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Open Session: March 27 EDUCAUSE Webinar

What: EDUCAUSE Live! Webinar: The Horizon Report in Action
When: March 27, 1.00-2.30 (followed by the regularly scheduled PPG meeting)
Where: Bierce 154
Who: Any and all library faculty and staff who wish to attend

EDUCAUSE Live! Webinar
The Horizon Report in Action: Emerging Technologies Today and Tomorrow

Topic:
During this free hour and a half webinar, “The Horizon Report in Action: Emerging Technologies Today and Tomorrow,” Malcolm Brown and Veronica Diaz of the EDUCAUSE Learning Initiative will review various emerging technologies likely to have a significant impact on teaching and learning and creative expression over the next five years. They’ll also highlight how institutions across the world are implementing these technologies.

Speakers:
Malcolm Brown, Director, EDUCAUSE Learning Initiative, EDUCAUSE
Veronica Diaz, Associate Director, EDUCAUSE Learning Initiative, EDUCAUSE
Paulo Blikstein, Assistant Professor, Stanford University
John Martin, Learning Technologies Consultant, University of Wisconsin-Madison
Ryan Martinez, Graduate Student/Instructor, University of Wisconsin-Madison
Tim Owens, Instructional Technology Specialist, University of Mary Washington

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OhioLINK/EBSCO EDS Training 3/12/13

Today you will see a number of visitors in 154 and possibly throughout the library as we host an OhioLINK/EBSCO training session for the EBSCO Discovery Layer Implementation.

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Sierra: Scoping update 3/6/13

I’m in the process of enabling scoping on the individual UAL Catalog search pages. I’m started on the main catalog search page and I will update each search page (tab) in the order they appear on the screen. Except for the Advanced Search page (tab). This page is a little tricky so I prefer to work on it after hours.

Scope Drop Down

 

Joe Salem will be posting information on how to use and search scopes in the UAL Catalog. You can also learn more about scoping by visiting the Scoping SharePoint at:
https://sps.uakron.edu/sites/UL/depts/es/ulsys/scoping/default.aspx

 

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OhioLINK ETD Update: Submission and Approval functionality restored

Submission and approval functionality has been restored on the OhioLINK ETD. However OhioLINK is not linking the submission URL to the ETD Center site until the Graduate Offices give us the ahead

Students should contact their the Graduate School x7663 for instructions on how to submit their ETDs.

 

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Electronic Services

Sierra: Update 65 postponed

Due to a potential issue with the installation program,  III did not install Sierra Update 65 on our servers. III will reschedule once the issue has been identified and resolved.

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Electronic Services

Sierra: Update 65 to be installed 3/6/13

The Sierra application and database servers will be updated to Sierra 1.0 update 65 on Wednesday, March 6. There is no downtime required for this update. This update resolves several outstanding issues and reported problems.

Update 65 Notes can be found under the Sierra Knowledge Base page. A link to Update 65 Notes and instructions for accessing the Sierra Knowledge Base can be found on the Sierra SharePoint.

 

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Upcoming LexisNexis training webinars

A message from LexisNexis about their upcoming offerings:

LexisNexis Academic
Learn about this premier general reference tool that provides access to news, business, and legal information from one interface. Redesigned specifically with students in mind, this research tool provides students as well as other researchers across all disciplines with comprehensive results on the past and the present. Whether the search is on a current hot topic in the news, financial information of a specific company, or a following of a judgment on a case, LexisNexis Academic has it all.

  • Friday, March 8; noon to 1 p.m. (EST)Register here(Telephone ONLY)
  • Tuesday, March 26; 2 to 3 p.m. (EST)Register here(VOIP ONLY)

LexisNexis Academic – Business 
Learn about this premier general reference tool that provides access to news, business, and legal information from one interface. This seminar focuses on business resources and Company Dossier.

LexisNexis Academic – Legal Research 
Learn about this premier general reference tool that provides access to news, business, and legal information from one interface. Redesigned specifically with students in mind, this research tool provides students as well as other researchers across all disciplines with comprehensive results on the past and the present. This session will concentrate specifically on conducting legal research.

  • Tuesday, February 26; 2 to 3 p.m. (EST)Register here(VOIP ONLY)
  • Tuesday, March 19; 2 to 3 p.m. (EST)Register here(VOIP ONLY)
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MARC Records: Legislative Insight

11,640 MARC records were recently loaded for Legislative Insight. 9,333 records were loaded on 2/18 and 2,314 records were loaded on 2/19.

Link to example record: http://library.uakron.edu/record=b4470887~S24

 

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Sierra: Scoping update 2/14/13

Scoping has been set-up for the UAL Catalog. Members of the Scoping Implementation Task Force will start testing to make sure scopes are working as intended. We will be testing on the staging server and not the live server. The only change you should notice at this time is the end of the permanent URLS has changed from S0 to S24.  Older links with permanent URLS ending in S0  still work.

http://library.uakron.edu/record=b2449509~S24
http://library.uakron.edu/record=b2449509~S0

For more information about Scoping: https://sps.uakron.edu/sites/UL/depts/es/ulsys/scoping/default.aspx

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Sierra: LC Call number searching and display issues in catalog

As reported on 1/17/13 there is a problem with LC call number searches and record displays in the catalog.  Both issues are in review with software engineering, which means III is working on a fix for both issues.

Here is a work around to search by LC Call number and display the correct record:

Example: You need to retrieve QA164 R43.

  • Search the LC index for QA 164.
  • Browse the list until you find QA164 R43.
  • Click on the entry above – QA164 .P635 2010eb.
  • After you click on QA164 .P635 2010eb you will retrieve QA164 R43.

If you have any questions click on Reply, type your question and I’ll get back to you.