Wallace McCain Learning Commons
When entering Dalhousie Libraries spaces, you must wear a well-fitting (no gaps) mask that fully covers your mouth and nose and contains at least three layers, in alignment with the latest Nova Scotia Public Health directive and guidance from our COVID-19 Science Advisory Council.
HOURS APRIL 26–SEPTEMBER 5
Monday–Thursday: 8 a.m.–9 p.m.
Friday: 8 a.m.–6 p.m.
Saturday & Sunday: 10 a.m.–6 p.m.
CLOSED on holidays:
Monday, May 23: Victoria Day
Friday, July 1: Canada Day
Monday, August 1: Natal Day
Monday, September 5: Labor Day
Services
- Book a study room
- Laptop loans
- Chat live with a librarian (Live Help)
- IT Help Desk
- Reference & research assistance
- Liaison librarians (for in-depth reference assistance)
- GIS help
- Temporary access to additional scholarly resources
- Archives & Special Collections
- Brightspace support (technical assistance for faculty)
- Copyright
- Course eReserves
- Document Delivery (for access to materials not in the Dal Libraries collections)
- Records management
- Research Data Management (RDM)
Location
An outdoor entrance is located at the end of Lord Dalhousie Drive on Studley Campus. An indoor entrance is located on the 2nd floor of the Life Sciences Centre, in the corridor between the LSC and the Chemistry Building.
Phone: 902-494-6997
Maps to
Services
- Study room booking
- Computers/Printing
- Quiet reading room
- Research Assistance (Librarian Services)
- Help Desk
Librarian Services
Science Librarian hours:
By appointment (Year-round)
Contact the librarians:
- Gwen MacNairn (Biology, Medical Sciences)
- Julie Marcoux (Psychology/Neuroscience, Data for the Social Sciences)
- Michelle Paon (Oceanography)
- Sarah Stevenson (Chemistry, Earth Sciences, Environmental Sciences, Marine Affairs, Mathematics & Statistics, Physics & Atmospheric Science)