fenrefdesk.pbwiki.com/2006-2007 Archives

 

 

• They're baaaaaack:  High School Students, that is - Just noticed today t"They're baacckk!" hat we have several high school students in Fenwick Library and they all have different type of assignments which leads me to believe that they're from different classes/schools. One student told me her teacher assigned the class to find and list 30 primary resources.

 

• 2007 GIS Day, Nov. 14: Please join us for our "GIS open house" event in government documents and reference area starting 10:00 am tomorrow. To learn more about GIS, please attend also other activities of the events: http://library.gmu.edu/resources/govt/gisday2007.htm Thanks! (11.13.2007/Joy)

 

• UPDATE: There is a copy of the Merck Index on the CDRom Research Station next to the water fountain. (10.2.2007/jwc) The current Merck Index is missing. Johnson Center Library Reference has a current copy according to the catalog. Last night I found the JCL copy on the second floor outside the JCL instruction room and delievered to the JCL Ref Desk. (10/2/2007SS) This is annoying since I just rush ordered the last newest one and we just got it a couple weeks ago. I will ask DB to order rush replacment; once received, let's lock it in the phone drawer and take an ID to use. (10/2/2007/jwc)

 

• Hein Legislative History Library: http://heinonline.org/HOL/Index?collection=leghis&set_as_cursor=clear

 

• Library Emergency Preparedness Manual: the link is now on the wiki sidebar.

 

• History 300 is looking for Historical Stats of the US: the set is on the Assignment Alley table. (9.14.2007/jwc)

 

• Johnson Center Instruction Room Phone Number: 3-4205.

 

• Looking for Reference books not on the shelf: if a patron is looking for a book that might be in the transfer/withdrawal project, please tell them it is currently unavailable and assist them in borrowing the item from WRLC. Please make a copy of the catalog record for the book and JZ will look for it; we will then keep it in Ref when found.

 

• Thesis/Dissertation Service: Sarah Patton will be offering Evening Service for Theses/Dissertations on Tuesdays, 5-8pm, October 2-December 4 by APPOINTMENT ONLY. Patrons can e-mail spatton@gmu.edu. Sarah will again be stationed at the Ref. Desk or vicinity. (9.2007/jwc)

 

• Can graduate research assistants check out books on their professor's card for the professor? YES. There is a proxy form at Circulation that BOTH parties (GRA and Faculty) complete and sign. Circ retains the form. There are a few proxy forms in the drawer by the "front" computer at the desk (the drawer with the pens in it). You can give the form, but the form needs to be returned to CIRC. (9.12.07/jwc)

 

• Door Codes/Resource Passwords: links to the intranet list of Library Door Codes and Resource Passwords (Chronicle,etc) are now posted on the wiki sidebar...(you will get the sign in screen for the intranet). (9.11.07/jwc)

 

Happy Birthday to Jen!!! And belated to Eileen!

 

Congratulations, Andrew and JZ!!! One year and counting.....!!

 

• Surge protectors: have been ordered for all the red chair tables/carrels....we had to go to a third vendor, so I am confident that we will have Power to the Laptops by the end of the week....this week...9/14/2007.

 

• Tools (hammers, screwdrivers, etc NOT library resource types): new toolkit is now located in the Ref Desk closet. Michael's good hammer is locked in there, too.

 

• New Mouse pads have been "installed" at most public stations; Supply Room has backordered the rest...they will be installed when received (with some left over for replacements).

 

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• Reminder: When you retrieve voice mails at the desk, please be sure to ERASE THEM when you have answered the question. Why? It is hard to know / difficult to ascertain if they have been answered if they are still in the VM and the light is blinking.......thanks.......(jwc/9.7.07)

 

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• Say what? A professor has mandated that her students check out an MLA Handbook - then asked if we had enough copies. Expect a lot of kids wanting the book. (AD 8/30/07)

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• UPDATE: The person who needs the key for the Statistics Lab with permission from Howard: Circ has been contacted. The person will need to check in and out with the Circ desk. He'll be coming in one weekday and one weekend day for the next two months. He can contact Howard at home if he needs any help. (Howard's home number on the side of the bottom drawer.) (AD 8.22.07)

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Who's that hangin' with Mario???!!!

