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Since fall 2020, the Library has been working on an important project that involves the digitization, weeding, and relocation of its physical collection. This major project aims to increase the number of seated places for both individual and collaborative work. Eventually, it will also allow for the addition of new study rooms.
As part of this project, a portion of the Library’s physical collection is to be moved to an off-campus preservation facility. The relocation will take place in the week of July 25-29, 2022. During this period, the targeted documents will be unavailable. Once the move is completed, you will be able to place a hold on these documents through the Sofia Discovery tool.
Please note that the printed books to be moved off-campus were selected on grounds of their low usage. Thus, the Cultural Collection, the Reference and Dictionaries Collection, documents at the Course Reserve, Techno-Prêt equipment, printed journals, dissertations and theses as well as highly borrowed printed books will remain at Pavillons Lassonde’s Louise-Lalonde-Lamarre Library; only printed books that are older unfrequently borrowed will be moved off-campus.
Should you require assistance with locating resources or with anything else that concerns the Library’s collection, the staff at the Service Desk and at the Reference Desk is always available to provide help. You may also reach us via chat by using our website’s Ask a question option website or by emailing us at biblio@polymtl.ca.
Inspired by an article in L’actualité, Louise-Lalonde-Lamarre Library’s team presents a book exhibition that focuses on Quebecois writers from now and then who skillfully captured the province’s spirit through their prose. This exhibit highlights the Library’s Cultural Collection, which does not only contain numerous Quebecois literature classics, but also encompasses documents covering a wide variety of topics and literary genres. It is the perfect place to discover entertaining reads for your summer vacation! Furthermore, numerous books were recently added to this collection. You are also welcome to suggest purchases by completing the following form that is available on our website.
As of Monday June 6th, part of the Library’s collection that is located on the 7th floor is no longer in open access. Following an evaluation, these books have been targeted to be moved into a conservation centre in order to improve the Library’s seating capacity. Once the move is complete, an announcement will be made concerning the procedures for obtaining these documents. In the meantime, you may still check out these resources by clicking on the “Obtenir” (Request) option within the document’s notice in Sofia so that you may submit a “place hold” request.
Should you require help with locating documents, please know that the Circulation and Reference Desks staff is always available to assist you. You may also reach us via chat by using our website’s Ask a question option website or by emailing us at biblio@polymtl.ca.
As a member of the Canadian Research Knowledge Network (CRKN), Polytechnique’s Library benefits from consortium agreements negotiated with commercial academic publishers. Discounts facilitating open-access publication within these publishers’ journals are now available for Polytechnique’s community of researchers. For the terms and conditions associated with these discounts, visit the CRKN’s website. Please see this tab in our open access guide for further information on open-access publishing discounts available to Polytechnique’s research community. You may also email us at biblio.profs@polymtl.ca. Finally, we wish to remind all authors that most editors will allow for the deposit of their article in preprint format on Polytechnique’s institutional repository, PolyPublie.
Focusing on the development of Quebec’s mineral resources, Ressources & Industrie: Mines discusses topics such as technologies, innovation, the industry’s development and environmental issues. Within this magazine, you will find in-depth articles presenting topics of current interest that are related to Quebec’s mines. Please remember that you can make use of the Library’s scan service in order to obtain articles from the printed collection in digital format.
