Irwin Library has a collection of career resources in print and online that can provide you with loads of information to help you make decisions about your future. There are books about jobs in various fields, graduate schools, internships, and even how to write a resume or do well in a job interview.
There are two locations for these materials.
Career Reference
The Career Reference collection is separate from the regular Reference collection, but is in the same room. Specifically, on the right near the computers when you walk into the Reference Department. These are still Reference books, which means they cannot be checked out, but most of the time the books are used for quick reference, so they’re not normally needed in that way.
The Career Collection Online
This is a collection of 100 electronic books that are available for free online through NetLibrary. The books are all in PDF format, so you’ll need Adobe Acrobat Reader to view them. Topics include resume writing, job hunting, interviewing, and more. Just select a book then search within it for a keyword related to what you need to know. Or start at the beginning and read through it like any other book.
If you have any questions, please stop by the Reference Desk or Ask A Librarian.
As an FYI, the ‘Install MK’ error message that is showing up on the IL_120_K A printer currently, means:
“Replace Maintenance Kit. Replacement of the maintenance kit is necessary at every 300,000 pages of printing and requires professional servicing. Contact your service technician.” -From the Kyocera Operation Guide.
I will let Scott know about this; it does not affect the printing.
Reference Desk staff:
To avoid being timed-out while using BU mail at the Reference Desk, select the “this is a private computer” option at the web mail log-in screen. This helps to not time you out while helping patrons.
Occasionally the printers in Reference will say “Load MP Tray.” The MP tray is the Manual Feed tray. The printers give this “error” when they’re sent a document that is not regular letter size (8.5 x 11).
This is not by any means the fault of the printer; it’s because of the paper size of the document being printed. From what I’ve seen, this is typically because a professor put a document on Blackboard that for some reason wasn’t Letter size. Maybe it was Legal or A4 or even “custom” sized. I’ve seen that happen. You can tell what size paper is needed by watching the error message. It will go back and forth between “PLAIN” and “Legal” or “A4.” (By the way, A4 paper is a size used in most of the rest of the world and is 6 mm narrower and 18 mm longer than “Letter” size.)
When this does happen, the student can check all their print settings and they’ll all look right. It’s because the original document was not properly sized; the browser or word processor or printer settings will not be able to change it.
SOLUTION: Insert paper in the Manual Tray and hit the Green GO button.
If the irregular size is longer than A4, you’ll need to insert LEGAL SIZE paper in the MP tray. We now have some kept at the Reference Desk on the low shelf to the right of the desk. Anything shorter and the printer will jam because it’s expecting longer paper.
If it’s asking for A4 or anything shorter than that, you can just take some blank paper and load it in the MP tray and hit the green Go button. When the job is finished, the printer will go back to drawing paper from the regular trays and you can remove the extra paper from the MP tray.
A congratulations goes out to students:
Emily Stewart
Jarron Lincoln
who won the Project SAILS Assessment drawing being held in conjunction with students who are participating in the Project SAILS (Student Assessment of Information Literacy Skills) test. To better understand students’ research skills, the Library is conducting this 30 minute, multiple-choice test in selected first-year and senior level classes. The aggregate data obtained from this assessment will help the Library determine future directions with classroom library instruction and reference services.
A thank you goes out to all the students who have taken the test and to the faculty who have allowed us to conduct the test in their classes or via outside class participation.
Congratulations winners! We will have two more drawings announced when the test closes, February 8.
-Sally Neal
Assistant Dean for Public Services
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