Just wanted to clarify some dates and times for those of you involved with the Reference Desk.
We’ll plan on staffing the Reference Desk beginning on Wed., Aug. 27, the first day of classes. This will be only during the day at first, meaning 10am to 5pm. On-call librarians will be asked to begin their time slots that day, even though we can expect little to no need during the first week. This will allow us to provide assistance especially to new students who may need directions, computer assistance, etc.
Evening Reference hours will begin on Sunday, Aug. 31, with regular 10am – 10pm hours from then on.
Thanks for your help in providing excellent service to our students (and everyone else). 🙂
Scott
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
Butler Libraries has subscribed to the following Web of Science, Science Citation databases:
Science Citation Index
Social Sciences Citation Index
Arts & Humanities Citation Index
The Libraries obtained backfiles to 1999, and plans are to add more backfiles in future years.
The power of these databases resides in being able to track who is citing whom and how often articles are being cited, resulting in an article’s impact within a field.
To access these databases go to: www.butler.edu/library and select ‘Databases’
For assistance in learning how to navigate these research databases, contact the Butler Libraries Reference Services:
Irwin Library: 940-9245
Science Library: 940-9401
or
www.butler.edu/library/ask
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!
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