ALA HIGHLIGHTS: Mario lunches with Laura and Jenna Bush...Jen lunches with her editor...Sylvie goes to EVERY Poster Session and ALL Exhibit booths...Michael finds his Dream Machine...Jamie meets Mathew Lesko (complete with ??? suit)...Melissa looks for the right Hyatt at the wrong one (or vice versa)...Claudia becomes the new Dancing Queen...Sarah does not get any session seats offered to her despite her moon boot injury...many Mason "alums" are spotted in the throng...

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• TRIPLE KUDOS: ALL LITCRIT materials are now in the regular Reference Stacks! It is AMAZINGLY wonderful....thanks to JZ, Matt and Andrew! Huzzah! (6.27.07jwc)

• KUDOS to the BioAbs move-out team!!! Looking good!!! (6.22.2007)

Colleague Alert! 100 ALA attendees are staying in Mason Dorms for the duration of the conference; keep a sharp eye out and make them all welcome! Thanks! (6.22.2007/jwc)

• Greetings from Detroit....I haven't heard any Motown tunes yet........! (5.31.2007/jwc)

Bienvenue, Sylvie!! Enchanté! Comment allez-vous? Bonne Journée! (5.31.2007/everybody)

• Bad, Bad Wiki! New links are on the Quickstart tab. Everything you need should be easy to access without messing with tabs, regardless of browser. Also cleaned up the corrupted code on the page. (5.15.07/AD)

• Wiki Update Mystery Solved: to see the newly added links and category on this wiki, be sure and click on the sidebar link on the top right of the sidebar.(5.15.2007/ad/jc)

• Reference Desk Alert: A FX High School English teacher (Mitch Sutterfield) will be coming to Fenwick from 3:00-5:30 Mon-Thurs for the next two weeks to train his 100+ students to find articles in GMU databases on their research topics. The students will be "trickling in" during these hours. I showed him our handouts and offered our additional assistance. Told him this was a good time to meet here with his students because this is the end of finals and things are fairly quiet. (05-14-07/cch) (Question: Claudia, did he contact/work with his local high school librarian first??? /jwc)

• Virtual Fenwick: Sarah and Andrew S.'s Virtual tour of Fenwick is located on / at: http://library.gmu.edu/libinfo/index.html Look at the Fenwick entry and look for the word TOUR. Check it out! (5.4.2007/jwc)

• Wiki Update Redux: the updates show on the Mac; they don't show on Windows machines. Will add them when I get back from Duquesne and environs. (5.2.2007/jwc).

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• Wiki Update: I have amplified the "sidebar" on the wiki. Feel free to add your Favorite Freebies to the sidebar. (4.24.2007/jwc)

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• I'm back!!! My presentation on technology in libraries went well. I had 28 attendees, mostly from university libraries, but there were also school and special librarians. Attendees were all from San Salvador, for the exception of one person who came from Santa Ana, which is about an hour West of San Salvador. Due to high security, the presentation was held outside the U.S. Embassy in a school. The presentation was limited to two attendees per institution due to space limitations. The topic was "technology in libraries" and ran from 9am - 4pm. We covered: IM reference, Wikis, Blogs, Zotero, Social Bookmarking, and Social Networking. Here's a picture, note the iMasonLibraries PowerPoint presentation that I gave at the Liaison brown bag. (4.19.2007/ma)
  

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• Women Legislators book is HERE (see note below). (4.11.2007/jwc)

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• NTIS/GPO DARTS database is now available through the DB wizard under Government Documents. The password information is available through the library intranet.(4.09.07/Joy)

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• Catalog of Nonprofit Literature (formerly Lit of the Nonprofit Sector) is now posted in the DB Wiz under Business and Public Affairs/Policy. (3.27.2007/jwc)

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• Grant Sources are now available on the DB wizard. I tried to put the BIGGIES in there. If you have others, throw 'em in. I may include some non-profit DBs in this category...are you all familiar with Literature of the Nonprofit Sector???? 3.26.2007/jwc

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• Selected Federal Legislative Histories are available via Hein Online: I added the Leg History portion of Hein Online to the DB Wizard under Poli Sci & Law; Public Affairs & Policy... 3.26.2007/jwc

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• Students from Dr. Haines ANTH 400 class are coming in to research various topics on immigration, resettlement, refugees, transnational adoption, etc. Their first assignment is to look for monographs (mainly so they'll browse the stacks), followed by an article assignment. Some are new to the library and not familiar with the difference between LC and Dewey call numbers, so you may want to remind them before they head to the shelves for books! Thanks! CCH 3/26/07

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• WELCOME, MELISSA!!!!! 3.26.2007/everybody!

