Ohio University Libraries News

In order to improve access to the Learning Commons’ limited resources between midnight and 8 AM for Ohio University students, faculty and staff, the use of the Learning Commons will be restricted to these groups during our overnight hours. Between midnight and 8AM, everyone in the Learning Commons must carry a valid OU identification card and be prepared to present it if requested. In addition, computer access will be available only to OU faculty, staff, and students during these hours, i.e., the visitor login will not be available.

Over the summer there have been some significant changes in the lineup and appearance of databases available to the University community.

Database Lineup

Due to changes in statewide purchasing, we are losing two sources: Access Science (which includes the online McGraw-Hill Encyclopedia of Science and Technology) and Britannica Online. (A side effect of the loss of Britannica Online is that we also lose access to two other Britannica resources, Annals of American History and World Data Analyst.)

Access Science is being replaced by Science Online, while World Book Web is taking the place of Britannica in our lineup of web-based encyclopedias.

There are also several new databases in a variety of subject areas:

• African-American History Online: a multimedia nline encyclopedia covering all aspects of African-American history
• Biography Reference Bank: a collection of biographical sketches from a number of sources
• Consumer Health Complete: a collection of reports, fact sheets, reference works, images, videos, etc. of health and medicine, written in non-technical language
• International Encyclopedia of Communication Online: a comprehensive encyclopedia covering all areas of the field of communications

ALICE Keyword Searches

The changes to our online catalog ALICE center around how Keyword search results are displayed. Previously, the results from Keyword searching were arranged in groups of 12 in reverse chronological order (the most recent titles first). The new arrangement of Keyword search results displays 50 at a time, organized by relevance— you can re-sort the results by date or title by clicking on the appropriate link at the top of the list of results.

EBSCOhost Databases

Our large family of EBSCOhost databases underwent a “facelift” around the middle of July, resulting in numerous changes. The default search is now a single-box Basic Search mode, with a number of search limiters visible. Advanced Search (previously the default) is still available by clicking on a link right below the search box. The Search Results page now has three columns, with the actual citations appearing in the middle, flanked by various options for limiting the results and “related information.” Other new and modified features include:

• an easily-available Search History
• a Preview Icon at the end of the titles in the Search Results list that lets you see most of the details of the citation without having to click on the link
• RSS feeds and alerts

As always, if you have questions about these changes, or anything else, please don’t hesitate to Ask a Librarian.

New/Additional Computers
This summer, all PCs and laptops in Alden Library have been replaced. The new PCs have more memory, a larger monitor, easier USB and headphone jack access, and the option to record DVDs. They are also faster and quieter. The laptops also have more memory, the option to record DVDs, and a longer battery life. We are adding fifteen additional PCs, bringing the total to 315 and twenty additional laptops bringing the total to fifty.

Logon Procedures
A new procedure will also allow us to extend the availability of our computers. Beginning on August 25, all those using Alden Librarys PCs will need to log on. This will enable us to prevent people from monopolizing a computer which they aren’t actively using. It will also allow us to restrict access between midnight and 8AM to OU faculty, staff, and students (beginning September 7).

• Faculty, students, and staff should log in with their OAK ID and password.
• Visitors should use library as the username and guest (case sensitive) as the password.
• Faculty, students, and staff who haven’t changed their OAK password in the past year or two may need to change it in order to be able to log on to library computers.
  • If you’re reading this message outside of the Library, change your password at https://technology.ohio.edu:9443/myaccount/changepassword.php
  • From a library PC, log in as a visitor (see above), then use the OAK password reset icon on the desktop.
• Workstations showing no keyboard or mouse activity for fifteen minutes will be automatically logged off. Any possessions left at the station may be removed to the nearest service desk.
• It is very important to log off when leaving the station! From the Start menu, select Log off.

Printing
New student printing services and fees were implemented on July 1. Students now pay a flat three cents per sheet for printing black and white 8.5” X 11” pages in the Library, Baker Center and the CSC computer labs. All printing fees are charged to the student’s bursar’s account. This change in fees was approved by the University Student Fees Committee and the Board of Trustees.

In the Library, two printing options that are enabled by this change in fees are duplex printing which costs five cents per sheet and black and white 11” X 17” printing which costs 6 cents per sheet.

In addition, students doing color printing in the Library are now able to charge that printing to their bursar’s account (instead of buying a vendacard to pay for color printing). Color printing will remain twenty-five cents per sheet for 8.5” X 11” and fifty cents per sheet for 11” X 17”.

Please disregard the Circulation Notice from August 7, 2008 indicating that all items needed to be returned or legal action would be taken. This was an errant notice, mistakenly sent out while trying to fix another notice and it should be disregarded. We apologize for any inconvenience.
If you have further questions, please call the Circulation Desk at (740) 593-2695.

Due to a power outage necessitated by scheduled maintenance work, Alden Library will be closed on Saturday, August 2. This power outage will begin around 5 am and should be completed between 9 and 10 pm Saturday evening.

