NEW LEHIGH ELECTRONIC THESIS/DISSERTATION PROGRAM //
ADOBE SOFTWARE AVAILABILITY CHANGES //
WIRELESS NETWORK UPGRADE PLANS //
GOOGLE APPS COMING TO LEHIGH //
MARCH 25TH: AN EVENING WITH JEFFREY TOOBIN //
HIGH PERFORMANCE COMPUTING DAY 2009 //
AUTOMATED EXTERNAL DEFIBRILLATORS (AEDs) INSTALLED
NEW LEHIGH ELECTRONIC THESIS/DISSERTATION PROGRAM (ETD)
Spring ’09 doctoral and master graduates will submit a digital copy of their approved dissertation or thesis via the Lehigh ETD (electronic thesis/dissertation program) for publication of their work by ProQuest/UMI. The Lehigh ETD is a platform for students and college coordinators to track the submission and publication process. Electronic thesis/dissertation submission programs are in place in many universities; this is the first year for ETD at Lehigh.
For details about Lehigh ETD, see Dissertations and Theses: Electronic Submission Guidelines for Masters and Doctoral Students or from the Library home page under Guides, Handouts>Research and Finding Guides & Tools>dissertations.
LTS staff will offer training, both on campus and online, and drop-in sessions to assist students in converting their work to PDF. Training sessions planned for declared graduates will cover the approved dissertation or thesis electronic submission process from creating the student profile (account) on the Lehigh ETD site to converting the dissertation or thesis to PDF, as well as information on publishing and copyright options available.
College coordinators and Registrar staff as well as librarians, Help Desk staff, the Graduate Student Life Office and others have received comprehensive training on the use of the Lehigh ETD system.
Dissertations and theses produced at Lehigh will be exposed to the world of scholarship via ProQuest Dissertations and Theses, a subscription database held by libraries worldwide, and by open web access to the citation and abstract of dissertations from the last two years. Time to publication is eight to twelve weeks.
ADOBE SOFTWARE AVAILABILITY CHANGES
As of September 1, 2009, there will be changes in the availability of LTS maintained Adobe software.
Adobe Creative Suites and Adobe Acrobat will no longer be available through the LTS Install Software page for use in faculty and staff offices, due to difficulties with distributing this software through LTS systems, rising costs, and restrictions on concurrency. Many universities have arrived at a similar conclusion. Earlier versions of some programs will remain available but will not be upgraded.
Faculty and staff who use the software regularly on Lehigh-owned computers are encouraged to purchase the software at a significant discount through the AICUP program from JourneyEd.
For purchasing options, see: http://www.lehigh.edu/computing/software/adobe.htm
Example of pricing for Adobe Acrobat Professional under the AICUP Program (for use on Lehigh-owned computers only):
- License: $56.00
- Media CD: $26.00: this may be an optional cost. Contact your Computing Consultant to see if LTS has the CD for the software you are ordering – if so, you can just order the license and the Consultant will install the software for you.
Adobe software needed for use on a personally-owned computer may not be purchased under the AICUP program, but is available at a discounted box copy price from JourneyEd at their website: http://www.journeyed.com/select
WIRELESS NETWORK UPGRADE PLANS
LTS has upgraded the wireless network in the EW Fairchild-Martindale "B" building (Computing Center). The new wireless network offers broader coverage and faster speed, especially for laptops with network cards that can take advantage of the 802.11n standard. The upgrade consists of dual band (2.4 GHz and 5 GHz) Aruba access points that use the 802.11n draft standard for higher performance. The next phase of the wireless upgrade will be Whitaker Lab and Linderman Library. These buildings have recently upgraded switches which have the necessary speed for the gigabit Ethernet based Aruba access points.
Technical Details
Two SSID's are being broadcast: "lu" for backward compatibility with our existing wireless network and "lehigh" which will be the new SSID to take advantage of the 802.11n performance. Use the "lehigh" SSID whenever possible to take advantage of the higher speeds of 802.11n and for higher security using WPA2.
GOOGLE APPS NOW AT LEHIGH
Look for an official announcement any time now, but Google apps are now available at http://www.lehigh.edu/google . Lehigh University and Google have entered a partnership to bring selected Google Apps products to Lehigh students, faculty, and staff. These Google products will enable the Lehigh community to better communicate, share, and collaborate. Google provides over six gigabytes of storage per user for email message/attachments and documents and files. Lehigh staff please note: **Do not store sensitive data on Google apps or rely on Google apps for critical services. Google apps is an externally hosted service.**
What is included in Lehigh Google Apps?
- Start Page: Personalized Google page similar to iGoogle. The start page allows you to add your own content, gadgets and RSS feeds.
- Email: Nearly unlimited (six gigabytes) storage of email messages and attachments.
- Google Docs: Word processing, spreadsheets, forms, and more.
- Google Calendar: Personal calendar that you can edit, share with friends, and/or publish as a Web page.
- Google Sites: Web site for collaborative writing and sharing content.
How do I access Google Apps?
To access Google Apps, go to http://www.lehigh.edu/google and log in with your Lehigh username and password. If you want to forward your email to Google, go to http://www.lehigh.edu/account and forward your mail to username@g.lehigh.edu. For more information, see the Lehigh Google Apps FAQ on http://www.lehigh.edu/google
MARCH 25TH: AN EVENING WITH AUTHOR AND CNN ANALYST JEFFREY TOOBIN
At 8:00 pm on Wednesday, March 25th noted Author and CNN Political and Legal Analyst Jeffrey Toobin will speak in Packard Laboratory Auditorium (room 101) at Lehigh University. He will share his thoughts about the new administration and its response to the global economic crisis, related legal issues, and the role of the media. Toobin is the author of The Nine: Inside the Secret World of the Supreme Court (2007) among other books and is a staff writer for The New Yorker.
This event is co-sponsored by the Friends of the Lehigh University Libraries and the Lehigh University Visiting Lecturers Series. It is free and open to the public with no tickets required. For more information call Library and Technology Services at 610-758-3039 or consult www.lehigh.edu/lts/friends/events.html
HIGH PERFORMANCE COMPUTING DAY 2009
Please join us on Friday, April 3rd, for the Fourth Annual HPC Day Symposium, for a full-day of events featuring keynote speaker, Dr. Richard Loft of NCAR, speaking on “Recent Advancements Implementing High Resolution Earth Systems Models on Massively Parallel Computers.” All Events will be held at the Rauch Business Center (RBC).
There is no cost to attend, but registration is requested for planning purposes. Please register online at the HPC Day registration page: http://www.surveymonkey.com/s.aspx?sm=TSNj_2bz9KhiPZEryOqHnQQg_3d_3d.
For more details on HPC Day at Lehigh:
http://www.lehigh.edu/computing/hpc/hpcday/2009/index.html
AUTOMATED EXTERNAL DEFIBRILLATORS (AEDs) INSTALLED
Automated External Defibrillators (AEDs) have been installed in the main lobbies of the Fairchild-Martindale/Linderman libraries, and Iacocca Hall - Second Floor outside Wood Dining room. Please see the full announcement at: http://cf2.cc.lehigh.edu/act/aed/