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• Pre-1987 Bound Journals – Moving from Fenwick to Arlington: Currently, pre-1983 Fenwick bound journals are housed at the Arlington campus library. Due to space constraints in the Fenwick Periodicals/Microforms area, we will now be moving all pre-1987 Fenwick bound journal volumes to Arlington. Approximately 11,500 bound journal volumes will be moved. The move will begin on March 26, 2007. Periodicals staff will oversee the move of an average of five bins of bound volumes per day from Fenwick to the Arlington campus library. Serials has its own bins for this project. The campus courier will be delivering the bins as part of normal campus deliveries. Approximately 75 volumes will be moved per day; 375 volumes per week. At that rate, this project is slated to be completed in mid-October. Location changes in holdings records in the catalog will be made each day as volumes are moved. The Serials and Periodicals/Microforms department has a detailed list of every title and volume that will be moved. If you have any questions about this project or need more information, please contact Bridget Miller, Head, Serials and Periodicals/Microforms at 3-2204. (This is Bridget's e-mail. 3.23.2007/jwc)

• Wiki Template
- I changed the wiki's editing template to the new "point and click" version which makes it a little bit easier to use. I also made the "Reference Desk Diner" logo , above, a live link to the Libraries' home page. (3.23.07/ma)

• 4th Floor Renovation Project -
For updated information regarding the 4th Floor Renovation Project, please visit the following page: <http://fenwickrenovation.pbwiki.com> (3.19.07/ma)

• BlackBoard Problem
From one of my professors in Instructional Design: "Several people have reported problems with Blackboard's discussion forum interface when using Internet Explorer 7 in Windows Vista. The only solution that I am aware of at this time is to use another browser, such as Firefox (www.mozilla.com) or Opera (www.opera.com). Both of these browsers are available for free." If this is happening in Blackboard it may start happening in WebCT. (03.9.07/Sarah)

• Women Legislators:
Ref. question regarding a state-by state list of women serving in state legislative from 1960-1975. The book called "Women, State, and Terriotiral legislators, 1895-1995" by Elizabeth M.Cox (GMU does not have it but GT and GW has) has all the information that this person wanted and the site, http://www.cawp.rutgers.edu/Facts4.html from the Center for American Women and Politics has some numbers by state. Since this was a tough question, I want to share with you what I found. (02.28.07/Joy). Note: I am ordering this book rush for FenRef. (2.28.2007/jwc)

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• Happy Washington's Birthday!
Read his Farewell Address: http://www.yale.edu/lawweb/avalon/washing.htm

• Theses & Dissertations Help: Sarah Patton is going to provide evening hours for Mason T/D people on Tuesday evenings from 5pm - 8pm. Sarah will start her Tuesday service on February 27, 2007 and continue it through May 1, 2007. She will be located on the part of the Fenwick Reference Desk that faces the supply closet (behind the Ready Ref books). A sign will be posted. We will be monitoring her location for best work area/exposure in the Ref Room. For your graduate students' information/your referral: Sarah takes appointments and can be reached at spatton@gmu.edu or 3-2222. (She will also accept appointments for her evening hours, and will be working with any drop ins). (02.19.2007/jwc)

• Assignment Alert for Gov 490: statistics on health care spending can be found from "Statistical Abstracts of the U.S." Go to online of this site (Databases-Statistics) and click on "Health & Nutrition" in the left hand side and find Health Expenditure. It's in Table 120.(02.20.07/Joy)

• Does it count? While we're on it, the policy (on the intranet, see sidebar) for counting reference transactions is: B. Counting Reference Transactions 1. Any reference transaction is counted by category as defined below. 2. In the course of a single reference transaction, if there are two or more distinct questions from the same patron each question should be recorded in the proper category.

• On the Books: the following is the reference services policy for circulating reference books. The FULL policy is on the intranet; a handy link is in the wiki sidebar. To wit: I. Lending Reference Materials 1. Generally, reference materials do not circulate. 2. In some circumstances, the Librarian on duty may allow a reference item to circulate to a Mason student, staff or faculty member for a specific class or specific need (chart, graph, etc.). a. Librarian on duty negotiates reasonable length of loan. b. Reference materials may be loaned up to 24 hours. c. No more than 3 items may be borrowed at one time. i. Multi-volume sets do not circulate. ii. Single volumes within multi-volume sets do not circulate. d. Reference materials may be loaned for up to 72 hours in the case of a faculty member needing an item for course preparation or research.

