trico libraries news and notes http://trilogy.brynmawr.edu/mt/trinews/ en Copyright 2010 Wed, 17 Mar 2010 10:58:18 -0500 http://www.sixapart.com/movabletype/?v=3.36 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss IS Summer Internship Applications due FRIDAY, MARCH 19th!

Want to live and work on campus this summer, and gain valuable skills and experience in multimedia technology and education?  Don't delay!  Apply now for the Information Services Summer Internship!  A full description of the internship and a link to the online application are available on the Dean's Office Summer Funding website.

]]> http://trilogy.brynmawr.edu/mt/trinews/2010/03/is_summer_internship_applicati.html http://trilogy.brynmawr.edu/mt/trinews/2010/03/is_summer_internship_applicati.html Bryn Mawr Wed, 17 Mar 2010 10:58:18 -0500 Exciting online databases! Give these a try... The Trico libraries are testing out several online resources, and we need your opinion!  Please check out the list, try any that strike your interest, and submit your comments.  Your feedback is invaluable as we decide whether to subscribe to these resources.

The trial databases include:

  • CQ Almanac Online - great for tracing any important US legislation, from 1945 - present
  • American Periodicals Series Online - hundreds of full-text popular magazines and journals from colonial days through the early 20th century
  • GREENr - multimedia, scholarly articles, and news relating to everything about the environment
  • Cambridge Books Online - full-text searching of thousands of books from this eminent publisher 
  • And several more!

 
Access these resources at the Database Trials page.  Thanks for your help!  And act fast: many trials end during the month of March.

]]> http://trilogy.brynmawr.edu/mt/trinews/2010/03/exciting_online_databases_give_3.html http://trilogy.brynmawr.edu/mt/trinews/2010/03/exciting_online_databases_give_3.html Bryn Mawr Databases Haverford Swarthmore Mon, 08 Mar 2010 16:25:08 -0500 Library Suggestion Book Online!
Want the library to buy a certain DVD?  Love the new rug?  Post your questions, thoughts, and purchase suggestions as comments here, and you'll get an answer from a librarian.  Or just read what others have to say.  We want to know what you think!


Want to take a look at the last page?  It's available here!

]]> http://trilogy.brynmawr.edu/mt/trinews/2010/03/library_suggestion_book_online_4.html http://trilogy.brynmawr.edu/mt/trinews/2010/03/library_suggestion_book_online_4.html Swarthmore Mon, 08 Mar 2010 09:45:24 -0500 Summer Jobs at the Libraries The Library is currently hiring for Summer 2010. Working as a Summer Library Assistant provides an excellent opportunity to become familiar with the over-all and day-to-day functioning of the library. Positions are full-time for a 12-week period, and assistants work for at least two departments with their day divided accordingly.  Summer Library Assistants working for Special Collections work the full day in Special Collections. 

 

For more information about the job and how to apply, see Jobs at the Libraries.  

 

Thank you. 

]]> http://trilogy.brynmawr.edu/mt/trinews/2010/03/summer_jobs_at_the_libraries_2.html http://trilogy.brynmawr.edu/mt/trinews/2010/03/summer_jobs_at_the_libraries_2.html Haverford Fri, 05 Mar 2010 15:01:23 -0500 Bad Weather Policy for Canaday, Carpenter, Collier http://is.blogs.brynmawr.edu/2010/02/09/bad-weather-policy-for-canaday-carpenter-collier/]]> http://trilogy.brynmawr.edu/mt/trinews/2010/02/bad_weather_policy_for_canaday.html http://trilogy.brynmawr.edu/mt/trinews/2010/02/bad_weather_policy_for_canaday.html Bryn Mawr General News Tue, 09 Feb 2010 11:39:10 -0500 Canaday Lends Kindle e-book Reader Curious about the Kindle?  Borrow one from Canaday!  

http://tripod.brynmawr.edu/record=b3509459~S10

In response to student requests, we've loaded our Kindle with these titles.  Check this space for additions.

