NWP Learning Commons

If you're a fan of fighting games and looking for some recreational reading this summer, or insights into Japan-US business dynamics, why not try Like a Hurricane: An Unofficial History of Street Fighter II by Matt Leone?

Leone compiled the book from a number of interviews conducted with personnel from Capcom Japan and Capcom USA. It covers the time period from the development of the original Street Fighter, through the arcade boom of Street Fighter II and its variants, and the declining arcade years when Street Fighter III was released.

Like a Hurricane is either on our new book shelf, or upstairs at GV 1469.39 L46 2023

Starting this week, and running until March 7, we'll be offering evening hours at the Fairview Learning Commons as follows:

Tuesdays & Thursdays, 8:30 am to 7:00 pm

If you're a fan of FPS games and looking for some recreational reading this semester, why not try one of these two books:

Masters of Doom by David Kushner
Doom Guy: Life in First Person by John Romero

Masters of Doom covers the early years of ID Software, creators of Doom and Quake. Kushner talks about how John Romero and John Carmack started working together, and what ultimately led to Romero's departure, and the challenges both faced in the aftermath.

Doom Guy is Romero's autobiography. He talks about his violent childhood, what led him to start ID Software with Carmack, the challenges he faced at Ion Storm, and his thoughts on how to run gaming companies in general.

Masters of Doom is shelved upstairs at QA 76.2 A2 K86 2004

Doom Guy is either on our new book shelf, or upstairs at GV 1469.3 R644 2023

Broken permalink?

If you created a permalink using one of our databases prior to our transition to OpenAthens this summer, you may have to strip out the URL prefix that pointed it to our EZProxy server. Here's an example:

Original URL: https://ezproxy.agpc.talonline.ca/login?url=https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=psyh&AN=2022-43687-001&site=eds-live

Revised URL: https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=psyh&AN=2022-43687-001&site=eds-live

If you have a permalink that no longer works even after removing the EZProxy URL prefix, please contact a Learning Commons staff member.

Amanda, one of our librarians, will now be available for drop-in research and citation assistance at the Health Education Centre on Tuesdays, 12:00-4:30.

We won't just be at our desks this semester -- we'll be available to provide assistance in different areas around campus. So, where can you find us?

Greg, our Math Tutor, will be visiting Trades Mondays 4:15 pm to 7:00 pm.

Teevin, our Writing Tutor, will be running various workshops in the Alward Lab on Tuesdays and Wednesdays starting September 19th. (...and you can register at https://libcal.nwpolytech.ca/calendar/asc )

Kellar, our Science Tutor, will be visiting the Health Education Centre Wednesdays 9:15 am to 12:45 pm.

Amanda, one of our Librarians, will be at the Health Education Centre Tuesdays 10:00 am to 1:00 pm.

Jacob, one of our Librarians, will be on the Theatre Concourse Tuesdays 9:30 am to 11:30 am.

Please note that all of our schedules are subject to change. If you miss us during a regular drop-in time, please book an appointment with one of us using the links on the right-hand side of the Learning Commons webpage at https://www.nwpolytech.ca/learning_commons/

The current operating hours for the Learning Commons for the remainder of the spring/summer semester are as follows:

Mondays to Thursdays: 8:30 am to 9:00 pm
Fridays: 8:30 am to 6:00 pm
Saturdays: 10:00 am to 6:00 pm
Sundays: 12:00 pm to 8:00 pm

Spring has sprung, and so have our spring hours!

Starting today, the Grande Prairie campus Learning Commons will be open Monday to Friday, 8:30 am to 4:30 pm.

We're only a few days away from the application deadline for the 2023 Student Research Conference!

For more information, please see https://libguides.nwpolytech.ca/src22

Our final writing workshop of the semester is scheduled for next week:

Proofreading & Editing: Tuesday, March 7 at 2:30-3:30
The essentials of polishing your essays before handing them in.

For more information, or to register for the workshop, please see the Academic Success Centre events listings at https://libcal.nwpolytech.ca/calendar/asc

We have two writing workshops scheduled for next week:

APA: Tuesday, February 28 at 2:30-3:00
Everything you need to know about APA style and citations.

MLA: Wednesday, March 1 at 11:30-12:00
Everything you need to know about MLA style and citations.

For more information, or to register for either workshop, please see the Academic Success Centre events listings at https://libcal.nwpolytech.ca/calendar/asc

We have two writing workshops scheduled for next week:

Persuasive Writing: Tuesday, February 14 at 2:30-3:00
How to talk anyone into anything with your writing.

Building an Essay: Wednesday, February 15 at 11:30-12:00
Once you have all the elements, there's one last step: putting it together into a cohesive whole!

For more information, or to register for either workshop, please see the Academic Success Centre events listings at https://libcal.nwpolytech.ca/calendar/asc