HSL Access Notes - March 27th

Hello,

 

A few notes to end the month…

 

Farewells

Please join us to wish Marisa and Janine all the best!

Farewell for Marisa at HSL on Tuesday, March 31^st from 3:00 -4:00

Farewell for Janine at HSL on Wednesday, April 1^st from 1:30 – 2:30

 

KRS  updates

Effective April 1^st:

Rachel will be moving to ACH

Taryn will be covering at PLC and WHKC

SHC will no longer have UC staff on site.

 

HSL Sunday Hours

Effective May 1^st:  Health Sciences Library will be closed Sundays on an ongoing basis.

 

Easter Weekend Hours

HSL will be open over the Easter holiday weekend, with Anna and Mary A. covering our Friday hours.

 

Friday, April 3^rd:  10 a.m. – 6:00 p.m.

Saturday, April 4^th:  10 a.m. – 6:00 p.m.

Sunday, April 5^th:  12:00 – 8:00 p.m.

 

TMM tour

A number of HSL staff will be participating in the TMM tour offered by LCR on Monday morning.

 

LibAnswers

Effective April 1^st will be moving to the LibApps (LibAnswers) software for recording reference, instruction and tour statistics.

This will replace our current Refstats processes.   Most staff will login to the software using their individual email and password.  Look of the LibApps icon on your desktop.  

We do have a generic login for student assistant use.  This account is connected to our hslibr email account with the password: HSL*stats

The handout provided at the staff training session does include some helpful information and guidelines about what and how to enter transaction stats. 

Watch for more detailed information later next week.

 

Consult Office

Effective April 1^st, the consult office hours will be:  Monday – Friday from 12:30 – 4:00.

During the mornings, a librarian will be on call for client consultation and support.

Generally this will be the same librarian that is scheduled for the consult office that same day.

The exception to this is on Mondays, when Susan will be on call in the morning and Alix will be on in the consult in the afternoons.

This scheduling arrangement will be reviewed in December.

Please forward any client comments about this change to Susan or myself.  Thanks.

 

AHS Exam Proctoring

Please forward any exam proctoring requests from Alberta Health Services staff to Taryn until further notice.

 

Network Printer

We had a few problems with the network printer yesterday with jobs being very slow to print and others only printing part pages.

We rebooted the release station and turned the printer itself off and on and this seemed to do the trick. 

 

Personal Items in Public Areas

We have had two separate people report stolen items today.

One reported she had an iPod taken from a study room during our last fire evacuation.

One reported a fit band taken from her study table while she was in the washroom.

This is a reminder that we are open to the public and personal items should not be left unattended.

 

HSL Access notes - March 23rd

Hello Everyone,

 

A few notes for the week….

 

 

Audio-Digest

Unfortunately we have not been able to get MARC records for 3 of the Audio Digest titles (MP3 format). 

General Surgery
Obstetrics/Gynecology
Otolaryngology

 

They do show in the e-journal list, however there will not be an internet link for these items showing in the catalog record.  They are still accessible when

users authenticate into the Audio Digest portal.

 

 

Refworks and ProQuest for Word

Clients needing to access ProQuest for Word for use with RefWorks will need to use stations in the Computer Commons.  Our public stations will be configured with the updated ‘ProQuest of Word’ by the ITS team when possible.

 

 

LexiComp

I have had a couple of UC clients this week requesting a KRS barcode so they can sign up for LexiComp through AHS.  I spoke to Taryn about this and she recommends that clients set up LexiComp on an Alberta Health Services computer.  If you are on an Alberta Health Services computer when you select the LexiComp link you will not be asked for a barcode, but taken directly to a Lexi-Comp access page.  Clients (both UC residents and AHS) can then select the Mobile Access button (upper right area of page), and set up their mobile access.

 

 

Toronto Notes

The 2015 edition of the popular Toronto Notes is available in the bookstore.  Health Sciences Library is purchasing 3 copies that are currently being processed by collections.  We should have library copies available soon.

 

Study Tables

A couple of our back study tables have had pieces of the leg facing come loose.  McCrum’s have had a look and will be replacing missing pieces and checking all tables soon.

 

Next Week – Sessions

Health Sciences Library staff meeting:  Tuesday, March 24^th  2:00 – 3:00

Toolkit Training: Apps for Reading the Medical Literature, Tuesday, March 24^th  3:00 – 4:00

We will have student assistant coverage that afternoon so all can attend.

 

New Tour to The Military Museum and Founder’s Gallery

Many of you may have attended the TMM tour last year.  This spring there is a new exhibit in the Founder’s Gallery that has received excellent reviews, Burnt Generation.  I know that last year the opportunity to view the exhibit with the TMM staff’s helpful interpretive comments made the tour very meaningful.

You may wish to catch this new exhibit!

The LCR Continuing Education Committee invites all LCR staff to…

WHAT: A tour of the Library and Archives, and the Founder’s Gallery @ The Military Museum

WHEN: Monday, March 30th

TIME:   Bus leaves Foothills campus at 9:45am
               Bus returns to Foothills 11:45am

Getting There: A chartered bus from First Student Canada will transport you from the main campus and Foothills campus to The Military Museum.

·         Bus Pickup @ Foothills campus  Please meet at the HSL Service Desk at 9:25am, and a HSL staff will escort you to the bus

You MUST SIGN UP in ADVANCE for TOURS. Deadline for signup is Thursday, March 26^th 4 PM

To sign up please contact Taraya Middleton in LCR Admin at tmiddlet@ucalgary.ca

When you sign up, please indicate pick up location and if you want to take the bus or your own car

 

There is no admission for LCR staff taking this tour, but as a gesture to surviving veterans TMM asks for a non-perishable food donation. There is also a cash donation drum in the atrium as well, for those wishing to make a monetary contribution.

