Thursday, March 25, 2010

Change for bills only provided at the change machine

Per Jason in Thursday's Leadership Team meeting: Patrons who need change for bills should be directed to the change machine on the column by the public printer. The library no longer makes change at the Circulation Desk.

Patrons who have problems with the change machine need to contact Student Services; the number to call is on the change machine.

Jon W. 

Wednesday, March 24, 2010

Drug Information article list is reserve item 170-A

Pharmacy students in Drug Information who ask for Dr. French's article list need reserve item 170-A. It's in a black paper folder on the Circulation Desk reserves shelf.

Jon W. 

Viewing and printing .xps files

If you need to open a file with the extension .xps, use Internet Explorer. xps files are sort of like PDFs, but in a proprietary Microsoft format. Internet Explorer can view and print files with the .xps extension.

Jon W.

Sunday, March 21, 2010

Homemade Smartboard for about $50

I came across this on YouTube recently and found it very interesting. Microsoft researcher Johnny Lee discovered that any projector or led screen can be turned into a smartboard using only a Nintendo Wii remote and a pen with an infrared tip(which he says can be purchased for about 10 bucks at Radio Shack). He has the software necessary available for free on his website, which you can access by clicking the blue link above. This is a neat way for teachers with limited budgets to make the most of available technology.