The details of this are described in an OIT email:

Facilities will be performing major electrical work that will disrupt power to the following buildings from 5 am to 9 pm on Saturday, August 2.  During this outage, data networking also will be unavailable in these buildings. Wired telephone service will not be affected.

35 Park Place
Alden
Bryan
Edwards Accelerator Lab
Ellis
Galbreath Chapel
Gordy
McKee House
President’s Residence Apartment
Scott Quad
Tupper
Upper Grounds Maintenance
Wilson Hall

If you have questions or concerns, please contact the OIT Service Desk at 740-593-1222.

Alden Library will be open during Summer Session from 8 a.m. to 7 p.m. Monday through Thursday and from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Friday. The Learning Commons on the second floor will be open from 7:30 a.m. to midnight Monday through Thursday; from 7:30 a.m. to 9 p.m. Friday; from 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. Saturday; and from noon to midnight Sunday. These hours will start with the beginning of Summer Session on Monday, June 23, 2008 and run until Friday August 29, 2008.

Library patrons may request that books be retrieved from closed areas in Alden Library from 7 to 9 p.m. Monday through Thursday; from 5 to 7 p.m. on Friday, from 12 to 5 p.m. Saturday; and from 12 to 9 p.m. Sunday. These requests can be made at the Library Services Desk in the Learning Commons. During the same hours, faculty and graduate students may request a pass for access to the rest of the building.

For more information on the library’s summer hours and for hours between the end of Summer Session and the beginning of Fall Quarter, visit our Hours page.

Our ALICE Online Catalog will be receiving a software upgrade starting around 5:00 PM on Monday, June 16. This means that the system will be unavailable for a period of time starting shortly after 5:00 PM. The system could remain down for as long as a few hours, although it will probably be considerably less than that.

The upgrade should not cause any major changes in the appearance and behavior of the public Web Alice interface.

The Library will have extended hours for the final exam period from Friday, June 6th through Wednesday, June 11th.

All floors except the 2nd floor:

• Friday 8AM to 9PM
• Saturday 10 AM to 9 PM
• Sunday, Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday - Open until 2AM

Learning Commons (2nd floor):

• Friday and Saturday - open until 2 AM
• Sunday 9AM through Friday 9PM

Planet Panorama is an exhibit about the scale of our Solar System. It shows the Sun, the 8 planets, 3 dwarf planets as well as asteroids and comets, and their relative sizes and distances if the planetary orbits were shrunk to fit inside a football field. It will be on display in the Learning Commons during May and June of 2008.

Planet Panorama is funded by a grant from NASA/Space Telescope Science Institute to Mangala Sharma (Physics & Astronomy, Ohio University.) The artist who helped design and create the exhibit is John Sabraw (School of Art, Ohio University).

Beginning on July 1, students will pay a flat three cents per sheet for printing black and white 8.5” X 11” pages in the Library, Baker Center and the CSC computer labs. All printing fees will be charged to the student’s bursar’s account. This change in fees was approved by the University Student Fees Committee and the Board of Trustees.

In the Library, two printing options that will be enabled by this change in fees are duplex printing which will cost five cents per sheet and black and white 11” X 17” printing which will cost 6 cents per sheet.

In addition, students doing color printing in the Library will now be able to charge that printing to their bursar’s account (instead of buying a vendacard to pay for color printing). Color printing will remain twenty-five cents per sheet for 8.5” X 11” and fifty cents per sheet for 11” X 17”.

As part of the Friends of the Libraries Annual meeting, Gladys Bailin, Distinguished Professor, Emerita of Dance and former Nikolais modern dancer, will be speaking on the Alwin Nikolais and Murray Louis Dance Collection titled: Dance: Revisited and Revealed. The manuscript collection housed in the Robert E. & Jean R. Mahn Center at Alden Library documents the careers of these two Modern Dance legends.

Please join us for the presentation on Friday, May 30, 2008 from 3-4 p.m., in Room 319, Alden Library for a lively talk on the liveliest art. Light refreshments will be served.

Gladys Bailin was the director of the Ohio University School of Dance from 1983-95. A member of the faculty since 1972, she came to Athens, Ohio from New York City where she was active in the dance field as a performer, choreographer and teacher.Gladys was an original member of the Nikolais Dance Theater and the Murray Louis Dance Company, and later a member of the Don Redlich Dance Company. She toured nationally and internationally from 1955-70.

She received four Choreography Fellowships from the National Endowment for the Arts, two choreography commissions from the Ohio Arts Council and has been honored by the University and Distinguished Professor Awards from Ohio University. She is also the recipient of the Ohio Dance Arts Award for the advancement of the art form.

She remains active in the dance field as a teacher, choreographer, program reviewer /evaluator and an avid advocate of dance training.

The Friends of the Libraries at Ohio University will hold a book sale on May 8-10, 2008 located in Alden Library’s 4th floor lounge. The hours are:

Thursday, 7-9 pm (Presale for members only)

Friday, 10-6 pm

Saturday, 10-4 pm

“When you support the Friends, you are supporting all of Ohio University-every discipline, every student, every faculty-by helping to build and maintain a great library.”

