Input Requested - Library Links in Pipeline

Mayo posted about this in September, and I am renewing the request for input while I wait for an answer from ITD about who can make this change happen:

The library links in the Pipeline "MTSU Info" tab are outdated. We have six spaces in the current design. What do you think these links should be?

Current links are

• Voyager Library Catalog
• InfoTrac
• LexisNexis
• Britannica Online
• Research Gateway
• Library Home Page

-K. West

Sign up for a LexisNexis webinar on the new interface

Please sign up for a webinar that is convenient for you. ~Mary Ellen

Dear Colleagues,
Below is a list of upcoming webinars on the new interface of LexisNexis Academic. Please sign up to attend one at:
http://www.lexisnexis.com/academicwebseminars/

Monday, December 14, 2:00 p.m. (EST)
Tuesday, December 29, 12 Noon (EST)
Monday, January 4, 2:00 p.m. (EST)
Tuesday, January 5, 4:00 p.m. (EST)
Wednesday, January 6, 12 Noon (EST)
Wednesday, January 6, 2:00 p.m. (EST)
Monday, January 11, 2:00 p.m. (EST)
Tuesday, January 12, 12 Noon (EST)
Tuesday, January 12, 2:00 p.m. (EST)
Tuesday, January 12, 4:00 p.m. (EST)
Tuesday, January 19, 12 Noon (EST)
Thank you and have a great day!
Lynn Smith

Earnrolyn "Lynn" Smith, J.D., MILS
Information Professional Consultant
earnrolyn.smith@lexisnexis.com
LexisNexis Academic & Library Solutions
www.lexisnexis.com/academic
(314) 773-4649

From LexisNexis Academic ListServ regarding new interface

Alistair Morrison:

Dear Colleagues,

Here are my quick answers to the questions about the LexisNexis Academic interface enhancements posted by Kerrie Wilkes and Mary Ellen Pozzebon today. We are still on schedule to release the ungraded interface over winter break. Our target date is now January 8, 2010. Once the release occurs, you will no longer have access to the old interface. All URLs related to LexisNexis will redirect to the new interface. If you have durable URLs pointing to specific documents or titles, they will continue to work but will display in the new interface.

Kerrie’s observation about the use of the old Source Directory and other features in the new interface is absolutely correct. The underlying platform of LexisNexis Academic is not changing. The enhancements we are releasing are limited to adding or improving the design of search forms and replacing the site navigation system. The Source Directory taps into some core functionality of the underlying platform and so we are simply retaining it. We are also retaining the results lists display and clustering. The search forms for Company Dossier and Shepard’s are also in the old style because of the way that these forms need to interact with the Shepard’s and Dossier services.

I will be posting a more formal announcement of the release in the next couple of days and asking you help us get the word out by forwarding it to colleagues who do not follow this listserv.

Best regards,

Alistair


Alistair Morrison, MA, MLS

Product Manager

LexisNexis Academic & Library Solutions
7500 Old Georgetown Road, Suite 1300

Bethesda MD 20814

Telephone: 301-951-4529 | Switchboard: 800-638-8380 | Fax: 301-652-1273
Email: alistair.morrison@lexisnexis.com
Website: http://academic.lexisnexis.com


From: LN Academic list [mailto:ACADEMIC-LIST@LISTS.LNACADEMIC.COM] On Behalf Of Kerrie Wilkes

I actually have a more basic question about the new interface. I was going through the beta and noticed that if you click on certain sections (ex. The Sources link) it is still structured in the “old interface” of files and folders, and is still red and white and not blue like the new beta shows. Is this simply because the beta doesn’t reflect the whole change? Or will the new interface have elements of the old interface as well.

Thanks. -Kerrie


From: LN Academic list [mailto:ACADEMIC-LIST@LISTS.LNACADEMIC.COM] On Behalf Of Mary Ellen Pozzebon

I'm just wondering when the new interface will replace the current one. Thanks.

