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Electronic Services General Interest

New browse feature in Sierra update 1.1.2

For those of you who don’t like the lengthy big-box display of results in Sierra, there’s a new option in version 1.1.2 called compact browse display.  It’s explained at http://csdirect.iii.com/sierrahelp/Default.htm#sril_compact_browse_display.html#kanchor1878.

To activate it in Sierra, go to Admin, Settings, and select the ‘Display’ tab.  Check the box for Compact Browse, then click on OK and Save Settings.  I had to exit Sierra and then relaunch it to get the feature to work properly.  In addition to getting single-line results lists, large sets of results display much more quickly than in Sierra’s standard browse display.

If you’re working on a laptop, you might have to move the taskbar to save the setting changes; Susan reported having this problem.  She also suggested that folks might want try the new Glacier Point skin for Sierra that became available in update 1.1.1.  If you have any trouble changing these settings, just let Susan know.

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Electronic Services

Sierra: Update 1.1.2 to be installed on 10/16/2013

The Sierra application and database servers will be updated to Sierra 1.1.2 Wednesday, October 16th. There is no downtime required for this update. However, a restart will be required after the install in order to download new SDA (Sierra Desktop Application) software..

This update resolves several reported known issues and introduces some new functionality including an optional compact browse and OCLC Control Number Expansion.

For more details, click on the Release 1.1.2 link on the Sierra SharePoint.

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Electronic Services

Recent changes to the Resources section of the UL Portal

I recently made two changes under the Resources section of the UL Portal

  1. I corrected the Footprints link. This link now goes to the library systems problem report form. These problem reports go directly to Susan, Michael, and Marlene.
  2. I added a link to the electronic resources problem report form. These problems reports go directly to Frank and Anna.
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Electronic Services General Interest Research & Learning Services

Search-A-Roo and the new eJournal list are live!

Search-A-Roo and the new A-to-Z eJournal list are now available from the library homepage! Please note that we are still working our way through the various library sites and correcting miscellaneous links that point to the old services.

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Electronic Services Research & Learning Services

Serials Solutions ejournal catalog records suppressed

In preparation for the Discovery service (Search-A-Roo) launch on Saturday, September 28th, Serials Solutions catalog records have been suppressed from the UAL Catalog. We will replace these records with new records in the near future. In the interim, if you need to know if we have access to an ejournal search the A-to-Z list.

 

 

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Electronic Services Research & Learning Services

Discovery service (Search-A-Roo) launches Sept 28th

On Saturday, Sept 28th we will make the new EBSCO discovery service (Search-A-Roo) available from the library homepage. You will see the search box prominently displayed. It does not replace any of our existing resources, but does provide a way for our patrons to search most of our resources at once.

In conjunction with this, we will also make the switch to the new A-to-Z List for eJournals that we receive as part of the EBSCO discovery service package. This replaces our old A-to-Z.

Finally, as part of this implementation we will temporarily suppress our catalog records for the majority of our ejournals. We will be replacing these records with new records in the near future. In the interim, if you want to know if we have access to an ejournal you simply need to search the A-to-Z list instead of the catalog.

The implementation of this new discovery service is a work in progress, not only for us but for all the OhioLINK libraries that have embarked on this adventure! We appreciate your patience and your feedback as we continue to develop this service.

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Electronic Services Research & Learning Services

Reminder: open sessions this week for Discovery service

Our new Discovery Service, tentatively called Search-A-Roo, will be live from our library website on Sept 28th. Our library catalog is included in Search-A-Roo, as well as the OhioLINK catalog and the vast majority of our databases and electronic resources.

Open session for Search-A-Roo are scheduled for today, Sept 24, and Thursday, Sept 26.

See a brief demo of the discovery service and how it works, talk about some of its potentials and limitations, and share your own experiences.

Open Sessions:

  • Sept 24 (Tuesday)  10.00-11.00 Bierce 154
  • Sept 26 (Thursday) 3.00-4.00 Bierce 279
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Access Services Electronic Services Research & Learning Services

Problem with booking study rooms in UAL Catalog

Study room booking is not quite working right in the UAL Catalog.

A title search for study room causes the Request button to display (all three browsers). in the search results list. If you click on the link to the item record, the Book It button displays and the study room can be booked.
A keyword search for study room  causes the Request button to briefly display, then the Book It button appears and the study room can be booked (all three browsers).

Direct users to a keyword search or have users click on the record link to book a study room until this problem is resolved.

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Electronic Services Research & Learning Services Science & Technology Library

Curious about Discovery? Attend an open session!

Are you curious about how the new Discovery Service works? Do you have questions? Have you already been exploring Search-A-Roo and have feedback that you’d like to share?

Attend one of the upcoming open sessions. See a brief demo of the discovery service and how it works, talk about some of its potentials and limitations, and share your own experiences.

Open Sessions:

  • Sept 24 (Tuesday)  10.00-11.00 Bierce 154
  • Sept 26 (Thursday) 3.00-4.00 Bierce 279
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Electronic Services Research & Learning Services

Preview: Discovery Service and eJournal A-to-Z list

You can now preview our new Discovery Service, tentatively called Search-A-Roo. Our library catalog is included in Search-A-Roo, as well as the OhioLINK catalog and the vast majority of our databases and electronic resources. We intend for Search-A-Roo to be live from the library’s main homepage toward the end of this September. Currently we are in test mode only.

Be aware that we are still customizing this service, and you should expect to see random changes in displays, results, and search functionality as we work through this roll-out process. Also, the catalog data in Search-A-Roo is about 6 weeks older than what is actually in our catalog. When we are fully implemented the coverage difference will be minimized.

As part of our transition to the new Discovery Service we are also migrating our eJournal A-to-Z list. The A-to-Z list is important not only because it allows us to find our electronic journals easily, but also because it helps the LinkSource link resolver locate full text.

One place the new A-to-Z list will eventually appear is in LibGuides. You can preview the A-to-Z list in LibGuides by using this link. Be patient, it may take a moment to completely load:

new ejournal A-to-Z list preview via LibGuides

You may notice that it allows you to limit a search to ebooks. You may find books contained in aggregator databases such as Education Research Complete, the OhioLINK EBC, and similar databases. Note that it does not currently include an individual ebooks that we may have in our collection.