Library and Information Services

COVID-19 Information

The GDI Libraries continue to take precautions to protect staff and students from COVID-19, but we are offering the following services (current as of August 20, 2020):

1. Electronic resources: continue to be available from both the GDI Library and our partners (U of R, Sask Polytech, U of S). If you need assistance accessing these services off-campus, please get in touch (https://gdins.org/student-services/library/contact/).
2. Loan of physical materials:If you require physical materials, please contact staff with a list of titles and call numbers. Staff will gather the requested items, and arrange a time for socially-distanced curbside pick-up.
   You can access the library’s catalogue here ( https://tinyurl.com/gdilib ) and instructional videos for requesting physical materials on our YouTube playlist. (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EI-mRV4WMz8&list=PLTK6TFLjjEcKhd35qbEOxI3u1_BBVwcK-).
3. Reference assistance:staff are available by email, phone, or chat during regular business hours (https://gdins.org/student-services/library/contact/).
4. In-person access to the library: is available to Institute staff and any students currently registered in GDI/DTI programs, and is by appointment only. All others are asked to make use of services options 1-3 above. To view an instructional video for booking in-person time at your branch, see our YouTube playlist. (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EI-mRV4WMz8&list=PLTK6TFLjjEcKhd35qbEOxI3u1_BBVwcK- )

If you have any questions, or need access to services not listed here, please don’t hesitate to get in touch (https://gdins.org/student-services/library/contact/).

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With a unique collection specific to Métis history and culture, the GDI Library provides service to GDI students as well as the wider Métis and non-Métis community.

What you can find in the library:

• Reference collection (encyclopedias, dictionaries, bibliographies, atlases)
• Reserve collection (materials for use by students in a particular course)
• Dewey collection (fiction, literature, and non-fiction)
• Juvenile collection (books suitable for elementary and middle school readers)
• Easy collection (picture books suitable for use by young children)
• Curriculum collection (textbooks, teacher’s guides, and other teaching materials)
• Saskatchewan learning curriculum collection (curriculum guides, bibliographies, and other materials published by the Ministry of Education)
• Government documents collection (documents published by federal, provincial, and First Nations and Métis governments and organizations)
• Audio-visual collection (kits, videos, DVDs, records, cassettes, CDs, picture sets)
• Periodical collection (journals and magazines of interest to historians and educators)
• Vertical file collection (articles, pamphlets, newspaper clippings)
• Picture file collection (archival photos and illustrations, poster-size illustrations and photos for use in schools)
• Rare book collection (out-of-print and rare books of historical significance; only available in Regina)
• Not recommended collection (items written for children with stereotypes, factual errors, misrepresentations, or errors of omission; not recommended for casual use without understanding the criticisms about their content)

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