Joyce (from Loans) mentionned this morning that the newspaper articles from Press Display did not print for Sunday (Aug. 26) + Monday (Aug. 27).
The problem seems to deal with the computer that generates the articles, not the printer located in the Collection's office.
The article should be available by Tuesday.
- MC
Monday, August 27, 2007
Friday, August 24, 2007
Cyberthèque (Redpath E-Zone), Cutter Stacks
Hello All,
Further to the memo below which will effect:
the use of the Redpath E-Zone,
increased use of the McLennan E-classroom and McLennan E-Zone,
the flow of people through the lobby of the McLennan Building and
access to the Cutter collection:
Work will begin on the security gates/turnstiles on Tuesday August 28th at 8:30 and will take about two days to complete.(to Wed. August 29th )
During the relocation we will NOT have any security in place at Redpath.
This means that the Redpath entrance will be closed and users will be directed to use the McLennan entrance.
Furthermore, the Cutter Collection will now be out of the security perimeter.
Should users need an item from Cutter they will be directed to the Loans and Access Desk for retrieval by a staff member.
Eventually, the Cutter Collection, some of which has been reclassed and reduced this past summer, will be moved to Redpath Storage.
The move to Redpath Storage will take place in the fall term.
Courage mes enfants!
Thanks and regards,
Lonnie
Hi All,I am forwarding, for your information, the following memo from Joseph Hafner:
Regards,
Lonnie
MEMO:
The Redpath Library Building main floor entrance security gates will be moved on Tuesday August 28, 2007 starting in the morning.They are being moved away from the doors to the corridor next to the Membership Desk. This is being done because of the Cyberthèque project.During the time when we are moving the gates, the interior entrance/exit doors to the Redpath Library Building will closed, so that people do not have to walk through the construction area.The exterior doors to the building will remain open, so that students can access the Oasis Café.Starting Tuesday the door to the 2nd Floor Cutter Stacks will be closed. Lending & Access Services Staff will retrieve materials from this area temporarily, until we can move this collection to the Redpath Basement.If you have any questions about this, please let me know.
Thanks,
Joseph
____________________________________________Joseph HafnerAssociate Director,
Further to the memo below which will effect:
the use of the Redpath E-Zone,
increased use of the McLennan E-classroom and McLennan E-Zone,
the flow of people through the lobby of the McLennan Building and
access to the Cutter collection:
Work will begin on the security gates/turnstiles on Tuesday August 28th at 8:30 and will take about two days to complete.(to Wed. August 29th )
During the relocation we will NOT have any security in place at Redpath.
This means that the Redpath entrance will be closed and users will be directed to use the McLennan entrance.
Furthermore, the Cutter Collection will now be out of the security perimeter.
Should users need an item from Cutter they will be directed to the Loans and Access Desk for retrieval by a staff member.
Eventually, the Cutter Collection, some of which has been reclassed and reduced this past summer, will be moved to Redpath Storage.
The move to Redpath Storage will take place in the fall term.
Courage mes enfants!
Thanks and regards,
Lonnie
Hi All,I am forwarding, for your information, the following memo from Joseph Hafner:
Regards,
Lonnie
MEMO:
The Redpath Library Building main floor entrance security gates will be moved on Tuesday August 28, 2007 starting in the morning.They are being moved away from the doors to the corridor next to the Membership Desk. This is being done because of the Cyberthèque project.During the time when we are moving the gates, the interior entrance/exit doors to the Redpath Library Building will closed, so that people do not have to walk through the construction area.The exterior doors to the building will remain open, so that students can access the Oasis Café.Starting Tuesday the door to the 2nd Floor Cutter Stacks will be closed. Lending & Access Services Staff will retrieve materials from this area temporarily, until we can move this collection to the Redpath Basement.If you have any questions about this, please let me know.
Thanks,
Joseph
____________________________________________Joseph HafnerAssociate Director,
Thursday, August 23, 2007
ID Cards activation
Hi,
Some of the students at the ID Centre have been asking when their ID cards will work in the Library. The answer is the next day as Aleph and Minerva talk to each other every night and this activates their card. Thanks to Joseph for aleting me to this and providing the information.
I gather that things have been going well so far. Thank you very much for making this work.
Take care,
Chris [Lyons]
Some of the students at the ID Centre have been asking when their ID cards will work in the Library. The answer is the next day as Aleph and Minerva talk to each other every night and this activates their card. Thanks to Joseph for aleting me to this and providing the information.
I gather that things have been going well so far. Thank you very much for making this work.
Take care,
Chris [Lyons]
Wednesday, August 22, 2007
Book Repair Procedures for Liaison Librarians
Book Repair Procedures for Liaison Librarians August, 2007
Sources of books for repair:
-book return depots
- ILL
- stacks shelvers
- loans desk/reserves shelves
- suggestions from users
All material from the above sources, intended for REPAIR will be placed on a designated book truck in the McLennan returns area.
At regular intervals, all books will then be delivered to Nancy Crowe in the collections office who will charge the items to “in house repair”.
Nancy will then distribute the books to your collections shelves.
