmentalism, and social justice for Indigenous peoples.
Drop by Surrey Library to check it out!
Our Surrey Library is open 24 hours a day during final exams! All you need is to have your KPU Card with you to enter. Look out for more information on our December exam hours later in the semester.
Get help from librarians when you need it!
AskAway is an online chat service that connects you directly to a librarian. You'll see the AskAway box appear on our library webpages, so you'll be able to access it while you are researching or while writing/citing assignments online.
Alternatively, you can check out our Ask Us page and can choose to chat, email or text us.
We have updated our Academic Integrity Moodle Course! To earn the Academic Integrity badge, you will now
complete a tutorial created collaboratively between the Academic Integrity Unit and the Library. Once completed, the badge will be displayed on your profile. Please visit Academic Integrity & Plagiarism to learn more.
KPU Library is on Instagram! You can visit our page here. Follow us to stay up to date with service announcements, upcoming events, library service highlights, and more. We'll be posting tips and tricks on using our library too!
Get Research and Citation Help
KPU Librarians are here to help you at any stage of your research process. Librarians can help you explore your topic, search and evaluate sources, and recommend resources for the information or research you seek. Librarians can also help with your citations! There are a number of ways to connect with a Librarian:
1. Visit the Research Help Desk
2. Use AskAway Chat
3. Book an Appointment
4. Email your Liaison Librarian
Visit our Research Help page to find out more!
Summon search lets your see all of what KPU Library has to offer, both in the library and online. We have books and ebooks, articles, journals, films and more in our extensive collection. This is a good place to start searching for resources.
We have a variety of resources that help you on your learning journey. They include:
- Indigenous Information Literacy
These tutorials are designed as learning resources for you to use whenever you need them. Your instructor might also assign parts or the whole tutorial as class readings. They contain information, practice exercises and some you can even earn an Academic Integrity Recognition badge for your Moodle profile.
Best-bet guides for finding information in your field. Our Subject Guides are written by your Liaison Librarian, and features things like database and website recommendations, citation tips, and more. Our Citation Guides have info and guidance on how to cite using styles such as APA, MLA and Chicago.
Instructional videos will help you learn the basics of searching and using the library. Others are more advanced and are specific to your area of study or field. All are created with your academic experience in mind! Created by our librarians.
Each subject has an assigned liaison librarian. Liaison Librarians are experts in locating resources in your area of study. For example, if you are a Business student, you have a Business Librarian or if you are a Horticulture student, you have a Horticulture Librarian! You can contact your liaison librarian if you ever need one-one-one help for a question specific to your field. See who your Liaison Librarians is!
Book a study room!
Did you know KPU Library has study rooms to book at each of our campus Libraries? These study rooms are great for getting group work done, studying, and practicing presentations. Study rooms can now be booked on our new mobile friendly interface.
We also have Tech Enabled Study Rooms available. Each room comes equipped with an LCD screen with the following connection options:
KPU Computer
Personal laptop via HDMI cable
Wirelessly from your device
We offer two different options for projecting sound:
Directly from the screen. The volume control is on the wall panel.
4 headphone jacks with individual volume control.
Headphones can be borrowed from the Library Service/Equipment Counter.
There are also 2 USB charging port available.
To learn more and to book a study room, click here.