Or, you may provide an online suggestion on this form. We look forward to hearing from you!
Monday, August 19, 2013
The Libraries want to hear from you!
Or, you may provide an online suggestion on this form. We look forward to hearing from you!
Wednesday, June 26, 2013
New Libraries' catalog
You asked: There are several things I liked about the old catalog that aren't in the new one:
1. Our own collections should be the default for searches.
Irma says: There are two ways you can limit your search to the UNCG Libraries. One is to click on "catalog" in the red box on the Libraries home page before entering a search. Another is to go to the advanced search and limit your search to UNCG Libraries.
2. Searching for a specific title can bring up too many hits.
Irma says: Probably the best way to do this is to use the advanced search and use the drop down menus to limit to a title search. Putting quotes ("") around the title helps, too.
3. It doesn't show the floor where the book is shelved.
Irma says: That was a great feature in the old catalog. We hope we can add that later. But take a look in the upper left hand corner of the catalog page that says "UNCG University Libraries." There's a drop down menu that includes a "locations of materials" page that has a floor guide.
4. We can't request holds for items checked out.
Irma says: This feature should be added back very soon. Look for publicity! You may also request an Interlibrary Loan for any item that's checked out.
More from Irma:
We decided to move to this new system in order to provide broader and deeper discoverability of information. It provides "Google" like searching of books, articles, archives and much more from libraries across the globe so that researchers may find a variety of materials in one place. Another driver for our decision was the fact that our old catalog was very outdated and no longer supported by the vendor. We will continue to make improvements in the system. This guide provides lots of helpful information for using the new catalog and our staff is available by phone, text, chat or in person.
1. Our own collections should be the default for searches.
Irma says: There are two ways you can limit your search to the UNCG Libraries. One is to click on "catalog" in the red box on the Libraries home page before entering a search. Another is to go to the advanced search and limit your search to UNCG Libraries.
2. Searching for a specific title can bring up too many hits.
Irma says: Probably the best way to do this is to use the advanced search and use the drop down menus to limit to a title search. Putting quotes ("") around the title helps, too.
3. It doesn't show the floor where the book is shelved.
Irma says: That was a great feature in the old catalog. We hope we can add that later. But take a look in the upper left hand corner of the catalog page that says "UNCG University Libraries." There's a drop down menu that includes a "locations of materials" page that has a floor guide.
4. We can't request holds for items checked out.
Irma says: This feature should be added back very soon. Look for publicity! You may also request an Interlibrary Loan for any item that's checked out.
More from Irma:
We decided to move to this new system in order to provide broader and deeper discoverability of information. It provides "Google" like searching of books, articles, archives and much more from libraries across the globe so that researchers may find a variety of materials in one place. Another driver for our decision was the fact that our old catalog was very outdated and no longer supported by the vendor. We will continue to make improvements in the system. This guide provides lots of helpful information for using the new catalog and our staff is available by phone, text, chat or in person.
Thursday, June 13, 2013
Journal Finder
You asked: Can we please return to Journal Finder? It was a great database!
Irma says: We appreciate your compliment about Journal Finder. It was developed and maintained here at the University Libraries before being sold to WT Cox. Over the past year we've been transitioning to a new integrated system, OCLC's Worldshare Management System (WMS) and, unfortunately, Journal Finder is not compatible with it so we had to replace it with WMS's journal tool.
We decided to move to WMS in order to provide broader and deeper discoverability of information. It can provide "Google" like searching so that researchers may find a variety of materials (books, articles, archives and much more) in one place. Another driver for our decision was the fact that our old system was very outdated and no longer supported by the vendor.
To help you use the new system, including the journal tool, we have a Lib Guide.
Also please don't ever hesitate to contact us for additional help with the journal tool or any other information need.
Irma says: We appreciate your compliment about Journal Finder. It was developed and maintained here at the University Libraries before being sold to WT Cox. Over the past year we've been transitioning to a new integrated system, OCLC's Worldshare Management System (WMS) and, unfortunately, Journal Finder is not compatible with it so we had to replace it with WMS's journal tool.
We decided to move to WMS in order to provide broader and deeper discoverability of information. It can provide "Google" like searching so that researchers may find a variety of materials (books, articles, archives and much more) in one place. Another driver for our decision was the fact that our old system was very outdated and no longer supported by the vendor.
To help you use the new system, including the journal tool, we have a Lib Guide.
Also please don't ever hesitate to contact us for additional help with the journal tool or any other information need.
Thursday, April 25, 2013
Checked out items
Irma says: If you see a book is checked out you may now request an Interlibrary Loan (ILL) instead of a hold or recall. We will obtain the book from another library. We found that this provides faster service to you than recalling the item from whoever has it checked out. If you need any assistance with ILL please Ask Us.
Thursday, April 18, 2013
Book lover
Irma says: Thank-you for the kind words. We are delighted to provide you with the resources you need!
Wednesday, April 10, 2013
Group study booths
Irma says: We have booths like the one you see in this picture on a first come first served basis on floors 2-5 and the basement of the Tower. They have plugs for laptops and other electronics. We also have a variety of open group seating on floor 2-5 and several areas on the first floor. Check it out along with a cool video on this page.
Thursday, April 4, 2013
24/5 Space
You asked: Can the whole library be open overnight? The Reading Room and Reference are such nice places to study.
Irma says: Those are great study spaces and we'd love to be able to keep them open. But, if we did, we'd need to keep the College Avenue entrance open due to fire and safety regulations. That would require more staff and unfortunately, we don't have the funding to cover it.
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