We'd love to hear your feedback!  If you borrow the Kindle, be sure to fill out a brief survey at Circulation!

]]> http://trilogy.brynmawr.edu/mt/trinews/2010/02/canaday_lends_kindle_ebook_rea.html http://trilogy.brynmawr.edu/mt/trinews/2010/02/canaday_lends_kindle_ebook_rea.html Bryn Mawr General News Tue, 02 Feb 2010 11:33:25 -0500 ScienceDirect FindIt linking unavailable FindIt linking in ScienceDirect is currently unavailable.  We are working to resolve the problem.

If an article you are interested in does not have full text available within ScienceDirect, please search Tripod to determine if we have the journal title. If the title is unavailable within the Tri-Colleges, please place an ILL request.

Thank you for your patience as we work to resolve this issue.

]]> http://trilogy.brynmawr.edu/mt/trinews/2010/01/sciencedirect_findit_linking_u.html http://trilogy.brynmawr.edu/mt/trinews/2010/01/sciencedirect_findit_linking_u.html Databases Wed, 27 Jan 2010 09:35:53 -0500 Mary Phelan Exhibition at McCabe Library pig Mary Phelan | The Working Process is Swarthmore College Library’s first presentation of Philagrafika 2010. Mary Phelan is Associate Professor at the University of the Arts, former director of the Book Arts/Printmaking Program and currently teaching both at University of the Arts and Swarthmore College. Phelan is known for her prints and letterpress printing. Phelan’s work bridges printmaking, letterpress and book arts, working closely with the intimate forms of the book.  Phelan will present a lecture in the library about her work on February 25 at 12pm.]]> http://trilogy.brynmawr.edu/mt/trinews/2010/01/mary_phelan_exhibition_at_mcca_2.html http://trilogy.brynmawr.edu/mt/trinews/2010/01/mary_phelan_exhibition_at_mcca_2.html Events Exhibits Swarthmore Wed, 20 Jan 2010 08:54:34 -0500 Tripod Mobile is ready for small screens! It's finally ready!!  Tripod mobile is designed for the smaller screen on your smartphone or other web-enabled* device.  Get there from:

Most mobile devices will be redirected from the full tripod site.  You can also use the new link on the top of tripod:

tripod top bar screenshot

With Tripod mobile, you can:

  • Search for items
  • Text*, Email, and Save records
  • Request and Renew items
  • Check hours & phone numbers
  • Send us feedback about the site


Tripod Mobile screenshot

Tripod mobile works best with Android, iPhone/iPod touch, Palm Pre (webOS), Blackberry, or any device with Opera Mini.  Try it on your device and let us know what you think!

* Please note: your carrier's standard data and SMS charges apply.

]]> http://trilogy.brynmawr.edu/mt/trinews/2010/01/tripod_mobile_is_ready_for_sma.html http://trilogy.brynmawr.edu/mt/trinews/2010/01/tripod_mobile_is_ready_for_sma.html Tripod Announcements Tue, 12 Jan 2010 13:54:36 -0500 Interesting Blog Post about Scientific Publishing & the Web Check out last week's posting in the always intriguing blog The Scholarly Kitchen entitled "Why Hasn't Scientific Publishing Been Disrupted Already?"
]]> http://trilogy.brynmawr.edu/mt/trinews/2010/01/interesting_blog_post_about_sc.html http://trilogy.brynmawr.edu/mt/trinews/2010/01/interesting_blog_post_about_sc.html General News Mon, 11 Jan 2010 13:22:23 -0500 Off campus access to library resources over break Doing research over Winter Break but won't be near campus? Don't worry - No matter where you are, you can easily access your Library's extensive online resources!


Bryn Mawr: Go to the Library home page and click Off Campus Access under the menu at left. After logging in with your email account, you'll be brought to the Library's front page, from which you can navigate to the resources you need.