Liaison librarians will be expected to speedily and regularly check the shelves
and decide whether items require:
- replacement (single or multiple copy)
- rebinding
- repair or
- withdrawal or
- offer to another library/collection
There will be colour-coded flags, for the above categories. Place the appropriate flag in the book(s), initial the flag(s), and return them to Nancy who will then sort them onto the appropriate shelves in the collection office.
Remember that in making your choices you should be mindful of the following:
- is the item unique?
- how many copies do we have?
- how often has/have the items been borrowed?
- if we have sufficient copies can we withdraw?
Since the choices might not be easy or obvious, here are some guidelines or parameters.
Spine only if book spine is completely off or torn consider for repair
Hinges only if the hinges are loose or the book block is off the hingesà repair
Pages only if only one or several pages are cleanly separated from the rest of the book,
are not brittle, and can be readily inserted back into the book à repair
Spine and book covers if both are in bad shape or dislocated from the book block
BUT the pages are in good order (not brittle or falling apart) consider for rebinding
Pages and book if the pages and book block are torn, brittle, falling apart, and the book is held together by tape or string à consider replacement, or return to stacks boxed or withdraw
Replacement
Do preliminary search for replacement copy (YBP; Amazon; Global BIP; Alibris; Abebooks; etc.)
IF YOU FIND A REPLACEMENT COPY
-print out a copy of the replacement evidence and attach to
- a copy of the catalogue record of the item to be replaced and indicate with a note “REPLACEMENT” stipulating whether you want “this edition only” or “this edition preferred but other editions/reprints accepted” and also note whether you want more than one copy.
IF YOU DO NOT FIND A REPLACEMENT COPY
- print out a copy of the catalogue record of the item to be replaced and indicate with a note “REPLACEMENT NEEDED”
- collections staff will keep a file of these titles and they will be searched regularly.
- the existing copy in hand will be returned to the stacks
If no replacement is readily located and the item is in disrepair , it will be boxed before it returns to the stacks.
If a replacement copy has been readily located the item will be returned to the stacks “as is” pending receipt of the item.
When a replacement copy is received, collections staff will be notified by Acquisitions and the item will be removed from the stacks and withdrawn.
If Acquisitions reports that a replacement cannot be found, the notification will be forwarded to the librarian who will decide whether the item:
- should/can be rebound OR
- item will be retained on shelf (and perhaps boxed, if not already) and the collection staff will maintain a desiderata list of items for subsequent replacement searches
If the replacement is a RUSH item (e.g. for Reserves) the librarian must try to find a replacement copy immediately and submit the order ASAP.
Repair: Items that require minor spine or cover mending or page repair/inserts, flag them and these will be forwarded to Bruce Osler in the Reference. The catalogue records for items being mended will still be noted “in house repair”
Rebinding – should items require complete spine and cover replacement, flag them and Nancy will forward them to Michael Morin in the processing section of Acquisitions.
Withdrawals – If you decide not to replace, bind or mend an item, print a catalogue record of the item and note “withdraw”. These will be sent to Eleanor Turner in Database Maintenance for record changes/drops.
Offer to another library/collection: Items that may be more appropriate in other libraries will be set aside for perusal by Richard Virr (and others for consideration as appropriate).
Statistics will be maintained by Nancy Crowe for all incoming materials and for the separate contingencies listed above.
LW
August, 2007
Sources of books for repair:
-book return depots
- ILL
- stacks shelvers
- loans desk/reserves shelves
- suggestions from users
All material from the above sources, intended for REPAIR will be placed on a designated book truck in the McLennan returns area.
At regular intervals, all books will then be delivered to Nancy Crowe in the collections office who will charge the items to “in house repair”.
Nancy will then distribute the books to your collections shelves.
Liaison librarians will be expected to speedily and regularly check the shelves
and decide whether items require:
- replacement (single or multiple copy)
- rebinding
- repair or
- withdrawal or
- offer to another library/collection
There will be colour-coded flags, for the above categories. Place the appropriate flag in the book(s), initial the flag(s), and return them to Nancy who will then sort them onto the appropriate shelves in the collection office.
Remember that in making your choices you should be mindful of the following:
- is the item unique?
- how many copies do we have?
- how often has/have the items been borrowed?
- if we have sufficient copies can we withdraw?
Since the choices might not be easy or obvious, here are some guidelines or parameters.
Spine only if book spine is completely off or torn consider for repair
Hinges only if the hinges are loose or the book block is off the hingesà repair
Pages only if only one or several pages are cleanly separated from the rest of the book,
are not brittle, and can be readily inserted back into the book à repair
Spine and book covers if both are in bad shape or dislocated from the book block
BUT the pages are in good order (not brittle or falling apart) consider for rebinding
Pages and book if the pages and book block are torn, brittle, falling apart, and the book is held together by tape or string à consider replacement, or return to stacks boxed or withdraw
Replacement
Do preliminary search for replacement copy (YBP; Amazon; Global BIP; Alibris; Abebooks; etc.)
