CNS desk schedule 6/14-18

CNS students will be manning the desks from 9-5 at S&E and 12-8pm at McH from 6/14-6/28. I will have the remainder of the summer schedule published in the next few days.

Thanks,

Omar

Map Room hours this summer

Regular summer hours for Maps will be Tuesday-Thursday, 1pm-5pm.

These are the days that the Map Room at Science & Engineering will be closed this summer:

July 5th (holiday)-July 9th

August 2nd-6th

August 23rd-27th (open by appointment only**: 459-2364)

August 30th-September 3rd (open by appointment only**: 459-2364)

September 6th (holiday)-September 10th

September 13th-17th

**Appointments must be made 24 hours in advance.


For more info: http://library.ucsc.edu/maps

Randall's Religious Studies subject guide

Here is a permanent link which may be of help. If any links are broken, there are still references that you can look up in Cruzcat:

http://members.cruzio.com/~krstudstill/religious_studies_research_guide3.htm

McH CNS student out 3-4 today

The CNS student is being pulled for a project today (Friday June 4th) from 3-4pm. He should be back by 4:15, per Elizabeth. Call the CNS number at 9-2486 if you need computing support during this time.

Thanks,

Lucia

Time Inc. titles no longer in LexisNexis

From: Ellen Meltzer
Date: June 3, 2010 11:48:12 AM PDT
Subject: Immediate Change: Time, Inc. Titles Removed from LexisNexis Academic

To: Users Council (for information and distribution)
CDC (for information and distribution) via Chuck Eckman

LexisNexis has informed us that Time Inc. has decided to withdraw its publications from all LexisNexis services, effective immediately. Previously, LexisNexis Academic was restricted to rolling coverage of the most recent 2 years for the titles shown below. As of June 1, 2010, these titles were removed entirely. The source directory in the LexisNexis Academic product has been automatically updated. (These titles are also available through EBSCOhost’s Academic Search Complete). LexisNexis Academic has been deleted from campus A-Z lists.

The affected titles are:
People
Fortune
Time
Entertainment Weekly
Sports Illustrated
In Style
Money
Business 2.0
Field & Stream
Time Inc. – Last 2 Years
Time Publications

Kerry's business resources guide

Many thanks to Jess for successfully moving Kerry's invaluable Business Resources guide into Drupal. You can access it here:

http://library.ucsc.edu/help/howto/business-resources

or from the list of "How to" guides.

2009 UCOP salary data

As previously mentioned in the email sent from the UC Office of the President, the payroll data for the calendar year of 2009 is housed in McHenry library. The data disc, which contains one large PDF, is now available for viewing. The call number for the disc is UCSC.1056. The disc has a two-hour checkout limit. You can access this material by bringing the call number to the main circulation desk. Non-affiliated library users may also access this material by providing a photo ID and contact information needed for a manual checkout. Other UC-related material can be found in CRUZCAT:

http://cruzcat.ucsc.edu/search~S5?/pUCSC/pucsc/1%2C1%2C1%2CB/frameset&FF=pucsc&1%2C1%2C/indexsort=-

If you have any questions, comments, or concerns, please feel free to contact Victoria Nobles, 9-5060.

The Santa Cruz Sentinel also has an easily searchable page online:

http://www.santacruzsentinel.com/ci_15162421?source=most_viewed

Emailing docs to visually-impaired student

Just in case Christian (the blind student with the seeing-eye dog) returns for more help, the following may be helpful. His computer can't read aloud from PDFs, so he needs text copied and pasted into a word doc. I found that when I click PDF full text in ACS, I can't highlight/copy but if I click "download PDF" (bottom left) and open in Acrobat, I can do this, and then paste into word. It is also important to make sure that the pasted article includes the citation information -- in one case it did not, so I grabbed that and added it to the word doc. He is also OK with a link to an HTML text, so when HTML is available that may be more convenient, although I ended up pasting most of the articles into word regardless. Paul

Laptop printing

We had a public services meeting an noon today to discuss the Personal Laptop Printing Pilot. I thought all staff would be interested in this pilot as printing from personal laptops is a question we probably all get. While it is a relatively straightforward process for PCs, it is fairly complex for Macs. Information on the pilot is available on the Library website at http://library.ucsc.edu/services/printing-computing. Thanks to Frank Dang and the CNS staff for launching this.

Elizabeth

RESOLVED - Problems with Request

The timeouts with the Request service have been resolved. All Requests
should proceed as normal.

Please let us know if you encounter any difficulties.

CDL staff are currently working to resolve timeouts with the Request
service. There may be a short downtime.


Please stay tuned for updates.

Please share this information with your colleagues.

CDL Alert

Melvyl down for scheduled maintenance - 5/58/10, 12:01 a.m. - 2:00 a.m.

26 May 2010

Current Melvyl (http://melvyl.cdlib.org/F/?func=file&file_name=find-b&maleph=yes) will be down from 12:01 AM - 2:00 AM (PDT) on Friday, May 28th for an operating system upgrade.  During this time, the Next Generation Melvyl Pilot (http://melvyl.worldcat.org/) along with the campus Next Gen Pilot instances will be available. 

from CDL Alert

Public scanner update

The scanner in S&E is available again.  Another scanner is still out for repair and a third scanner has been ordered.  As soon as a second scanner (either the repaired one or the new one) is available it will be installed in the Media Center. In the meantime patrons who need access to a scanner should be referred to S&E.