As part of the Alden Library Diversity Committee’s Culture Corner Series entitled Portraits of Appalachian Women, author Nancy Bain will be giving a talk entitled, “Women in Mining Communities: Information from Archival and Documentary Sources”. The presentation will be held on May 14^th at 2:00pm on the third floor of Alden Library in the Friends of the Libraries Room.

Dr. Nancy Bain is a professor emeritus in Geography. Originally from Minnesota, she completed her graduate work at the University of Minnesota. At OU she has served as department chair, University Ombuds, and was the first director of Women’s Studies. Her research interests include impact analysis, land change, and coal.

Admission is free and light refreshments will be served.

University Libraries and Friends of the Libraries are excited to once again take part in the Annual Student Research and Creative Activity Expo by providing three awards to Expo participants.

Sponsored by Friends of the Libraries, an award of $100 each will be given to one undergraduate and one graduate project. In addition, a $50 Librarian’s Choice Award will be selected the day of the Expo.

Not just filled with books and computers, the library has many friendly librarians ready to help with your latest paper or project, and to aid you with our numerous services. Winning applicants will demonstrate their exceptional use of our library resources, services, and facilities for their research projects and creative endeavors.

To be considered for a library sponsored award, Expo participants need to complete an online application (http://www.library.ohiou.edu/info/awards.html) no later than May 1, 2008.

Winners will be selected by library staff committee members Araba Dawson-Andoh, Joyce Douglas, Michael Farmer, Sherri Saines and Dawn Walter-Gagliano.

We are pleased to announce the availability of an online index to The Post, Ohio University’s campus newspaper, that covers the time period from Fall 1985 through Spring 1995. You may find this index listed in Infotree as Post Index (online). The direct link is www2.library.ohiou.edu/post2/.

The library also has a printed index to The Post covering the years 1939 through 1950, and 1961 through 1985. These volumes are available in Alden’s reference stacks on the 2nd floor (call number LD4191.O82 G7x Index). More information about our holdings and indexing to The Post is available among our Newspaper Timelines.

As part of the Alden Library Diversity Committee’s Culture Corner Series entitled Portraits of Appalachian Women, author Sharon Hatfield will be giving a talk entitled, “Marry in Haste; Repent in Leisure: Edith Maxwell and the National Woman’s Party”. The presentation will be held on April 16^th at 3:00pm on the third floor of Alden Library in the Friends of the Libraries room.

Sharon Hatfield is the author of Never Seen the Moon: The Trials of Edith Maxwell (University of Illinois Press, 2005) and co-editor of An American Vein: Critical Readings in Appalachian Literature (Ohio University Press, 2005). She grew up in the Cumberland Mountains of Lee County, Virginia. After college she became a newspaper reporter in Wise County, Virginia, covering the justice system in the same courtroom Edith Maxwell was tried for murder.

Hatfield holds a master’s degree in Journalism from Ohio University and an MFA in Creative Nonfiction from Goucher College. She lives in Athens, Ohio, with her husband Jack Wright, and teaches writing at Hocking College.

Admission is free and light refreshments will be served.

The Culture Corner display this quarter includes a group of photographs taken of women in this area during the last century. The photographs are all part of the Manuscript Collection located in the Mahn Center for Archives and Special Collections which is on the fifth floor of Alden Library. Included in the Culture Corner exhibit are photographs from the Lloyd Moore Collection, the Buhla Collection, and the Dairy Barn Collection, as well as publications from the Fine Arts collection on the third floor. The exhibit contains artifacts from the Athens County Historical Society and Museum as well as the College of Fine Arts, School of Theater’s costume shop. So stop by the Culture Corner on the fourth floor and take a trip back in time, or check us out online to see lists of titles and materials relevant to this quarter’s theme of Portraits of Appalachian Women.

The Library has revised its policy about eating food in public spaces of
the building.

• Snack foods such as nuts, pretzels, cookies, and candy are now allowed.
• Foods such as bagels, muffins, pizza, hamburgers, fries, sandwiches, salads, soup are not considered snack food and must be consumed in Café BiblioTech on the 2nd floor.
• Please report spills to the nearest service desk immediately, so that they can be cleaned up quickly and damages can be
  minimized.

(As always, please enjoy your beverages in containers with lids.)

A poster exhibit dealing with the Hiroshima and Nagasaki atomic bombings will be on display in the lobby area in front of the Friends Room on the third floor of Alden Library from April 1 to April 25.

This exhibit is partially supported by the Alden Library “Article 9 — Katsumori, Ichioka, Overby — Endowment.”

A photography exhibit entitled “Perspectives: Visions of Southeast Asia” will be on display on the first floor of Alden Library in the Center for International Collections until the end of March. The sixteen photos, taken throughout Southeast Asia, were chosen through a contest held during winter quarter which was open to faculty, staff and students.


The goal of this exhibit is to promote awareness in Athens and surrounding
areas of Southeast Asia and of the Southeast Asian Studies program’s 40th
anniversary, 1968-2008. It is supported by Southeast Asian Studies Program
and Ohio Valley International Council and has also been on display in area
elementary and middle schools.