IF YOU FIND A REPLACEMENT COPY
-print out a copy of the replacement evidence and attach to
- a copy of the catalogue record of the item to be replaced and indicate with a note “REPLACEMENT” stipulating whether you want “this edition only” or “this edition preferred but other editions/reprints accepted” and also note whether you want more than one copy.
IF YOU DO NOT FIND A REPLACEMENT COPY
- print out a copy of the catalogue record of the item to be replaced and indicate with a note “REPLACEMENT NEEDED”
- collections staff will keep a file of these titles and they will be searched regularly.
- the existing copy in hand will be returned to the stacks
If no replacement is readily located and the item is in disrepair , it will be boxed before it returns to the stacks.
If a replacement copy has been readily located the item will be returned to the stacks “as is” pending receipt of the item.
When a replacement copy is received, collections staff will be notified by Acquisitions and the item will be removed from the stacks and withdrawn.
If Acquisitions reports that a replacement cannot be found, the notification will be forwarded to the librarian who will decide whether the item:
- should/can be rebound OR
- item will be retained on shelf (and perhaps boxed, if not already) and the collection staff will maintain a desiderata list of items for subsequent replacement searches
If the replacement is a RUSH item (e.g. for Reserves) the librarian must try to find a replacement copy immediately and submit the order ASAP.
Repair: Items that require minor spine or cover mending or page repair/inserts, flag them and these will be forwarded to Bruce Osler in the Reference. The catalogue records for items being mended will still be noted “in house repair”
Rebinding – should items require complete spine and cover replacement, flag them and Nancy will forward them to Michael Morin in the processing section of Acquisitions.
Withdrawals – If you decide not to replace, bind or mend an item, print a catalogue record of the item and note “withdraw”. These will be sent to Eleanor Turner in Database Maintenance for record changes/drops.
Offer to another library/collection: Items that may be more appropriate in other libraries will be set aside for perusal by Richard Virr (and others for consideration as appropriate).
Statistics will be maintained by Nancy Crowe for all incoming materials and for the separate contingencies listed above.
LW
August, 2007
Monday, August 20, 2007
Guest Accounts
A reminder on the provision of guest accounts to potential users.
- guest accounts should be given to "legitimate users" who need limited-time access to microsoft office applications, e-mail and/or the Internet.
- "legitimate users" could be visiting profs, graduate students, researchers or alumni (use your discretion)
Users might ask for a guest account when, in effect, they really only need the regular sign-on "guest-guest" access to the catalogue and databases.
The reference interview will enlighten.
ALL laptop users requesting guest accounts are to be encouraged to use one of our computers.
No "guest accounts" are to be provided to laptop users, since we have no control or tracking of potential problem users/abusers.
Regards,
Lonnie
- guest accounts should be given to "legitimate users" who need limited-time access to microsoft office applications, e-mail and/or the Internet.
- "legitimate users" could be visiting profs, graduate students, researchers or alumni (use your discretion)
Users might ask for a guest account when, in effect, they really only need the regular sign-on "guest-guest" access to the catalogue and databases.
The reference interview will enlighten.
ALL laptop users requesting guest accounts are to be encouraged to use one of our computers.
No "guest accounts" are to be provided to laptop users, since we have no control or tracking of potential problem users/abusers.
Regards,
Lonnie
Private Study Space - McLennan Library Bldg.
Current McGill graduate students in the Faculty of Arts who are writing theses may sign up for private study space by leaving their names at the Humanties & Social Sciences Library - Stacks office, 6th floor, McLennan Library Bldg., Room M6-53B.
About 21 private studies will be available and each will be shared by 2 students.
A lottery will be held in early September to determine the names of successful candidates.
Preference will be given to PhD thesis writers.
- MC
About 21 private studies will be available and each will be shared by 2 students.
A lottery will be held in early September to determine the names of successful candidates.
Preference will be given to PhD thesis writers.
- MC
Carrels
Beginning Thursday, August 28th, 2007, McGill graduate students in the Faculty of Arts, may reserve Carrels in the McLennan Library Bldg. for their private use.
Carrels are assigned for the Fall / Winter terms (August 28, 2007 to April 21, 2008)
Application for a Carrel are handled by the Lending & Access Services Department, Membership Desk, Main, Floor, Redpath Library Bldg.
- MC
Carrels are assigned for the Fall / Winter terms (August 28, 2007 to April 21, 2008)
Application for a Carrel are handled by the Lending & Access Services Department, Membership Desk, Main, Floor, Redpath Library Bldg.
- MC
Saturday, August 18, 2007
Saturday phone service disruption
The McGill campus phone system was out of order from about 11am - 12:30pm on Saturday Aug 18th. Users might report being unable to phone in to renew books, ask questions etc.
Jodie Hebert
Jodie Hebert
Friday, August 17, 2007
New Students & Borrowing Privileges
According to the Loans desk, new students are not able to borrow books until September 1st (even if they already have their ID card).
CP
CP
Printing Services
In case you encounter puzzled courriers, delivery people or other enquirers, please note that Printing Services has moved from the Redpath building to 3465 Durocher.
CP
CP
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