Nscad Library
5163 Duke Street B3J 3J6 Halifax, NS, Canada

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FAQs About the NSCAD Library During the Coronavirus Closure March 18, 2020 Is the Library Open?... The Library is not open, as of March 18, 2020. NSCAD Campus access is limited to all but essential personnel effective 7:00 pm today. Library staff are moving towards working remotely to support as many requests and services that are possible during the closure. Can I borrow items from the Library? We are not able to provide access to the Library's collections during the closure. Can I return my books? You can no longer return your books or other borrowed items. Any overdue fines will be waived. Your loan period will be extended to May 30, 2020. Will loans be extended? Extended loans to May 30 2020 will be provided for all loans during this period of time except for: -Items that were originally loaned prior to this academic year -Items whose due dates are already May 30 or later -Items with loan terms measured in hours rather than days How can I use the Library from home? The Library has pages on our guide to help you access Library resources from home. For general information on using resources while off-campus, use the Off Campus Access page: https://guides.nscad.ca/libraryhome/offcampus Our databases page will help you get online access to full-text articles, ebooks, journals and streamed videos: http://guides.nscad.ca/az.php You can still get access to ebooks and full text content through the Novanet Catalogue: https://guides.nscad.ca/libraryhome/catalogue I am a faculty member and I have items on course reserve. What can I do to make those items available to my students? For faculty who have course reserve items, we are working on providing them in alternate formats, and we can assist with making resources available through Brightspace if needed. Can I still make Interlibrary Loans? Interlibrary loans are currently suspended. Who can I contact if I have a question or concern? Please contact Rebecca Young, Director of Library services: [email protected]

NSCAD folks: we have updated the library's site with some FAQs and even though we are closed we are still able to help you navigate your way through our resources. Get in touch and stay well! http://guides.nscad.ca

It's difficult to accept for us but the NSCAD Library is closed now, although staff are making the best of the situation and are working with faculty and students to help out as NSCAD adapts to the current reality. Take very good care of each other. Check our guide for updates: http://guides.nscad.ca