Tuesday, March 23, 2010

OhioLINK Service Outage Planned

Most OhioLINK services and databases, including the main OhioLINK web server, remote authentication services, and FindIt link resolution, will be unavailable on 3/25 early Thursday morning for at least 15 minutes sometime between 12:01am and 8:00am.

Thursday, March 11, 2010

Spring Break Hours

Wayne College Library will be open the following hours over the Spring Break, March 15 – 21, 2010:

Monday through Friday: 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
Saturday, March 20, 2010: CLOSED

It is back to business as usual on Monday, March 22, 2010.Enjoy the Spring Break, everyone!

Friday, March 5, 2010

Easier Access to Library Resources From Home

As posted via UA Email Digest:

"University Libraries, in collaboration with Information Technology Services (ITS), has implemented remote access to e-resources using UAnet ID and password. ITS has provided a secure proxy server and University Libraries has re-configured the links for thousands of e-resources – databases, e-journals and e-books – to authenticate users via this secure proxy server.

Users are no longer required to select, download, install, configure and run a VPN (virtual private network) client on their computers to access these e-resources remotely. Whether starting from the catalog or from the web site, users are simply prompted for their UAnet ID and password. Users running VPN for other reasons, such as access to departmental H-drives, may still choose to access library resources via VPN.

University Libraries has also deployed new library system software that enables users to manage their library accounts, renew materials and request materials from the UA Libraries Catalog or the OhioLINK Central Catalog using their UAnet ID and password instead of a special barcode and PIN."

Many students have already noticed how much easier it is to access resources from home. If you have any questions, just ask the library staff.

Women's History Display

March is National Women’s History Month and we encourage you to stop in the library and view our display. On exhibit are various materials including books and videos representing the many women that have made major accomplishments throughout history in the fields of science, literature, arts, and social activism. We have biographies on famous women from Joan of Arc and Marie Curie to Grandma Moses and Nancy Pelosi. This is a great starting point for students or anyone interested in increasing their knowledge of the roles women have played in American and world history.

Tuesday, March 2, 2010

Workshop Deadlines are Fast Approaching...

If your instructors have required you to complete the library workshops:

Please be sure to complete all library information literacy workshop/ tutorial content, including all quizzes and retakes by Wednesday, March 17th.

No extensions will be granted this semester, so please be sure to allow plenty of time to complete your quizzes.

The library staff requires three days to grade your tests, so this also impacts how much time you might need to complete any retakes.