The collection at the Calgary Catholic School District (CSSD) Instructional Materials Centre (IMC) contains over 71,000 print and non-print resources for classroom use.

NOTE: Access to search the catalogue is open. However, only STMU B.Ed. faculty and students have full access with borrowing privileges to the IMC. To reserve and borrow materials you must login. If you do not have access then please contact the administration of the B.Ed. program.

Welcome to the St. Mary’s University College Library "Wiki of Teaching Resources" (WOTR).

Welcome to the IMPORTANT NOTE: Currently the WOTR is under construction. Only B.Ed. Faculty have access. However, you can access all education related databases and electronic resources in the Librarys' Education Resource Subject Directory.

The St. Mary’s University College Library Wiki of Teaching Resources (WOTR) is for the use of students and faculty of the STMU B.Ed. Program. On this wiki you will find information about the STMU Library services and resources that are relevant to this program:

• Library Resources (The catalogue & electronic resources)
• Internet Resources (a directory of online resources such as associations & school boards, resource catalogues, & online journals & newletters )
• B.Ed Program Resources (a directory and information on program requirements and course resources)

To access the Library Wiki:

• click on any of the links above and log in to go directly to the section concerned; or
• go to the tab "Log into the WIki Now!" an click on the login button in the top left corner of the page.

If you have problems logging into the Library Wiki then please consult the tab "How to log in".

What's a wiki?

A wiki is a type of computer software that allows users to easily create, edit and link web pages. Wikis are often used to create collaborative websites, power community websites. Essentially a wiki is a type of content management system (CMS). The content managed includes computer files, image media, audio files, electronic documents and web content.

How did wikis develop?

Wiki is derived form the Hawaiian word for fast. The first wiki, WikiWikiWeb, was started by Ward Cunningham in 1994. The is some claim that its early development was inspired in part by Apple's HyperCard. This is a system that allows users to create virtual "card stacks" with supporting links between cards. Today some companies use wikis as their primary collaborative software or as a replacement for static intranets. And wikis can also be used behind firewalls and implemented with security features that are linked to an institution's or corporation's primary authentication/login protocols.

This STMU Library wiki was implemented using the open sources software package called Mediawiki. MediaWiki is a web-based wiki software application used by all projects of the Wikimedia Foundation. It was originally developed to serve the needs of development and management of the free content Wikipedia encyclopedia and other Mediawiki projects. It has also been used by corporations as an internal knowledge management solution or content management system by such companies as Novell and Intel Corporation's Intelpedia. To find out more you can consult this extensive list of examples of mediawiki in action or read about other corporate uses of wikis.

All B.Ed students & faculty have access to the Library Wiki.

To login to the Faculty Services Wiki:

• Use your STMU Username & Password that you use to access your STMU webmail account.
• The very first time you login make sure that the first letter of the Username is capitalized. For example in the login interface:

type "Vladimir.popovich" NOT "vladimir.popovich"

If you have trouble logging in please contact the Director of the Education Program and provide your Username (but not your Password) along with a quick description of the problem you encountered. If the Director of the Education Program is NOT available then please contact the IT Support Coordinator @ 254-3765.