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Alumni Library Services

Learn how you can continue to access the library after you graduate.

Reading Research : A User-friendly Guide for Health Professionals

This practical beginner-level introduction to health sciences research is ideal for both students and health professionals. It provides guidelines for reading and understanding research articles, as well as information about important elements of published research (e.g., research methods, common terminology, data analysis and results).

The New Early Childhood Professional : A Step-by-step Guide for Overcoming Goliath

The New Early Childhood Professional presents some of the heroic experiences and strategic approaches used by early childhood educators to deal with change. The authors share a specific framework with concrete steps to help educators become positive change-makers in the field of early care and education.

Business and Professional Writing : A Basic Guide

Straightforward, practical, and focused on realistic examples Business and Professional Writing: A Basic Guide is an introduction to the fundamentals of professional writing. The book emphasizes clarity, conciseness, and plain language. Guidelines and templates for business correspondence, formal and informal reports, brochures and press releases, and oral presentations are included.

The Big Book of Job-hunting Hacks : How to Build a Résumé, Conquer the Interview, and Land Your Dream Job

Experienced job-hunting professionals offer detailed advice on every step of the job-hunting process. From how to navigate the interview process, to how to create the perfect resume, this book will help you stand out from your competitors. This book offers hundreds of practical tips for those laid-off, fired, or new to enter the workplace.

Unbias : Addressing Unconscious Bias at Work

Learn to understand diversity, equity, and inclusion concepts and identify them in the workplace to understand where the bias lies within the workplace and provide readers with tools to actively remove barriers. 

Program Evaluation for Social Workers : Foundations of Evidence-based Programs

The goal of this book is to prepare students and beginning practitioners to participate in evaluative activities within their organizations, become beginning critical producers and consumers of the professional evaluative literature, and reap the benefits of more advanced evaluation courses and texts. 

Confidence

In order to build trust, gain buy-in, and move up in your organization, you need to be confident. But self-doubt and anxiety can break your composure--and faking it doesn't feel comfortable. How do you push these insecurities away? This book explains how you can better understand your emotions to become more self-assured at work. You'll learn from the latest research what is holding you back, how to overcome imposter syndrome, and when too much confidence can actually hurt you. 

Library Services for Alumni

NorQuest College Library is committed to promoting life-long learning and supporting graduates as they enter the workforce. This is why we are pleased to now offer NorQuest graduates the opportunity to sign up for ongoing access to the library’s physical collection, which includes print books, DVDs, and more. 

 

How to get an alumni library account:

  1. Contact the Alumni Relations Office to get proof of alumni status
    1. Email : alumni@norquest.ca    Phone: 780-721-6026
  2. Visit the library and show proof of alumni status and government-issued picture ID to library staff 
    1. The library is located in the Learner Centre on the second floor of Singhmar Centre for Learning
  3. You may choose to use your public library card as your alumni card or you may request a new alumni library card

 

What you get with your alumni library account:

  • Continuous access for 5 years
  • Access to physical items at NorQuest College Library and other NEOS library
    • Click here to learn more about other NEOS libraries
  • Borrow up to 30 items at a time
  • 2-week loans with 4 renewals 
    • $1/day fees are charged for overdue items

 

How to Borrow Books and Other Physical Resources

Alumni are welcome to browse the shelves to find materials at NorQuest College Library or other NEOS libraries currently open to members of the public. An alumni library card is required to checkout materials. 

Alumni may also place holds on materials. Learn how to use OneSearch to find and place holds on items: 

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