Someone asked me for some good web sites to find Distance education courses for theological studies or international developments. Below are some good places to look
For Theological Education:
Wabash Center
http://www.wabashcenter.wabash.edu/resources/result_browse.aspx?topic=672&pid=668

For International Development:(but primarily British and Australian):
Studying Development
http://www.studying-development.org/Home.html

A broad General site for finding online education courses:
Worldwide Learn
http://www.worldwidelearn.com/

New Year, New Blog

OK, it may be a not-so-new year, but this is a brand-spanking new blog. And I would like to welcome you to the Education Library portion of it.

This Education Library portion of the blog will be our vehicle of communication to both the Bachelor of Education community at Tyndale as well as the rest of the Tyndale community at large.

Be sure to visit often to find valuable information on the latest events at the library; research tips; our latest acquisitions; current events; recommended resources; web watches; and, what’s happening at the Main Library. You will also find information on conferences related to the teaching profession where you can network and collaborate with other teachers.

A link to the blog will also be posted on the main page of the two library sites and there is plenty of opportunity for users to come and post comments, questions, and suggestions. We sincerely hope that you will take advantage of this feature. After all, it’s your Tyndale, it’s your library.

We need your opinions, comments and feedback to help us serve you better. Thanks for taking the time to visit us and we hope to see you again soon.

Tyndale wants its students who cannot be on campus to enjoy the benefits of campus as much as possible. The Library has abundant electronic resources available from anywhere. In addition we are happy to offer students living far away to be able to access physical library resources too. The following policy details the services available and who is eligible.

Who is eligible?

• Students who are currently enrolled in a Tyndale University College & Seminary course through the Office of Open Learning or at a Tyndale Distance Education site and reside in North America.

• Students who reside 100 km, or more from Tyndale University College & Seminary

Who is not eligible?
• Students who are attending classes on the main campus are not eligible to use these library services even if the above criteria apply.

Services Provided

• Access to a Librarian
o Research assistance is available from the Public Services Librarian, Jennifer Spencer. Tel: (416)226-6620 ext. 2126 Email: jspencer@tyndale.ca

• Books
o Delivery of books and other circulating materials from both the
J. William Horsey Library collection and the Education Library
Collection.

o Library books will be mailed to the patron via Canada Post.
Postage for books and return postage will be paid for by the
Library for patrons in Canada. Patrons in the United States will pay their own return postage.
o Maximum of 5 books per subject, and a total of 25 items may
be signed out at any given time.
o Loan period will be for 3 weeks
o Materials may be renewed twice as long as they have not been requested by another borrower.
o Course texts and materials on the reserve shelf are not available for distance loans.

• Articles
o Journal or magazine articles from the Library’s print
Collection may be requested.
o Articles found online through the various online databases to
which the Library subscribes to will not be supplied.

Inter-Library Loan Requests
• Request books and articles that are not a part of the Tyndale
Libraries’ Collection by using the Inter-Library Loan Online
Request Form.
• Distance Education Students should expect to wait at least three weeks for Inter-Library Loans to arrive. Any additional charges from lending libraries will be passed on to the student.

Fees
• There will be a charge of $1.00 per book requested.
• Article requests will be copied at a charge of 10 cents per page
or articles from reference books within Copyright guidelines.
• There is a $2.00 charge for each article obtained through
interlibrary loan service.
• An invoice will be included with shipment of materials, payment is required to be paid with the return of materials.

Borrowing Regulations

• Library materials may be borrowed for three weeks.
• Loan period for some materials may be shorter.
• The due date for all materials shipped is printed on a due date slip.
• Materials may be renewed twice if there is no outstanding holds on the item.
• Materials will not be sent to any student with outstanding charges
on their library account.
• Overdue notices are sent to your mytyndale.ca email account. The status of loans is reflected in each patron’s OnTRAC account, and should be checked regularly.

The Library has reserved some choice volumes for this sale. Everyone is looking for a deal. Your opportunity comes up on Feb. 17, 2009 at 1 p.m. It’s the annual library book sale, held in the Horsey Library on the main campus. The Library receives selective donations. We often find that we get duplicate copies or there are copies we don’t need. The best of these are saved for a BIG book sale. Prices range from $5.00 to $20.00  per volume. As the sale progresses over a couple of weeks the prices drop. For best selection come on the first day. All paperbacks are $5.00.

This year we are only having one sale. Some faculty members have also contributed books to the sale including Dr. Ian Gentles who specializes in European and urban history.