Free Scanning Service at UCONN Stamford Library

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Library patrons can now scan a document from the public copier and send it to an email address. Here’s how:
1) Select the Scanner button.
2) Press the Manual Entry option.
3) Type in your email address.
4) Place materials to be scanned on the top feed or glass and press Start (Green button).
Note: If you place materials on the glass, you must hit the Start button after each page and then hit the # key when you are finished with your scanning.
5) Scans are emailed from uconnstam-library@uconn.edu
6) Black and White Only.
Come on in and give it a try!

IConn.org – 150th anniversary of the American Civil War

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www.civilwar.com

To commemorate the 150th anniversary of the American Civil War, iCONN has prepared a web page with links to rich resources for the study of our War Between the States. We are grateful to Cengage Gale for temporary access to Sabin Americana, and to Gail Hurley for custom search links to relevant materials in reQuest and Connecticut History Online.  Here is the direct link .

IConn.org – Women’s History Resources

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These resources will be freely available in the month of March

EBSCO
Women’s Studies International – http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?authtype=uid&user=csl&password=pa ssword&profile=ehost&defaultdb=fyh

Women’s Studies International™ covers the core disciplines in Women’s Studies to the latest scholarship in feminist research. Coverage includes more than 871,000 records and spans from 1972 and earlier to the present.
 
This database supports curriculum development in the areas of sociology, history, political science & economy, public policy, international relations, arts & humanities, business and education. Nearly 800 essential sources include: journals, newspapers, newsletters, bulletins, books, book chapters, proceedings, reports, theses, dissertations, NGO studies, web sites & web documents and grey literature. Over 2,000 periodical sources are represented.

Gale Cengage – http://www.gale.cengage.com/free_resources/whm/

 Includes activities, biographies, links, a quiz, rights and a timeline.

ProQuest
The Gerritsen Collection of Aletta H Jacobs – http://gerritsen.chadwyck.com/home.do?instit1=T46995&instit2=DQS7ICRIS5

This database is the definitive cross-cultural resource for information on women’s history. It spans more than four centuries and includes over two million pages.

Other Useful Resources

The Library of Congress Women’s History Month
The U.S. Census Bureau Facts for Features Women’s History Month

UConn Stamford delayed opening at Noon, 2/21/11

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Due to the inclement weather all classes that begin before 12:00 noon are cancelled. All classes will resume at 12:00 noon.

Please continue to check the website, voicemail or the media for any changes to this announcement. Staff and Students who must drive should consider their safety first in deciding whether or not to travel to campus as local conditions may vary greatly.

Please drive safely. Thank you.

Wireless Update 2/10/11

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Most people should be all set with UConn Wireless Secure; however, for those still experiencing problems perform the following change in your UConn Secure settings.

Go to the wireless web site and click on Get Connected and then the appropriate operating system (OS). Next, follow these instructions:

  1. On the Protected EAP Properties box, uncheck Validate server certificate.
  2. Click OK
  3. Disconnect from UConn Secure wireless and reconnect.
  4. Repeat the step above to ensure the Validate server certificate box is still unchecked.

The connection should now work.

If you still cannot connect, follow the above instructions plus perform the following.

  1. Check Connect to these servers:
  2. Keep bean.uits.uconn.edu
  3. Delete ender.uits.uconn.edu
  4. Click OK

The connection should now work.

If however you continue to experience difficulties please report the issue to security@uconn.edu and copy helpcenter@uconn.edu. Students can contact HuskyTech for assistance.

Source: UITS News

Black History Month – Free resources

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These resources will be freely available in the month of February:

EBSCO
African American Archives – http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?authtype=uid&user=csl&password=password&profile=footnoteep

The African American Archives provides over a million pages of original historical documents pertaining to the African American experience over several centuries, the earliest coming from the collection of Essential Records Concerning Slavery and Emancipation from the Danish West Indies (1672-1917). There are several other slavery-related collections, including letters, account books, annual reports, news clippings, and related manuscripts from the American Colonization Society. The African American Archives also includes Records of the Southern Claims Commission, government records, original muster and hospital rolls, descriptive books, lists of deserters, returns, notational cards, enlistment papers, casualty sheets, death reports, prisoner of war papers, and correspondence.

The African American Archives also includes Records of the Southern Claims Commission, government records, original muster and hospital rolls, descriptive books, lists of deserters, returns, notational cards, enlistment papers, casualty sheets, death reports, prisoner of war papers, and correspondence.

Gale Cengage – http://www.gale.cengage.com/free_resources/bhm/

Includes biographical and historical resources.

ProQuest
Black Historical Newspapers – https://www.proquest.com/trials/trialSummary.action?view=subject&trialBean.token=T8F6IVTIS57S18Z0U10S

ProQuest Historical Newspapers-Black Newspapers offers primary source material essential to the study of American history and African-American culture, history, politics, and the arts. Examine major movements from the Harlem Renaissance to Civil Rights, and explore everyday life as written in the Chicago Defender, The Baltimore Afro-American, New York Amsterdam News, Pittsburgh Courier, Los Angeles Sentinel, Atlanta Daily World, The Norfolk Journal and Guide, The Philadelphia Tribune, and Cleveland Call and Post.

Source: IConn.org

UConn Stamford Closed Today, 2/2/11

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Due to inclement weather, all morning, afternoon and evening classes are cancelled. Classes will resume tomorrow morning, Thursday, February 3, 2011 as scheduled.

All “Emergency Support Services” are required to report as scheduled. “Non-Emergency Support Services” are not required to report to work today, Wednesday, February 2, 2011.

Please continue to check the website, voicemail or the media for any changes to this announcement.

Please drive safely. Thank you.