Colgate University Libraries News and Events

The OECD iLibrary of books, papers and statistics has been added by the Library and the Economics Department. 
 
OECD iLibrary users at subscribing institutions are able to conduct searches, retrieve listings of publications meeting the search criteria, and choose to download selected titles in various formats, or selected statistical data in spreadsheet format. Access is available for titles published from January 1998 onwards.   OECD iLibrary is still a work in progress and features will be added to improve its functionality.
 
Users can browse by theme or country.  One can perfom searches across all the content or restrict searches to specific content - e.g. just statistical data.  The resource also provides a number of tools to allow users to reformat the data and create charts.

The Facilities Department is migrating lighting controls for Case-Geyer from a company in California to the Colgate campus.  This will provide greater flexibility and control as we seek to save energy when much of the building is not formally open.  The project has been underway for the past three months and is near completion.  The Libraries Administrative Office in Case-Geyer is monitoring the situation closely to insure that lighting is restored quickly.
I ask for and appreciate your patience and understanding as groups of lighting controls are tested which may result in some lights going out.
Joanne A. Schneider, University Librarian

A platform for one of our providers of electronic journals- ScienceDirect - which provides access to the Elsevier and Cell Press journals has been experiencing intermittent outages this week.   The problems are likely connected with a planned service outage on Saturday, August 28th to upgrade their platform.  The service will be unavailable for most of that day.

You can now use text/SMS to ask your reference question.  Contact the librarians at (315) 775-8951 during Reference Librarian hours, and we'll text you back.
At the same time the email reference interface has been changed to make it easier to complete.  For all of the ways you can ask a question, please go to the Ask a librarian link on the Libraries' main page.
 

If you have questions as you get settled, Ask a Librarian.  We're available in Case Library and Cooley Science Library;  come see us in person or call, email, chat, or text with us.  For details click on the Ask a Librarian icon on the Libraries' main webpage (also at http://exlibris.colgate.edu/services/reference.html )  We'll be happy to meet and talk with you!

 
IMPORTANT MEMORANDUM
 
Date:    August 19, 2010  
To:         CAMPUS COMMUNITY
FROM: David Schirripa
 
Re.:  Case Library & Geyer Center for Information Technology (Case-Geyer) Entrance Door Hardware Modifications Notification
 
Please be advised that we will be modifying the hardware on various entrance doors of Case Library on both the 3rd & 5th floors. While this work is occurring, only the specific entrances being worked on will be closed during the “Work Periods” listed, all other normally used entrances will remain open. The work will progress as follows:
 
Friday, August 20, 2010: Electrical work for 5th Floor Terrace and Vestibule entrance doors adjacent to the Café. Work Period is 8 am to 4:30 pm. 
 
Saturday, August 21, 2010:  5th Floor, double exterior entrance door @ the terrace. Work period is 8 am to 11:30 pm. 
 
Monday, August 23, 2010:  3rd Floor, double exterior entrance door facing JB Colgate. Work Period is 8 am to 4:30 pm.
 
Tuesday, August 24, 2010: 3rd Floor, double exterior entrance door facing Student Union. Work Period is 8 am to 4:30 pm.
 
Wednesday, August 25, 2010:  5th Floor, double interior vestibule entrance doors adjacent to Cafe. Work Period is 8am to 11:30 pm.
 
Friday, August 27, 2010: Final adjustments/cleanup. Work Period is 8 am to 4:30 pm 
 
Wednesday, September 1, 2010: 5th Floor, Work will be performed on Café and Flex Room entrance doors, while also installing filler pieces to the sides of existing exterior terrace door thresholds. Access and all night study spaces in the Café and Flex Room will be closed during this work period. Work Period is 10:30 pm to 9:30 am.
 
Thank you for your patience and understanding during this renovation project and please feel free to contact me @ extension #7142 with any questions or concerns.      
 
Sincerely,
 
David Schirripa,
 

A new version of the Library's Databases A-Z list is available.  The new list does not show specialized encyclopedias by default making it easier to identify true database resources.  Users may select the option to add the encyclopedias to the list if they desire.   Users may also limit the list by the initial letter (e.g. all databases starting with "n").

The new book lists are available for the month of July.  New videos added during July ave also been processed.

Last weekend - August 7-8 - Wiley upgraded their software to a new version.  Access to our subscribed titles is working correctly but the titles which we link to as the Token Access Pilot Program are not.   Wiley staff are working on correcting the problem but there is no anticipated time when it will be resolved.  Users needing these materials should submit InterLibrary Loan requests until service is restored.
 
Service has been restored effective 4:00 pm Friday, August 13, 2010.  The links to Wiley titles will not show up in JournalFinder or ArticleLinker until mid-day tomorrow.