Library Hours
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Regular Summer hours
Monday, May 9 to Friday, August 19:
MON. - FRI. : 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
SUN.: 12:00 noon to 4:00 p.m.
CLOSED SATURDAYS
Visual Resources Collection
The Visual Resources Collection (VRC) is located on the 3rd floor of Duke Campus, and is normally open between the hours of 9:30 and 4:00, Monday to Friday.
For questions, comments, or appointments: ryoung@nscad.ca or inquire at the Library Circulation Desk on the main floor.
*Please note that both libraries are closed on holidays and are following the NSCAD COVID-19 protocols
Due to the increased number of COVID cases impacting our community, the safety of our students and staff, and the requirements of NSCAD's Return to Campus Plan, there are further changes regarding access to the library from May 1 until June 30th, 2022.
For all Users:
Mask wearing is still a requirement on campus and in the library when you are, or could be, within 1 metre distance of another person.
Social distancing is encouraged but not required.
Please sanitize after using a workspace.
Food and drink are both permitted in the library.
Community/Off-Campus/Other Novanet Borrowers:
You are welcome to visit the library to pick up items or search the collection, but may have to knock on the library door on Sunday afternoons during the 1st Summer semester. If you are hesitant about coming on campus, you may request items ahead of time from the Novanet catalogue and indicate curbside pickup in the note field of your request. A staff member will then contact you and you can make arrangements to pick them up. You can also arrange for pick up or drop off of library materials by calling 902-494-8196, or emailing Janice Fralic-Brown at jbrown @ nscad.ca.
You can also drop items off at a public or academic library more convenient to you.
As a NSCAD student, faculty, or staff member you have access to full-text journals, indexes, ebooks, streaming videos, and image materials that are available to you from anywhere. To access digital content, you will need to use your NSCAD username and password, the same combination as NSCAD self-serve. If you have forgotten your NSCAD password, use the NSCAD Password Manager to reset your password.
Please note the library is currently not accepting donations of books or other items. If you wish to donate to support the library, please go to https://nscad.ca/give/donate/
The NSCAD University Library manages the largest dedicated collection of visual arts, craft and design materials in Atlantic Canada. The collection supports the research and curriculum needs of the University, as well as providing basic resources in the visual arts. The Library offers over 50,000 books and periodicals, as well as a growing collection of digital resources and full-text databases.
The NSCAD Visual Resources Collection houses an array of unique collections within our overall holdings. These collections include rare books, artists' books, printed matter, exhibition catalogues, and archival records. The identified archival collections of NSCAD University include documentation of the institution's central role in contemporary art in Nova Scotia, as well as a unique collection of rare books and artists’ books that reflect the history of teaching at NSCAD. The Library and all of its collections are housed in NSCAD's Fountain Campus, at the corner of Duke and Hollis Streets in downtown Halifax.
If you missed our virtual orientation, you can review the slides as a PDF below!