Halloween by the Numbers

So you think statistics are dull? Well the folks at Statistics Canada have gathered together some fun, interesting, and morbid stats for Halloween in Canada.

How many children in Canada are of trick-or-treating age? What are some scary place names in Canada? How many funeral directors work in Canada? Are there witches and warlocks in Canada? Answer these and more on the StatCan site!

Statistics Canada: Hallowe’en by the numbers: http://www42.statcan.ca/smr08/smr08_094_e.htm

For more help on how to use Statistics Canada and E-Stat for your own research, come in and visit the staff at the Information Desk!

It’s Library Month! Have Fun Reading!

October is Canadian Library Month, so why not take a moment to celebrate libraries and reading by enjoying a paperback from our @Ease collection?

The Conestoga College community has been generous and the LRC is now home to many more great paperback fiction novels including some of these newer releases:
Cult of the iPod. Leander Kahney (2005)
Everyman. Philip Roth (2006)
Fabrizio’s Return. Mark Frutkin (2006)
Imperium. Robert Harris (2007)
Industrial Magic. Kelley Armstrong (2004)
Me and Mr. Darcy. Alexandra Potter (2007)
Missing Mom. Joyce Carol Oates (2005)
No Country for Old Men. Cormac McCarthy (2006)
Oryx and Crake. Margaret Atwood (2003)
Terrorist. John Updike (2006)
The Wonder Spot. Melissa Bank (2005)
The Continuity Girl. Leah McLaren (2006)
The Devil Wears Prada. Lauren Weisberger (2006)
The Fifth Angel. Tim Green (2003)
The Mermaid Chair. Sue Monk Kidd (2005)
The Romanov Prophecy. Steve Berry (2007)
To Kiss a Frog. Ella James (2005)
True Believer. Nicholas Sparks (2005)

You say ‘Hello’. I say ‘Salut’.

Diversity enriches a community and Conestoga students certainly are diverse and they love to share their variety. The question “How do you say hello?” was written on the whiteboard at the LRC’s entrance and it didn’t take long for students to fill it up with the many ways they say hello from “Allo” to “Sat sri akaal”.

Now that you know how to say ‘hello’ in many languages, why not stop by the LRC and say ‘Hi’ to the staff?

Researching off-campus? Don’t forget your PIN!

As we move further along into the semester, students are digging into the many projects and assignments they’ve been given. You don’t have to do all of their research in the LRC though, you can access the LRC’s electronic resources right from home!

Access the online databases, e-books and other e-resources by signing in with your student ID number (or client ID for faculty) and your four digit PIN. If you don’t have a PIN yet, visit the Circulation desk in the LRC to get one. If you are a returning student, after you’ve gotten this year’s sticker from the registrar’s office drop by the LRC to have your PIN reactivated!