Work a little SMARTer...

For those of you who've stepped into Cedarbrae in the last year that we've (re)opened, you'll already know that we have three study rooms available on the upper level of the building for quiet study and group work. All you need is a valid library card to reserve an available room for you (or your group). Unfortunately, because of the huge demand, we can only take in-person reservations for the day of and we do limit the reservation to two hours. If it's a quiet day, however, you can stay on longer until the next reservation.

A little update, though: in the past few months, we've also got a functional SMARTBoard set up in one of the study rooms. It looks just like a traditional whiteboard stuck to the wall (but hold back the urge to write on it with markers!) It's in the largest study room which holds 8-10 people, making it ideal for group work. If you've got a laptop with you, you may want to check out the SMARTBoard's capabilities: you can practice presentations, make changes to documents collaboratively, and save copies of edited documents straight to your device. The great thing about the SMARTBoard is its touch technology - you can use 'pens' to write things directly on the screen, or simply use your finger as your tool. Made a mistake? Just make a fist and 'rub' out your error on the screen.

If you haven't used a SMARTBoard yet, and want to learn more, ask staff at the reference desk on how to get set up. You will need your own laptop with at least one USB port to connect to and run the SMARTBoard software before you can start using it. Let us know if you're interested in using this technology when you book the study room so we can help you get started right away!