More technical issues

According to JSTOR: Service alert: We are experiencing problems with multiple servers causing slowness and access issues. Our technical staff are working on the issues. We apologize for these problems and will update you as we know more.

Please let Emily know if you have questions.

Service Interuptions Due to Weather Out East

We have received a notice from ProQuest/Bowker that several of their services have been affected by the power outages in the Northeast. You may notice problems with Books in Print, Syndetic Solutions (the book cover images and additional info that's normally found in the catalog), and RCL/Resources for College Libraries. Bowker staff hope to have generator power running by the end of business today, but they predict that access will be patchy until full power has been restored to their area. If you have any questions, please let Emily know.

Gems' class article

We're not sure if this is going to come up again, or if the reading was due already. There was an article for Gems' class that was listed on the syllabus as being from the Journal of American Jewish History. The journal is actually just called American Jewish History, so people were having trouble finding it.

WiFi

Just a reminder that our WiFi network is only available to current students, faculty, and staff. Basically, only anyone with a current NCC login. If you encounter anyone who is upset because they believed otherwise, please feel free to direct them to John or myself and we would be happy to explain the policy to them.

Skeleton

We had a student in last night that had been told we had a skeleton that could be used for studying purposes. This is, in fact, not true. We do have a torso in the curriculum work room, but it is not sufficient for the purposes the science students need when they're studying the skeleton. There are some available in the Science Center, but, as was the case last night, when there's an upcoming test they're in pretty high demand. So if a science student comes looking for a skeleton, we do not have one.