BH out sick today 9/28 (bh)

9/27 Lenny will leave at 3:00pm for comp time (la)

Spam filter

I'm getting a number of spam messages in my regular email folder that should have been caught by the spam filter, so I called the OIT Help Desk. There is a problem with their spam filter software right now, and they expect to have it fixed within a day or two. PJ

PJ lv at 2:15 on Fri. 9/28.

PJ has a consultation at 11:15/11:30 and a Music/Media meeting at 3pm, on Thursday, 9/27.

Cool!

Lorraine L. said the frosty situation in the Ref. Office was reported c. 3:00 yesterday afternoon. The crew had left by then so LL hopes they will remedy the situation today. MM 9/27 Thurs.

Althea in at 9:30 9/27/07 dm

LF leaving at 4 today

Color Printer

I wanted to let everyone know that I reported the color printer to Systems because it has been making very pink prints. One of the students who works in Systems came down yesterday to check it out. She said she was going to recommend to Allen it be cleaned. So Systems is aware and taking care of it. AV

BLM in by 10:30, 9/26

Running late from a medical appointment, blm.

FC Search information

FC Search has been removed from the PC near the ref desk, as the version we had was so old (from 2001) that it was no longer useful. Options for patrons who ask about it are:
If a faculty member asks about it, please direct them to Susan Worgaftik in the Office of Development in Memorial Hall. (they have limited online access to the product for faculty/staff use only.) Susan Worgaftik's phone is 7-2956. sworgaftik@admin.umass.edu
Springfield City Library (main branch) has online access from onsite only; anyone can go there to use it.
(bl, 9/26)

TS still in PA

Phone message from TS: She is still in PA following her grandfather's funeral. TS will return to the Library tomorrow. She thanks everyone for the kind wishes she has received. MM 9/26 Wed.

AV leaving at 3pm on 9/25.

PJ will be in around 10:30 on Wed. 9/26.

I have a medical appt. and should be in by 10:30 on Wed. If the appt. runs late, MM
will cover my 10:30 desk shift until I arrive.

eRef today, 9/25

MM will cover Althea's eRef shift today.

Althea out 9/25

Althea is out sick today, Tues., Sept. 25th. MM

Madeleine Update

Librarian Madeleine will take one hour of VAC between 1-2 p.m. today (Monday) and then report directly to the RIO meeting at Amherst College. jmd

IE in library courtyard from 1-2 on9/24.

Doing my gardening duty. (ie)

9 Kinesiology classes set for this week

I have put the library assignment and the schedule of the 9 KIN 100 sessions into the clipboard 3 of the sessions are booked into the 1620 classroom, and the TA/instructor will be stopping by the Ref desk to get the key to the room. There are two this afternoon, at 1:25pm and 3:35pm, and one on Thursday at 2:30pm. All others in Calipari. (bl, 9/24)

BLM leaving after class at 12:05

Will be in tomorrow, 9/25, blm

IE meeting at 10:30 on 9/24.

I should be back by 12:30. (ie)

IE meeting on 9/21, 2:30-4 pm

Faculty Senate General Education Council. (ie)

MM out at 2:45 on 9/20

MM will leave at 2:45 on Thurs., Sept. 20th. In by 10:30 on Fri., Sept. 21st (comp)

IE out at 4:45 on 9/19

Same cold. (ie)

BL will be in late on Thursday

I will be at Aleph Mgmt. Committee from 8:30-10:30, and arrive at UMass afterwards. (bl, 9/19)

Dave is having car trouble and will be in by 11:30 on Tu. 9/18. PJ

IE out at 11 on 9/18

I have a cold and plan to leave after teaching my class this morning. (ie)

BLM leaving at 2:25, 9/17

Blm leaving to attend Campus Physical Planning Committee meeting and then home. BLM

LA out Monday (family sick). bl, 9/17

IE meeting at 10:30 on 9/17. IE.

I'm going to a meeting in the Afro Am dept., New Africa house. (They invited me to meet the Hon. MATILDE RIBEIRO, Brazil’s Special Secretary for the Promotion of Racial Equality!)

MM - leaving early 9/14

MM will leave at 2:00 this afternoon (comp), Fri., 9/14.

BL away from 11-1pm on Friday.

Will return in time for 2pm desk shift.

