[INFOCOMMONS-L] How Do I Create An EBSCOhost Mobile Profile In EBSCOadmin?

Colleagues

 

How To Configure The EBSCOhost Mobile >>>

 

/Gerry

 

In order to use EBSCOhost Mobile, administrators must first create an EBSCOhost Mobile profile in EBSCOadmin and add databases to the profile.

 

To create an EBSCOhost Mobile profile:

 

1.Log into EBSCOadmin at http://eadmin.ebscohost.com.

 

2.Click the Customize Services Tab and choose the desired user group from the Current Group drop-down list.

 

3.Click the Profile Maintenance link to create the new profile.

 

4.Click the Add a New Profile link.

 

5.Enter a Profile ID and Description for the EBSCOhost Mobile profile.

 

6.Select Mobile Smartphone from the interface drop-down menu then click Submit.

 

7.Click the Back To Customize Services link.

 

To Add Databases to the EBSCOhost Mobile Profile:

 

[MORE]

 

Links To Full Instructions Available At

 

[ http://tinyurl.com/yaxooqv  ]

 

/Gerry

 

Gerry McKiernan

Associate Professor

Science and Technology Librarian

Iowa State University Library

Ames IA 50011

 

gerrymck@iastate.edu

 

There Is No Answer, Only Solutions / Olde Irish Saying

 

The Future Is Already Here, It's Just Not Evenly Distributed

Attributed To William Gibson, SciFi Author / Coined 'Cyberspace

[INFOCOMMONS-L] EBSCOhostR MobileT Now Available

Colleagues/

 

Houston , We Have Reached The Tipping Point >>>

 

/Gerry

 

Ipswich, MA (PRWEB) November 10, 2009 -- EBSCO Publishing (EBSCO) is bringing its EBSCOhost® databases to users—even if users are on their smartphones. EBSCO has released EBSCOhost® Mobile™ allowing researchers to access their EBSCOhost® databases via smartphones and other handheld devices.

 

EBSCOhost Mobile allows us to provide users with a platform that makes the power of EBSCOhost, and its content, highly accessible on the most popular smartphones and mobile devices.

 

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All databases and services currently available on the EBSCOhost platform will be available via EBSCOhost Mobile. The EBSCOhost interface is the most-used research platform currently available in more than 100,000 libraries around the world. Since the interface is the basis for EBSCO Discovery Service™, EBSCOhost Mobile is poised to dramatically impact mobile searching.

 

EBSCOhost Mobile provides a convenient way for customers using mobile devices to find quality content. The main EBSCOhost Mobile screen offers a number of options including choosing which EBSCOhost database(s) to search plus setting search options, accessing field codes and specifying preferences.

 

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Many of the existing EBSCOhost features such as search modes, limiting to full text, date ranges, peer-reviewed content or by publication are available. Users will also be able to search images from their mobile devices.

 

The result list is scrollable and available data includes citations, Image Quick View™ and access to full text articles. The result list also features a relevancy indicator and users are able to email results.

 

Clicking into a result replicates the EBSCOhost user experience providing researchers with information including author information/affiliation, links to the source, document type, subject terms, NAICS/Industry codes along with the abstract, ISSN, Accession Number, persistent links, images, links to full text, etc.

 

The interface has been designed with a lower resolution, simplifying the interface by removing folders and some other more advanced features for increased speed and user convenience.

 

In addition to providing access to smartphone users, EBSCOhost Mobile will also work on desktops helping libraries with low bandwidths since it uses only a fraction of the bytes compared to a traditional EBSCOhost search. EBSCOhost Mobile will also open up access to research databases to researchers in remote locations who are only able to access via satellite links.

 

Access To The Full Press Release Available At

 

[ http://tinyurl.com/yaxooqv  ]

 

BTW: As Always > I Am Greatly Interested In Other A&I / eBook / Etc. Mobile Initiatives / Please Report As A Comment On The Blog Entry

 

!!! Thanks A Million !!!

 

!!! Thanks To Kathleen McEvoy / Public Relations Manager / EBSCO Publishing / For The Heads Up !!!

