Hello Everyone,
A few extra notes for the
final week in February....
February 25th
Schedule
Brian will be at a session
tomorrow and I will be covering the 2 – 10 shift. However I am also
registered for the Respect workshop tomorrow afternoon, so will start my day at
main campus from 1:30 – 3:30. I hope to be back here before 4:00 pm.
Calgary Herald
We have not received our Calgary Herald for over a week
due to problems with the Herald subscription renewals. This has been flagged for follow up and we
hope to receive the Monday – Friday delivery of the Herald again soon.
Emergency
Planning
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Connected with the UofC recent focus on emergency planning we
would like to go ahead with the plan to have a rally point in the HRIC atrium
for Health Sciences Library staff during evacuations. It will be in
the HRIC atrium by the glass doors leading to the McQaig Tower.
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Have you signed up for the Emergency text messaging service? More info at:
http://www.ucalgary.ca/emergencyplan/textmessage
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The emergency Call-out tree is in SharePoint
Knowledge Resource
Service e-books
A reminder that over the past months the Knowledge Resource
Service e-books have been removed from the University of Calgary catalogue. Knowledge Resource Service e-books can be
searched by going to the Knowledge Resource Service website> Search
collections > e-books.
Stata 13
The statistical software program, Stata that is on our Commons
Computers only, has been upgraded from Stat 10 to Stata 13 on most of the
stations. This includes all the
computers in 1460B, both podium stations and a number of the stations closest
to the front of the room in 1460A. The
remainder of the computers in 1460A continue to have Stata 10 available.
Sirsi
An update from David Brown:
On Tuesday February 25th, we will be updating the Sirsi test server
(sirsi2) with up-to-date data from production.
This means that:
·
Any
data that is only on sirsi2 will be lost, including any test
bibliographic or user records.
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The
sirsi2 test server will be unavailable for most of Tuesday February 25.
Please let me know as soon as possible if this will cause any problems for
you or your staff.
Remote Access for
POIs beginning March 1st
A message
from ITS regarding an added access option for Persons of Interest ( POIs) for
remote access to online resources:
By March 1, IT will have put a change in place to allow POIs (Persons of
Interest) with an IT account to use their IT username to log into Ezproxy—as
faculty and students already do.
In order to get access to electronic library resources by IT username:
1.
The
user needs to have an active IT account.
2.
The
user’s POI class must be one of the following.
00014 – Visiting Scholar
00023 – Postdoctoral
00029 – Consultant-Pro.Service
00033 – Qatar Local Hires
To borrow print materials, the user still needs to obtain a card, and
their contact information will still need to be updated manually in Sirsi
the first time they use the system.
POIs with active Sirsi accounts will still be able to use their
barcode/PIN to log in to electronic resources, but they will also have the
option of using their IT username. (I would recommend that they use IT
username, as it is likely to be more stable and secure.)
I expect that this will resolve many of the login issues that we
receive, and will be a big service improvement for these user groups. Please
share this information as required.
Room 1453
The electrical work for the AV upgrade in room 1453 has been
completed. The next phase will be the painting and dry walling that we hope
will take one day. We will try to keep
the room open for use as work permits.
The wall mounted desk has been removed and has been flagged for surplus. The parts are stacked in the room awaiting
pick up.
Adapters for Apple
Equipment
We have two adapters for Apple equipment, one for Mac Books
and one for mobile devices such as I pads and I touch devices. These are being kept in the credenza behind
the service counter along with the keyboards and mice for rooms 1454 and
1455. These are barcoded and can be signed
out in Sirsi for use in these rooms. They
may be signed out and used by staff for short-term use as well.
2013 Periodicals to
Backsets
Many of the 2013 periodical titles have now been moved from
the Current Shelving to the Backsets. This
includes print titles that have been cancelled as well as any continuing print
titles for which we have received a 2014 issue.
If clients are looking for a 2013 issue at this point, it may be either on
the current shelves or the backset shelves.
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Print
Journals Cancelled
AUSTRALIAN FAMILY PHYSICIAN
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BIOLOGY OF REPRODUCTION
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BMJ (International Edition)
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JAMA DERMATOLOGY
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JAMA FACIAL PLASTIC SURGERY
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JAMA INTERNAL MEDICINE
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JAMA NEUROLOGY
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JAMA OPHTHALMOLOGY
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JAMA OTOLARYNGOLOGY- HEAD & NECK SURGERY
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JAMA PEDIATRICS
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JAMA PSYCHIATRY
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JAMA SURGERY
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JOURNAL OF BIOMECHANICAL ENGINEERING
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JOURNAL OF NUCLEAR MEDICINE
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JOURNAL OF VETERINARY DIAGNOSTIC INVESTIGATION
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LANCET
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MEDICAL LETTER ON DRUGS AND THERAPEUTICS
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MEDICAL PHYSICS
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NATURE
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ONCOGENE
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OTOLARYNGOLOGIC CLINICS
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PEDIATRIC CLINICS OF NORTH AMERICA
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RADIOLOGIC CLINICS OF NORTH AMERICA
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SCIENCE (Weekly)
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SEMINARS IN ONCOLOGY
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SURGICAL CLINICS OF NORTH AMERICA
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HDL Transfer
Project
Also related to periodicals, we are preparing for a large
transfer of periodicals to Health Sciences Library. This project may span most of March and April
and our goal will be, as Susan outlined, to transfer issues prior to 2005.
More details to come.
Respect Workshops –
final week!
There is still time to participate in the online training
and attend the Respect workshops on main campus that are being encouraged for
all University of Calgary staff. The final
three workshops are scheduled this week.
There has been good feedback from HSL staff who have completed
the online sessions and attended workshops.
The “Respect in the
Workplace” online training program covers some important basic
information about bullying, discrimination and harassment. It leads you through
a series of vignettes to portray what a respectful workplace looks like. While
the online program takes approximately 90 minutes to complete, it is
composed of many short segments that you can start and stop at your leisure.
The link for the online program is https://universityofcalgaryworkplace.respectgroupinc.com.
Please click on this link and self-register to get started.
The Respect Workshop
is focused on competencies and strategies to enhance your personal and
leadership effectiveness as well as our workplace culture. It is very
interactive, practical and supportive.
Nine workshops for Libraries and
Cultural Resources staff have been scheduled for February. All workshops will
be held in Human Resources (MacKimmie Tower, 4th floor). Please use
the links provided below to register in the workshop that best fits your
calendar.
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25 Feb 2014
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1:30pm to 3:30pm
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26 Feb 2014
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1:30pm to 3:30pm
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27 Feb 2014
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1:30pm to 3:30pm
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New Room Booking System
Have you had a look and the new and improved Health Sciences
Library study room online booking system? Check it out at: http://libapps.ucalgary.ca/hsworkrooms/Web/
Policies remain the
same, but the look has been updated. Public
can still view the schedule, while University of Calgary UCIT login and
password is required for online booking.
IM
Evening and weekend monitoring of IM continues.
Fines
A reminder that if a client wishes to dispute fines on items
that belong to another branch or location, they should be referred to the home
location of the item.
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