Library News

Happy Thanksgiving!

Happy Thanksgiving!

Bookdrop Moved

The Isché Library bookdrop has been moved from its normal position on the walkway (near the ATM machine) to inside the Resource Center Building on the 2nd floor, in between the Bookstore & the Credit Union. This move is temporary in preparation for the walkway re-surfacing over the Thanksgiving holidays. It will returned to its usual spot next week.
*It has been returned to its usual spot near the ATM on the crosswalk* (edited Nov. 30th)

Thanksgiving Day Hours

On Wednesday, November 24th, the Isché Library will close at 6 p.m. and the Dental Library will close at 5 p.m. Both Libraries will remain closed on Thursday, Friday, and Saturday (November 25th-27th) in honor of Thanksgiving. Both will re-open on Sunday, November 28th from 1:30-10 p.m. Additionally, because of facilities work on the elevated walkways, the Library Commons will also be closed.

Featured Books X-Ray display

To celebrate the 115th anniversay of the invention of the X-ray, a new display is now available in the library. It features many books on radiology. These books are available for check out.

Alferez Documentary at Po’boy Fest

Enrique Alferez, the sculptor who designed the “Conquest of Yellow Fever” frieze in the library commons, will be the subject of a documentary at the 2010 New Orleans Po-Boy Preservation Festival.

ÔÇ£Enrique Alferez, SculptorÔÇØ (1989) will be shown at 6pm on Sunday, November 14 at 8325 Oak Street (the former Armstrong-McCall Beauty Supply store, located next to Frenchy’s Gallery and across from Maple Leaf Bar and Jaques-ImoÔÇÖs Caf?®).

A University of New Orleans production, the half-hour video profiles Alferez and his career predominantly in his own words, combining interviews with footage of the sculptorÔÇÖs pervasive public art in New Orleans.

Along with the documentary – which hasnÔÇÖt had such a screening in decades – filmmaker Matt Martinez and the artist’s daughter Dr. Tlaloc Alferez will provide additional information on Alferez and his work.

More info: http://www.poboyfest.com/events

Stinky in the Commons

LSUHSC Facilities is planning to do some drain cleaning in the Library Commons food service area this evening (Thursday, Nov 4th) at about 6:00 pm. As a result, there could be a bad smell in the general area, although they will have deodorizers to dissipate any resulting smells. Thanks for your patience!

Happy Halloween

Don’t worry the LSUHSC Libraries will be open this weekend

and we promise that no zombies or Zombrarian will be present. But just in case, here’s the University of Florida Libraries Zombie Survival LibGuide.

Wired Ports on Campus, pt.2

Wired Ports on the downtown campus will be switched over to using the 802.1x protocol at 9 am on Monday, October 25th. This is the same protocol that has been in use on the wireless network for sometime.

The email from the Assistant Vice Chancellor for Information Technology (on October 21st at 10:40 am to all LSUHSC New Orleans faculty, staff, and students) states “If you do experience a problem with a wired connection, please make an appointment with your schoolÔÇÖs IT supporters to have the problem addressed. In the interim, please use your wireless connection.”

10/9 – Partial Power Outage

Starting at 5 am on Saturday, October 9th, there will be a partial electrical shutdown at the Resource Center Building. Receptacles and lighting on the Gravier Street side of the Resource Center Building will not be operational during this outage. The work will last approximately 8 hours.

The Library and Library Commons will remain open despite the outage.

General Library Classes

Are your library skills a little rusty? Come to one of our General Library Orientation classes and learn about the our resources, how to search the online catalog and PubMed, and how to request an Interlibrary Loan. The schedule is now posted for October-December. Contact Carolyn Bridgewater for more information.

RefWorks Class 9/29

Still not sure how to manage and write your bibliographies using Refworks? Look no further.

Introduction to RefWorks will be offered on Wednesday, September 29th from 2-3 pm in the Isch?® Library’s computer classroom (room 405).

If you cannot make this date, the class will be offered in the same location on Thursday, November 4th, 10-11 am.

Email Molly Knapp or call 568-6100 for more information. Drop ins are welcome.

Ische Hours 9/25 & 9/26

The Isché Library (and Library Commons) will be closed during normal library hours on Saturday, September 25th. The mitigation contractor will be shutting down power to the Resource Center Building. Most other buildings on campus will also be affected by this outage.

To allow students time to use the Isché Library, special hours for the weekend will be as follows:
Saturday, September 25th 6 – 10 pm
Sunday, September 26th 10 am – 10 pm

Wireless Upgrade

The Wireless Network in the Isché Library and the Library Commons will upgraded tonight (Tuesday, September 21st) at 10 pm. The network will be unvailable for approximately 30-45 minutes.

Course Reserves Added to Catalog

The Library is pleased to announce the availability of the “Course Reserves” module in the library catalog, INNOPAC. Library reserve items can now be located using the Course Reserves module to search by either Course or Professor.

Course Reserves

Check out a quick video (link REMOVED) demonstrating the steps.
If your current course is not listed, please have your instructor submit a booklist or syllabus to the library.

Please contact your Library Liaison or Collection Development Librarian, Marlene Bishop for further information.

Wired Ports on Campus

*Update – 2:15 pm*
The Wired Ports in the Library have reverted to allow “guest” laptops to work.
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Computer Services pushed through a change to all wired (requiring a cord) ports on the downtown campus yesterday, including the ones in the Library and the Library Commons. The ports will now required that any laptop connecting will need to be included in the network. (How to tell if your laptop is “in the network?” Do you use your LSUHSC userid and password to login? Then yes. If not? Then no.) Users who have “guest” computers will notice a message in the tray of their taskbar saying their Local Area Network has Limited Connectivity.

Wireless access is still available for non-network laptops.