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Distance Education / Extended Library Services

Distance Education Library Contact

Your contact person at the Library is:

Pam MacLean
Phone: (902) 867-3890
Fax: (902) 867-5153 (Attn: Pam MacLean)
Email:

Students in Continuing & Distance Education courses sometimes find doing research for an assignment challenging. Extended Library Services is a support system designed to help you over that hurdle, so you can learn to find the library and information resources you need to complete your course work.

Where do I begin?

Normally, your local library (whether a university, college, hospital or public library) should be your first resource for locating research material.

Most local libraries will loan books, allow you to photocopy materials (subject to copyright legislation), access the Internet, and obtain materials from other libraries on inter-library loan. A charge may apply to some or all of these services.

StFX will provide registered students with a library card and, on request, a letter of introduction to local librarians. Your StFX library card can be used to borrow books from StFX or any library in the Novanet system.

Most Canadian academic libraries now allow in-person borrowing upon presentation of a CAUL (ASIN) card. Cards are available to StFX students who are in good standing with Novanet by contacting Pam MacLean at the Angus L. Macdonald Library (902) 867-3890 or pmaclean@stfx.ca.

Some students will find it difficult to obtain appropriate materials through local libraries, either because they live a distance from such a library, or because the resources available are limited. Extended Library Services is designed to meet the various needs of such students.

What support is offered?

• Advice on library procedure
• Solutions to problems with library cards
• Document delivery of books and journal articles
• Assistance with renewal of book loans
• Support for literature searches
• Assistance in locating specific materials
• Technical support with the use of electronic resources such as online journals

Remote Access to the Library’s Electronic Resources

Your WebFX User Name (for example, x2010abc) and Password (same as for WebMail) allow off-campus users to access the library’s electronic journals and databases through a "proxy server".

Some of the full text databases available through the proxy server are listed below:

ProQuest Research Library
A good general starting place

ABI Inform (ProQuest)
International business and management journals

ERIC Online
Education and related fields

CBCA
Canadian daily news sources and major Canadian publications

To access these and other databases:

1. Go to the StFX homepage: http://www.stfx.ca/
2. Choose the LIBRARY link found under the Academics link (just below "Welcome to StFX" on left side of the screen)
3. Select the Library Home link in the "Library Links section"
4. Click Electronic Resources in the “Favourites” section on the right side of the page
5. Select the database you wish to search
6. Respond to the Proxy Server when prompted by using your WebFX User Name and Password

Finding journal titles:

1. Go direct to the library: http://library.stfx.ca
2. Place your cursor on "Journal Titles" in the tab on top of the search box
3. Type in title of Journal; click on Search
4. Choose the year and then the volume you want
5. If not available electronically, or not available at all, contact Pam MacLean

If you are in a Continuing & Distance Education course offered by StFX please feel free to contact Extended Library Services to discuss individual library needs and concerns.

Contact Extended Library Services:

Pam MacLean
St. Francis Xavier University
PO Box 5000, Antigonish, NS B2G 2W5
(902) 867 3890
Fax: (902) 867-5153
Attn: Pam MacLean