Comments Off on Write-n-Cite RefWorks has a function called “Write-n-Cite” that encorporates
citations into the student’s paper. It appears that this function does
not always work from off campus.
[content edited by Brad]
Scott
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UPDATE 10/25/05
For information about accessing RefWork’s “Write-N-Cite” features off-campus see the following URL:
http://www.butler.edu/library/research/db/about/refworks.html
Thanks!
-Brad
Comments Off on CheckOut Survey For all Library Staff: please add a comment to this post (click the
“Comments” link at the bottom) with your response to the following
question:
How should we inform each other when we’re unavailable or out of the office?
A. Use CheckOut.
B. Use an Instant Messenger.
C. Use both.
D. Find some other means.
E. None of the above. We don’t need to inform each other about that.
Thank you.
Scott
Comments Off on Auto-Starting CheckOut Now that we’ve had that CheckOut program running for a few months, I thought it time to evaluate its use.
7 or 8 people have been using it relatively frequently and keeping it relatively current.
About 10 have used it sporadically, and not in a while.
The rest (6 or 7) have not really used it at all.
The primary reason for using the program at all has been to let other
people know if you’re going to be out for a while, whether that’s days
(like Brad saying he’ll be on vacation until next Monday) or hours
(like Sheri saying she’s at a recital until 4:00). Six of our staff
members (including the Reference Desk) have been using an Instant
Messenger program, which, besides making it easy to ask quick questions
of co-workers, allows “Away Messages” to show if you’re out for a
while. They even come up automatically if you just leave your computer
for a few minutes.
If you just forget to go into CheckOut and update your status, it has
been suggested to me that I explain how to put CheckOut in your Startup
folder, so it will automatically start when you start Windows. Then you
could easily “check in” and close it. There is a shortcut in Library on
Ben (the G: drive for most of you). You can copy that shortcut and
paste it into your Startup folder (C:\Documents and
Settings\yourusername\Start Menu\Programs\Startup). If you’ve already
copied the shortcut to your desktop (I know many of you have), you can
just copy/paste (or click/drag) it to your Startup folder as in the
picture below. You can also get to your Startup folder by
right-clicking your Taskbar, selecting Properties, then the Advanced
tab and Advanced button.
Comments Off on Research Insight on the Web – Update on Compustat Data and AC203 There are several AC203 classes that
are going to be using Research Insight on the Web. This is the interface to the
Compustat data that we have purchased for the last couple of years. This
software is loaded on the Libraries’ public workstations and in the Holcomb Labs
(HB106 and HB110). To access the software, there is an icon on the desktop.
It does take some time to open because of the customization that IR had to do,
but it does eventually open. When it does open, Microsoft Excel will open with
a menu called, “RIWeb.” The students have instructions on how to create their
reports using this software. I will put a copy of these instructions and other
handouts that I gave in class at the Irwin Library Reference Desk.
There are some reliability issues
concerning the library workstations, but the Holcomb Labs (106 and 110) work
perfectly. I am currently working with IR on these issues concerning the
library workstations. I have told the students to use the HB Labs, but they
might see the icon on our workstations. If they are having any trouble, please
direct them to the HB Labs. Please feel free to give my contact information if
they have any questions, concerns, etc.
If you have any questions or want
additional training, please let me know.
Thank you.
Jonathan Helmke
Comments Off on Switching the Blog Hi all. Sorry about the confusion with the blog(s). I explained the
reason for switching sites on DawgBlog, and this has also had the
effect of making our internal blog (“ButlerLib”) independent, rather
than inside the other blog. But this one will still be the one where
our internal communications and announcements get posted.
This means that you’ll either need to get used to checking two blogs or else you’ll need to use an aggregator.
An aggregator collects RSS feeds and allows you to view them all from
one webpage, making it unnecessary to visit multiple websites just to
check and see if anything new has been posted. You just visit your
aggregator page, and if anything’s new on any of your sites, it tells
you! This comes in very handy if you visit a variety of websites
regularly, whether they be blogs, news sites, or even library
listservs. 🙂
One recommended aggregator is Bloglines.
It’s free and is easily configured to collect your various feeds. The
sites with new posts show up just like unread email messages, complete
with the number of them.
Another free and easy one is Google. Now you can have a “Personalized Home”
page via Google. Just click that link in the top right. You can add all
kinds of content, including your own custom sources. Just click on
“Create a Section” and paste the URL of the RSS feed you want to
subscribe to. Google does the rest, listing the latest 3/5/9 posts from
that site. It’s very easy to use and is worth a try. The end result
with this one is your own personal Google page. It still has the Google
search interface at the top, but now it also has news headlines, blog
feeds, etc., below it. A true all-in-one page.
The one caveat: right now, our blogs are set up so that you must log in
with your Butler ID to get to them. I think this will prevent you from
adding these blogs to an aggregator. If I find a way to overcome this
obstacle, I’ll post a followup article here on ButlerLib.
Scott
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