There is now a NEW printer in Reference. It’s a large industrial model that sits on the floor like the one in the Science Library. It holds 4,000 sheets at one time and the toner lasts about twice as long. It’s quieter than the other ones and faster (about 55 pages per minute one side), duplexes just fine and DOESN’T JAM! (At least, that’s the word on the street. I’ve already seen it printing a ton and no problems.)
Our smaller printers are made for office use, not the heavy use they receive here from all the students, so the industrial printer is a better solution all around.
They’re still testing the drivers to make sure we’ve got the best service possible, so for now the office computers and student laptops will print to the same smaller one as they’ve been doing for a few days now. All the lab computers, though, are going to the big new one. So far, all seems good.
There is a
new LibGuide in our system that is called Librarian Resources.
I’ve taken
the “Librarian Links” from our website and added pages with links to online
journals, blogs, RSS feeds, and other professional development tools that all library staff may find useful. You can
find this on the main LibGuides page: http://libguides.butler.edu
or else use
the direct link: http://libguides.butler.edu/librarians
We have an update for the printers in Reference. A test is being run this week to see if different drivers will solve the many problems we’ve been having. To that end, the LEFT printer is now on a new print queue, IL_120_K2. The right one is still on IL_120_K. All of the student-access computers have already been switched to print to IL_120_K2 as their default, which also has the new drivers. Office computers and the Reference Desk (and the PC with the scanner) will print to the right one as will people with laptops that already have IL_120_K installed.
Nobody needs to change a thing. This is strictly informational.
After a week or so, they’ll be evaluating whether the new drivers have solved our problem and if so, setting both printers to use the new drivers on just one queue again.
There you go.
Scott
Now that the weather is finally cooling down, more people are wearing jackets around campus. Unfortunately, since we’re not in the habit yet, many are leaving them at computers or around the library.
If you’ve left your jacket, notebook, keys, memory stick, or anything else in either of the libraries, please check with the Circulation Desk in that library, which is where our “Lost & Found” areas are located. If you find something left behind by someone else, please take it to the Circulation Desk.
Thank you.
The Butler libraries now have RSS feeds available to let you know about new books that have been added to our catalog.
Using your favorite aggregator (we recommend Google Reader or Bloglines), just add any of the following feeds and you’ll be notified every time a new book is added to our catalog in that subject area.
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