JMD is out. 9/14

JMD is out on family sick leave today, Friday, 9/14. Peter will work the 12:30-2:00 desk shift solo. MM 9/14

Pam is out sick. 9/14

Pam is out sick today, Friday, Sept. 14th. Barbara will cover PJ's 10:30 desk shift and Althea print out next week's desk schedule. MM 9/14

Latin American Storage

If someone is looking for a book listed in the catalog as being in Latin American Storage:

There is a form in bottom drawer of the right hand file cabinet under the Reference desk. The patron fills it out and it gets sent to Gary or Julie in IP, who then retrieves it and processes it through to Circ.

[IE as per LA]

Surprise move - update

We have learned the former Microforms Area reader-printers are no longer under contract with IKON. Patrons must therefore only use the equipment on Floor 3. MM 9/12

dm in at 1:30 9/13 dm

Surprise move!

In case patrons ask, IKON technicians moved the Lower Level Microforms Area reader-printers to the Library basement this afternoon. We will share additional info once we have it. MM 9/12

IE out at 2:30 on 9/12. IE

Aleph OPAC updates [bwl, 9/12]

2 items from SMG today:
1. Moving of URLs from bib record to call number page is still in process. Most electronic items with single records have been completed, but those with multiple records (ie. an ejournal that comes to us from several different sites) are not yet moved.
2. Be aware of the browser requirements needed to view OPAC correctly. These are listed in Help section. If patrons call and cannot view the OPAC as it is designed, it may be that their browser version is old, or they don't have JavaScript enabled. These are the requirements:

Use Netscape version 6.0 or later, Firefox version 1.0 or later, or Internet Explorer version 5.0 or later.

Make sure that JavaScript is enabled in your browser and that popups are enabled for the Catalog.

Althea leaving @12:30 09/12/07 althea

IE in around 10:00 on 9/12. IE.

Hours for IM service at Ref Desk

The posted hours for our IM service this fall are 10:30am to 6:00pm, weekdays. Please be sure it is on during these hours, but if at all possible - try to have it on during the evening hours and on week-ends, and keep stats on its use. Thanks. [bl, 9/11]

Ben will be in by 6pm on Tues. 9/11 PJ

Barbara in by 10:30 09/11/07

Barabara will be in after a meeting @ Whitmore this morning. 09/11/07 althea

Annette sick today 9-11-07 althea

Comp Lit sci fi title

Students have been coming in asking for a copy of Karel Capek's R.U.R. (Rossum's Universal Robots) for a Comp Lit course on science fiction. There are some copies in UMass and the Five Colleges, but they may soon be checked out. Mike Davis found a freely available copy on the internet at: http://etext.library.adelaide.edu.au/c/capek/karel/rur/ You might suggest that to students who ask as an alternative.

Madeleine arriving 11:30 on Tues 9/11

Doctor's appointment

IE out at 4 on 9/10. IE.

Hold Shelf

Photo copy of an article for Mark. He will pick-up 09/10/07 althea

Ben's shift = covered

Barbara will take 4:00-5:00 and Jim will work 5:00-6:00. MM 9/10

Ben is out - Monday, 9/10

Ben's Mother fell so he will not be in today. MM 9/10

Althea in c. 10:00 on Monday 9/10

Althea will be in around 10:00 on Mon., Sept. 10th. MM 9/10

Welcome Casey Gagne

Casey Gagne is the young technician who will assume Bob Charles' IKON duties. 9/7 MM

BLM out at 1:10 on Friday (blm)

Going home sick.

Madeleine dr. appt. this morning 9/7 at 10am

Should be back in by 11am

#15 key

5:15 p.m.--gave yellow paddle key to Pauline for use in 1620 (ps)

Disk drives and public PCs

Library public PCs no longer have floppy disk drives but they all have CD reader/burners. Send people to LC desk if they need help using them. Per systems- they could purchase a few removable floppy disk drives if there is a demand. (they would be checked out from LC desk) Has anyone encountered a demand for the floppy disk drives at the Ref Desk? [bl]

DM is out sick Th. 9/6

UPDATE #2
LA will cover the 2-4pm shift and MKC will cover 6-9pm. Thanks to you both!

Dave is out sick today, Thursday, 9/6. He has desk shifts from 2-4 and 6-9pm.
PJ

DM in by 1:30 on 9/5. IE

BH in by noon 9/5 (bh)

IE doctor's appt. 2-3:30 on 9/4. IE.