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Tuesday, November 18, 2008
Sunday, November 16, 2008
Thursday, November 13, 2008
Hearing on hold shelf for Karen Kovacs
Hearing - Class Action Litigation on the hold shelf for Karen Kovacs. She will be in on Friday (11/14) to pick it up. TB 11/13
Wednesday, November 12, 2008
Tuesday, November 11, 2008
DM fell
DM fell at the Y yesterday and was taken to the Franklin Medical Center by ambulance. He is in rough shape with a dislocated knee and other problems. DM will not be in today, Tues., Nov. 11th. He's not sure about tomorrow, Wed., Nov. 12th. MM 11/11/08
Monday, November 10, 2008
Friday, November 7, 2008
IE - New Africa house 11/7 afternoon
I'm going to an Afro Am colloquium at New Africa house this afternoon. Depending on when it ends, I may not come back to the library today. (ie)
Thursday, November 6, 2008
Wednesday, November 5, 2008
Tuesday, November 4, 2008
Monday, November 3, 2008
IE in at 2 on 11/3
I need to take some family sick time today but I will come in for my 2-4 ref desk shift. (ie)
GEO-SCI 370 Urban Geography Class Assignment
Paper due on Thursday.
Assignment:
Each student has been assigned a U.S. city. Required to use census information and to produce a couple of charts/graphs on changes in the city's population and economy over time. Exactly which indices,which time jumps, etc, are up to them.
Sources:
Get information off the census.gov website or from paper volumes at the library.
For paper volumes, they should be directed toward the decennial volumes for the SMSA or MSA their city is located in - often times the current volume with have as much historical information as they need, too. (These are located in the CENSUS REFERENCE SECTION, Floor 6)
For online historical censuses, here is the URL:http://www.census.gov/prod/www/abs/decennial/1950.htm this is for 1950 - changing the year at the end- eg - 1950.htm gets other years) -- they can also reach the same place by searching on "1950 census" from www.census.gov
Information from Piper Gaubatz (TB)
Assignment:
Each student has been assigned a U.S. city. Required to use census information and to produce a couple of charts/graphs on changes in the city's population and economy over time. Exactly which indices,which time jumps, etc, are up to them.
Sources:
Get information off the census.gov website or from paper volumes at the library.
For paper volumes, they should be directed toward the decennial volumes for the SMSA or MSA their city is located in - often times the current volume with have as much historical information as they need, too. (These are located in the CENSUS REFERENCE SECTION, Floor 6)
For online historical censuses, here is the URL:http://www.census.gov/prod/www/abs/decennial/1950.htm this is for 1950 - changing the year at the end- eg - 1950.htm gets other years) -- they can also reach the same place by searching on "1950 census" from www.census.gov
Information from Piper Gaubatz (TB)
Friday, October 31, 2008
Thursday, October 30, 2008
Tuesday, October 28, 2008
JmD off in p.m. on 10.28 and 10.30
JmD takes VAC for childcare on Tuesday and Thursday p.m. this week.
Monday, October 27, 2008
BL off on Tuesday for jury duty- Update
Tuesday, 11am update: no jurors needed at the Hampshire County Courthouse today, so BL is here.
PJ desk shift update, 10/27
In case I'm not back right on time for my 2pm desk shift on Mon. 10/27, Mike has agreed to remain at the desk until I arrive.
Friday, October 24, 2008
English 112 Fall 08
The onslaught of Eng 112 classes has begun and will continue over the next month. All sessions will be taught by TO's, following the same model as last year.
