INTELECOM Online cancelled

The library's subscription to INTELECOM Online has been cancelled and the links to INTELECOM have been deleted from the library's Video Resources page. INTELECOM was cancelled because of low usage.

Jon W.

EBSCOhost is back

Update (3/28/11, 1:15AM): The EBSCO databases are working again. If you get an authentication error when you try to connect, click this link to reset your EBSCO cookie and then try the database again.

I've posted the cookie reset link under the announcements on the home page.

Jon W.

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As of 8 p.m. EBSCO is still down. I received this message midafternoon:

Due to routine maintenance currently underway, we are experiencing temporary service interruptions for EBSCOhost and EDS users.

We apologize for this inconvenience and assure you that our engineering team is working on this top priority to restore service as soon as possible.


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EBSCO Offline

The EBSCO databases are temporarily offline. We are expecting them back before day's end (Tuesday March 27). If you need help with your research please contact the library via email/chat or a simple phone call: 580 774 7082

Online Forms Cutting Off Text/Info

This problem is becoming more frequent and it originates from our new website template. With the addition of a frame at the bottom of the page (i.e., containing social media info), it will cut off the text/info of a webpage if a user is viewing the text in a large text size. If someone has this issue, direct them to change the text size by going to their browser menu and reducing the size to medium or small. Jon W. is working on solving this problem.

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This is usually a problem only when the patron is both zooming the text on the page and using an obsolete browser (typically Internet Explorer 6/7 or pre-3.0 versions of Firefox). Either reducing the text zoom or upgrading/switching to a modern browser will fix the problem.

BTW, when I've helped patrons with this problem, they typically report problems using other web sites too due to the decrepitude of their browser. If you can encourage them to upgrade to a modern browser, you're going to greatly improve their experience of the web.

Jon W.

Public printer "Install MK" message

The public printer is indicating that it needs a maintenance kit installed. Janet G. has been notified. The printer will continue to work normally while the "Install MK" message displays.

Tables with ADAPC computers

The Library Director wants everybody to know that tables supporting ADAPC computers (supporting the scanners) are to be 2 inches higher than the rest of the tables. Please do not lower these tables.

KCDL cancelled

The Kraus Curriculum Development Library has been removed from our education web page. KCDL was cancelled because of low usage. Alternate sources for curriculum guides are Education Research Complete and ERIC on the education page.

APA Styles Worksheet

Students are bringing in the "APA Styles Worksheet". Our Director has printed a list of APA journal Titles. He was checked and underlined the titles that are actually on the shelf. The list is on the Ref Desk. We need to leave it on the ref desk until the assignment is finished. At that time I will find a place for it among the leaves of the quick facts accordion.

2012 Changes to Student Logins

Campus Connect is now part of the My SWOSU portal and Desire2Learn requires your DawgTag. See below for the details.

• Campus Connect is now part of the My SWOSU portal. To login to your My SWOSU account, use the My SWOSU links on the SWOSU home page or at the bottom of pages on the SWOSU Libraries' web site.
• Desire2Learn logins now require that you use your DawgTag as your username. Your password has not changed.
• If you haven't been a SWOSU student since Jan. 1, 2011 and you're not enrolled for an upcoming semester, your Desire2Learn account will be deleted.

If you have questions about any of these changes, please contact the ITS Help Desk at (580)774-7070.

Meebo relaunches as FaceTwitSquare aggregator

Meebo has relaunched today as a new service that's apparently meant to be some sort of Facebook/Twitter/FourSquare aggregation service. However, the old Meebo Messenger service that we use for reference is still available on the web.

To get to the Meebo Messenger web site, ignore the prominent "Sign Up/Sign In" prompt on Meebo's home page. Instead, click the "Looking for Meebo Messenger?" button below the "Sign Up/Sign In" prompt. Here's what the button looks like:

You can also go directly to the old Meebo Messenger web site by using this URL: meebo.com/messenger.

Jon W.