Library News

How to access Library resources on and off campus class, Wednesday, August 21, 2024

August 21, 2024: On Wednesday, August 21, 2024, at noon, we will be offering a class on how to access Library resources on and off campus. You will learn about where to look for books, journals, and databases, as well as how to log in.

The class will be held in person in Room 405 of the Resource Center (enter through the Library), or online via Zoom (registration required).

We offer two classes each month, and you can learn more about our previous and upcoming offerings here.

If you have any questions, please contact us.

Library Classes Offered in August

The Libraries will be offering two classes in August! The first class is How to Get to Library Resources On and Off Campus on Wednesday, August 21st, at noon. Sign up for the Zoom, or join us in person at room 405 in the Isché Library.

The second class is Basics of EndNote, which will be on Wednesday, August 28th at noon. Sign up for the Zoom, or join us in person at room 405 in the Isché Library.

Library catalog unavailable, Tuesday, August 20, 2024 at 11pm

August 20, 2024: On Tuesday, August 20, 2024, at 11pm, INNOPAC, the Library Catalog, will be unavailable for approximately 2-3 hours. The outage is necessary for a system update.

The majority of Library resources will still be available during this time.

We apologize for this additional outage.

Please contact us if you need any assistance.

Library catalog unavailable Tuesday, August 20, 2024, starting at 3am

August 19, 2024: On Tuesday, August 20, 2024, at 3am, INNOPAC, the Library Catalog, will be unavailable for approximately 4 hours. The outage is necessary for a server and system update.

The majority of Library resources will still be available during this time.

Please contact us if you need any assistance.

Isché Library WiFi Equipment Updated

On July 25th we received a suggestion that we upgrade the WiFi in the Isché Library. The equipment was on the list for our IT department to replace as it was nearing end of life. IT sent out a staff person to walk through and do a survey of signal strength on all three floors and took note of all issues.

Today, August 14, 2024, all equipment has been replaced and some equipment has been shifted for better coverage. This was an accelerated timeline for IT to complete but they made their best effort to get this up before the Fall semester is fully in session.

Library email list now available!

We are happy to introduce our new Library Announcements email list! We will send out information about Library news, classes, and resources, but with no more than five posts per month.

You can sign up by filling out this form with your LSUHSC-NO email address and first and last name: https://forms.office.com/r/UZaB8zVpJr.

If you have any questions about this or any other Library resources, please contact us!

Return of Regular Hours

The Isché Library returns to its regular hours, Thursday, August 1st. The Library is open from 7:30am to 11pm Monday-Thursday, 7:30am to 6pm on Friday, 9:30am to 6pm on Saturday, and 9:30am to 11pm on Sunday.

The Dental Library returned to regular hours on July 1st.

EndNote Download site updated

University IT has updated the EndNote download site, on July 22, 2024. There are instructions for installing EndNote21 on your personal computer or on campus InTune computers. If you have an older campus computer, you may need to create a ticket with your local supporter. EndNote is now available for all faculty, staff and students thanks to an annual subscription courtesy of University IT.

The Libraries have created a Resource Guide to support EndNote, as well as RefWorks, an alternate citation manager.

New Citation Management LibGuide

The Libraries have created a new LibGuide covering citation manager software, such as EndNote and RefWorks. This new LibGuide also contains video tutorials and text guides on how to use EndNote and RefWorks. It also contains information on the process of installing EndNote to your PC, and signing up for a RefWorks account. The LibGuide can be found here: Citation Managers.

New Ovid EBooks!

The Library has added 19 new titles/editions to our collection of ebooks from Ovid.
They are:

The hyperlinks above will take you to our catalog pages, where you can see an overview of the book. You can then click on the “Access” links to go to Ovid, or you can access the full ebook collection from our Database page.

*Recarpeting: STAIRS 7/13*

*Edit* July 13, 2024 4:30pm Stairs are available for use.

The Isché Library stairs will be unavailable due to recarpeting the underside of the stairs, Saturday, July 13th.

The upper floors will still be accessible by using the Library’s internal elevator.

We are unsure of the amount of time needed to complete the task but it should be conclude by the end of the day.

As with the previous weeks, noise can be expected while the carpets are being installed.

We apologize for the inconvenience.

Comment Boxes for Feedback About the Libraries

The Libraries have put out comment boxes in the Libraries for faculty, staff, and students to share their comments, questions, suggestions, and concerns about the Libraries. We have them conveniently located in multiple places: the Library Commons, the 3rd, 4th, and 5th floors of the Isché Library, and at the front desk of the Dental Library. Comments can be submitted with the paper slip, or digitally by scanning the QR code. We would love to hear from you!

Library Classes Offered in July

The Libraries will be offering two classes in July! The first class is Writing a Data Management Plan: How and Why on Thursday, July 11th at 2PM. Sign up for the Zoom, or attend the class in person at room 405 in the Isché Library!

The second class is an EndNote Demonstration on Thursday, July 18th at noon. This class is a collaboration with our IT department as a part of their IT Office Hours series. This will only be offered via Zoom, which you can sign up for here: July 2024 IT Office Hours

Isché Library Stairs – Recarpeting

*Edit* Wednesday, July 10, 2024 11am – the stairs have reopened!

The Isché Library stairs are unavailable due to recarpeting. The elevator is the only way to access the upper floors of the Library at the moment. Hopefully this project will be complete soon.

Update: Downtown/Ische Library main phone now available

UPDATE: Monday, July 8, 2024: The phone is now working. Please feel free to call or chat if you need assistance.

Wednesday, July 3, 2024: Due to carpet replacement at the Circulation Desk, the main phone number for the Downtown/Ische Library (504-568-6100) is currently unavailable. We can be contacted via chat on the Library’s main homepage at https://www.lsuhsc.edu/library.