Emily A. has sent two links that may be useful for reference staff:
1. For students, there is a college writing LibGuide which is linked to the course guides page, or searchable from the LibGuides site:
http://guides.library.umass.edu/collegewriting
2. For TO's, there is an Undergraduate Services library blog, which has the handouts that TO's may need for their sessions:
http://blogs.umass.edu/ugradlib/college-writing/
(bl, 10/24)
Emily A. has sent two links that may be useful for reference staff:
1. For students, there is a college writing LibGuide which is linked to the course guides page, or searchable from the LibGuides site:
http://guides.library.umass.edu/collegewriting
2. For TO's, there is an Undergraduate Services library blog, which has the handouts that TO's may need for their sessions:
http://blogs.umass.edu/ugradlib/college-writing/
(bl, 10/24)
Thursday, October 23, 2008
Wednesday, October 22, 2008
Dave Mac Court sick today 10/22
Dave is out sick today and will need someone to fill in for him on his 6-9 shift this evening. JK
Tuesday, October 21, 2008
PJ schedule update for Th. 10/23
The schedule says I will be at a Music Dept. meeting from 10:45 - 12:30. I'll now be at three Music and Dance events from 9:45 - about 1pm.
Monday, October 20, 2008
Friday, October 17, 2008
Thursday, October 16, 2008
Wednesday, October 15, 2008
Tuesday, October 14, 2008
Friday, October 10, 2008
Re-configuration of 1620 classroom
Due to popular demand, and the results of Steve's Doodle Poll asking for opinions about the location of the instructor's station in the 1620 classroom, I have sent a sys-help ticket asking that the instructor's station be moved back to its original position, in the center of the room near the door. Systems staff said that they will make the move as soon as the broken ceiling projector has been repaired and can be reinstalled, so they will do every at the same time. (bl, 10/10)
Thursday, October 9, 2008
Printer in Consultation Room
There is a message in the print queue for the Consultation Room printer about a paper jam, but I didn't find a jam. I've removed the paper, turned the machine off and on, no luck. I've submitted a request to Systems. PJ Oct. 9, 8:15pm
Althea in late on 10/9
Althea called to say she had something come up at home and hopes to be in by 9 am. (ie)
Wednesday, October 8, 2008
Tuesday, October 7, 2008
Monday, October 6, 2008
Friday, October 3, 2008
Thursday, October 2, 2008
Yellow Paddle and attached keys are M.I.A.
Hmmm...where could they be? Peter reported the keys missing @ 6:00p.m. ~ Althea
Wednesday, October 1, 2008
Tuesday, September 30, 2008
Aleph Station I.D.
Some time over the weekend the Aleph Station I.D., UMA_DUBOIS, "went missing". It is necessary to unfreeze the computer before reinstating the preset station i.d. I sent a help ticket to sys help this morning (Tuesday, 09/30/08) Meanwhile, back at the ref. desk, if you are the first person to open the desk, you will need to enter the station i.d. UMA_DUBOIS to enable the Aleph system to check books in and out. Althea
Monday, September 29, 2008
Sunday, September 28, 2008
Thursday, September 25, 2008
Scanned items available on website
This came to my attention today. A man was looking for the Encyclopedia of Massachusetts-genealogical...the status in the catalog says: In process (From scanning).
I spoke with Laura W. who said that this is one of the items sent to Boston for scanning. Laura came out and said that it might be back on the shelf...also she pointed out that an electronic version is at:
http://www.archive.org/index.php
On typing in the title in the internet archive, it brings up our scanned item!
I spoke with Laura W. who said that this is one of the items sent to Boston for scanning. Laura came out and said that it might be back on the shelf...also she pointed out that an electronic version is at:
http://www.archive.org/index.php
On typing in the title in the internet archive, it brings up our scanned item!
Wednesday, September 24, 2008
Shelf on Reference Desk
I phoned Sheryl Crowe and asked to have the raised shelf between the two Ref. Desks repaired.
The shelf is very loose. PJ 9-24
The shelf is very loose. PJ 9-24
Wireless in Du Bois (update of 9/24/08)
From Terry Warner:
Wireless in the DuBois Building is approximately half completed. The lower level through floor 8 has been completed. Floor 9 should be completed by the end of this week. Floors 13, 23, 24 & 26 have also been completed. At the pace they are going, the entire building should be wireless by the end of October.
As a result of the demand to get this project completed, staff and students can expect to be inconvenienced by experiencing some drilling noises during the day. The noise will be intermittent and not restricted to any particular time of the day. Your patience during these times is appreciated.
