Welcome to campus
If you are new to campus,
we hope to see you in Webb Center on orientation day for new faculty.
Also, we look forward to seeing many of you at some of our faculty
events in August. Be sure to read about them in this issue of Library
Update.
Don't miss out on these events
Faculty, staff
and graduate students are invited to attend these beginning-of-semester
events: § Tour of Perry Library, August 23, 10:30am - Become acquainted
with some of the most important areas for faculty to know about.
Meet in the lobby. § Orientation to the Digital Services Center,
August 23, 11:00am - See the equipment and learn about services
available to faculty. Meet in the Center, 3rd floor, Perry Library.
Surf 'n' Turf: everyone's invited
Faculty, students, staff: the university community is invited
to learn more about the library over the lunch hour. Our "Surf"
sessions will teach you some of the best techniques for searching
electronic databases, the library catalog, and the Web. These sessions
are held every Tuesday in September at 12:30 and begin in the lobby
of Perry Library. "Turf" sessions are tours of Perry Library and
help you get the lay of the land. You will discover some of the
most important areas of the library and how to use them effectively.
These tours are given every Thursday in September, beginning at
12:30 in the lobby. Surf 'n' Turf sessions are informal and designed
for interested individuals, not whole classes. Registration is not
necessary.
Workshop for students
on computing essentials
Student Computing
Essentials: Finding Your Way on the Internet is the title of workshop
to be held on September 14 from 12:30 until 1:15pm in room 163 of
the Perry Library. Learn new ways to explore the Web and learn how
to: § Locate images, audio, and movie clips § Be search engine savvy
§ Understand differences between searching the Web and Web-based
databases the library pays for § Determine what's good and what's
not For more information, call 683-4131.
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Distance Learning Corner
In this new
column, we plan to tell you about new services, hints on electronic
access to resources, and anything else that is important for distance
learners and faculty to know--whether they are in the Bahamas, on
ships at sea, at one of the higher education centers, or just across
campus. This month, we want to remind you about the StarQuest online
tutorial available from the library's homepage, http: www.lib.odu.edu,
by clicking on Research Assistance. Here you can choose to brush
up on particular library skills or learn new ones. You can also
choose to learn about the Internet and discover tips for searching
the Web.
Easier access to electronic resources
From your home or office, you can get access to hundreds of databases
and thousands of electronic journals through the library's home
page on the Web. If you connect through the Information Resources
link, you won't even need to configure your browser in any special
way. If, instead, you are in the library catalog and wish to link
to an electronic resource from there, you will be successful only
if you have configured your browser. This is much easier than it
sounds. From the library's home page, click on off-campus users
to get instructions.
Try this one!
Go to http://www.broadcast.com for a gateway to online audio and
video sources, live broadcasting from nearly 400 radio stations
and 30 television stations or networks. You can also get access
to live events and audio books from this site. With a few clicks,
you can be watching the Hispanic Television Network or a Spacelink
program from NASA.
Changes in photocopy and printing services
The Photocopy Center on the 2nd floor of Perry Library is staffed
Monday through Friday from 9:00am to 6:00pm. for drop-off service.
Self-service copiers are available on every floor during all hours
the library is open. Color printing is being discontinued from the
Reference and Research computers on 1st floor, but black and white
printing is still available. All photocopies and prints are now
priced at fifteen cents per page. This reflects rising operational
charges and is the first price increase in almost a decade.
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