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NewsEntries from September 2008Tuesday, September 16. 2008PIN Help: Creating a New PIN, Changing a PIN, Recovering a Lost PIN
If you have not yet created your own library PIN
1. From the Mardigian Library's web site (opens a new page), select the "My Library Account" link. 2. Select whether you are "UM-D Student, Faculty, Staff, or Alumni" or a "Guest Borrower."
3. Click the "Log In" button. This will not actually log you in yet; you will still need to create your PIN. 4. The page will refresh, and you will need to re-enter your last name and UMID or barcode, but this time the form will include two PIN boxes so you can create and verify your new PIN. Your PIN must be at least four characters long and can include letters and numbers. 5. When you click the "Log In" button the second time, you should be taken to your library account. Changing your PIN 1. Log in to your library account with your current pin. 2. The box in your patron record has a link to "Modify your PIN." Select the link and follow the instructions in the pop-up window. If you have lost your PIN or need further assistance 1. From the Mardigian Library's web site (opens a new page), select the "My Library Account" link. 2. Select whether you are "UM-D Student, Faculty, Staff, or Alumni" or a "Guest Borrower."
New: PIN Required to Access Library Online Services
To increase the security of library user personal information (see the library's User Privacy Policy), the library is now requiring users to create a personal identification number (PIN). The PIN is in addition to the user's name and 8-digit UMID (or barcode for Guest Borrowers). It must be a minimum of four characters long and should not be obvious or easy for others to guess.
This PIN will have to be used anytime you wish to access licensed research databases, online journals, and other electronic resources off-campus; place interlibrary loan requests; place a hold by using the “Request” button; or access “My Library Account”. Get further assistance with your PIN. Features available from your library account include: • view items currently checked out, • track/cancel hold requests on books checked out by different library user(s), • check on the status of interlibrary loan requests, • renew items, • view and pay fines online, • save catalog search results in your “Preferred Searches”. Another feature coming soon is the ability to view a Reading History of items you have previously checked out from the library. This will be an "opt in" service and library users may opt out at any time. Watch for more information when Reading Histories become available. Monday, September 8. 2008Timeless Treasures: Children's Series from the Juvenile Historic and Quigley Collection
If mysteries, clues, roadsters, and strawberry blonde amateur sleuths appeal to your sense of adventure, you won’t want to miss the exhibit currently on display at the Berkowitz Gallery in the Mardigian Library. The exhibition includes a special Nancy Drew® section with books, memorabilia, and collectibles on loan from Patricia Bravender, a Nancy Drew® buff from Grand Rapids.
The exhibition also highlights many historic children’s series as well as one or two currently written series. The library’s Juvenile Historic Collection contains titles from series such as Dotty Dimple, Elsie Dinsmore, Little Women, The Wizard of Oz, The Bobbsey Twins, Peter Parley, The Hardy Boys, Tom Swift, and Rollo. For many visitors, this exhibit will be a trip down memory lane as they see many of the old friends they loved as children. Illustrations frequently play a huge role in the appeal of children’s titles, and not just in picture books. In addition to highlighting books from our collection, artwork from currently published children’s series will be displayed. The exhibition runs from Sept. 12, 2008 through Oct. 24, 2008. Database Alerts Now Listed on Web Site
A new list of all the library databases that provide “alert” features is now available on the library web site at http://library.umd.umich.edu/research/alerts.php. By setting up an alert, faculty members interested in keeping up with research in a particular area of study or who have an interest in a particular academic journal can be automatically notified by email or RSS feed as soon as a new article or journal of interest becomes available. The current list includes approximately 50 databases and provides links to instructions for setting up an alert in each of them.
Coming Soon….Personal Identification Numbers (PINs)
When you access your Library Account or log in to access databases from off-campus, you will soon be prompted to choose and enter a personal identification number (PIN) so that your library information has increased security. The PIN must be a minimum of four characters long and should not be obvious or easy for others to guess.
This PIN will have to be used anytime you wish to access licensed research databases, online journals, and other electronic resources off-campus; place interlibrary loan requests; place a hold by using the “Request” button; or access “My Library Account”. Features available from your library account include: • view items currently checked out, • track/cancel hold requests on books checked out by different library user(s), • check on the status of interlibrary loan requests, • renew items, • view and pay fines online, • save catalog search results in your “Preferred Searches”. Another feature coming soon is the ability to view a Reading History of items you have previously checked out from the library. This will be an "opt in" service and library users may opt out at any time. Watch for more information when Reading Histories become available. Thursday, September 4. 2008Credit Union Workshops
The University of Michigan Credit Union will be holding two workshops in the Mardigian Library in October. These sessions usually fill up fast and space is limited, so plan to register early. Pizza and beverages will be provided at the workshops being held at noon.
Register online at http://library.umd.umich.edu/workshops/ Budget! Are You Kidding? -Where does the money go? -The careful use of credit -Ways to cut expenses to help you live within your means Tuesday, October 21 10:00 - 11:30 a.m., Room 1212 ML and Tuesday, October 28 Noon - 1:30 p.m., Room 1212 ML Tis the Season to Hang on to Reason - Holidays on a Budget -Learn from the past: How and why we overspend -Debt proof your holidays with a change in attitudes and expectations -Things we can do to make this holiday more enjoyable Tuesday, October 21 Noon - 1:30 p.m., Room 1212 ML and Tuesday, October 28 2:00 - 3:30 p.m., Room 1212 ML Faculty Enrichment Series 2008-2009
The Office of the Provost is presenting five workshops designed to enhance instructors’ abilities in teaching, student assessment, research, collaboration, and grant writing. All faculty members and lecturers are invited. The series will be held Friday mornings in library room 1212 from 9:30 a.m. -12:15 p.m. Refreshments will be provided. The workshop schedule is as follows:
Sept. 26, 2008: Teaching strategies Nov. 6, 2008: Research collaboration Jan. 30, 2009: Student assessment Feb. 20, 2009: Research strategies Mar. TBD, 2009: Grant-writing strategies. In the first workshop, Teaching Strategies, the Center for Research on Learning and Teaching (CRLT) will present “Research on Best Practices in College Teaching”. This session features key research findings about effective college teaching. Through an exploration of these best practices, participants will identify pedagogical strategies applicable to teaching in a variety of contexts. Register for the first workshop online at http://library.umd.umich.edu/workshops. For more information, contact Bob Fraser at rfraser@umd.umich.edu. Medical Resources Workshop
Do you need authoritative medical information? The library is sponsoring a workshop presented by a librarian from the Health Sciences Libraries in conjunction with the National Network of the Libraries of Medicine.
Librarian Pat Martin will demonstrate how to search the Internet to find reliable information about diseases, medications and staying well. She will teach you how to find what treatments are available for a variety of diseases, how to discover whether studies are being held that one might join to help find a cure and how to locate organizations that sponsor support groups. The workshop will be held Friday September 19 from 1:00 to 3:00 in the BorgWarner Auditorium of the Institute for Advanced Vehicular Systems. The workshop is free and open to the public. Teleconferencing trial
Campus Media Services is conducting a pilot project in teleconferencing. Examples of potential uses for this technology include:
• distance education, • online job interviews for campus positions, • online office hours, • admissions interviews and sessions, • disability support, • pandemic planning. The product, e/pop, requires a downloadable browser plugin, but no proprietary hardware. It supports fully interactive, multi-party video and audio; real-time PowerPoint sharing; a whiteboard; group, subgroup, or individual chat; and desktop sharing. Requests are being accepted for courses or events. Please email your request to CMSrequests@umd.umich.edu. If you wish to arrange a demonstration, contact Greg Taylor at 393-5150.
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