AskAway Policy Page

https://www.tru.ca/library/about_us.html

House of Learning
Law Library (Law Collections... fob access to Law students/faculty only)
Williams Lake Campus Library (serves the Williams Lake campus)

Computer use, Food & Drink, Noise, Collections, Noise: https://www.tru.ca/library/about_us/policies.html

House of Learning Library : http://www.tru.ca/__shared/assets/House_of_Learning_Library30076.pdf

Update coming soon!

https://www.tru.ca/library/book-a-study-room.html

Use LibAnswer link (ask the library) on the home page

"Discover" tab on our homepage: https://www.tru.ca/library.html

* Truncation symbol: $ (a dollar symbol, not an asterisk)

"Databases" tab on our homepage gives a listing of all of our databases & indexes.  https://www.tru.ca/library.html

Google Scholar (going through our proxy): https://ezproxy.tru.ca/login?url=https://scholar.google.ca

Logins are case sensitive. 

Username: T0001xxx5 - capital T, followed by 8 digits usually with 2 or 3 leading zeros

PIN: Your network password (case-sensitive)

Proxy information: https://www.tru.ca/library/services/proxy.html

If that doesn't work, see help from IT Services: https://www.tru.ca/its/students/passwords.html

APA Style: The adoption of the new edition (7th) depends on the department and/or instructor. Students should confirm with their instructor(s) whether they are to use the 6th or 7th edition in the completion of their assignments.

Local Citation Guides: https://libguides.tru.ca/sb.php?subject_id=3534

Liaison Librarians : https://www.tru.ca/library/about_us/liaisons.html

Writing Centre: https://www.tru.ca/current/academic-supports/writingcentre.html

Workshops, instructional classes  https://tru.libcal.com/calendar/events/?cid=1914&t=d&d=0000-00-00&cal=1914,1915,1911

On campus faculty information: https://www.tru.ca/library/services/faculty/libraryinstruction.html  or contact your Liaison Librarian: https://www.tru.ca/library/about_us/liaisons.html

Distance, Regional, or Open Learning students & faculty: https://www.tru.ca/library/services/distance.html

Reserves are found using the "Course Reserves" tab on the library homepage: http://www.tru.ca/library

Description of reserve service, including links to the online forms for faculty
https://libguides.tru.ca/services/reserves

Online forms at:https://www.tru.ca/library/forms.html

ILL form uses a different username/login information:

Username: T0001xxx5 - capital T, followed by 8 digits usually with 2 or 3 leading zeros

Password: YYMMDD (birthdate, digits only)

All journals (electronic or in print) are our "Journals" tab on our homepage: https://www.tru.ca/library.html

Print journals are indicated by "View TRU's holding for this title" which is linked to the catalogue record.as the call number - this way telling the user which library to go to.  Journals are shelved alphabetically by title.  Journals are not assigned call numbers.

Bound and Microfilmed journals sit with the print journals.

Library issues: Please fill out the feedback form: "ask the library" orange box on home page

Other IT issues: 

On campus help for students: https://www.tru.ca/its/students/labs.html
On campus help for faculty: https://www.tru.ca/its/employees.html

On campus students & faculty are issued a Campus ID card. That card doubles as a library card.

On campus students & faculty  (accounts expire every August 31): https://www.tru.ca/library/services/borrowing.html

Distance, Regional, or Open Learning "ask the library" orange box on home page

TRU is a member of COPPUL. TRU users who want a COPPUL card should be referred to:

On campus students & faculty:https://www.tru.ca/library/services/borrowing/reciprocalborrowing.html
Distance, Regional, or Open Learning users must call: 250-852-6402 or toll free: 1-800-663-1699 or email: library@tru.ca

Holds:  Use "request this item" in Discover results
Recalls: https://www.tru.ca/library/services/borrowing.html (see Recalls)

House of Learning Library: (250) 828-5306

Williams Lake Campus Library: (250) 392-8030

Policy:
https://www.tru.ca/library/services/borrowing.html (See Loan Lengths and Renewals, or Fines)

Items obtained through Inter-library Loans may be renewed on a case by case basis. (dependent on lending library)

Policy:
https://www.tru.ca/library/services/borrowing.html (See Loan Lengths, Renewals, and Fines)

Fines can be paid in person or over the phone (Circulation Desk)

Wireless: https://www.tru.ca/its/students/wireless.html

* Students must log in to the computers using their network accounts
* Printers double as wireless printers

 Williams Lake Campus:

• full internet access. Student card # and network password for logging in.

* Printing policy: No cost. Bring your own paper

2 scanners plus photocopier are available - and they scan to email/usb for free.

Ask for help at the checkout desk.

Elizabeth Rennie erennie@tru.ca