The Naxos Music Library is in the process of undergoing some changes. The primary change is that they will be using a new music player beginning sometime in September. This is instead of using the Windows Media Player within their website. This is a good change, but until that happens, we will be having some problems with Macs playing the music in Naxos. Browsing still works, but actually playing the music is a problem due to some technical issues.
To solve this problem, Naxos has set us up with our own login. If someone from Butler is on a Mac (whether on campus or off) and wants to listen to music from Naxos, they will have to follow these steps:
1. Download Flip4Mac, which is a plugin allowing QuickTime to play Windows Media Player files. It can be downloaded for free at http://www.flip4mac.com/wmv_download.htm
2. Go to http://naxosmusiclibrary.com and log in with Butler01 as the username and the password.
3. Use Naxos as you normally would. Music should now play properly. (Please let Scott Pfitzinger know if there are any problems at this point.)
We’ve uncovered a little hiccup with our new printers that I thought I should share.
It appears that when MS Words documents are opened as attachments in a web browser (example: files in Blackboard), they are printing duplex even when Internet Explorer’s print settings are set to print single sided. If single-sided printing is required, the current workaround is to save the document locally and open it in MS Word. The print settings can then be set to single-sided and they will work.
The Help Desk has been made aware of this problem and will be working on a solution.
Scott
The two nasty old printers in the Reference Department that we used to fight and unjam and clean and unjam and fight with more have finally been replaced!
(Insert loud hosanna here!)
The two new printers in Reference are not only new but are industrial-strength and made to handle heavy traffic. They are the same brand as the old ones but are the heavy-duty versions of what we used to have. Since they can handle the duplexing, the default setting for these has been set back to duplex. Instructions on how to print single sided are on the tables in the Reference computer lab.
Nothing else has really changed. They use the same print queue (IL_120_K) and print at least as fast as the old ones. The toner container is larger, which means we don’t have to change it as often. Paper will probably just be kept in the brown cabinet like usual. Since these printers sit on the floor, we’ve removed the table that used to keep a few reams underneath it. Minor operational details may change as we start using the printers more.
When you’re in the area, stop by and see our new arrivals!
If you want to email a link to a file or a folder on BUFiles, there’s an easy way to do this. Go to the Menu Bar and click on Insert — Hyperlink and then browse to the file or folder you want to link to. You shouldn’t have to select any text to insert the link, but if you have any problems inserting the hyperlink, try highlighting some text first.
Explanation:
Links are tricky things and most links in emails cannot have a space in them. Since Windows 95 we’ve been able to use “long file names” which are useful for organizing and labeling, but which can cause difficulties with links. You can usually substitute a “%20” for the space, since that’s the ASCII code for a blank space, but for some reason Outlook doesn’t want to recognize that. That’s why it doesn’t work to copy and paste the URL from My Computer. When you browse to the file or folder and insert the hyperlink directly, though, Outlook takes care of any formatting and syntax and just makes a link to the object.
As you may have heard already, we have two new “databases” available as of the first of July.
PressDisplay
PressDisplay.com is the most convenient and complete way to read all
your favorite newspapers and magazines on one site. With Library
PressDisplay users gain access to full-color, full-page publications
from within the library, from home and around the world on the day they
are published. Provides instant access to 650 newspapers from 76 countries in 38 languages!
Wall Street Journal
Available from 1984 to the present. This covers a gap we’ve had between archival coverage in EBSCO databases and the current issue (created by the “moving wall”). This link is for the Eastern edition.
Both of these are listed on the full alphabetical list and the Business and Journalism Subject lists (both webpages and LibGuides). If you would like either of these added to your subject list(s), please let me know.
Scott
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