 

/Gerry

 

Gerry McKiernan

Associate Professor

Science and Technology Librarian

Iowa State University Library

Ames IA 50011

 

gerrymck@iastate.edu

 

There Is No Answer, Only Solutions / Olde Irish Saying

 

The Future Is Already Here, It's Just Not Evenly Distributed

Attributed To William Gibson, SciFi Author / Coined 'Cyberspace

 

/Gerry

[INFOCOMMONS-L] ALA Beta Phi Mu Award

(Please excuse cross-postings)

AMERICAN LIBRARY ASSOCIATION BETA PHI MU AWARD

We are currently soliciting nominations for the American Library
Association's Beta Phi Mu Award.

The Beta Phi Mu Award consists of $1000 and a citation of achievement
presented to a library school faculty member or to an individual for
distinguished service to education in librarianship. Nominations
must be accompanied by a specific statement of the qualifications of
the nominee. The award is donated by the Beta Phi Mu International
Library Science Honorary Society, and administered by a jury of the
ALA Awards Committee. The awardee will join a distinguished list of
librarians who have made a decided difference in the lives of their
students and in the library profession.

The nomination form is available on ALA's web site at
http://www.ala.org/ala/awardsgrants/awardsrecords/betaphimuaward/betaphimuaward.cfm

Please send six copies of the application to: ALA Awards Program
Office, 50 E. Huron St., Chicago, IL 60611. The deadline for
submissions is February 1, 2010.

As chair of this year's Beta Phi Mu Award Jury, I encourage
librarians to submit nominations for this prestigious award.

Thank you.

Eric Johnson
Director, Sims Memorial Library
Southeastern Louisiana University

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Eric W. Johnson
Library Director
Sims Memorial Library
Southeastern Louisiana University
SLU 10896
Hammond, LA 70402
(985) 549-3860

[INFOCOMMONS-L] Instruction Librarian job opening in UNC Charlotte's Information Commons department

The Information Commons department in UNC Charlotte's Atkins Library is seeking qualified candidates for the position of Instruction Librarian. Information is at https://jobs.uncc.edu (search Faculty Vacancies, Position #8659).

Thank you.

Mike

 

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Michael P. Olson, PhD  |  Professor, Associate University Librarian for Information Commons

UNC Charlotte  |  J. Murrey Atkins Library

9201 University City Blvd.  |  Charlotte, NC 28223

Phone: 704-687-3959  |  Michael.Olson@uncc.edu  |  http://www.library.uncc.edu

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If you are not the intended recipient of this transmission or a person responsible for delivering it to the intended recipient, any disclosure, copying, distribution, or other use of any of the information in this transmission is strictly prohibited. If you have received this transmission in error, please notify me immediately by reply e-mail or by telephone at 704-687-3959. Thank you.

[INFOCOMMONS-L] Call for Proposals - 5th annual Canadian Learning Commons Conference

Call for Proposals – 5^th Canadian Learning Commons Conference

A Journey in Progress: Been there! Done that! What’s next!

 

The Queen’s Learning Commons invites submissions for its program for the 5^th Canadian Learning Commons Conference, June 16-18, 2010 to be held at Queen’s University, Kingston, Ontario.

 

In 2003, Scott Bennett of Yale University suggested that one of the core activities of a learning commons is to support “collab­orative learning by which students turn information into knowledge and sometimes into wisdom.” (www.clir.org/pubs/reports/pub122/pub122web.pdf,6)

 

In the seven years since Bennett made that statement, many changes have taken place:

• new methods of communicating
• new models of discovery and research
• new standards of accountability for colleges and universities including skills-based outcomes
• changes in teaching methodologies such as inquiry-based learning
• changes in the way course material is delivered
• changes in the way students learn and think
• financial constraints

 

Where does all this leave the learning commons and what does it mean for strategic positioning for the future?   Is it still our role to support?  What does it take to help the current generation of students turn information into knowledge? How will we get there? Can we take the lead?

 

We welcome submissions that take either a broad or a specific approach to these questions.  Share your innovative ideas for providing services, programs, study and collaborative learning spaces; approaches to long-term planning; ideas for dealing with the current financial constraints; new collaborations.

Proposals will be accepted for presentations (20 minutes for presentations + 10 minutes for questions) and posters.  Ten posters will be selected for five-minute presentations during a one-hour session.   Deadline for submission of proposals is Wednesday, December 9, 2009.   Please include a title, an abstract (no more than 250 words for presentations and 100 words for posters), biographical information of presenter(s) and send to CLCC5@queensu.ca .  Successful proposals will be identified by Friday, January 15, 2010. 

