The Tuesday Times—December 13, 2016
Send your news to Kelsey Lovewell Lippard by 5 p.m. on Monday, and view each week’s Tuesday Times on the Libraries’ blog 365 McIlroy.
Physics Library GA Paul Knightly Writes for SpaceFlight Insider
Paul Knightly is a new Space and Planetary Science Ph.D. student and graduate assistant for the Physics Library. He recently started as a staff writer for SpaceFlight Insider! Read his first piece for the site, Cassini Prepares to Graze Saturn’s Rings, here. Way to go, Paul!
New Proxy Server Method Coming Soon!
Our current proxy method can cause browser “Certificate Warnings” when sites move from http to https connections. A new method, set to be implemented over the weekend, will allow us to avoid these error messages. In the meantime, please avoid entering https addresses in your links to subscription resources. Use http instead.
QuickSearch Gets an Update on Dec. 15
This update will include improvements in several areas:
- Relevance Ranking: improving the influence of controlled vocabularies on results ranking
- Query Expansion: mapping more terms from Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH) and additional thesauri
- Database Recommender: now allowing all databases to be recommended, improving relevance recommendations and making bug fixes
- Mobile: improving user interactions with facets
A preview environment is available for you to try out here.
Digital Services Unit Has Reduced Hours Next Week
The DSU will close at 2 p.m. Monday, Dec. 19, through Thursday, Dec. 22. Normal business hours will resume on Tuesday, Jan. 3. If you have a request that needs to be completed next week, please let DSU know so that they can plan accordingly.
Save the Date: Society of American Archivists Workshop
The Libraries will host a Society of American Archivists workshop titled “Photographs: Archival Principles and Practices” on Monday, April 10, 2017, led by Marcy Flynn. This introductory course teaches the basics of managing and caring for photographs. Discover how to apply standard archival techniques to photographs in eight modules: reading and researching; identification and handling; preservation, storage, and housing; appraising and acquiring; accessioning and arrangement; description and cataloging; copying and digitization; and public service and outreach. Read more at the SAA website.
Shout Out (n.) Informal. A message of congratulation, support, or appreciation.
Melody Herr gives a shout out to Mary Gilbertson and Patty George: “Thank you, Mary, for teaching me how to order books related to scholarly communications for the library’s collection. Thank you, Patty, for ordering the requested books with miraculous speed. Collegiality and service – those are just two reasons I’m so thrilled to be part of the University Libraries team.”
Please remember to COPY the person or people who are serving as your back-ups in your out-of-office emails to me. It provides not only an excellent last minute confirmation for you, but is also a handy way for me to procure the contact info that I add to each entry. Thank you!
Calendar of Libraries’ Events – Mark Your Personal Calendars!
| Date | Event |
| 3/27-3/21 | Open Education Week |
| 4/4-4/5 | ACRL Research Data Management Workshop |
| 4/9-4/15 | National Library Week 2017 |
| 4/10 | SAA Workshop “Photographs: Archival Principles and Practices” |
Out-of-Office Notices
| Name | Will be Out | Need Anything, Please Contact (479-575-XXXX) |
| Brian Curtis | 12/12 – 1/2 | Debra Cheval, 5-6639 / Renee Rogers, 5-5674 |
| Lisa Headstream | 12/16 – 1/3 | Cody Hackett, 5-5415 / eserials@uark.edu |
| Necia Parker-Gibson | 12/19 – 1/3 | Tony Stankus, 5-4031 |