Need to find the name of an author when you don’t know the name of articles they’ve written?
Many of our databases have Indexes where you can search and browse through all the entries they have for that field (such as Author, Subject, Publisher, or even Language). Just look for the Indexes button at the top of the screen and select the field you want to search. Then put in one or more of the letters that the name starts with. It may take some browsing through screens, but it can help you find an author when you don’t know how to spell his/her name.
Almost any virus warning you get in your email is a hoax. Let’s say
that right up front. At Butler, if there is any serious virus threat,
Information Resources (IR) will email the campus, like they did just
last week.
The same is true for giveaways from Applebees, Disney, Microsoft, or
anything else. There IS no email tracking program and there is no way
anyone will know how many people you forward an email to, unless it’s
all sent, with headers, to the people who want to know.
When in doubt, DON’T FORWARD THAT EMAIL!!
Also, please check the HoaxBusters website if you want to be sure.
You’ll probably find that they’ve already documented the hoax you’ve
received, and you’ll be able to read the text of your email on their
site. That’s a pretty good tipoff. The URL for HoaxBusters is:
http://hoaxbusters.ciac.org/
You may have heard that there’s a new computer worm (virus) going
around and that we’ve been encouraged to double-check our virus
detection programs and make sure we have the latest virus definitions.
It’s a good thing to do anyway, so here is a review of steps you should
take to make sure you’re as thoroughly protected from viruses as
possible. These directions are for Butler-issued computers but will be
similar for other computers, depending on what virus protection
software you have.
(Note: Information Resources
has an excellent page with lots of information and directions,
including how students can download Symantec AntiVirus from My.Butler.)
There are two primary tasks you need to do. One is keeping your virus
definitions current (so the computer knows what to look for), and the
other is actually scanning the computer’s hard drive.
To update your virus definitions:
Run your Symantec Anti-Virus program (Start–Programs–Symantec Client
Security–Symantec AntiVirus Client). Click the LiveUpdate button to
get the updates right now. To schedule regular updating (highly recommended),
click File–Schedule Updates. Check the box to enable automatic updates
and select a time that your computer will be on and logged in.
To scan for viruses: Run your
Symantec Anti-Virus program (Start–Programs–Symantec Client
Security–Symantec AntiVirus Client). Click Scan Computer, check the
box next to “C: Local Disk” and click the Scan button to scan right
now. To schedule regular scanning (highly recommended),
click Scheduled Scans, then New Scheduled Scan. Click Next, then set a
time and frequency (daily is best, but weekly is okay) that you’ll be
logged onto the computer, but preferably when you’ll be away from it.
Lunchtime is good, or if you have a regular class or meeting. Click
Next and check the box next to “C: Local Disk” and then click the Save
button. You’re all set!
(By the way, if you haven’t seen that Windows Update icon in a while, you can visit Microsoft’s Update site at: http://windowsupdate.microsoft.com/
(make sure you’re using Internet Explorer for this) or visit the I.R.
page (linked above) to make sure you’ve got the latest of everything.)
Comments Off on Finding the Author of an Article 
Themocracy