New Online Resource: Encyclopedia Judaica

The 2007 Encyclopedia Judaica is now available online through the library's social sciences resources page.

This resource contains over 21,000 articles that provide an exhaustive and organized overview of Jewish life and knowledge. Entries chronicle Jewish history, archaeology, literature, culture, theology, and practice from the distant past to the present. The Encyclopaedia includes extensive entries on Holocaust studies, the Bible, women's studies, Jewish mysticism, and social history.

The new print version is available in Reference, call no. R 296.03 E5632.
Please pass this information along to faculty who may be interested.

Printer Problems

The first paper tray on the printer keeps misfeeding paper causing a paper jam. If there is a jam, you might try opening the first tray and seeing if the misfed paper is there which often seems to be the case (if not, you might try the left side of the printer). To try and prevent this, it has helped to either keep less paper in the first tray OR to keep no paper in the first tray. Frederic said the printer company has been contacted about the problem.

Off-campus login page updated

The EZproxy library login page for off-campus patrons has been updated. Take a look ...

Let me know if there are any problems.

Jon W.

P.S. Remember that students login using their SWOSU Webmail username and password -- students do not use their SWOSU ID number. Only faculty and staff use their SWOSU ID. If an employee's ID isn't recognized when they try to log in, get their ID number and call me at 7074 so I can add it to the server.

Password for E-Journal??

I had a patron requesting an article from the Journal of Orthopaedic and Sports Physical Therapy. The article was from August of 1996. Our periodicals list said we had access to it from 1994 on with EBSCOhost Electronic Journals Service. EBSCOhost then told me it was available through the publisher's website. I went to their website and found the article, but when I clicked to show the full article it prompted me to enter a password. I didn't find the password on the list here at the Ref Desk so I wasn't sure where to find it. The patron decided to use a different article but it would be useful to know the password for next time. Thanks.

CAAP

The Assessment Committee, General Education Committee, Provost, Associate Provost, and Student Government Association have all agreed that Southwestern should annually administer an outcomes assessment and a student engagement survey to Southwestern students. The chosen assessment tools are ACT’s Collegiate Assessment of Academic Proficiency (CAAP) and the National Survey of Student Engagement (NSSE).

The CAAP will be administered to students at the Junior level by appointment mainly on October 23rd – October 26th, with an extension to November 2nd. We would truly appreciate your encouraging your Juniors to register for and complete the CAAP tests. They may register by calling 774-7084. A flyer is shown below providing other information and announcing $$$ CASH INCENTIVES $$$. Actually, students have A CHANCE TO WIN UP TO $700 FROM A POT OF $3400!!! We are advertising by way of emails, “snail mail,” posters, and hopefully YOU!

Information about the CAAP is on display at the Reference Desk.

Periodicals Held Hostage

I have pulled issues for classes i'm teaching Monday morning from the following periodicals : Journal of Parasitology, Biological Reviews, Journal of Economic Entomology, Journal of Rural Health and Wired Magazine.

If a patron needs an issue(s) that is missing from the shelf, it will probably be in my office. Please give the desired materials to that patron(s). However, please leave me a note to inform me what has been removed. Thanks.

Audiobooks search limiter in the library catalog

A new Quick Limit for audiobooks has been added to the library catalog. The "Audiobooks" limiter restricts searches to items assigned to the Audio Collection location.

To see the full list of Audio Collection items, apply the audiobooks limiter and do a keyword search for sound?.

Pharmacy: Facts & Comparisons

The library has a subscription to the print version of Facts and Comparisons, but we don't subscribe to the online version. There's a link to the online F&C on the Pharmacy web page for the convenience of faculty and students have their own personal subscriptions. The description of F&C on the Pharmacy page has been updated to clarify this.

Jon W.

Update: Students are eligible for a free 1-year subscription to the online Facts and Comparisons. Faxed proof of student status required.

Printing 1-sided pages (Updated 10/1)

PCs A-H, V, and W have the latest printer drivers from Kyocera. On these PCs the option to print single-sided pages has moved from the Layout tab to the Basic tab. Follow these instructions to print single-sided pages:

1. From any application (Word, Firefox, Internet Explorer, etc.) click the File pull-down menu and select Print.
   
2. Click the Properties button to the right of the printer name.
   
3. Click the Basic tab. Uncheck Print on both sides and click OK. (This option is on the Layout tab on PCs I-U.)
   

That's it!