• Cleaning Frenzy: 1) FenRef Ready Ref collection has been downsized. 2) Ready Ref items now in migration to Ref Stacks are on carts behind the Ready Ref bookshelf. 3) Printer has been moved to a cabinet with paper stored underneath. 4) Scrap paper is in cabinet under the LCSH which now occupy the printer's former space. 5) Extra bookcase has been moved to the former handout alcove for display purposes. (2.15.07/jwc & ss & jzl)

• Heads Up Professor Fyfe, from the French Dept, is taking digital photos of a book, pasting them into a Word doc, and posting the doc on her WebCT. The files can be read by using "Zoom" under the View menu. Printing will decrease the size back to the original photo making it illegible on the printout. (2.8.2007/AD)

• Tom Green - Inventory: Paintings from 1997 - 2006 This exhibition is being held at the George Mason University Fine Arts Gallery, January 30-February 21, 2007. This exhibit may be viewed online at <http://hdl.handle.net/1920/1982>. (2.5.07/MAA)

• "From Slavery to Freedom: Africans in the Americas" is the 2007 Official Theme for Black History Month. I've pulled some reference books (Call # E185...) for a small book display behind the reference desk...so please check the book display if you need something on that topic. (2.5.07/MAA)

• Did you know? When filling out the stats form, leave the question and answer fields blank unless you're answering a reference question. This makes it easier to search the answers when you're stuck on a tough question! (2.5.07/AD)

• Username/Password for Statistics: this wiki can be found on the open 'net. The username/password for the Stats DB will be sent by e-mail just in case someone gets to our wiki. Don't want no strangers messin' with our stats...(1.31.2007/jwc)

• GIS@Fenwick: GIS workshop will resume on Feb. 13!! See the schedule at http://library.gmu.edu/research/classes.html (1.31.07/Joy)

• Great to hear from you!! We got a couple of inches of snow...pretty cold but the sun is out now. Hope you're having a grand time! As you can probably tell, I'm getting used to the wiki, too. (1/23/2007/cch)

• GREETINGS FROM RAS AL KHAIMAH!!!!!!!!!! Jamie & Amthuan are playing with the wiki...it rained again today...they tell us that is lucky!!! Goodbye! (1/23/2007/jwc)

• Textbook Alert! Students are out and about looking for texts...there is the small handout at the desk on textbooks...(1/18/2007)

• Statistics are now Online! Go to http://furbo.gmu.edu/refstats to keep track of your questions! Click on the appropriate theme, duration, and type of patron, choose any instruction you do and be sure to add your initials in the initial box. If you have a reference question, add it to the knowledge base by filling in the answer in the text box. Click Save and the question is dated and uploaded to the database. FenRef uber alles! (1/16/2007 AD)

• HAPPY NEW YEAR!!! Here's to a great 2007! (1/4/07)

• Database error messages/occurances: if anyone gets weird or "standard" error messages in any of the databases, OR if the databases are odd in any other apparent technical way, please send a message with the database name, and a link to the error (if possible) and description of the error to Sharon Kerr (skerr2) AND Lara Bushallow (lbushall). (12/14/06/jwc)

• Welcome, Claudia! (12/11/06/everybody!)

• Fenwick Third Floor Re-heaval From Craig: Here is the status report on the Fenwick 3rd Floor project that will occur during the holidays/intersession: The contractor will be resetting the shelves on both wings of the Fenwick 3rd floor, though there are more corrections to be made in Wing C. All of the books will be unavailable Jan. 3 through Jan. 15 while the contractor corrects the shelving problems resulting from last summer's renovation. Shelf-reading will occur starting on or about Jan. 15. Please inform your departments of this project and suggest that faculty and students check out books from 3rd floor before Dec. 22; faculty who intend to place books on reserve for spring semester should plan to obtain books from Fenwick's 3rd floor now. Questions, comments, complaints to Craig at 703/993-3716. (12/08/06/jwc)

• Wireless Access Redux: From the Law Library's page: "Access to the wireless network is limited to authorized GMU users through a secure authentication system that requires that users log-in using their GMU email account." Send nonMason wireless people to FCPL: At this time wireless access is being piloted in these five branches: the Chantilly Regional Library, the Pohick Regional Library, the Reston Regional Library, the Sherwood Regional Library and the Tysons-Pimmit Regional Library. Complaints still go to Craig. 703/993-3716 (posted 12.08.06/jwc)

• Wireless NonMason Users: should you have a patron who will not accept the fact that nonMason users cannot use the Mason wireless network, tell them that a) sorry, it is University policy that the wireless network is for Mason students, faculty and staff only; and b) they are welcome to contact Craig at 703/993-3716 and c) you are not some secretary working in Virginia.

