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Thursday, August 28, 2008

Congratulations!

Welcome Week Drawing Winners!

$100 Best Buy Gift Card: John Hull
$50 Best Buy Gift Card: Solita Wilson
$25 Best Buy Gift Card: Mark Cornman
$25 Best Buy Gift Card: Allison Moss
8G Flash Drive: Eric Jones
4G Flash Drive: Natasha Daniels
2G Flash Drive: Margie LaTeef
2G Flash Drive: Jenna Germano

Wednesday, August 27, 2008

Fall Faculty/Staff Workshops -- September 5

Introduction to Business Databases
Librarian: Christine Adams
When: 1:00-2:00 p.m.
Where: Maag Instruction Room, 4th Floor


It is more important than ever for graduates from the School of Business to be able to find information on stocks, company histories, and industry trends. In this workshop, our business librarian will guide you through databases such as S&P, Valuelline, MediaMark, and Business Source Complete, showing you how to search these valuable databases for the information you and your students needs.


Introduction to Instant Messaging

Librarian: Cynthia Harrison
When: 2:00-3:00 p.m.
Where: Maag Instruction Room, 4th Floor

Not up to "texting" or instant messaging yet? Does the idea of getting an instant response to your question seem time saving? If so, Intro to Instant Messaging is probably for you. Learn how to create an instant message account--if you don't have one already--and how to use it to converse in real time with a librarian. Instances where instant messaging would be the best tool for you will be highlighted as will the scheduled hours of service for Fall Semester.

Sunday, August 24, 2008

Barcodes 'n more

Welcome Week continues--

Monday and Tuesday:

10:00 a.m. - 7:00 p.m. - get your barcode and enter the drawing for gift certificates and other prizes. Take a turn at spinning Maag's own "Wheel of Fortune" and see what prizes await.

The staff of Maag Library is eager to help your semester get off to a great start. Getting a barcode is your first step in discovering the treasure of library resources awaiting you.

Thursday, August 21, 2008

Sunday, August 24, WELCOME TO MAAG!!

Maag Library will be open from 1:00 - 5:00 this Sunday (8/24) to welcome new students.

Snacks and beverages will be available. Take a quick tour of the building while you're here!

There are a number of new services now located on the lower level:
  • Writing Center
  • Reading & Study Skills
  • English Language Institute
More events are planned for Monday and Tuesday!

GIVE-A-WAYS AT THE LIBRARY
TIME:
10AM - 7PM
LOCATION: Maag Library
DESCRIPTION: Join the staff at Maag Library to get your bar code on the back of your YSU ID and then stick around for FREE Food and Prizes. Enter to win a Best Buy Gift Card!
Please contact Alyssa Jordan at (330) 941-1720 for more information.

Check out the WELCOME WEEK page for all campus events.

Monday, August 18, 2008

Historical Video of the month

Click here to view this month's YSU Archives selection.

Wednesday, August 13, 2008

Patron Account Problems

Recently we have been getting a number of questions from faculty and students about problems related to their library accounts. Often problems show up when the individual tries to log into OhioLINK and they get a message that says that the request to log in was denied.

Every year Maag Library imports its patron information from other authoritative YSU computer systems. This is, for example, how we know who is registered and thus who can use our services. For students, we previously imported the data from M204. This year is a bit different since we are now importing data from Banner for the first time. Every import from another system has differences that have to be discovered and corrected. Errors in this Banner import are often the source of the problems we are now observing.

If you are having trouble with your account, please call Maag Circulation at 330-941-3678 and we will work to resolve your problem.

Tuesday, August 5, 2008

Postmodernism and Positivism in the Archives World

Clash of old and new philosophies and their effects upon archives and public history, read more.