Wireless in the DuBois Building is approximately half completed. The lower level through floor 8 has been completed. Floor 9 should be completed by the end of this week. Floors 13, 23, 24 & 26 have also been completed. At the pace they are going, the entire building should be wireless by the end of October.
As a result of the demand to get this project completed, staff and students can expect to be inconvenienced by experiencing some drilling noises during the day. The noise will be intermittent and not restricted to any particular time of the day. Your patience during these times is appreciated.
Tuesday, September 23, 2008
Monday, September 22, 2008
Sunday, September 21, 2008
Friday, September 19, 2008
Wednesday, September 17, 2008
PJ in at 2pm on Wed. 9/17
I'm at home with a cold, resting up before my 4:40pm class. I'll be in at 2pm to catch up before
my class, and will find a sub for my 2-4pm desk shift.
my class, and will find a sub for my 2-4pm desk shift.
Monday, September 15, 2008
Thursday, September 11, 2008
Wednesday, September 10, 2008
Courtyard, September 10th 2008
My apologies for posting a non work related item but I took this picture today in the courtyard and just had to share. Enjoy the beautiful day!! Miss InformationTuesday, September 9, 2008
Calipari Workstation Login Info, Fall 2008
As of 8/08, the libstaff login no longer works. Instructors and students must log into OIT workstations with their own NetIDs.
Instructors: Log in to the instructor workstation with your own NetID and password. (Domain should be “UMASS.EDU/Kerberos Login.”) It may take a few minutes the first time you log in, but should be quicker on subsequent logins.
Students: Students should log into workstations with their own NetIDs and passwords. (Domain should be “UMASS.EDU/Kerberos Login.”) You may want to ask students to log in as they enter the room so that as many as possible are set to go for the beginning of the session. OIT is creating signage for Calipari asking students to log in as soon as they arrive for a class.
[A note about SynchronEyes: A list of NetIDs of library liaisons and others who regularly teach on Calipari is being sent to OIT, and those people should find that SynchronEyes starts up automatically when they log in to the Calipari instructor workstation. If SynchronEyes does not start up for you but you would like to use it when you teach, please email Emily Alling (ealling@library.umass.edu) with your NetID, and she can get you added to the list. Students do not need to do anything special; SynchronEyes will run in the background on their machines as long as it is active on the instructor’s workstation. ]
NetID doesn’t work/Student doesn’t remember their NetID/password: visit an OIT Help Desk consultant at the LC Desk. In the short term, they may need to share a workstation with a neighbor.
Questions? Please contact Emily Alling, library contact for Calipari (ealling@library.umass.edu) or Marta Chudzinski, OIT Computer Classrooms (mchudzinski@oit.umass.edu) – or ask at the LC Desk.
Instructors: Log in to the instructor workstation with your own NetID and password. (Domain should be “UMASS.EDU/Kerberos Login.”) It may take a few minutes the first time you log in, but should be quicker on subsequent logins.
Students: Students should log into workstations with their own NetIDs and passwords. (Domain should be “UMASS.EDU/Kerberos Login.”) You may want to ask students to log in as they enter the room so that as many as possible are set to go for the beginning of the session. OIT is creating signage for Calipari asking students to log in as soon as they arrive for a class.
[A note about SynchronEyes: A list of NetIDs of library liaisons and others who regularly teach on Calipari is being sent to OIT, and those people should find that SynchronEyes starts up automatically when they log in to the Calipari instructor workstation. If SynchronEyes does not start up for you but you would like to use it when you teach, please email Emily Alling (ealling@library.umass.edu) with your NetID, and she can get you added to the list. Students do not need to do anything special; SynchronEyes will run in the background on their machines as long as it is active on the instructor’s workstation. ]
NetID doesn’t work/Student doesn’t remember their NetID/password: visit an OIT Help Desk consultant at the LC Desk. In the short term, they may need to share a workstation with a neighbor.
Questions? Please contact Emily Alling, library contact for Calipari (ealling@library.umass.edu) or Marta Chudzinski, OIT Computer Classrooms (mchudzinski@oit.umass.edu) – or ask at the LC Desk.
Thursday, September 4, 2008
Wednesday, September 3, 2008
Tuesday, September 2, 2008
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