SFX Should be Working Well Now

The problem with SFX in which JSTOR and IIMPFT links were not connecting for off-campus users should now be fixed.

The only problem with linking inside of SFX that Mykie and I are aware of right now is the traditional problem of Lexis-Nexis not going directly to the article.

If any of you discover bad links in SFX please report them to Mykie. It is particularly helpful if you spot a bad link when you are connecting from home. You can Cc me for everything if you like, but if an error message mentions EZProxy, then definitely let me know about it.

Thanks

DOI Numbers

I had a phone call from a student today who needed a DOI number for an article being used. I had never heard of this before, and had no idea how to access it at all, particularly from our databases. I think our nursing students have to use it pretty often. I muddled through enough to get the number from another source, however, I thought it might be useful if someone who had the knowledge could explain exactly how to locate the number and whether or not the number is specific to the article only, or to the article and the place that is holding it. Or am I the only one who doesn't know?

:)


Sasha

A difference between SFX and Classic with regard to journals

Something to be aware of. The SFX menu will display links to freely available open-source versions of journals. The classic catalog record for the same journal will usually display our print holdings and any electronic access that we pay for.

At the moment we’re trying to figure out why some of these links in SFX are faulty. But even after we get them fixed everyone should realize that for any given journal there could be this disparity.

At the Ref Desk we have always treated the catalog record as the definitive source for our journal holdings. We should continue to do so with the understanding that SFX does contain some ‘extras’ that are not presently accounted for in the catalog record. As you can see from Mykie’s message below these may be worked into the catalog at some point in the future.

Tom

From: Mykie Howard
Sent: Friday, September 10, 2010 9:24 AM
To: Tom Kmetz
Cc: Mark Aaron Jarvis; Ophelia H. Chapman
Subject: RE: Why are Open Source Journals Insisting to be Proxied in SFX?

Anything that is “free” in SFX is not cataloged in Voyager. Perhaps that’s something Bridgette and I can look into in the future, but for now, we’re concentrating on pd. things. She’s still working on the recent JSTOR collections we purchased.


Mykie

Bug - EBSCOhost folder

THIS HAS NOW BEEN FIXED 9-29-2010

When you are searching in EBSCOhost and wish to select items for printing, e-mailing, or exporting you need to click on "add to folder" for each item and then run those operations after clicking into the folder.

At the moment the folder is not saving items that are clicked on. You will notice the when you try to connect to individual database such as AGRICOLA, ERIC, etc. However, the folder works fine when you use the default article search box on the library's home page.

This has been reported at other institutions, so it is system-wide bug that EBSCO is aware of and which they have made a top priority to fix.

Tutoring and Learning Center in the Library

Sandy has posted signs throughout the library to let everyone know about the lab on the third floor, Seminar Rm B (Rm 305). It's called TLC@CCL. Catchy, huh? The hours are posted on the signs. There are no hours on Friday. The hours for Monday through Thursday are 5-9pm with extra hours on Tuesday and Thursday 8am-10:15am.

Wireless Connection Assistance

When I asked Xavier about the CD that we used to have to give out to people to install the wireless drivers, he recommended that we not try to keep it updated. So instead of having a CD in the drawer, I have placed a shortcut on the Ref Desk PC to the page where the most up-to-date drivers may be downloaded.

http://sara.morehead-st.edu/wireless/

Student Workers

Our workers will be starting this week. Please be aware of the times that you are initialing for them as they sign in and out. They must enter their time on the quarter hour such as 1:00, 1:15, 1:30 or 1:45. It should also note whether it is A.M. or P.M.

Also, please remind them that they must wear a Student Worker badge located in the drawer with their time cards. They should wear this badge when they are on the job.

If there are any questions, please don't hesitate to ask me. Thanks for your help.