Jennifer Lloyd

New Orleans Campus Closing for Hurricane Gustav

The entire LSUHSC campus will be closing at 6 p.m. today (Saturday, August 30th) in anticipation (or dread) of Hurricane Gustav. Weather permitting the campus will re-open on Thursday, September 4th.

Library Closed on Saturday

The John P. Isché Library will be closed tomorrow (Saturday, August 30th) due to campus storm preparations.

Text Alerts

As we are all watching the projected path of Hurricane Gustav, don’t forget to sign up for the University’s Text/EMail Alert System.

Labor Day Hours

The Isché & Dental Libraries will both be closed Sunday, August 31st and Monday, September 1st for the Labor Day Holiday. Both will resume their regular schedules on Tuesday, September 2nd which is 8 a.m. to 12 midnight for Isché and 8 a.m. to 10 p.m. for Dental.

Become a Fan of the Libraries on FB

Are you on Facebook? Now so are the LSUHSC Libraries become a Fan of the Isché Library and the Dental Library today!

EBSCOhost Running Slow?

If EBSCOhost is running slow for you, consider switching from IE to Firefox. Firefox is a free web browser and offers an alternative to Internet Explorer. EBSCOhost has some known issues with IE that are being worked on. These issues do not exist in Firefox.

New Look for Links

The LSUHSC New Orleans Libraries have launched a new Links page using the social bookmarking website, Delicious. The new page features a tag cloud for easy access to the items tagged by LSUHSC Librarians.

One Book, One New Orleans

The Literacy Alliance of New Orleans, along with the Young Leadership Council, has sponsored a community reading program since Spring 2004. They have recently announced this year’s book, City of Refuge by Tom Piazza. The program period begins September 15th and should end mid-November.

One Book One NOLA 2008

One Book One NOLA 2008

And Printing is back

PayperPrint has been restored campus-wide.

Printing Offline

PayperPrint is offline campus wide. Technicians are working to bring it back online.

Stairs Re-Opened

The internal Isché Library stairwell has reopened. Get a little exercise and take the stairs.

Ische Library Closed on Saturday

Remember the John P. Isché Library will be closed this Saturday, July 26th for A/C duct work related to the Library Commons Construction. The Library will reopen at 1:30 on Sunday, July 27th.

Tulane’s HS Library

Much like the John P. Isché Library which is under renovation for a Library Commons, the Tulane Health Sciences Center Rudolph Matas Library is also under construction. The main entrance to Matas Library is currently closed, but access may still be gained through room M209 on the mezzanine. This entrance is available during the regular hours for the Tulane Library.

Tutorials for Full-Text Journals

Molly Knapp has completed a Windows Media Video tutorial for accessing full-text journals via the Libraries’ catalog, Innopac. Don’t forget there is also a video for accessing materials remotely.

A/C Work Scheduled

The John P. Isché Library will be closed on Saturday, July 26th for A/C duct work related to the Library Commons Construction. The Library will reopen at 1:30 on Sunday, July 27th.