SAILS doorprizes

We're giving away ten prizes to randomly selected students who took the SAILS test. I notified the winners today (Monday, 12/7) via email, and they are supposed to email me back to tell me if they want a water bottle or t-shirt. I am then instructing them to pick up their prizes at the Service Desk. Until they reply/specify, I am keeping the prizes in my office.

If there are questions, please send them my way. Thanks!

-- Jason

Network Outages in December

There are three significant scheduled downtimes in December that will affect services delivered by the Information Technology Division. The first is scheduled for December 22, 2009, from 5 PM to midnight, to accommodate necessary electrical work. All central services, to include but not limited to Banner, RaiderNet, email, PipelineMT, and Internet and network access, will be affected.

The second is scheduled for December 28, 2009, from 8 AM to noon. RaiderNet, email, MT$ource, off-campus library access, wireless and Residence Hall networks, and other systems relying on PipelineMT credentials for access will be unavailable.

The third is scheduled for December 28, 2009, beginning at noon and extending through 5 PM December 30, 2009. During this time PipelineMT and RaiderNet will be unavailable.

Help for that Country Assignment

Might be too late, but I noticed some of the December Tenn-Share trials might be good for the international business assignment. Here's the info from the newsletter:

World Trade Press, a publisher of informational and educational products focusing on international trade, logistics, and country data, is offering free trials for the following resources:

Global Road Warrior: With in-depth coverage on 175 countries, Global Road Warrior is a comprehensive cultural, business, and travel database. From cultural stereotypes and superstitions, to social and business etiquette, to women's role in society - everything from dating rituals, holidays and festivals, to classic recipes for each country, and visa and passport information - Global Road Warrior provides a wide array of country information, all accessible in a fast, well-designed format. Users find it helpful for college reports, school
projects, business research, travel planning, or simply satisfying their curiosity.
Free Trial Access:
www.globalroadwarrior.com
Username: grwr
Password for Dec: india

AtoZ Maps Online includes modern outline, political, thematic, topographic, scientific and animated maps, as well as tens of thousands of antique maps of the world, individual countries, U.S. states, and U.S. towns and cities, in an array of digital formats unavailable anywhere else, which are especially useful for genealogical research. Additional features include country and state flag images and icons, geography crossword puzzles, geography
lesson plans, interactive geography games, and 14 geography, cartography, earth science and other glossaries. The database also contains the entire USGS 7.5 minute topographic quadrangle series for the United States in a variety of digital formats.
Free Trial Access:
www.atozmapsonline.com
Username: az
Password for Dec: milan

World Trade Ref is the ultimate resource on international trade. It provides comprehensive, detailed coverage of the whole range of tools required for importing or exporting products or services to or from all the countries of the world.
Free Trial Access:
www.WorldTradeRef.com
Username: wtr
Password for Dec: yen


I wonder if Global Road Warrior is good enough to update Craighead's which is no longer published in print.

-K. West

Recently Returned Items

As we near the end of the semester, just a reminder about items in Voyager with a Recently Returned status. If an item was returned within the last few hours, it may not be on the shelf yet (depends on how busy Circulation is and how many people decided to return things at the exact same time).

It is good practice, before sending a student upstairs, to note the time returned and explain possible scenarios to the student. I believe it is Circulation's practice to not look for a recently returned item, so be careful about what you send students to them to ask.

BTW, if you know what you're doing (!), Circ seems to appreciate shelving help during exam week. It's a nice way to feel you've accomplished something while still being able to procrastinate.

-Kristen W.

Health and Business Information websites

At Datafest this year there were presentations on free resources. The health and business resources seemed particularly good, so I had my student assistant create two internet guides.
You can find links to Business Information Websites and Health Information Websites in the 'Internet Guides' category on the Business, Management, and Marketing and Nursing subject guides respectively.

Share button on Databases A-Z

I added a share button on Databases A-Z as a test.
Let me know what you think about the format and placement.