Subject & Research Guides: Graduate Students' Resource Guide: Library Services

Research Help

Visit the Research Help desk located on the first floor of the Library!

For in-depth research assistance, you can stop by the Research Help desk or schedule an appointment with a librarian. Visit the Research Help webpage for more information.

Library Services

Graduate Borrowing Privileges
Graduate students and faculty registered at other Novanet libraries have loan periods lasting the current academic term.
Your Library Account
You can find out what books you have borrowed from the library, their due dates or even renew them online.

Document Delivery Services
Borrow from other libraries - Novanet Express and Interlibrary Loan services.

Group Study Rooms
Book a study room online; the Library has ten group study rooms (minimum 2 students required).
Study Room Policy

Laptop Lending at the Patrick Power Library
The Library has 30 laptops are available for use within The Patrick Power Library. Please visit the Circulation Desk for details.
Laptop Borrowing Agreement

CAUL Card: Council of Atlantic University Libraries Inter-University Borrowing Card
You may borrow items in person from post-secondary institutions across Canada by showing your Saint Mary's ID and your CAUL Card. CAUL cards may be acquired free of charge from the Saint Mary's Library Circulation Desk.
eduroam at Saint Mary's University
eduroam (education roaming) is a wireless service that allows students, staff, and faculty to use their own home institution’s wireless credentials to access wireless network services when visiting any other eduroam affiliated institution without having to set up a guest account.
Novanet Catalogue
Novanet is a consortium of post-secondary libraries in Nova Scotia. Your status as a Saint Mary's student grants you borrowing privileges at each library; all items are indexed in this catalogue.
WorldCat
Search the collections of many other libraries worldwide using WorldCat, the world's largest network of library-based content and services.
Voila (Canadian National Catalogue)
Voila lists the holdings of over 1300 libraries across Canada. Use this to locate materials not available in the Novanet Catalogue.

The Library carries the backfiles of a number of periodicals in microfilm and microfiche formats, including:

The Acadian Recorder (1817 to 1869; some volumes incomplete)
The Hibernian Chronicle (1769 - 1802)
US Department of State Foreign Relations of the United States (1890 - 1945)

The microform collection and microform readers are located on the Library's first floor; students are free to use the material as needed. For assistance in using the readers, please consult the staff at the Circulation Desk.

Suggest a Book

Suggest a Book Order Form
Is there a book you think would make a good addition to the Library?