Flooring Repairs Cancelled- What does that mean for us?
So we all just got the email saying that the flooring repairs are no longer happening during intersession. This will make next week easier, but Library West circulation could still use our help on the...
View ArticlePatron Laptops issue
When a patron checks out a laptop, to go on the internet they have to open the FireFox browser and log in with their Gatorlink username and password. However, today when that login webpage tries to...
View ArticleTomorrow we start our "Library West is closed" procedures
Starting tomorrow, we'll be staffing the Information Point kiosk while Library West is closed to patrons for repairs. There are a few changes from the prior plan, the main one being that instead of the...
View ArticleDesk Schedule for Intersession
You can find the desk schedule for the Intersession Kiosk here.If any corrections or changes are needed, please let Ben Walker know.
View ArticleHow does the Reorg effect the Information Point?
The reorganization does have some effect on all of us on the Information Point. I'm sure there are other issues that will come up over time, but for now, I've addressed the ones I've thought of...
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Info Point Meeting Rehash
Thanks so much for coming to the InfoPoint meeting yesterday! It was great to meet all of you, and to talk about the coming semester. Angela is going to be a tough act to follow, but I will do my best...
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IT Training with Stacey EwingFriday, August 29, 2-3:30 pmLibrary West 212I hope that you can come to this important training session. Stacey will cover these topics:General computing in Library...
View ArticleFirst Day of Classes
Today's big question at the InfoPoint is, "How do I sign on the computers?" Thanks to LeiLani Freund for the following tips:Everyone needs a Gatorlink account. One can be created at:...
View ArticleNew Handout on Services for Users with Disabilities
Stacey Ewing created a wonderful new handout on types of adaptive services we offer users here in Library West. If you have any free moments the next time you staff the InfoPoint, I encourage you to...
View ArticleTech Expo a Success!
Over 367 students attended yesterday's Tech Expo here in Library West. There were tables representing the Digital Library Center, Ask A Librarian, RefWorks, Mystery in the Stacks, library YouTube...
View ArticleTextbook thieves at work
There were several reports of textbooks being stolen from students at MSL yesterday. We are asking staff to remind students not to leave their belongings unattended. Research Assistance student workers...
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Free online articles & info for non-UF folks
Did you know that the state licenses Gale databases for free access by citizens of Florida? The next time you get a query from an alum or non UF person who wants to use our databases remotely, try...
View ArticleRecreation and leisure scavenger hunt
LEI 3140 students are doing the scavenger hunt again this fall. You can see a copy of the assignment online. Here are some indexes to leisure, recreation and play articles:Leisure, Recreation and...
View ArticleReference Universe
Got a tough reference question and you don't know where to start? Try using our librarian's helper, Reference Universe. Reference Universe is a database that indexes "more than 10,000 reference titles....
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Printing Update
With our move to the main campus network, public computers can now print to either the blue or the orange printer. Both printers are installed on every computer.Blue printer not working? Have the user...
View ArticleStudent Government handing out study supplies
Student Government will have a table next to the Library West Circulation Desk on September 22. They are handing out free study supplies such as pencils, pens, postit notes and highlighters.
View ArticleSchedule moving to PBwiki
The InfoPoint schedule is moving this week. Watch for an email from Michael Dietz about the change and asking for your preferred email address. Let him know your preferred email, and he will send you...
View ArticleClub West
"So suck it up and skip '80s night in favor of Club West."Quoted from the editorial, "Plus Side" in the Alligator, September 22, 2008, p. 2
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Reserving Rooms
Just a reminder... when you get someone who would like to reserve a study room for their group, be sure to record the information on the reservation sheet yourself. Those pagers are expensive and we...
View ArticleBiology classes coming
The biology lab students in BSC 2011L should start working on their library assignment during these next 2 weeks. Tara created a libguide for them. See http://libguides.uflib.ufl.edu/BSC2011L .Please...
View ArticleAnnals of Pharmacotherapy
From Rae Jesano: In case you get any questions from WPPD ( distance pharmacy students), the VPN is not working with this journal title. It is working with the EZProxy. Cecilia and I are trying to find...
View ArticleWiki driving you wacky?
Due to popular demand, I'm sharing instructions for setting the email preferences on the LibraryWestStaff wiki. PBwiki seems to default to hourly updates of changes. With all of the shift trading on...
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Interactive Computer Map
Those of us assisting users in Library West have a wonderful new tool to direct people to open computers. As LeiLani Freund and Stephen Williams shared at the recent cross-divisional meeting, "the new...
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September Stats
Have you felt busy the past month? I think I may know the reason why! This past September, we have had 2480 reference questions, 2020 directional questions and 877 IT/printing queries at the Research...
View ArticleUpcoming Library Related Conferences
This great list of library conferences was just posted on DIG_REF:http://homepage.usask.ca/~mad204/CONF.HTM
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