• Wireless Guest Accounts: All faculty and staff members hired through human resources, as well as Contract employees with valid id's, are eligible for Wireless Network account. This includes university affiliates, adjunct faculty, and visiting scholars. Responsibility for activity on a wireless account rests with the individual account holder. Guest accounts are NOT for the general public. (12.07.06/jwc)

• Welcome, Eileen! (12.01.06/everybody!)

• ENGLISH 302 Class: An English 302 instructor will be conducting a session on use of databases in the Fenwick Reference Room at 6:30pm Friday, December 1. Yes, he knows he's late. Yes, he knows to contact Jen in future (it's a humanities section). (11.30.06/jwc)

• GIS Day: Wednesday, November 15 is national GIS Day. Please join Open House Event in Government Documents unit from 11:30-4:30 to learm more about GIS. See also the events at Johnson Center Cinema: http://129.174.55.51/website/gisday/ (11.14.06/joy)

• Study Space: I received a phone call from a Mason PhD student looking for a study room to conduct interviews for his dissertation. He said that he was "told that I (Jamie) was the point person for study space/room assignments." I don't know who said I was the library's space person (don't even know if this call came through FenRef) but I am not him/her. Space-y, maybe, but not in a building sense. Any inquiries about library study space/rooms should be referred to Sandy and/or Craig. Thanks! (11.09.2006/jwc)

• Campus Mail Envelope at the Desk: There is a Campus Mail envelope at the desk for Rachel Harper (former student assistant) to pick up and become a returning student assistant!(11/07.2006/jwc)

• GovDocs Online: from Joy..."The University of Michigan is making the full text of federal documents which have been googlized available through a link in its catalog, MIRLYN: http://mirlyn.lib.umich.edu/ ." (11.7.2006/jwc)

• History 120: George contacted the instructor; no word back yet on instructor's response. (10.30.2006/jwc)

• History 120 and Virginia Acts of Assembly: JZ and Donald report that some of the needed pages are missing. We are trying to alert the instructor. Have patrons check online sources. I have contacted George to track down the Instructor and let him/her know.(10.26.006/jzl&jwc)

• JZ Long has a REAL phone number now: 3-2247. (10.25.06/jwc)

• Howard Lasus has moved to Lara Bushallow's old office in Government Documents. Statistical Research Services are now located there with Howard.(10.24.2006/jwc)

• English 302B (Taylor): has a library scavenger hunt out and about.....(10.23.2006/jwc)

• Management 301: the class is working on non-profit organizations/associations. They made need an example of an association's tax form, known as a 990 form. To locate 990 forms, go to www.guidestar.org and enter 990 in the Guidestar search box. You should get over 500 hits. The student could also try the name of the organization in the Guidestar search box. (10.20.2006/jwc & mk)

• Statistical Sources Online infocards AND Polls infocards are histoire. In the new Database portal, there is a section for Statistics and Polls; I have added the titles that were on both those cards to the DB portal.(10.20.2006/jwc)

• History 120: Elyse received an IM from an instructor who is giving us a kind heads up: "I'm asking my students to find a segregation law or statute from the Virginia Acts of Assembly. I guess, I wanted to 'warn' the reference desk, should 20+ students show up in the next week asking where the acts of assembly are I'm going to show students how to find them (I know where they are already)."(10/18/2006/eb via jwc)

• Scavenger Hunt Alert: Students have been sighted with a library scavenger hunt sheet. The course number and professor's name have eluded us. If anyone sees it, please get that info so we can follow up with said professor. (10.17.06/jwc)

• History Map Assignment: Paula Petrik has given her history class an assignment where students have to find an error on a map of Barrow Plantation (GA). The error: the orientation of the map is incorrect- north is really east. The assignment is due on Tuesday. (10.6.2006/kj)

• When Shall We Three Meet Again: SiteSeeing sessions are now posted on the Library Classes web page. (10.4.2006/jwc)

