Hello Everyone,
A few notes to begin the week.....
Easter Weekend Hours
Health Sciences Library will be open through the Easter
weekend as follows:
Friday, April 18th
10:00
AM – 6:00 PM Holiday hours
Saturday, April 19th
10:00 AM – 6:00 PM
Regular Hours
Sunday, April 20th
12:00 PM – 8:00 PM Regular Hours
Monday, April 21st
8:00 AM – 10:00 PM Regular Hours
Summer
scheduling:
HSL will be closed weekends during July and
August. Student weekday evening hours will be reduced for the May -
August months to 4 hour shifts, (6:00 PM – 10:00 PM).
Staff Sessions at Health Sciences Library This Week
The Military Museums tour: Either Wednesday, April
9th or Thursday, April 10th pick up at HSC 9:45 AM
Advanced Searching Clinic #2
: 2:30 PM – 3:30 PM
Camtasia 8.3 : Tuesday
afternoon (around 2:30)
Toronto Notes 2014
The popular Toronto notes 2014 is available in the
medical bookstore. Health Sciences Library will be receiving its copies
soon.
DSM-5
There have been a few questions at the desk regarding the
online version of the Diagnostic and statistical manual of mental disorders :
DSM-5 / American Psychiatric Association.. Health Sciences Library as well as
other locations have does have circulating print copies and there is a print
version on our reference shelf.
Knowledge Resource Service does have online access
through the PsychiatryOnline database.
University of Calgary is in discussions to make the
online version available for UC clients.
Gallagher Library
Gallagher Library is slated for major renovations this
spring and summer.
It will not be used as a pick up location beginning April
21st, and the library will be closed for renovations effective April
30th.
Clients will be able to request materials from this
location for pick up at other locations.
Term Loans
Term loan renewals will bring up a September 15th
due date beginning Tuesday, April 29th. Client with term loan items out will receive the first
e-mail reminder on this date, the second one on May 12th. New
Mailman address
E-Books
Many thanks to Leslie Potter and Lynda Shelton for the
informative and well-attended e-book session on Friday.
Some highlights: creating an account with providers
such as ebrary of clinical key will allow clients to
access more functions and features for using these resources.
For more helpful information refer to the ebrary libguide at: http://libguides.ucalgary.ca/content.php?pid=580853
Also, there is a link for medical and vet med
e-book collections right on our Health Sciences Library homepage: http://library.ucalgary.ca/hsl
Training card
I have created a training card that I hope will allow
access to University of Calgary resources remotely, for example when training on AHS computers. Please let me know if you
have any problems using this card.
Barcode: 010203072
Pin: 6855
Improved Library Access for Sessional Instructors
and Post-Docs
A message from Claudette regarding a helpful system
change that will improve library access for instructors and post-docs between
sessions.
As of March 1, 2014 all Academic staff whose appointment
has terminated will receive a grace period when it comes to IT account and
system access. Academic staff (including Clinicals,
Adjuncts and Sessionals) will now retain their IT
accounts for up to one (1) year from their appointment end date.
This will give them continued access to:
•
Blackboard - so our Sessional staff can prepare course material in
advance of their next session;
•
Library - to continue research between appointments, or conclude and
move research data;
•
Exchange email account;
•
Faculty Centre - to finalize grades;
•
Basic PeopleSoft (HR and Finance) self service
- to allow academics to print pay statements and T4
slips and to complete activities such as expense submissions. Note that the
grace period for access to the expense module is limited to 90 days;
•
eFIN - to allow researchers to view (only)
project
Varidesk
We have a desk add-on at Chelsea’s desk that allows a
staff person to move between standing and sitting postures at a
workstation. It is adjustable to 12 heights and is quite easy to manage.
The desk is currently here on trial. Those
interested are welcome to have a look at the Varidesk
over the next two weeks. Some literature about the about the desk is
available in our staff room, or online at: http://www.fitter1.com/
HSL
Room Booking system – help
While the HSL room booking system is intended to be a
self-serve system for UC clients, with access using their UCIT and
password, there are times when clients encounter login in problems.
We do want our systems to work well for all, and in these
cases there are a couple of follow up options for the client. If there is
a login problem, the site will show a pink band across the screen with a link
to some troubleshooting help from Paul Pival. This may help in many
cases. If there are still problems, the best follow up option for the
client is to use the Feedback (Zendesk) button on the far right hand side of
the screen. As an exception in these cases staff may wish to
book the space on the client behalf while the login issue is
investigated. However we do not wish clients to expect this service on an
ongoing basis. Our preference is to help the client resolve any system
issues so that the system will work well for them moving forward, while
still meeting their immediate space needs.
Knowledge Resource Service Bookmarks, Signs and
Forms
KRS has updated bookmarks, signs and forms to
reflect changes with the logos. We have requested an
additional supply of the new blue KRS bookmarks for the front counter.
All forms can be found on the shared drive as shown
below:
R:\Knowledge-Centers\HIN Policy & Procedure
Manual\Circulation\! FORMS, INFO SHEETS, LABELS !\KRS New Banner
1/ KRS Patient intro handout-Update April 1
2/ KRS(UC) Library Registration
3/ KRS(UC)_AHSWelcome-handout
Service
Area Printer
We had a question at the desk last week from a
client wishing to print documents with stapling and hole
punching. The back-up printer does not provide these options, however she
was able to select the staff printer in the service area and select the
appropriate properties from her print dialogue box to use both options
successfully.
Some Quick Updates
Extended
Room Bookings: Brian and Leslie will now have the
ability to create extended room bookings for clients during evenings and
weekends.
Commons
bookings: Mary and TerriLynne will be the main
contacts now for booking the Commons. The weeks of June 23 through
July 4th as well as the full month of September are tentatively booked for
library instruction. Once instruction dates are confirmed in late June,
more space will be released for other clients.
Web
sliders: All staff can create (see SharePoint) and
Chelsea is responsible for loading. Backup needed:
Flat
panels: Brian, Lourdes and Chelsea can load the
slides on the flat panel. Brain is managing the number of slides, and
rotation.
Rooms
1453 and 1459: Will have back-painted glass
boards installed in early April.
Printing:
We now have a replacement printer that will be used until our toner comes in
for the new back up printer.
Evacuations:
To avoid the high traffic flow area in the HRIC by the outside doors, our
Health Sciences Library evacuation staff meeting place is being moved slightly
closer to the HRIC staircase. Thanks for the great
suggestion, Lorraine B..
Photos:
We are looking for staff and Health Sciences Library event photos. Staff
are encouraged to take photos and submit. They will be displayed on
SharePoint and then stored in UCLASS. Chelsea will coordinate the SharePoint
photo display and TerriLynne is organizing and tagging photos in UCLASS.
Currents
to Backsets: All 2013 journals are now shelved in the
backsets. Thanks to all who assisted with this project.
Journal
Project: We will begin barcoding journals
in preparation for a large move to Health Sciences Library in the summer
months.
History
of Medicine Room: New signage for the LeBlanc,
Scarlett and Cruse collections has been installed in the History of Medicine
Room. Collections have been shifted slightly to accommodate the LeBlanc
collection and the Mackie ephemera collection that are expected soon.
