Color Printer Toner

Color Printer Toner

Just thought I would let everyone know that the color printer's black toner is getting low. According to http://lib_main_color it is down to less than 10%.

Not sure when it will need to be changed but I thought I would send a "head's up" about it just in case it is soon.  :)

History1301-assignment

I helped a student with her HIST1301 "Library & Source Scavenger Hunt" assignment this afternoon.  It's a pretty interesting assignment -- unfortunately, Dr. Hickman does require them to request a book via interlibrary loan . . . maybe this is the assignment that Kimberly talked to the teacher about?

Anyway, I scanned the student's assignment and have saved a copy in the Staff Wiki.  The scanned assignment has the student's notes on it, but I thought having a copy might be useful in the future.

History 1301 Assignment

I helped a student with an assignment today and thought it was worth sharing as there was some difficulty locating the database she needed because of the teacher's wording of the assignment and where the actual database is located.

You'll need to go to the database list and actually scroll down to N-O. American Historical Newspaper is listed next to the word newspaper. From there, the rest of the assignment is very easy to show the students what to do.

The student was confused for 2 reasons on this one. 1) Next to Revolutionary War Archives (RWA)on the database list it states "select from top pull down box". She didn't understand what that meant and the pull down box was. It just means you need to click on Revolutionary War Archives and when it opens at the top you select Revolutionary War Archives from the pull down box at the top of the page. When it first opens, it says African American Archives. 2) The assignment states "to find the relevant pension application..". The student wasn't sure what relevant meant in this sense. After selecting RWA, you will click on Revolutionary War Pensions that is located to the bottom left of the page under Records from the War. You are then able to key in a name and select a state for that person. The search will bring up records that will tell you if it is a pension application.

I hope this is helpful. If some of my directions don't make sense, please email/call me and I will gladly clarify. Thank you.

Crystal

Dunn & Bradstreet Assignment

The infamous Dunn & Bradstreet assignment is back on this semester. The book has been pulled and is at the main reference desk.

Industry Norms & Key Business Rations
Dunn & Bradstreet
Desktop Edition 2004-2005

Some more assignments this semester

Be looking out for these 2 assignments. Students will probably be coming in in the next week or so requesting items and/or our assistance. 

Assignment #1:
Dr. Tanter's Modern American and British Poetry class is requesting the following microforms for the years 1916 or 1917 in the journals listed below:

Argosy Weekly—We do not have this title.

The Century Magazine—we have a microcard that covers 1882-1913.

The Forum—We don’t have this title.

The Harper’s Monthly—We have 1900-1905 on a microcard.

Literary Digest—It looks as though this may be available on microform offsite, which means you’d have to fill out a request slip at our Periodicals Desk.     

The North American Review is in our JSTOR database for the years you wanted. 

 

Assignment #2:

There will be some students from Eng 1302 Honors coming around asking for assistance, as well. They may need a librarian in particular or just need your help getting information. The picture below is a copy of the assignment.

 

 

Reporting When Stuff Doesn't Work

I came across and incident this morning and wanted to share it with you all. When I went to the upper level copy room, there was an out of order sign on the printer. I was able to warm it up, looked to see if there was a jam, and turned on the Pharos kiosk, it appeared there was nothing wrong. When I went down the to main desk, I logged in to see if there was a blog post or email stating what was wrong with the printer, nothing. When Chris came in, I told him about it and asked if he had gotten a work request. He said no. It turns out, the printer just needed the toner replaced. When things like this happen, please post it on the reference blog, so that others know what the situation is. It is important for us to keep in constant communication, so we can provide excellent service to our users. If anyone needs training on how to replace the toner in any of the printers or copiers, please feel free to contact me. I would be glad to show you. Remember, if there is an actual computer issue, to put in a computer work request, so Systems can fix the issues, also post it on the reference blog.

Thank you,
Crystal

Some Spring Course Assignments

Hey Gang,

I had a student ask for some assistance this afternoon and I thought I'd pass on my finding to you all. Dr. T. Lindsay Baker is using The Annals of America and Life Magazine for his class this semester, so be prepared to help students find those materials. In case you don't know, The Annals of America are in the Reference Collection E173 .A793 and the Life Magazine is located next to the course reserves behind the Circulation Desk.

Dr. Velasco also has an extensive reading list for his courses this semester. Unfortunately, I wasn't able to locate any of the books on his list. The student I helped earlier was under the impression we had several copies, as she says Dr. Velasco told her this. Christy has a list of the readings and is going to attempt to get some ordered. I don't know if this will be anytime soon, so please be patient with our users, as they may become frustrated with not knowing what their options are. If you have any questions, please feel free to talk to anyone from the Reference Department.

Thank you,
Crystal