• Mr. Clean: JZ is now the official desk manager, too. He is cleaning, sorting and arranging stuff at the desk, so make sure you get a tour before your shift as things have shifted! (10.4.2006/jwc)

• Ah, technology: this morning the wiki didn't want a password. Go figure. At any rate, we have one if needed; see below. (10/4/06/jwc)

• What's the Word? When I started to edit this wiki, the system asked for a password. We didn't need one before, so I don't know what is up with that. But, the password is refdesk if you should need to use it. (10/3/06/jwc)

• SiteSeeing: There is an assignment out and about with a worksheet that tells the students to attend a SiteSeeing session. The topic on the worksheet is "whose (sic) smarter: men or women" ... they need to find 5 recent periodical articles on this topic. Heads up....(10.3.06/jwc)

• ACCESSING SCIFINDER SCHOLAR: (across from Reference Desk) the username and password for access to this database is the PATRON'S username and password (Mason e-mail).I've been told that the 3rd floor has been shelfread and is available for patrons to get materials from the stacks. I also understand that there is limited study space on the floor. (9.26.06/jwc)

• Reminder: EndNote people should be sent to the Library Classes web page or they can contact Miriam Bridges (JCL).From Sandy Kelso: "Just wanted to let you know. We think there must be a class assigned to find/read "a novel" because of the number of similar inquiries we're getting. We're sending them to the ref desk. We're assuming the prof wants them to learn to use the library catalog." (9.15.2006/jwc)

• UPDATE: TIPS FROM JEN FOR NOVEL FINDING: Got an author or title? Run a search on our online catalog. Want to find an author or title?: Use Literature Research Finder Want to browse the Fenwick stacks? all the novels are on the fourth floor, in the P’s each author gets his or her own call number books by and about an author will be in the same placeAsian, African, Australian, Canadian and Caribbean Authors: PR9199 - PR9639 American Authors: PS 3551 - PS 3626

• Welcome, JZ!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

• Apparently, an instructor is assuming SiteSeeing is going on now. Refer any student needing that type of instruction to https://webct41.gmu.edu username = library password = basics (the link is live on the Help with Research page). The research record that students need is the last link on the webct page (a tool for you). Actual siteseeing sessions will commence in October around Columbus Day. Approximately.

• Students asking for intensive EndNote training OR EndNote training with Kevin Simons should be referred to the library classes/workshops listing on the library web. (link is on the sidebar of this page). (9.8.2006/jwc)

• From Susan Stockwell: "Whereas the majority of the renovation has been completed, the contractor continues to work towards full completion. The furniture has not been returned to C wing. And so the third floor remains closed to patrons. Book retrieval is being permitted on a case by case basis. Reserve books have been and are being pulled. Books that were crated have been returned to the shelves but shelf reading has just begun. Books that were checked out for summer and newly acquired books will be reshelved as soon as the shelf reading and adjusting is completed." (9.7.2006/jwc)

• WELCOME ANDREW!!!!!!!! We will be out and about touring the library today....we will be sure and say hi!

• Wiki Control Measure: I've created a separate page for Assignment Alerts. It is on the sidebar as the top link...please post any and all information about any and all assignments you hear of / run across / know about on the Assignment Alerts page. (9.6.2006/jwc)

• iMasonLibraries: IM service will resume on September 11, 2006. Schedule is forthcoming. (9.5.2006/maa)

• WRLC News: Georgetown is starting a new entrance policy today. After 11:00 PM only people with current Georgetown IDs will be allowed in the building. This is an hour earlier than perviously. Any non-Georgetown patrons already in the building will be asked to leave at 11:00. Please inform patrons as well as your reference desk. (9.5.2006/jwc)

• Third Floor Fenwick: both floors are open. Items are being shelfread; if you can offer an hour or two please see Sandy, Jon or Chris at Circ.

• ProQuest Historical Newspapers: There is a problem with printing documents from Proquest Historical Newspapers. The problem is only occuring on some computers in the Fenwick Reference Room and I think all of the one's in the hallway. Neither of the reference desk computers are affected. Lara is aware and is working on this with the appropriate campus dept. (via Mario: 9.5.2006)

• GIS@Fenwick: Fall 2006 GIS workshops will resume starting Sept. 13. See the schedule at http://library.gmu.edu/research/classes.html (9.5.2006/js)