UConn Library
Jeremy Richard Library, StamfordUpdate 7/19/06: Homer is back up and running.
HOMER, the Library catalog, is currently not working. We are actively looking into the cause of the problem, and hope to have the problem resolved soon. We apologize for the inconvenience. To find books at UConn, try WorldCat.
The Center for Research Libraries (CRL) is a non-profit consortium of colleges, universities and libraries that aims at acquiring and making available important but relatively rarely used materials in support of teaching and research. Its outstanding collections include over four million newspapers, journals, dissertations, archives, government publications and other traditional and digital resources. Because the University Libraries have membership in CRL, the University of Connecticut students, faculty, and staff may borrow these collections through Interlibrary Loan. For more information, see: http://www.lib.uconn.edu/online/services/crl/crl.htm
What is the important information entering students to the University of Connecticut need to know? What is a PeopleSoft number? NetID? An FYE Class? Huskymail?
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Then:
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Entering UConn students need to access the Tech Tutorial at http://www.techtraining.uconn.edu to learn about their PeopleSoft number and netID. View this 2-part tutorial here:
Technology Tutorial
The login for all these services is in one easy-to-access location: http://students.uconn.edu.
UPDATES: the library website is back up. 6/21, 3:10PM
The library is experiencing problems with the library website. If you need to access library databases please check out this wiki page. This is only a temporary site as we resolve the problem.
UPDATE: HOMER is back up and running, 6/20
HOMER, the University of Connecticut Libraries’ Catalog, is currently unavailable due to an unexpected outage.
Please use OCLC WorldCat as an alternative to HOMER.
Also, you can try iConn.org, to search reQuest, the CT Statewide library catalog
Library Technical Support are currently working to restore HOMER. Thank you for your patience.
UPDATE:The library catalog, HOMER is back up and running!
2:04PM, 6/15/06
UPDATE: The server problem has been resolved, however, the library catalog HOMER is not yet accessible.
11:42am, 6/15/06
The library is experiencing problems with one of their servers and is currently being worked on by the ITS staff. This problem does affect our website, the library catalog and access to databases (e-resources).
We apologize for the inconvienance.
Just because it’s summer session doesn’t mean the we’re not available. The librarians at the UCONN are still here to assist you:
In Person
Phone
You can call the Jeremy Richard Library Reference Desk at (203) 251-8517.
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please note our live reference chat is not available during the summer until August 28th. Please email your reference inquiries.
Free E-Books and Documents Coming in July
Two e-book websites will offer free access to a third of a million volumes next month.
By Associated Press
CHICAGO (AP) — Electronic book devotees may want to set aside some extra screen time this summer, as two nonprofits are preparing to provide free access to 300,000 texts online.
Project Gutenberg and World eBook Library plan to make ”a third of a million” e-books available free for a month at the first World eBook Fair. Downloads will be available at the fair’s Web site from July 4, the 35th anniversary of Project Gutenberg’s founding, through Aug. 4.
http://www.technologyreview.com/read_article.aspx?id=16956