March 2, 2010

CONTENTS:

POWER TO THE PEOPLE IN FAIRCHILD LIBRARY
WINDOWS 7 AVAILABLE IN BOOKSTORE
HELP LTS TEST LANGUAGE LEARNING TOOLS
PAPERCUT: HOW MUCH DO YOU PRINT?
LEHIGH GOOGLE CALENDAR TIP: QUICK ADD AN EVENT!
LIBRARY HOURS – SPRING BREAK


POWER TO THE PEOPLE IN FAIRCHILD LIBRARY
"Power to the People" who use the north wing of the main entry floor of Fairchild Library. In preparation for new tables arriving later in the semester, electrical outlets have been added so that students can easily plug in laptop computers. The outlets, which are flush with the carpet, are operational now. Just slide back the cover to insert your plug. The outlets are located between the shelving near the existing tables. There are many other electrical outlets easily available throughout Fairchild Library that can be used safely. Please use these outlets (often along the carrels against the walls) rather than stretching cords across walkways.



WINDOWS 7 AVAILABLE IN BOOKSTORE
As of Tuesday, February 23, Microsoft Windows 7 Ultimate edition is available for sale ($15) at the Lehigh University Bookstore. Both 32-bit and 64-bit versions are available (sold separately). There is a limit of one Windows 7 DVD per person (LU student, faculty, staff with ID). Before deciding whether to upgrade to Windows 7 and which version to choose (32-bit or 64-bit), a visit to Lehigh’s Windows 7 web page is highly recommended: http://www.lehigh.edu/wired/win7.

The web page provides information about the Windows 7 upgrade process as well as a link to Microsoft’s Windows Upgrade Advisor tool. If the Microsoft Windows Upgrade Advisor tool determines that a computer can be upgraded to Windows 7 64-bit, Library and Technology Services (LTS) recommends that students upgrade to that version. The low cost of DVDs for Windows 7 is possible because of the Library and Technology Services Microsoft Campus Agreement program.



HELP LTS TEST LANGUAGE LEARNING TOOLS
During March the library will be conducting trials of 2 web-based language learning tools, Mango and Powerspeak. Both of these products offer methods for learning a variety of languages, anywhere, anytime. LTS is reviewing whether there is a need for such a product and how this type of product might support the “Global Lehigh” initiative. We can imagine tools of this nature complementing formal academic language study, serving as a crash course for Study-abroad, Global Citizenship or Martindale scholars, helping refresh language skills and in some cases assisting ESL students. We are recruiting students, faculty and staff to take advantage of the trial month and give us feedback on their experiences with the products and their need for independent language learning programs. To volunteer please sign up at: http://bit.ly/LULibLangTrial. We will send you a link to the trial when you fill out the form. Thanks so much and have fun.

To learn a bit more about the products visit: http://www.mangolanguages.com/ and Gale Powerspeak http://www.gale.cengage.com/powerspeak/. For more information contact Roseann Bowerman, Social Sciences Librarian at rb04@lehigh.edu.



PAPERCUT: HOW MUCH DO YOU PRINT?
LTS continues to be “hawkish” about paper waste and excessive printing at public site printers. The PaperCut software purchased by LTS is monitoring public printer use and individual printing amounts at these printing sites. This software also allows users to view and monitor their own printing behaviors. LTS is loading a PaperCut “gadget” on Windows 7 public computers so students can see their printing impact on the environment.

LTS will be loading this gadget with the Windows 7 upgrade to the public computers. In the meantime, LTS continues several educational efforts and will produce a video about printing and paper use for Earth Week. To find out more information about printing and how the individual user can make a difference see some printing hints on the LTS web page: http://www.lehigh.edu/print/.

Also this semester, LTS will be contacting users to discuss their printing needs in an effort to find solutions to excessive printing. LTS would like to thank the Brown and White for their coverage of printing issues on campus and if students, faculty and staff have any suggestions about changing printing behaviors please contact Sharon Wiles-Young: slw0@lehigh.edu.



LEHIGH GOOGLE CALENDAR TIP: QUICK ADD AN EVENT!
Adding events in Google Calendar is easy, but the Quick Add feature can save you even more time when adding events to your schedule. For information about how to use Quick Add, see this short video tutorial http://screencast.com/t/MTAxYTBhND.



LIBRARY HOURS – SPRING BREAK
Both Libraries:
Spring Break: March 5 – March 13
Friday 3/5: 8:00 am - 5:00 pm
Saturday 3/6: Noon - 5:00 pm
Sunday 3/7: Noon - 5:00 pm
Monday 3/8 - Thursday 3/11: 8:00 am - 8:00 pm
Friday 3/12: 8:00 am - 5:00 pm
Saturday 3/13: Noon - 5:00 pm
Sunday 3/14: Noon - 2:00 am

Easter Weekend: Regular library hours