Schedule of Classes will no longer be printed

FYI...

Beginning Winter 2010, the Schedule of Classes will no longer be printed.

http://reg.ucsc.edu/soc.htmhttp://reg.ucsc.edu/soc.htm

New online form for Spec Coll NRLF items

Thanks to Sue Perry Special Collections now has an online form that patrons can use to request Spec Coll books and other materials stored at NRLF. The form can be found here: http://library.ucsc.edu/speccoll/special-collections-nrlf-request-form and is also linked from our Access to Collections page (http://library.ucsc.edu/speccoll/access-to-collections) .

Feedback on the form and instructions would be appreciated.

As always, patrons can contact me directly about requesting ASK AT SPECCOLL books without using the form.

-Luisa

Error code on Info Commons printer

If the IT Desk is not yet open and the printer says "Load MBF A4 Plain" it means that the print job has a setting asking for the bypass "A4" tray. The only way around this problem is to delete that print job, because it will not let any others through. It effectively stops printing for everyone networked to that printer. You can call 9-2486 if no one is staffing the IT help desk and they can delete the print job.

Questions from weekend shift

Just a sampling of the kinds of questions we got at the desk this busy Sunday:

-need study room or space to practice Spanish
-need to find a court case and history; it was a Supreme Court case and needed to find out if it went through state court system (used Westlaw)
-how do I check out a book?
-need to find biographical info about anthropologist Michelle Habell-Pallan (her CV was online)
-what is "Request at ILL" and how do I get it?
-what is NRLF?
-the books I want are checked out, what can I do?
-just starting research on the topic of human sacrifice and offerings (used Cruzcat subject headings)
-how do I print?
-I need a pen
-need a book about prefixes and suffixes
-UC-eLinks not working (we owned the book)
-can I take Ref books to another floor?
-can't find call number RC
-need books and articles about Australian aboriginal dreams (used subject headings in Cruzcat and Ebsco)
-book checked out until December?
-where are the elevators?
-where are the HB call numbers?
-I don't understand how the moving stacks work
-I need Latin-English, Greek-English, legal, and medical dictionaries
-couldn't find book (it was on Reserve)
-having difficulty using UC-eLinks
-book is checked out, need by tomorrow (we found it at SCPL)
-where are the newspapers?
-need to do research on the history of American Sign Language
-about 5 more questions on not finding call numbers (they were looking in Ref Stacks)

Where to get change update

The Back Perch at the ARCenter is gone. According to Dining Services, the McHenry Library coffee cart is supposed to be staffed 10am-2pm, Monday-Friday.

McHenry Library change machine is gone

The McHenry Library change machine located on the second floor, near the copy machines, is gone. The costs associated with the change machine were excessive.

Thanks,
Sarah

Head of Access Services
University of California, Santa Cruz
(831) 459-3878

Other possible options for change:

-Library cafe (if you buy something you can get change)
-Hahn cashier (Window Hours: 9 am to 4 pm Monday-Friday)
-Bookstore
-Ask other students or staff

Stay tuned for an update "cash on campus" post....

Anthro 1 assignment

Anthro 1 book assignment

I wanted to alert you that students from Anthro 1 may come in looking for books located at S&E and McH respectively. The point of the assignment is to use the book as a jumping off point to explore broader themes, but they do have to be familar with the book. The instructor is encouraging students to look for these books in our libraries, local libraries and bookstores. The written assignment is due Nov. 24th, and students are looking for these items now.

As you may have guessed, most of these books are already checked out. I don't have a good solution for helping students, other than ILL. I'll see if I can catch the student I helped (and who sped off) for a copy of the assignment.

Here's a sample of some of the titles:

The old way : a story of the first people / Elizabeth Marshall Thomas McH Stacks DT1558.S38 T46 2006

Female fertility and the body fat connection / Rose E. Frisch S&E Stacks RG136 .F755 2002

Your inner fish : a journey into the 3.5-billion-year history of the human body / Neil Shubin S&E Reading QM26 .S58 2008

Thanks,

Lucia

XpressIt! in bookstore plaza will be moving 12/11/09

At the end of Fall 2009, XpressIt! next to the bookstore will be moving in with Print Services at the Baskin Engineering location. They will be open at their current location until 12/10/09 from 7:30am-6pm. They will re-open on 12/15/09 in their new location in the basement of Baskin Engineering B66. They will be offering new services such as a new online ordering system.

For more info: http://printing.ucsc.edu/xpressit

History 10 - primary source questions

We are getting more questions from History 10 students needing primary sources. Their assignment is to find a letter that is ideally from the time period of a historical event (ex. the Missouri Compromise), or at least not after 1877, and then write 5-7 pages about it's historical significance. I had luck with a Thomas Jefferson letter (on Library of Congress site) about the Missouri Compromise. Consult Kerry's class guide for more sources:

http://library.ucsc.edu/course-guides/history-10a-united-states-history-to-1877

Ref Desk hours during the upcoming holiday intersession

The Ref Desk hours, at both libraries, during the intersession are as follows:

December 14th - December 18th: 1-5pm

Monday, January 4, 2010: 10-5pm

Regular quarter hours resume on Tuesday, January 5th.

