Some suggested tips for the microform reader/printer:
Blue screen of death – turn PC off and on again (and be sure fiche machine is turned ON before turning PC back on again).
Black/blank screen within scanning software – check autoexposure buttons on the fiche machine itself; then hit file/scan to page again to test.
Thursday, September 24, 2009
Word Files that are "read only"
We are getting an increasing number of students who pull up a file and get the message that it is “read only” Seems to be occurring mostly (or entirely) on Word documents. Berrie needs additional information to try to diagnose what is going on.
If you have one of these come up, please try to note:
The file type (word, excel, etc)
How the student retrieved the document (did they pull it up from email, from a thumb drive, etc)
The number of the machine that they are using
The model of the thumb drive that they are using (to see if the problems relate to a particular type of thumb drive)
If you have one of these come up, please try to note:
The file type (word, excel, etc)
How the student retrieved the document (did they pull it up from email, from a thumb drive, etc)
The number of the machine that they are using
The model of the thumb drive that they are using (to see if the problems relate to a particular type of thumb drive)
Wednesday, September 16, 2009
course evaluations of instructors
There are course evaluations online for recent classes at USF. Since fall 2005, USF has not placed bound volumes of student evaluations in the libraries. This site allows patrons to search for courses by semester, course number, instructor name, etc. The advanced search option looks nice.
I did not see anything that would imply that one needs to be logged onto NetID or physically on campus to access this information.
http://usfweb3.usf.edu/fair/evaluations_mart/evaluations_search.aspx
I did not see anything that would imply that one needs to be logged onto NetID or physically on campus to access this information.
http://usfweb3.usf.edu/fair/evaluations_mart/evaluations_search.aspx
Monday, August 10, 2009
Finding information on non-profits
From Marcy,
In Lexis Nexis, on the “company dossier” search screen, you can also search for non-profits, 501c3, foundations, etc. – to quickly pull what’s available on one organization and/or to pull together a list of non-profits within a given geography. Non-profits are a favorite of several of the business course projects for undergraduates so it may be useful for answering some of those questions.
In Lexis Nexis, on the “company dossier” search screen, you can also search for non-profits, 501c3, foundations, etc. – to quickly pull what’s available on one organization and/or to pull together a list of non-profits within a given geography. Non-profits are a favorite of several of the business course projects for undergraduates so it may be useful for answering some of those questions.
USF Budget and local salaries
From Jim,
If the person is interested in budget information at the college, departmental, or office level, they can request that information from the USF budget office. It is a matter of public record. All they need to say is they want the information under "Chapter 119, Laws of Florida." Of course, one trend that many of us have witnessed as more information is done online and less is available by paper (think of faculty reviews that used to be available to students) is that institutions make it difficult for people to locate information.
Fortunately, there is a new database portal available through tbo.com (publishers of the Tampa Tribune), that includes salary information for individuals. This will be very helpful to share with people who wish to know salary information of any public employees who work for the state, as well as many public agencies in the Tampa Bay area (including USF).
They should visit:
http://www2.tbo.com/static/news-special-reports-data-bay/tbo-special-reports-database-hillsborough-salaries/
Then they can enter the name, or partial name. If it's a common name, they can limit information to the University of South Florida by clicking on the drop box. One caveat: the salary information seems to include only funds from public sources. For example, Jim Leavitt--the USF football coach--is listed with a compensation of $750,000. Of course, his contract with guaranteed endorsements, etc., pushes him up around $1.5 million.
If the person is interested in budget information at the college, departmental, or office level, they can request that information from the USF budget office. It is a matter of public record. All they need to say is they want the information under "Chapter 119, Laws of Florida." Of course, one trend that many of us have witnessed as more information is done online and less is available by paper (think of faculty reviews that used to be available to students) is that institutions make it difficult for people to locate information.
Fortunately, there is a new database portal available through tbo.com (publishers of the Tampa Tribune), that includes salary information for individuals. This will be very helpful to share with people who wish to know salary information of any public employees who work for the state, as well as many public agencies in the Tampa Bay area (including USF).
They should visit:
http://www2.tbo.com/static/news-special-reports-data-bay/tbo-special-reports-database-hillsborough-salaries/
Then they can enter the name, or partial name. If it's a common name, they can limit information to the University of South Florida by clicking on the drop box. One caveat: the salary information seems to include only funds from public sources. For example, Jim Leavitt--the USF football coach--is listed with a compensation of $750,000. Of course, his contract with guaranteed endorsements, etc., pushes him up around $1.5 million.
Thursday, June 11, 2009
Florida Newspapers
Some additional Florida newspapers are now available in digital format through the advanced news archive search of Google (http://www.google.com/archivesearch/advanced_search). The digital versions of the St. Petersburg Times and Evening Independent have been available for about a year.
These new titles include:
- Ocala Star-Banner (primarily 1950s-1970s, it seems)
- Gainesville Sun (in the 1980s; earlier issues not yet available)
- Boca Raton News (sketchy)
- FSView and Florida Flambeau (papers of FSU, good coverage in 1940s-1970s, and another source on activities in Florida government)
- Lakeland Ledger (primarily 1950s-1980s)
Also, there are a couple of regional papers with substantial coverage that, along with the St. Petersburg Times, may provide a broader national perspective on Florida events. Two with good 20th century coverage that come to mind are the Milwaukee Journal and the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette.
Wednesday, June 3, 2009
Locating comparative international statistics
Print volumes on a variety of social and economic factors:
World Development Indicators REF HC59.15.W656 2009
Little Green Data Book REF HC59.3.L58 2006
Electronic sources:
GlobalEdge
MarketLine
StatUSA
CIA World Factbook
Also Marcy's web pages:
Country profiles http://www.nelson.usf.edu/reference/documents/BusCountryProfiles.html
Bookmarks
http://delicious.com/marcylibrarian
World Development Indicators REF HC59.15.W656 2009
Little Green Data Book REF HC59.3.L58 2006
Electronic sources:
GlobalEdge
MarketLine
StatUSA
CIA World Factbook
Also Marcy's web pages:
Country profiles http://www.nelson.usf.edu/reference/documents/BusCountryProfiles.html
Bookmarks
http://delicious.com/marcylibrarian
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