Public Services

University demographics question

Students asking for questions about demographics in enrollment?  Other similar questions?  Even asking to see the green book?

Online answers.  Go to the K-State home page.  Upper right corner search box type:

University factbook

Your first "hit" should give you the resource.

Good luck!

Antoinette

Out of order signs

Robyn Bramlage made some attractive Out of Order signs for use with the printers. They have a dark background and a list of all the locations of the Black and White Printers in Hale.

Where are the signs, you ask? They are in the magazine holder box near the PA microphone. That box has an array of other out of order signs as well. Use the plain ones for scanners or self-check machines. The copiers each have an out-of-order sign in a slot at the back of the copier itself.

PDF is now the default format on the scanners

Fabulous news: Lisa, Renee, and the DSP students have worked magic on the 4 KIC scanners in Hale to make it so that PDF is the default format setting. Whenever the machines reboot or the reset button is pressed, the PDF button will be selected. In addition, the Auto button for format has also been reprogrammed to yield PDF files rather than jpeg files.

ATID110 and 245 assignments

The assignment Ellen mentions in her e-mail (below) is in the Assignment notebook at the HLHD (near the Emergency Procedures Notebook).

>>> Ellen Urton 11/3/2009 12:58 PM >>>

Hi all,

 

I am aware of 2 classes searching for information on sustainable fashion.

 

AT110 has the consumer/trade/research publication assignment due Nov. 11th.  Students are looking for apparel-related examples of each type of publication in print, as well as articles from them on the topic of sustainability (including green design/fashion, eco-fashion, etc).  I have attached a copy of this assignment and provided information on the AT110 wiki page, linked from the Apparel/Textiles Subject Guide.

 

I hear that AT245 as an extra credit assignment requiring students to find scholarly journal articles on sustainable or renewable fashion, but these can be found in any format.  I edited the AT245 wiki page to include some guidance on using GreenFILE and some search terms that might prove helpful.  I haven't seen this assignment yet. 

 

Sorry to send this and run, but I am also out of town for the rest of the week.  Both instructors have links to the wiki content and know I'll be away. 

 

Many thanks,

Ellen

Intro to American Ethnic Studies assignment

Students in several sections of American Ethnic Studies 160 will begin their personal ethnography paper soon, so expect some questions from them. The library portion of their assignment is to find information on the culture/history of their own ethnic groups. To help you help them, here are some of the places you can point them to:

1. The American Ethnic Studies Subject Guide. There is an AES 160 class page which gives them a list of useful databases and books. The library portion of the assignment is also posted there to give you a better idea of what they are looking for.

2. The Gale Encyclopedia of Multicultural America (in Gale Virtual Reference Library) is a great resource for this assignment. Type in their ethnicity (e.g. German) and hit search, and they should find a good introductory article, with more sources at the bottom.

3. Credo Reference is another good place.

4. DowMRC website's Browse Book Database has a lot of good reference books for this class. The students can "browse" the collection. I have written a Short Cuts blog entry on how to use the database, which will be posted soon. If their prof. asks them to find materials from the DowMRC, just point the students to the Browse Book Database.

5. Some students may have to find recipes for their assignment. They can find cookbooks in the DowMRC Database. I have also make a list of relevant cookbooks for them (in the reference section of the subject guide), including a couple of ebooks. Finally, Special Collections have a huge collection of cookbooks.

6. Some students may have to use a primary source database, such as North American Immigrant Letters, Diaries, and Oral Histories. The best way to use it is to use the Browse tab (instead of Search). Click on Browse, and then select "Nationality and Cultural Heritage", and you should see a list of nationalities.

If you have any questions, feel free to refer the student to me.

Thanks!

Leo

Reusing JING content

Many months back Rachel Crocker asked if it would be possible for all IM operators to use the same JING account so that everything any of us JINGs will be stored in the same place on screencast.com. Danielle and I investigated this and found that it is, indeed, possible. We then installed JING on each of the 6 computers at the HLHD and set them up with the same e-mail address and password:

 

e-mail: libhelp@k-state.edu

password: same as the password for libstats (see black notebook)

 

You too can install JING to the computer you use for your IM shifts and set it up with that e-mail and password. 

 

To access the screenshots and videos associated with that account, simply:

 

1. go to http://www.screencast.com

2. login (upper-right hand corner)

3. double-click on the JING folder

Reminder: How to handle calling in sick

Please check the Library Help Desk Illness Procedures document to remind yourself how to handle calling in sick for the Help Desk or IM. Please let Danielle know if you have any questions! Thanks!
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Library Help Desk FAQ!!

Colleagues,
Please look at the Library Help Desk FAQ and commit the questions and answers to memory!
Thanks to the GenRef students who helped Jason and I craft this document.

DARTS and giving out the username/password

I just had an IM patron who wanted the username and password for the DARTS database. We do not give this information out to the patron. The username and password are located on the outside of the black notebook, but we MUST be the ones to enter it on the patron's computer. Here is the transcript-

guest286212@chat.libraryh3lp.com/libraryh3lp I would like to access the DARTS database. Can I get a username/password please?
me Hi
me If you would like to come to the Help Desk on 2nd floor, we would be happy to come out to a computer and put in the username and password
me but we cannot give it out to you
guest286212@libraryh3lp.com ok, thank you
guest286212@libraryh3lp.com i will come by later this week when i can make it to the library.
me good. thanks!

Additions to the "Black Notebook"

This evening, I moved the announcements section of the Reception Desk notebook to the Black Notebook. I also placed some maps of 1st-4th floors of Hale in the front of the Black Notebook. These maps are especially useful for giving directions to patrons.