Monthly Archives: August 2011

Need to Sign on to the Campus Wi-Fi?

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Location
The wireless network is available in all public areas of the UConn Stamford campus.

Setup
•UConn students, faculty, and staff may use their NetIDs to connect to the wireless network and connect to UCONN-SECURE.
•UConn guests must use the Guest Registration Kiosk to connect wireless devices to UConn’s wireless network.
(the wireless printing service not available for Guests)
•Any computer or handheld device connecting to the network will need an 802.11 b/g wireless network adapter configured to locate and connect to UCONN-PUBLIC.
•For more information about general settings, equipment, security, and connecting, see http://wireless.uconn.edu/.

 

Usage Guidelines
•Use the wireless service responsibly and ethically. Find university and state policies at http://itpolicy.uconn.edu.
Help
For assistance connecting to the network, computer configuration questions, or other questions and problems, see http://wireless.uconn.edu/, or contact the HuskyTech (for uconn students)  desk at the Babbidge Library.

For other IT issues or questions, please visit: http://uits.uconn.edu

UConn Stamford Classes Cancelled 8/29

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Due to the possibility of hazardous travel conditions around the state following Hurricane Irene, classes are canceled on all campuses, including the Stamford Campus, for Monday, Aug. 29th. For UConn employees: at this point, all staff are required to report to work on Monday as scheduled. Any new or updated information related to the Stamford Campus’ status on Monday will be communicated via e-mail, voicemail and the UConn Stamford homepage. For more information on other modes of communication for campus closures, please click on the MORE INFO link below.
MORE INFO

eBooks on EBSCOhost Platform

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eBooks and Audiobooks are now searchable on the EBSCOhost platform, providing a single source for discovering journal and book content. Noteworthy eBook features include:

•Search and view eBooks on the EBSCOhost platform
•Browse eBooks by subject area and by latest added to your library’s collection
•View eBook Table of Contents from search Result List
•Navigate to eBook chapters or sections directly from Result List and Detail Record

•Search within an eBook for specific terms, yielding a list of hyperlinked pages
•Create notes that are associated to eBook pages
•Optional download capabilities and user-selected checkout duration
•For eBooks with a limited number of users, place a hold and view your place in line

Learn more about Downloading eBooks (Tutorial)
( Adobe Digital Editions must be installed on your computer in order to read downloaded eBooks. Digital Editions is a free download and available from the Adobe website.)

Faculty, New Reserve Requests now made from within HuskyCT

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The UConn Library switched to a new software provider to support our course reserve function. You need to do these three things to get started with the new system.

1.Request your HuskyCT course in PeopleSoft if you have not already done so.

2.Once your HuskyCT course is available to you, you must add the new Library Resources content link. If the old Library Resources Tool is present we suggest you rename it Library Resources – old prior to adding the new link.

3.Submit any new reserve requests for books and media, chapter and journal articles, etc. from within HuskyCT via the Add Reserve items link in the new Library Resources.

For more information and short videos and PowerPoints showing you how to use the new system go to this website:

http://classguides.lib.uconn.edu/libraryresourcesreserve

For a period of about two weeks after 7/26/11, you will also see the old link to the Library Resources Tool. During this transition period summer session students will be able to access your library materials from both the new Library Resources content link and the old Library Resources Tool unless you choose to hide the old link.

The new software has several advantages for you over the old:

1.You can set start and end dates for when you want each item to be available to students.

2.You can tag items of special interest, e.g. all the readings that will be on Exam 1 can be tagged, “Exam 1” and your students will be able to sort by those tags. They will also be able to add their own personal tags.

3.You don’t have to go to a separate website to submit reserve requests, the request forms are embedded within the new Library Resources link in HuskyCT.

4.You can see the status of all items you have requested the library to provide from the time you submit your request until they are available to your students.

5.You can see your past reserve lists and copy items you used in past semesters to courses in current semesters, individually or en masse.

6.You can submit requests via WorldCat and it will complete the reserve request forms for you. No more retyping bibiliographic information for catalogued items.

7.You can see how many times each reserve item was accessed and which student accessed it.

8.Your students can choose to receive emails when new items are added to your reserve list.

Please don’t hesitate to contact Jo Ann Reynolds or your campus reserve staff if you have questions about the new system.