Presenters are expected to attend the 5^th Canadian Learning Commons Conference and all fees are their responsibility, including registration, travel, accommodation, etc.  For additional information, please contact Nathalie Soini (soinin@queensu.ca), Learning Commons Coordinator.

Kingston, Ontario is a world heritage destination in the heart of the 1000 Islands, rich in history, culture, critically acclaimed attractions and cuisine.   Come for the conference, stay for awhile!

 

 

___________________________________________________________

Nathalie Soini, M.A., MLIS

Learning Commons Coordinator/ Coordinatrice du carrefour d'apprentissage

Research and Instruction Librarian/Bibliothécaire de recherche et d'instruction

Stauffer Library

Queen's University

K7L 5C4

613-533-6000 x75566

soinin@queensu.ca

 

[INFOCOMMONS-L] Some results from Survey of Higher Education Faculty:

Primary Research Group has published The Survey of Higher Education Faculty:
Level of Faculty Satisfaction with the Academic Library, (ISBN 1-57440-133-
5).

The report presents the results of a survey of more than 550 higher education
faculty in the United States and Canada. Faculty present their opinions on
what academic libraries should be spending more money on; they render
judgments on journals, books, e-books, workstations and other info
technologies, library facilities and even additional librarians.

The report details the level of faculty satisfaction with library creature
comforts, information literacy efforts, hours of access, research support for
faculty, collection adequacy and other areas. Data is presented in the
aggregate and for 12 criteria including academic field, size of college, type of
college, academic title and other factors.

Just a few findings of the report are:

� 28.44% of faculty said that they were highly satisfied with their
academic library's level of physical comfort.
� Satisfaction was high on the issue of the library staff's capacity to
deliver help when needed. More than 47% said that they were highly satisfied
and 38.53% said that they were satisfied with their library's capacity to
deliver help when needed.
� Only 14.33% of the faculty in the sample said that they were highly
satisfied with the adequacy of their college library's materials collection for
their own personal scholarly pursuits.
� More than 44% of US-based faculty but only 30.77% of Canadian
faculty were highly satisfied with their academic library's inter-library loan
services.
� 27.44% of faculty in the sample felt that their library should increase
spending on traditional print books.

The 100+ page study is available from Primary Research Group or from major
book distributors; for further information, view our website at
www.PrimaryResearch.com or call us at 212-736-2316.

Re: [INFOCOMMONS-L] Laptop storage/charging lockers

We just installed a 30-bay unit from American Locker in a non-library location, and are planning to install something similar, if not identical, in our IC. The unit we purchased has resettable combination locks, as we want to minimize the need for staff intervention. The student finds an open bay, sets the combination and turns a knob, randomizes the combination, and that's it. When the student retrieves the laptop, the bay is left unlocked for the next person to use. Each bay has an outlet at the front for charging.

We are working through what the management issues are, and haven't completely decided how to handle each of them. They include:

-- the hilarious jokester who relocks the bay after retrieving the laptop
-- or leaves something that will become aromatic with time
-- the student who forgets the combination
-- the potential thief who sees what bay has a laptop and pretends to have forgotten the combination
-- whether and how to set a length of use limit
-- whether to have a downtime when anything left in a locker is removed and taken to lost-and-found
-- who should have primary responsibility for override keys, and who secondary

Doug Grover
Manager, Student Technology Centers
University Information Technology Services
Indiana University

-----Original Message-----
From: Information Commons Interest Group [mailto:INFOCOMMONS-L@LISTSERV.BINGHAMTON.EDU] On Behalf Of Chris Hebblethwaite
Sent: Saturday, October 31, 2009 9:03 AM
To: INFOCOMMONS-L@LISTSERV.BINGHAMTON.EDU
Subject: [INFOCOMMONS-L] Laptop storage/charging lockers

I'm looking into laptop storage and charging lockers for students at our library. I see several out there with outlets inside each locker and that lock mainly with keys. If you offer this service, are there systems you particularly like or dislike? What are some of the management issues?

Thanks for your help.

Chris

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Christopher Hebblethwaite
Librarian
Penfield Library
SUNY Oswego
Oswego, NY 13126
phone: 315-312-3060
fax: 315-312-3194
chris.hebblethwaite@oswego.edu