Online guides for Writing and Core classes

As we get used to our new website, it might be helpful to highlight a couple of ways to introduce Writing and Core students to research (thanks to Debbie and Annette):

Getting Started (linked on our home page)
-takes students step-by-step through constructing a research paper
http://library.ucsc.edu/content/constructing-your-research-paper

Writing subject guide (linked on home page under "Subjects" and "Course Materials & ERes")
-outlines research process steps with links
http://library.ucsc.edu/course-guides/writing

Class and assignment-specific guides

There are many class guides for this quarter. Take a look at either of these links when helping patrons at the desk:

Find research materials by subject
http://library.ucsc.edu/find-research-materials-by-subject

and

Course Materials & ERes
http://library.ucsc.edu/services/find-materials-for-courses

Serials review lists & letter out to faculty today

The serials review lists (titles proposed for
cancellation) and a letter to faculty announcing the
availability of the lists, have gone out to faculty.
If you get questions about where the lists are, they are available
here:http://library.ucsc.edu.oca.ucsc.edu/collections/budget-reduction-process
- Toward the bottom of the page there are links to each
division, click on those to see the title lists.
Faculty may submit comments through the survey/feedback
form on the page.

The feedback form is referenced several times on the page
but here is the link:
http://www.surveymonkey.com/s.aspx?sm=W_2b4gtNSaxnj9_2bJsDfypi5A_3d_3d

If you have any questions, please let me know and I'll do
my best to answer them.

Thanks very much,

Kerry

Anthro 1 assignment

Students from Anthro 1 may come in looking for books located at S&E and McH respectively. The point of the assignment is to use the book as a jumping off point to explore broader themes, but they do have to be familar with the book. The instructor is encouraging students to look for these books in our libraries, local libraries and bookstores. The written assignment is due Nov. 24th, and students are looking for these items now.

As you may have guessed, most of these books are already checked out. I don't have a good solution for helping students, other than ILL. I'll see if I can catch the student I helped (and who sped off) for a copy of the assignment.

Here's a sample of some of the titles:

The old way : a story of the first people / Elizabeth Marshall Thomas McH Stacks DT1558.S38 T46 2006

Female fertility and the body fat connection / Rose E. Frisch S&E Stacks RG136 .F755 2002

Your inner fish : a journey into the 3.5-billion-year history of the human body / Neil Shubin S&E Reading QM26 .S58 2008

Thanks,

Lucia

New Visitor Guides

There are new campus Visitor Guides from Admissions at the Ref Desk, on the shelf under the UCSC catalog and schedule of classes. It has a large, easy-to-read campus map, that includes up-to-date construction areas and new buildings.

San Francisco City Directories - now online - free

Subject: [calix] San Francisco City Directories - Now online - free

San Francisco City Directories are now online - free - Here are the direct links:

San Francisco City Directories

1881. http://www.archive.org/details/langleyssanfranc1881sanfrich

1898. http://www.archive.org/details/crockerlangleysa1898sanfrich

1901. http://www.archive.org/details/crockerlangleysa1901sanfrich

1904. http://www.archive.org/details/crockerlangleysa1904sanfrich

1907. http://www.archive.org/details/crockerlangleysa1907sanfrich

1908. http://www.archive.org/details/sanfranciscocali1908polk

1909. http://www.archive.org/details/crockerlangleysa1909sanfrich

1911. http://www.archive.org/details/crockerlangleysa1911sanfrich

1912. http://www.archive.org/details/crockerlangleysa1912sanfrich

1913. http://www.archive.org/details/crockerlangleysa1913sanfrich

1914. http://www.archive.org/details/crockerlangleysa1914sanfrich

1915. http://www.archive.org/details/sanfranciscocali1915polk

1916. http://www.archive.org/details/crockerlangleysa1916sanfrich

1918. http://www.archive.org/details/crockerlangleysa1918sanfrich

1920. http://www.archive.org/details/sanfranciscocali1920polk

1921. http://www.archive.org/details/sanfranciscocali1921polk

1923. http://www.archive.org/details/crockerlangleysa1923rlporich
1924. http://www.archive.org/details/crockerlangleysa1924rlporich

1925. http://www.archive.org/details/crockerlangleysa1925rlporich

1927. http://www.archive.org/details/crockerlangleysa1927rlporich

Word documents on public computers

A patron came to the desk before the IT desk was staffed and said her Word 2007 document wouldn't open on PC #7. I called ITS and
Frank said that the PC's do have a concerter pac installed and should automatically open Word 2007 docs. If they don't, have the patron try another PC and report that one by submitting a ticket to ITS. And that's what I did and it worked fine on another PC. So in case this happens to you on a morning watch, that's what to do.

Psych 3 class info and online guide

Hi All,

Last week I gave a talk at Cam Leapers Psyc3 class. There is a class guide at:

http://library.ucsc.edu/course-guides/psychology-3-research-methods

The guide is meant to walk students through their assignment, which requires that they find only 1 study to replicate

Cam really prefers that they use encyclopedias or textbooks to get a citation for a study. I linked students to citation linker forms, which is the most direct place to find out if we own something or to request it.

Students, however, may also try to use Psycinfo to find a paper that is about a study. If they go this route they must ONLY use peer-reviewed articles.
Hope this is useful.

Thanks,
Annette

Students accessing their home directory in Info Commons

Periodically a student will ask for help accessing their home directory, which is UCSC server storage space provided to all students, faculty, and staff. Here's how to get to one's personal directory from the PC and MAc stations in the Info Commons:

From Macs:
-go to Fetch (from the dock or finder)
-in the Host Name text box, type: unix.ic.ucsc.edu
-in the User Name text box, type your email login (without @ucsc.edu)
-select SFTP from Connect using the drop-down menu
-type in your password in the Password text box
-select Connect

From PCs:
-go to the Secure Shell page
-select the Secure File Transfer Client icon
-select Quick Connect
-in the Host Name text box, type: unix.ic.ucsc.edu
-in the User Name text box, type your email login (without @ucsc.edu)
-at the prompt, type your password
-select OK

Meeting Room Schedule link

There is now a link to "Mtg Rms/2353" on the toolbar of each Firefox browser on the Ref Desk computers. Please leave the Incident Form as the last link on the toolbar on the right so it's easy to access if we need it.