Chat reference Qwidget availability

 A question came up recently about when the QuestionPoint Qwidget form is available and whether or not it is indicative of when the 24/7 QuestionPoint service is available to our patrons. I want to explain here when you can expect to see the Qwidget and how patrons can access QuestionPoint when the Qwidget isn't available. To simplify that last part I've added a new link to our Ask A Librarian page. 

The Qwidget form only displays on our Ask A Librarian page when QP is staffed by UC librarians. Currently UC librarians are staffing the service from 11:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m. Monday through Thursday, 11:00 a.m. to 5 p.m. Friday, and 5:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. Sunday.

Questions posted to the Qwidget are only seen by UC librarians. The other method of posting questions is via the standard QuestionPoint chat form. The chat form is monitored 24/7. That monitoring is done by librarians from other institutions around the clock accompanied by UC librarians during the hours listed above.

When the Qwidget is available the following form will be displayed:

When the Qwidget isn't available patrons need to click on either the "Ask A Librarian" logo (see below) or the new text link "UC Ask A Librarian Live Chat Service."

Laura, Peggy and I will be reviewing and revising the Ask A Librarian page next month. Please let me know if you have any suggestions or recommendations for its improvement.

New large monitor in McHenry 0345

There is now a large television monitor mounted on the wall in McHenry 0345. This monitor can be used to display data from a PC or Mac. There is a VGA cable that you may attach to a PC laptop. If you have a Mac laptop, come see me for a VGA to MiniDVI dongle that will allow you to use your Mac.

Right now, video from PC and Mac is supported. Audio is not yet supported but I am working on it.

--Greg

Extended library hours for finals

Library hours will be extended during finals week (June 2nd through June 9th) as follows:

Wednesday, 6/2/10 10am-2am
Thursday, 6/3/10 10am-2am
Friday, 6/4/10 10am-10pm
Saturday, 6/5/10 11am-7pm
Sunday, 6/6/10 10am-2am
Monday, 6/7/10 10am-2am
Tuesday, 6/8/10 10am-2am
Wednesday, 6/9/10 10am-2am

No public scanners in either McHenry or S&E

The public scanners from both McHenry and S&E are out for repair. They are expected to be back by the end of the week. See below for more detail:

Hi all,
Below is an update thanks to Omar (via IT Request) re: the Cowell Room scanner as well as the Media Center scanner.
-Ann

05/17/10
9:25 am
Mojaddedi, Omar

Hi All,
The scanner was dropped off at Dave's computer for warranty repair to begin on or around May 13th. They will notify ITS when the work has been completed. A rough estimate would be mid to late this week--depending on the workload at Dave's computer.

For more clarification, original Cowell scanner went out of service, so ITS brought up the Media Center scanner with permission from Greg as a temporary solution. Soon after, the scanner that we had brought up to S&E had power issues. They are now both at Dave's undergoing warranty repairs.

Omar

Sulpher Smell on 2nd Floor

Hi Folks,

Tim Basquez, Senior Construction Inspector, and Thomas Lee with EH&S were in McHenry this morning investigating the sulfur smell on the 2nd Floor. After a thorough search they were unable to determine the source of the smell. The air in the affected areas tested negative for anything harmful, and now the odor seems to have dissipated. If we learn anything more we'll let you know.

-Operations

Commencement schedule 2010

The campus commencement schedule for 2010 has been posted here.

Primer to be used in McHenry Renovation

Pending EH&S final approval this Friday, ATI will begin on Saturday treating some of the concrete in the renovation with a product that may produce some odor. EH&S has reviewed the product and the process and have put controls in place to mitigate it's impact. It will be done in contained areas and vented to the north side of the renovation. The work, which will be done in stages through next week, will be closely monitored throughout by EH&S. If you have any questions or concerns, please feel free to contact me.

Eric

--
Eric Baker
Head of Library Operations
University of California, Santa Cruz
831.459.4038

I followed up with Eric to find out what the product is. Here's his reply:

The brand name is KilZ.

http://www.kilz.com/

It's a primer that they'll spray over the concrete after they've wiped it down with chemical sponges to remove as much soot as possible, then they will paint over that. They are only doing this in areas where the concrete is above a dropped ceiling. The rest of the concrete will be cleaned by blasting with dry ice.

Material Safety Data Sheets for the product can be found here.

Reference Service - 6/14 to 6/18

Hello Ref Deskers,

I wanted to share a temporary change in reference service for the week of June 14-18th. I'm sending this message to you because you typically work on the Reference desk during the summer. If I have neglected to include anyone on this list, please let me know.

During the week of June 14-18, the week between Finals and Summer Session, Reference desk assistance provided at both McH and S&E libraries will be shifted to the Access desk. This temporary change is to allow Access Services to deploy their staff to shelf-reading and shelving in the stacks. Reference hours starting this week are 1p-5p, and again, you would work your regular reference shift(s) at the Access desk.

This means that we will provide very basic circulation assistance as well as research assistance at the Circulation desk. Access services staff will provide training, and an access staff person (most likely Molly) and a student will be available as back-up.

I understand you undoubtedly have questions about this, so I have scheduled the McH instruction room for a half-hour meeting tomorrow, Friday the 14th, from 9:30-10am. I hope to see you there.

thank you,

Lucia