Haverford: Current Haverford faculty, students and staff may request an Off Campus VPN login account. With this account and the VPN client installed on your computer, you can access the Library's thousands of online journals and databases from anywhere in the world. Go to VPN at Haverford for more information about downloading the software and requesting an account.


Swarthmore: Click the Off Campus Access link on Tripod on the Library's web page, or just click here and enter your network username and password.


]]> http://trilogy.brynmawr.edu/mt/trinews/2010/01/off_campus_access_to_library_r.html http://trilogy.brynmawr.edu/mt/trinews/2010/01/off_campus_access_to_library_r.html Bryn Mawr Databases Haverford Swarthmore Tips Tripod Announcements Mon, 11 Jan 2010 11:43:44 -0500 Proquest Maintenance December 5th ProQuest has announced a four hour maintenance window starting December 5 at 10 p.m.  See below for the complete announcement







Dear ProQuest Customer,

ProQuest® will be performing infrastructure maintenance on December 5, 2009. A four (4) hour maintenance window will be required for this maintenance. The window will take place from Saturday, December 5, 2009, at 22:00 EST to Sunday, December 6, 2009 at 02:00 EST. See below for a more complete list of times and time zones.

As part of our ongoing commitment to investing in support systems for our customers around the world, ProQuest will be performing infrastructure maintenance for our state-of-the-art data center.

The following products will be unavailable during these windows:

  • ProQuest platform products, ProQuest Historical Newspapers (traditional and graphical K12 interface), American Periodicals Series
  • Chadwyck-Healey products only in North America
  • CSA Illumina products such as CSA Technology Research Database, Illustrata: Natural Sciences, and CSA Sociological Abstracts
  • Genealogy and local history products including Ancestry Library Edition, HeritageQuest Online, Historic Map Works Library Edition, ProQuest Obituaries and Digital Sanborn Maps
  • K-12 products
  • RefWorks-COS products
  • UMI products including online dissertation products
  • Corporate Websites including the ProQuest Support Center

 

]]> http://trilogy.brynmawr.edu/mt/trinews/2009/12/proquest_maintenance_december.html http://trilogy.brynmawr.edu/mt/trinews/2009/12/proquest_maintenance_december.html Databases Fri, 04 Dec 2009 16:24:43 -0500 Share Reserve Readings Printouts and Save Paper! News on a new paper-saving initiative from students in Ruth Simpson's Environment and Society class:]]> http://trilogy.brynmawr.edu/mt/trinews/2009/12/share_reserve_readings_printou.html http://trilogy.brynmawr.edu/mt/trinews/2009/12/share_reserve_readings_printou.html Bryn Mawr Fri, 04 Dec 2009 15:23:14 -0500 Vegetable Lambs and Elephant Birds: Classifying the In-Between Lecture by artist Rosamond Purcell:  

Vegetable Lambs and Elephant Birds: Classifying the In-Between 

Tuesday, December 8, 2009

4:30 pm

Carpenter Library 21

 

]]> http://trilogy.brynmawr.edu/mt/trinews/2009/12/vegetable_lambs_and_elephant_b.html http://trilogy.brynmawr.edu/mt/trinews/2009/12/vegetable_lambs_and_elephant_b.html Bryn Mawr Events Exhibits Thu, 03 Dec 2009 13:37:57 -0500 Swarthmore Library Exhibition: Conspiracy Walls Students in FMST 43: Conspiracy, taught by Assistant Professor of Film & Media Studies, Bob Rehak, unveil their versions of conspiracy at McCabe Library.  The walls culminate a semester of study investigating conspiracy and the paranoid imagination both within film and television narratives and as a mode of skepticism and mistrust toward media themselves. Reception: Thursday, December 3, 4pm.
]]> http://trilogy.brynmawr.edu/mt/trinews/2009/12/swarthmore_library_exhibition.html http://trilogy.brynmawr.edu/mt/trinews/2009/12/swarthmore_library_exhibition.html Events Exhibits Swarthmore Wed, 02 Dec 2009 11:20:20 -0500