JSTOR new look

Hello all

We have another surprise with a database. If you have not noticed, JSTOR has a new look. This is a heads up just in case someone has an instruction class this week. You may want to take a look to make sure that you can navigate it the same way you were used to in the past.

Reference Desk Outlook

In order for the Outlook email to update on the pc at the Reference Desk you have to click on "Send/Receive" on the toolbar. Be sure to do this each time you are scheduled at the desk and check the email.

Follow-Up Dr. Simmons

Last week, I sent an email about Dr. Simmons sending her students to the library to find scholarly articles using "print journals only." I spoke to her on the phone Thursday evening and told her that the students would have to locate the articles electronically. She said that she would change her assignment and instruct her students to as us how to use the databases to find articles on their topic.

The topics are very general and they only have to find one article. I would suggest showing them Academic Search Premier, limiting the search for their topic to full-text, Scholarly (Peer reviewed).

Dr. Simmons/English assignment (IMPORTANT)

Hello All

Dr. Simmons has required her students to find a "peer-reviewed article from the journals that we have in the reference section" on a specific topic. I have helped two of her students and Mr. Foster has helped a couple of students as well. As we know, it is almost impossible to do this without an index of some sort.

I have helped them find articles on the databases, and I also called her to explain to her the problem with her assignment. While I wait for her call back to me, this is just a heads up in case one of you get approached by one of her students.

IEEE database link

Ms. Poole just pointed out to me that the IEEE link was going to the wrong place. I corrected the link in the Serials Solutions Admin site, and it will take effect tomorrow.

If anyone asks for the correct link before tomorrow it is: http://ieeexplore.ieee.org/

EBSCO Databases

All EBSCO databases are down and their tech support is working to resolve the issue. When we receive word that all is well, I will let you know.

-Leak

Student passwords for logging in to computers

Hello

Tamiko from the helpdesk came by the technical assistance, reference, circulation desks and told us hints to identify whether or not students should use social security or banner id numbers for passwords when logging on to computers.

EXAMPLE:

Student name is Brian Johnson.

If email address is abbreviated, like bjohn023@wssu.edu then their password is their social.
If email address is the whole last name like, bjohnson107@wssu.edu then their password is their banner id number.


-Leak