Welcome to Douglas Library

Circulation/Reserve Desk on the Ground Floor (Entry level) Sign out books, course reserves, laptops etc.

Collaborative Study Room, Ground Floor (entry level) This room has a screen, projector, and is wired. Book online and pick up key at the circulation/reserve desk

Engineering & Science Reference Collection, 1 st floor Encyclopedias, dictionaries, handbooks etc. Photo : Stephen Wild

Need help with an assignment or finding information in the library? Ask us at the Reference Desk, 1 st floor (one floor above entry) Photo : Stephen Wild

Science Fiction Collection, 1 st floor, (one floor above entry) Photo : Stephen Wild

Computers, 1 st floor (one floor above entry) Photo : Karina Douglas

Register for QLC Workshops at The Learning Commons offers useful workshops to improve your: Accessibility skills Learning skills Library Research skills Tech skills Writing skills Starting Now!

The Library is offering a series of workshops designed to improve your Research Skills. Register at Get the help you need: Discover the Library – September 16th Finding Books and More – September 24 th Finding Journal Articles – October 3 rd Google and Beyond – October 8 th Introduction to RefWorks – October 17 th RefWorks and Write-N-Cite – October 30 th ************************************************************** All Workshops are in Room 121, Stauffer Library from 11:45am to 12:45pm **********************

Science of Synthesis Over 150,000 product specific experimental procedures, 580,000 structures and 700,000 references in all fields of synthetic organic chemistry New Chemistry E-Resource

Knovel University Challenge is back!

To solve the 3 problems search Knovel books online at All entries with a total of at least 3 correct answers will be placed into a random drawing Contest starts September 29 th, 2008

Free guided tour of Edward Burtynsky’s China photographs Thursday October 2 at 3:00pm

Edward Burtynsky, Shipyard #7, Qili Port, Zhejiang Province, China, 2005 "In the Wake of Progress” Edward Burtynsky will give a free public lecture Ellis Auditorium, Thursday October 2 at 4:00pm

Print/photocopy cards are sold on this floor. Buy one at the card machine or at the circulation desk. Public printers are available on the ground and first floors.

Library group study rooms Book online! Look under “Services” on the Library website. library.queensu.ca/webeng 9 rooms available in Engineering & Science.

Electronic Classroom, Ground floor (entry level) Photo by Stephen Wild

1923 Reading Room, 3 rd floor (top floor) (aka Harry Potter reading room) Photo : Stephen Wild

1923 Reading Room (aka Harry Potter reading room), 3 rd floor (top floor) Photo : Stephen Wild

Studying in the Harry Potter Reading Room, top floor

1966 Reading Room, 3 rd floor (top floor) Photo : Stephen Wild

W.D. Jordan Special Collections & Music Library, 2 nd Floor Photo : Stephen Wild

W.D. Jordan Special Collections & Music Library, 2 nd floor Photo : Stephen Wild

W.D. Jordan Special Collections & Music Library, 2 nd Floor Photo : Stephen Wild

W.D. Jordan Special Collections & Music Library, 2 nd Floor Photo : Stephen Wild

W.D. Jordan Special Collections & Music Library, 2 nd Floor Photo : Stephen Wild

W.D. Jordan Special Collections & Music Library, 2 nd Floor Photo : Stephen Wild

W.D. Jordan Special Collections & Music Library, 2 nd Floor Photo : Stephen Wild