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Monthly Archives: August 2008

Problem with Interlibrary Loan software

By administrator | Published: August 18, 2008
Many people have reported having problems logging into ILLiad.  We are working to correct the issue as quickly as possible. *Author ID: 168 Author name: William*
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Student video of the library

By admin | Published: August 15, 2008
Here’s the student perspective of the GA State Univ Library.
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Writing Tutors in the Library

By admin | Published: August 13, 2008
 Starting in Fall term 2008, the University Library will provide expert writing assistance from within the Library’s Learning Commons.  Writing tutors will be available during high-traffic times to provide constructive criticism, basic grammatical advice, and tutoring on the scholastic writing process. While tutors are happy to help you improve your writing, they cannot provide copy-editing [...]
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ESL Tutoring : Fall 2008

By admin | Published: August 13, 2008
September 2 through December 11 Mondays, 1:30-4:00 Tuesdays, 12:30-4:00 Wednesdays, CLOSED Thursdays, 11:30-4:00 Fridays, 1:30-4:00 (only one tutor on duty)
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The Desk and Beyond

By admin | Published: August 11, 2008
Next Generation Reference Services Sarah K. Steiner and M. Leslie Madden ACRL Librarians are already attempting to “go where the users are,” so what are the next steps in reaching them and providing reference assistance? More Table of Contents Comment on or review this title Price: $26.00 ALA Member Price: $23.40 172 pages 6″ x 9″ Softcover ISBN-13: 978-0-8389-0964-5 ISBN-10: 0-8389-0964-7 http://www.alastore.ala.org/SiteSolution.taf?_sn=catalog2&_pn=product_detail&_op=2635
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New Browsing Books on Library North 1

By administrator | Published: August 8, 2008
Check individual titles in GIL for current availability. Dynasty : the inside story of how the Red Sox became a baseball powerhouse / Tony Massarotti. The last theorem / Arthur C. Clarke and Frederik Pohl. Life with my sister Madonna / Christopher Ciccone. The anti-Alzheimer’s prescription : the science-proven plan to start at any age / Vincent Fortanasce. [...]
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The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga library video

By admin | Published: August 7, 2008
Jason Griffey writes: “Take a look at the Fall 2008 UTC Library video that we’ll be pushing out to students and new faculty this fall. Created by a grad student, now adjunct professor, at UTC, Justin Lewis, with direction from me (who basically just said things like ‘Make it cool. Slow that down’). The vision [...]
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Resources for teaching spaces in libraries

By admin | Published: August 7, 2008
 This was posted by Diane Dallis (at Indiana University Bloomington) to the InfoCommons Listserv  ”A colleague and I developed an online community for librarians and library professionals who are planning for or use classroom and teaching space in their commons or library. It is intended to be a practical resource for floor plans, equipment and [...]
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ProQuest maintenance window

By administrator | Published: August 7, 2008
ProQuest will be taking a maintenance window to upgrade network hardware on Saturday, August 16th, starting at 10 pm.  Maintenance will take 12 hours. The following products will not be available during this time: ProQuest, including ProQuest interface products, ProQuest Historical Newspapers. “Digital Vault” products, including ProQuest Dissertations and Theses and Digital Sanborn Maps. *Author ID: 168 [...]
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