With the start of the new semester and the welcoming of new and returning students, we’d like to share a tip that will hopefully make getting your daily work done much easier. When on campus, please make sure to choose LSUHSC-Secure as the WiFi network.
If you somehow connect to Eduroam, LSUHSC-Visitor, or any of the other available networks, you will not be able to access Library resources easily nor print to the PayPaw system. You can also ensure you do not connect to any of these networks by unchecking “Connect automatically” if it is selected.
For those using Macs, you can set LSUHSC-Secure as your preferred network.
For those who are new to campus or are returning from summer break, the 5th Floor is now home to a major project to remove over 30,000 bound volumes and shift the entirety of the remaining 90,000+ volumes to make room for a new IT data center. As our previous project diaries show, this continues to be an involved, chaotic, and, at times, very loud undertaking. There is an illustration at the top of the stairs on the 5th Floor showing what areas are affected and describing more about this project.
The past few days, though, have been ones to make magicians jealous with the quick disappearance of thousands of volumes.
Some may have been in awe of The Stack on the 5th Floor:
By Tuesday morning, August 8, The Stack was no more:
However, with an additional 7,000 or so volumes still needing removal, The New Stack will arise in its place.
If you have any questions about this project or need assistance with any Library resources, please contact us.
UPDATE: Please see our post from September 15, 2023, regarding resolution of this issue
Quintessence Publishing recently updated their website, and we are having problems logging into the online content for journals on the new site. Most links from the records in the catalog go to the old site, where the logins work correctly. However, if you are redirected to the new site, please note you are unable to log in to get articles.
We are working with our subscription agent to resolve the issue and will update when we know more.
Please let us know if you need help with this or any other Library resources.
As the project to make room for the IT Data Center continues, please be aware that the events affecting a certain kingdom have now spread to the 5th Floor of the Library.
Gloom Hands were encountered this week near a stack of journals to be removed:
As soon as this menace was handled, just around the corner another threat was faced:
Your intrepid Library staff dispatched of these nuisances, but please be careful as you go about the floor.
Room continues to be made where the shifting of the journals progresses:
Please remember that as this project continues, there will be additional noise and a lot of commotion throughout the 5th Floor during weekdays.
If you have any questions about this or need assistance with any Library resources, contact us.
The project to make room for IT’s data center is progressing well. The shifting of journals remaining has reached the R titles, with the move starting from the end of the alphabet.
The process to remove the 30,000+ print volumes is also moving along, with volumes removed into the G titles, also working backwards.
If you are anywhere between Clinical Proceedings and Journal of Toxicology, you will likely see where volumes are being stowed for their eventual removal:
If you need assistance or have any questions about this project, please contact us.
The project to shift the journal collection and clear space for the relocation of IT’s data center is progressing to where you can now see tangible evidence of the effort throughout the floor.
As we remove journals and tighten up existing space, we’re creating empty shelves to accommodate the space that will be lost:
However, since over 30,000 bound volumes are being removed, you may see some odd places where these journals are being stored as they await the next step in this project:
If you need assistance locating a journal or help with any Library resources, please contact us.
INNOPAC, the Library Catalog, will be unavailable for a couple of hours starting at 11pm on Wednesday, July 12, 2023. The outage is necessary for a system update.
The majority of Library resources will still be available during this time.
The project to make room for the relocation of the IT Data Center is picking up each day. Shifting of the titles and volumes to be kept has begun in earnest:
Since 28 rows of shelving will be lost, we have a combination of removing titles and tightening up the remaining volumes. The stacks of what will eventually be over 30,000 removed bound volumes of journals grows each day:
As Library staff works through shifting journals and pulling the titles to be removed, there will be an increase in noise and activity on the floor.
If you have any questions about this or any other Library topics, please contact us.
Library News | Permalink | Comments Off on 5th Floor Project Diary: Shifting into high gear | Posted Wednesday, July 5, 2023 by Rebecca Bealer
The project to remove over 30,000 bound volumes and shift the entire print journal collection to make room for an IT data center is well underway. If you find yourself on that floor, it is reminiscent of a sticky note factory:
Journals waiting to be removed.
Journals that will be removed from the collection are also starting to populate the staging areas on the Prieur side of the floor:
As we make our way through the entire collection, removing and shifting journals, there will be an increase of noise on the usual quiet study floor.
The EZproxy service may be unavailable for a short time in the early hours of Thursday, June 15, 2023. This is to complete updates from the maintenance that was performed June 14, 2023.
UPDATE: EZproxy is back up and running. If you run into any problems, contact us.
On Wednesday, June 14, 2023, EZproxy will be unavailable for two to three hours for server maintenance. During this time, links from the Library’s catalog, E-Journals & E-Books AtoZ List, Databases, and most other links from Library resources may not work correctly.
If you are off campus, you can log into many resources directly by using OpenAthens. A list of sites where you can do so and instructions are available on the OpenAthens LibGuide.
If you are on campus, please contact us and we can provide links to resources while the system is unavailable.
The Quiet Study Floor/5th Floor of the Resource Center (RCB) will be the site of a project that will take a couple of years to complete. IT will be relocating a data center from the 7th Floor of the RCB to the 5th Floor.
This is the affected area of the floor:
Upon completion, a portion of the floor will be cordoned off for the equipment, but we will add new seating and study areas:
Before any construction can start, the Library’s print journal collection on the 5th Floor will be undergoing major changes to make room for this new data center. It will entail the relocation and removal of over 30,000 print journal volumes and thousands of unbound issues, the loss of 28 rows of shelves, and requires shifting the entirety of the remainder of the print collection. The content of the print volumes and issues to be removed are covered by perpetual access archives purchases and freely-available archival content. In total, over 600 journal titles will be affected.
From now until December, there will be noise during the weekdays as Library staff work to shift the print journal collection and stage the volumes to be removed. There will also be many signs and notes spread throughout the stacks, so please do not remove these notes. Also, locating needed print journals may be a little more difficult during this time.
We apologize for the noise and disruption this will cause. As this is affecting the dedicated quiet study area, please be mindful if others have relocated to a different area to find some quiet.
If you have any questions about this or need assistance locating materials, please contact us.
If you are using a wired workstation in the Allied Health building, we’ve had to make a change that now requires you to log in when accessing Library resources. We had reports of issues when users were trying to get to ebooks, articles, and databases, and this is the way to resolve those problems.
When you click one of the Library’s links to resources, click this link:
When you click this link, you will most likely not be asked to re-enter your credentials, as those should be pulled from when you logged into your workstation.
This change ensures that your rights to access our subscribed content is passed along to the book, journal, and database websites.
Another tool that will help you more easily access resources is the LibKey Nomad browser extension. We have a LibKey Nomad LibGuide that shows you how to set up and use this tool that makes getting to journal articles very easy.
If you need assistance with this or any other Library resources, contact us.
E-Resource News | Permalink | Comments Off on Changes to resource access from Allied Health wired workstations | Posted Wednesday, May 31, 2023 by Rebecca Bealer
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