http://www.lib.auburn.edu/news Fri, 13 Nov 2009 21:50:19 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Auburn University Libraries is working with EBSCOhost to help test and develop the EBSCOhost Discovery Service (EDS), a unified index of the Libraries’ resources. EDS will provide patrons with one search interface to find full-text journal articles, as well as books from the catalog and items from the Auburn University ... http://www.lib.auburn.edu/news/165/ebscohost-discovery-service-eds The Office of Information Technology recently promoted Cybersecurity Awareness month at Auburn and provided great tips to protecting yourself and your information.  Here are some of the helpful hints: -Secure your handheld device - your cell phone, iPhone, iPod Touch, Blackberry, or any other Smartphone data can be protected by simply ... http://www.lib.auburn.edu/news/154/keep-it-safe Have you ever wondered what happens at the conferences your colleagues rush off to?  There are valuable lessons to be learned at these workshops and conferences.    At ALA this year, Bonnie MacEwan, Dean of Libraries, learned that there is no "magical summer" that turns an undergraduate into a graduate student.  The ... http://www.lib.auburn.edu/news/152/what-i-learned Flu FAQs from Auburn University Provost and Associate Provost GENERAL FLU FAQ For links to current, credible sources of information about H1N1 influenza, please visit the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) 2009 H1N1 flu website at www.cdc.gov/h1n1flu. What are the signs and symptoms of H1N1 flu in people? The symptoms of the ... http://www.lib.auburn.edu/news/119/flu-faq As the end of the year approaches, life at home gets busier with extra shopping, cooking or travel as we all look forward to special times with family and friends.  Our students are busy getting ready for exams and completing projects.  As I look at our schedule for the next ... http://www.lib.auburn.edu/news/148/from-the-dean-7 Paula Sullenger has been asked to serve in the capacity of a presidential appointee to the Institutional Advancement Committee for 2009-2010.  The rules of the Board of Trustees provide for the President of the University to appoint a non-voting advisory member to the Committee.  Dr. Gogue's selection of Sullenger for ... http://www.lib.auburn.edu/news/130/sullenger-appointed-to-the-institutional-advancement-commmittee RBD Library has seen its share of construction over the past months with Caribou Coffee preparing to open on the 2nd floor but the summer also saw OIT installing  a new and significantly more robust wireless network in response to a request from the students.  Users should now be able to access ... http://www.lib.auburn.edu/news/126/rbd-updates-wireless-thank-you-provost Auburn University Libraries Web Designer Tony Oravet has been receiving a great deal of feedback on the Libraries' new website.  Some of the latest comments include: Wow.  I really like this new website. Love the HUGE phone number at the top of the page. The icons for flickr, twitter and facebook- nice. Hours TODAY in the upper ... http://www.lib.auburn.edu/news/123/new-website-feedback Staying Healthy Until recently, I viewed the Swine Flu as something that happens far away and to someone else.  Suddenly there were out breaks at summer camps across the country.  First, the planning for the Learning Commons was disrupted because one of our partners had a son at camp in Colorado ... http://www.lib.auburn.edu/news/116/from-the-dean-6 The Discover Auburn Lecture Series (2007-2009) is now available on-line as part of the Auburn University Digital Library:  http://diglib.auburn.edu.  The past lectures feature Auburn University faculty members discussing their latest research.  They include presentations by  Professors Ruth Crocker on philanthropist Margaret Olivia Sage, Geoffrey Hill on the Ivorybill Woodpecker, Gary ... http://www.lib.auburn.edu/news/121/discover-auburn-lecture-series-online