printing on one side

I have just been telling the students that they can just print one page at a time if they are unable to find the options to print one sided. This is only useful if they just have a couple of pages.

New signage needed

The new computers have a different print properties screen for printing on only one side of a page. We probably need to make a new sign to put over by the printer to instruct students how to change the print settings.

Pharmacy DI reference question

There has been a recurring question from the Pharmacy student working on a Drug Information assignment about whether we have Clinical Infectious Diseases. We have access to it on a database, but not physically here in the library.

MS Office 2003 compatibility with Office 2007

The library's PCs use MS Office 2003. The latest version of MS Office, MS Office 2007, uses new file formats for Word, Excel, and PowerPoint. When I updated the PCs last week I installed the MS Office Compatibility Pack. The Compatibility Pack allows MS Office 2003 programs (Word, Excel, and PowerPoint) to open, edit, save, and create files using the new MS Office 2007 formats.

The Compatibility Pack has also been installed on the Reference Desk PC.

If you'd like to install the MS Office Compatibility Pack on your own PC, follow the instructions on this page.

Writing Center Relocated Tues., 9/25

Due to construction in the air ducts, the Writing Center has been moved to Study Room 2 on the second floor. They should be back in their usual spot tomorrow. Their hours for Tuesday, 9/25 are: 9:00 am - 12:30 pm and 1:00 pm - 7:00 pm.

Public PC Updates

On Sept. 21 public PCs I-U were updated. Major updates include:

• Firefox 2
• Internet Explorer 7
• Acrobat Reader 8
• Windows Media Player 11
• Latest Flash, Shockwave, Java, RealPlayer, and Quicktime plugins
• MathXL (and other plugins) used with some Prentice-Hall textbooks
  
• Numerous Windows patches
• BIOS update to v.A08

PC N is in Systems because of a motherboard failure. New parts are on the way from Dell.

There are now three PCs outside the Instruction Room on the 2nd floor. These PCs are primarily for checking the library catalog and brief web browsing. (They don't print and they don't have MS Office installed.)

On Sept. 14, the eight oldest PCs (A-H) in the public area were replaced with new PCs. At the same time, two new PCs (V-W) were added at the hexagon.

Map and List of Classes at Ready Ref

Just so you're aware, we have a map at Ready Reference that is not yet cataloged.

Oklahoma Wildlife Management Areas W 2800.5 W673m 1998

We will have it cataloged soon. Currently it is on the bottom shelf of Ready Reference.

Rather than looking through a book, here is the link to access our GovDocs info on line. There will also be a bookmark.
http://govdoc.wichita.edu/ddm/GdocFrames.asp
Click on Depository Selection and Directory.
Our depository number is 0497.
When you click on our depository number it then allows you to search our selection of GovDocs.

The bookmark is "SWOSU GovDocs List of Classes"

Ready Reference Maps & List of Classes

Just so you're aware, we have a map at Ready Reference that is not yet cataloged.

Oklahoma Wildlife Management Areas W 2800.5 W673m 1998

We will have it cataloged soon. Currently it is on the bottom shelf of Ready Reference.

Rather than looking through a book, here is the link to access our GovDocs info on line. There will also be a bookmark.
http://govdoc.wichita.edu/ddm/GdocFrames.asp
Click on Depository Selection and Directory.
Our depository number is 0497.
When you click on our depository number it then allows you to search our selection of GovDocs.

The bookmark is "SWOSU GovDocs List of Classes"

Electronic Citation Creators

There are several online (and one software-based) citation creators available that make citing a research paper easy and painless. They are able to cite print and non-print sources in APA, MLA, Chicago and Turabian styles and all the user has to do is enter in the basic information of the item or even the ISBN. If you would like to play around with these, here are a few that were listed on the Library Blog:

• Landmarks Son of Citation Machine - Cites print and non-print sources for APA, MLA, Chicago and Turabian
• KnightCite - Cites print and non-print sources including art, cartoons, videos, television programs, etc
• OttoBib - Cites books using the ISBN

There will also be a complete list available at the Reference Desk.

Troubleshooting Meebo

If you have patrons presenting problems with IM, you can direct them to the troubleshooting wiki Meebo has setup. If you can't identify the problem, direct them to Meebo's help email: comments@meebo.com. If it is hard to determine whether the problem lies with Meebo or their IM service, have them contact Meebo and their IM's tech support.

(Updated) EBSCO MEDLINE

9/11/07:
EBSCOhost MEDLINE keyword searches are working again.

9/10/07:
EBSCOhost MEDLINE keyword searches aren't working this evening -- searches for even common terms retrieve no results. (However, MeSH heading searches still work correctly.) I've notified EBSCO tech support about the problem.
Refer patrons to one of the other options for MEDLINE searching (such as OVID MEDLINE or PubMed MEDLINE) if they report problems with EBSCOhost MEDLINE on Tuesday.
Jon

KCDLonline Upgrade

KCDLonline is scheduled to be moved to new web servers on Wednesday, September 12, 2007.

There may be some instances while the move is taking place where their website will be inaccessible. Please contact one of the librarians if it remains inaccessable after Thursday, September 13.

Scholarship resources

A patron was looking for scholarship resources and there are three books at the reference desk that will be helpful if a similar request comes up:

- The Scholarship Book - R 378 Sch641 2004
- The College Blue Book: Scholarships, Fellowships, Grants, and Loans - R 378.73 C686 2007 v. 5
- Scholarships, Fellowships, and Loans - R 378.3 S3681

Pharmacotherapy: A Pathophysiologic Approach on Reserve

The 6th edition of the Pharmacotherapy book is currently on order, so I created a temporary record for the previously withdrawn 5th edition and have placed it on Reserve at the Circulation Desk so students can still access the information. The record can be accessed through the Library's Course Reserves page under LIB: Library Reserves from the Department list or you can click here.

The new edition will be permanently placed on the Library Reserve list once it has been processed.

Pathfinders 2007

The 2007 Pathfinders are in a folder on the desktop. They are in PDF format. If new copies are needed please have them printed in the appropriate color.

Updated Maps for Fall 2007

Updated maps of the Al Harris Library are now posted on our web site. When you print new copies of the maps for distribution at the service desks, I recommend using the high resolution PDF for greatest clarity.