Parking at Linderman Library
// Lehigh Webmail (formerly known as IMP) Upgraded!
// Changes in availability of Microsoft Software
// Refworks at Lehigh goes mobile!
// Wireless network upgrade
// LTS welcomes new CLIR fellow
// Computer site upgrades in progress
// Library and Media Center hours, summer session II
PARKING AT LINDERMAN LIBRARY
Since Library Drive, which runs in front of the University Center and around Linderman Library, is being converted into a pedestrian-only area, users of Linderman Library can no longer park in these areas. However, there will be several handicapped parking spaces on the rotunda side available when the project is completed before the fall semester begins. There are changes to the traffic patterns in this area of campus. Currently, parking is available on Williams Drive and around Williams Hall. To get to the parking spaces on Williams Drive, traffic must enter from Taylor to Sayre Drive and proceed west on Williams Drive. To exit cars must go around Williams Hall and proceed east on Williams Drive.
Lehigh Webmail (formerly known as IMP) Upgraded!
LTS recently upgraded IMP Webmail system. This upgrade features a new interface (similar to Gmail) while still allowing you to select the "classic" interface if that's your preference. Three things to note about the new IMP:
- With the new upgrade to IMP, LTS will be transitioning from the IMP branding to the more generic "Lehigh webmail." You can access Lehigh webmail at webmail.lehigh.edu as well as the usual IMP URLs.
- IMP now offers three interfaces:
- The standard mode is the *NEW DEFAULT* interface -- it's more like Gmail, allowing you to scroll through all messages and drag and drop messages. The search feature is now on the main screen. Note the submenu when you click the search box.
- Classic mode (familiar interface) has some new features but keeps the same look and feel as the old IMP. The other two modes *do not* have all the features/options in the traditional mode.
- Minimalist mode is the mobile-friendly interface.
- The standard mode is the *NEW DEFAULT* interface -- it's more like Gmail, allowing you to scroll through all messages and drag and drop messages. The search feature is now on the main screen. Note the submenu when you click the search box.
- Users who prefer the old interface will be able to select classic mode from the login page or click on the "classic webmail" tab after logging in. There is an icon to switch from classic webmail mode to standard mode too.
The new Lehigh Webmail (formerly known as IMP) will replace the portal email on August 1. Please send any suggestions/problems to portal@lehigh.edu.
CHANGES IN AVAILABILITY OF MICROSOFT SOFTWARE FOR STUDENTS, FACULTY AND STAFF
Students may download Microsoft Office for Windows or Macintosh. (Information here: http://www.lehigh.edu/software/.) Students who would prefer the software on DVD may purchase a copy at the LU bookstore - ($10 per DVD, limit 1 of either Office for Windows or Mac.) The Vista operating system upgrade is also available for purchase at the LU bookstore for $15, limit 1 per student. Microsoft policy does not allow LU to make the Vista operating system available via download. The Libraries will no longer be distributing Microsoft DVDs. Faculty/Staff who use SharePoint Designer, either for use on LU or personal computers, will no longer need to purchase it – the software is now available for free from Microsoft (http://office.microsoft.com/ free registration required.) Microsoft Office for Windows and Macintosh, Project, Visio and the Vista operating system upgrade may still be purchased at the bookstore for work-at-home use on personally-owned computers.
REFWORKS@LEHIGH GOES MOBILE!
Your library on RefWorks@Lehigh can now be viewed on your mobile device. With the launch of RefMobile, a “lite” version of RefWorks is accessible from a mobile device such as Blackberry or iPhone. You can add to your collection of citations while at a lecture, during a meeting with your advisor, while attending a conference, or from anywhere you carry your phone. Click here for ten reasons to use RefMobile. Here's an example of using RefMobile: While autism expert Dr. Geraldine Dawson was lecturing at Lehigh, she mentioned a study using an analysis of home movies to identify the onset of childhood disintegrative disorders. Using the “Smart Add” feature, a Lehigh Librarian was able to retrieve and add a citation and abstract for that study to a RefWorks@Lehigh library while continuing to listen to the lecture. In addition to using the “Smart Add” feature to build your library on the fly, you can view/manage folders and add notes. RefWorks@Lehigh is a library service fully integrated with Lehigh Links (SFX), research databases and Google Scholar; it is bibliographic information manager and a citation formatter introduced on campus in spring 2007. This free, web-based service is offered by LTS in support of faculty and student research. There are over 1,200 user accounts and approaching 70,000 citations in RefWorks@Lehigh. For assistance using RefMobile or any other aspect of RefWorks@Lehigh, please see the http://library.lehigh.edu/page.php?id=RefWorks%40Lehigh and contact your Client Services Librarian.
WIRELESS NETWORK UPGRADE
LTS has upgraded the wireless network in Linderman Library. 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 the EW Fairchild-Martindale Library, which is currently being upgraded, and is expected to be completed soon. *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.
LTS WELCOMES NEW CLIR FELLOW
For the third time, LTS is participating in the Council on Library and Information Resources (CLIR) Postdoctoral Fellowship Program in Academic Libraries for Humanists. The program “offers recent Ph.D. recipients in the humanities opportunities to develop as scholars and teachers while learning about modern librarianship, digital resources, e-publishing, archives, and collection development both digital and analog.” Our new Fellow, Melissa Grafe, received her Ph.D. in the history of medicine from Johns Hopkins in 2009. Her dissertation entitled, “Making ‘Medical Hall’: Dr. John Archer, Medical Practice, and Apprenticeship in Early America, 1769-1820” examined the shape and texture of late eighteenth century medical practices through the study of a family of doctors and apprentices working in Harford County, Maryland. Her research and teaching interests include early American and nineteenth century history of medicine, history, and material culture. Melissa worked in special collections at the Rare Book Room of the Institute of the History of Medicine at Johns Hopkins for six years prior to coming to Lehigh as a CLIR fellow. She has also worked in museums and historic sites in both Pennsylvania and North Dakota, and has interned for the Smithsonian. Previous CLIR Fellows at Lehigh include Megan Norcia (2005-6) and Lauren Coats (2007-8).
COMPUTER SITE UPGRADES IN PROCESS
Computer public site upgrades continue through the summer. Work will be done in Fritz 605 August 3-7. Up-to-date information is available at: http://www.lehigh.edu/computing/tims/facilities/sitenews.html.
LIBRARY AND MEDIA CENTER HOURS SUMMER SESSION II LIBRARY
Monday - Thursday: Linderman: 8 am to 6 pm; Fairchild: 8 am to 9 pm Friday: Both Libraries close at 5 pm (same as in the past) Saturday: Both Libraries 9 am to 5 pm Sunday: Both Libraries 12 noon to 5 pm Expanded Exam Hours: Thursday/Friday, August 13/14 both libraries: 8 am to 10 pm MEDIA The Media Center and the Digital Media Studio in Fairchild-Martindale Library close at 4:30 pm Monday through Friday and have no evening or weekend hours.
