Year: 2010

Phil Bradley’s weblog alerted me today to an interesting web site, Yabigo, that allows you to search Yahoo, Bing, and Google simultaneously and see results presented in three columns. For example, see how the service presents the results of a search for “newman library” (and note the difference in rankings of results). Might be useful for instruction especially.

I have left an article for Prof. Steve Lilien,from the accountancy department, at the ref desk in the usual box for pickups.  He will pick it up Tuesday.    Rita

Some incoming students are taking the SimNet exam today. I confirmed with the BCTC helpdesk that if incoming Baruch students show the letter they received regarding their requirement to take the SimNet exam, they may gain access to the BCTC computer lab to prepare for the exam using the software on the BCTC computers.

I’ve been thinking about the signs we put up at the reference desk and have been wondering how many (if any) we actually need to have when the desk is open. My assumption is that the more cluttered the reference desk is, the more of a barrier it creates to those who may hesitate to ask us a question. The more stuff we have on the desk, the more it appears to be “our” desk. As much as possible, I think we should aim to have a reference desk that is as inviting to users as possible, that doesn’t make potential question askers worry that they are invading our space or bothering us.

So, what are your thoughts about signs on the desk (library hours, library events)? Are they a barrier or not? Do you think they are looked at often enough to merit staying on the desk?

If you happen to run across a computer that you or a student can’t log onto because the previous user has “locked” it, you’ll want to just power down the computer and start it back up again.

I recently was requested to prepare a history of Baruch’s tuition and fees by an administrator, and we were unable to locate another source within CUNY during the holiday period, and some other possible resources didn’t work out.  I used the undergraduate and graduate bulletins, starting in 1968.  I know this question has come up in the past, at least I have had it from students.  So, I posted the results on the shared drive  at \\Numan\Shared\Divisions\IS\Baruch tuition and fee history 1968-

Sheet 1 covers undergraduates and Sheet 2 covers graduate students

I didn’t include in the fees such things as late registration and bad checks or duplicate ID cards.

Please let me know if you have any questions. Rita

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