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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.

 

March is National Women’s History Month

Archival Services would like to note 

Susannah Chamberlain (Cole) 1849-1929, class of 1873.  “Susie” entered Buchtel College the first day it opened and was one of four members of its first graduating class.  After graduation, Miss Chamberlin taught English and Rhetoric at Buchtel College from 1873 until 1887 when she married Frank F. Cole.

For more about her see: http://www3.uakron.edu/schlcomm/womenshistory/cole_s.htm

If you or any student you know is interested in researching role of women in the community Archival Services has the following collections:

 

Helen E. Arnold Papers, 1970-1975 (President of local NAACP)

Thelma A Furry Papers, 1935-1980 (Akron attorney known for defending Civil Rights cases)

Mary E. Gladwin Papers, 1895-1920 (Red Cross Nurse who travelled the world)

League of Women Voters of Akron Records, 1940-1974

League of Women Voters of Canton Records, 1920-1970

Tuesday Musical Club, 1893-1973 (An organization still bringing music to Akron)

Helen Waterhouse Papers, 1930-1964 (Local Journalist)

Young Women’s Christian Association of Akron Records, 1940-1968

Akron-Summit County Federation of Women’s Clubs, 1894 – 1986

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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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Professional Development

“MOOCs and Libraries: Massive Opportunity or Overwhelming Challenge?” to Be Broadcast Online 18-19 March

“MOOCs and Libraries: Massive Opportunity or Overwhelming Challenge?” to Be Broadcast Online 18-19 March:

Follow or tweet this event with #mooclib.

 

If you’re unable to attend this event in person, view it live on the web or watch the recording on YouTube at a later time.

Join OCLC Research and the University of Pennsylvania Libraries in person at the Hall of Flags, Perelman Quadrangle and also live on the web for thoughtful and provocative presentations about how libraries are already getting involved with MOOCs. Whether your institution is already on board or on the fence, you’ll learn from the pioneers how library content and services can be represented in these new learning environments, and about opportunities for new discussions with partners in supporting learning on campus.

 

If you plan to view the free event online, we encourage you to register to view the live webcast. Registration is free and optional, but it allows us to contact you if there should be any technical issues with the webcast.

 

If you plan to join us in Philadelphia there are still a few spots remaining so be sure to register now to attend in person to secure your spot at this free event. A block of hotel rooms have been reserved at the Sheraton Philadelphia University City Hotel for your convenience. The room rate is $195 per night plus 15.2% tax. If you plan to attend this event in person, we strongly encourage you to make your hotel reservations as soon as possible. See the hotel accommodations information on our website for complete details.

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Electronic Services

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

 

Alvin Coe Voris papers are available in Archival Services

Monday February 18th the Akron Beacon Journal had an article announcing that the Summit County Historical Society will recognize Alvin Coe Voris with the Summit Award.  [ http://www.ohio.com/news/summit-historical-society-to-honor-civil-war-general-1.374092 ]   That article contained excerpts from a letter Voris wrote his wife describing a visit to a field hospital at Folly Island, SC.   If you are interested in reading more here is a pdf of the complete letter.  Alvin Coe Voris letter July 3 1863  If you or a student you know is interested in the Civil War, the Alvin Coe Voris papers 1860-1865 are available for researchers.  If reading hand writing is not your thing many of the letters were published in Professor Mushkat’s book A Citizen-Soldier’s Civil War : the letters of Brevet Major General Alvin C. Voris  available in Archival Services.

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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