Encyclopedia Britannica 2010

The 2010 edition is now on the shelf. Now would be a good time to look through the front matter and brush up on the distinction between the Micropaedia, the Macropaedia, and the Propaedia. I actually had to explain it to a student not more than two weeks ago.

Missing Book on Scavenger Hunt - Update

The book has been found and is now in its proper place.

Missing book on the Scavanger Hunt

One of the books on the Library Scavenger Hunt is missing. The call number is 141 B423g and the title is German Idealism: the Struggle Against Subjectivism. The book was set to missing on 9/2/09.

Provisional Study Tables

If students are looking for provisional study tables, please let them know that they are in Allie-Young Hall 220 or the Math Lab in Lappin Hall 108.

More WCL Fun!

Mykie warns us not to "use the links in WorldCat Local or think we have something electronically b/c WCL says we do. They are coming from the master record in OCLC and not our record. (This is a MAJOR problem with WCL.)." She asks that I "tell all of the other ref deskers not to rely on the WCL links as well." So, you ref deskers, you've been warned!

WorldCat Local - Incorrect Holdings

Patrons may find records in WorldCat Local that are not in the Classic Catalog. The WorldCat Local instructions under "Get This Item" may tell the patron to go to the circulation desk for assistance. Please get the OCLC number for the item and inform Clara about these occurrences. She will delete the record. Let her know about other errors or problems. For now, we do not have control over all the canned messages that patrons see in the WorldCat Local interface.

With my patron, I explained that there are still some errors in the new WorldCat Local database and that we are working to fix them. I thanked her for bringing it to our attention.

New Interface for Chronicle of HE

There is a new interface for the Chronicle. Please familiarize yourself with it if you've not done so already.

Chronicle of Higher Education