 

AUPE

Offers for reduced prices for movie and zoo tickets posted in the lunch room.

 

 

 

HSL Access Notes - March 13th

Hello,

 

Looks like spring is on the way!

 

 

SP 2013 Updates

 

 More migration news from Chelsea:

Remember to use IE to access SP 2013.  Bookmark the SP 2013 for easy access:  https://intranetqa.ucalgary.ca/ecspilot/collab/hsl/SitePages/Home.aspx

A student assistant’s page with projects has been added with a link on the left hand side of the homepage.

Communications files for the flat panels and websliders have been added.

 

Next week’s  Staff Sessions

Join Us:

Wednesday, March 18^th:  360 Link with David Brown        2:30 – 3:30 in 1459

Thursday, March 19^th:  LibAnswers statistics with Chris Hayward                 2:00 – 3:00 may be in either 1459 or 1460B

 

Instant messaging with Lync 

I hope everyone is having good luck connecting internally using LYNC.  This week ITS has confirmed that staff using workstation #1 and #2 at the service desk can sign into Lync using their own email.  Staff are encouraged to sign in and use LYNC from these stations or station #3 if you are covering a service shift.  Don't forget to sign out when your shift is done.  :)

 

Your availability on LYNC links to your availability in your personal Outlook calendar.  For example, if I have myself booked in my calendar for a desk shift, my LYNC profile will automatically show as unavailable.  If this happens but you are available, the status can easily be updated manually on the LYNC screen.

 

Did you know LYNC  can be used from within your Outlook webmail account.  You will likely need to add contacts, but I was able to send and receive LYNC messages to HSL staff even from home!

 

Remember it is always helpful to have your sound on to hear Lync alerts.

 

Donation

A Dr. Uzoka will be coming in to HSL sometime this month to pick up a box of donated books left here by a faculty member.  This box of books is in the storage room on top of the table close to the door.

 

Zendesk

To send questions or work to Collections staff, please send your requests through Zendesk.  You can connect using the "Feedback" button on the LCR homepage.    LCR is using Zendesk to track, triage and follow up with work requests etc.

 

AHS Client Printing

Generally  Alberta Health Services clients can print from our back up printer at the service desk.  Work or health related information can be printed free of charge, while personal printing is regular price.  However going forward Free printing for AHS staff will be limited to black and white printing only.  If clients require colour printing, even if it is work or health related, they will need to pay the .39/page cost, of they can print in black and white free of charge.

I know there is one AHS client in particular who been regularly printing in colour.  I would be happy to speak to him or any other clients who have comments or concerns about his change.  We have updated the sign on the back up printer.

 

Travel and Expense Claims - before March 23rd

A note from Barb in LCR Finance:

Please complete and SAVE (do not SUBMIT) all outstanding travel and expense claims in PeopleSoft and bring the signed report and receipts to LCR Finance (TFDL 645) as soon as possible but no later than 4:30pm Friday, March 23rd.  Jocelyn will review, make corrections if necessary and contact the claimant to SUBMIT their report in Peoplesoft.

If your travel or expense claim occurs the week of March 23rd, please contact Jocelyn at 220-2784 or me at 220-3734 for further instructions.

Note….this does not include Professional Expense Reports (PER).

 

Coming Soon! New and "Improved Reference Statistic Program

We will officially be going to LibAnswers for reference/instruction statistics on Wednesday, April 1^st.

Join us for training at Health Sciences Library on March 19^th!

HSL access notes - March 5th

Hello Everyone,

 

A few notes to start the month….

 

Daylight Savings Time - Sunday

It is time to 'spring ahead' again this weekend, with clocks moving ahead one hour in the wee hours of Sunday morning. 

Our electronic door programming will automatically respond to the time change, however our public clocks may not, and could display improperly on Sunday.  These clocks cannot be adjusted manually since they are ‘satellite’ clocks.  Facility staff will collect the clocks and adjust early next week if necessary.  

 

Farewell and Best Wishes

Be sure to join us to wish Michelle Lemieux all the best!

Tuesday, March 10^th

2:30 pm - 3:30 pm

Health Sciences Library staff room

 

Mobile Apps Updates

There are a number of updates regarding mobile resources.   All the latest information will be available on the Mobile app Libguide: http://libguides.ucalgary.ca/content.php?pid=442981

Please refer clients to the Libguide for all the latest details.

 

The Dynamed/Lexicomp access request forms that clients used to complete at the desk are no longer needed.

 

·         Lexicomp will not longer be available to UC clients as of April 1^st.

·         Check out new app access for UpToDate

·         Check out new app access to Dynamed.

 

 

SharePoint 2013 Updates

Feel free to Connect to and bookmark the SP 2013 at:

https://intranetqa.ucalgary.ca/ecspilot/collab/hsl/SitePages/Home.aspx

 

Thanks to all Health Sciences Library staff for adding their time away into the new SP 2013 calendar.

Looking for a password for Health Sciences Library LibGuides or the screen in 1459 or anything else at Health Sciences Library?  You can now find all of these for easy reference in SP 2013.

Just look in the Quick Links list on the left hand side of the homepage.  The passwords are organized by area, but the list is also searchable.  Once you see what you are looking for, click on the “title” and a window will open with the details, including the username and password.

 

Also now in SP 2013:

Key list

Supply order forms

Calendars

Shift reports

Weekly Notes