New Whiteboard Walls In 2nd Floor Study Rooms

Special paint has been used to create a very large whiteboard wall in each of the study rooms on the 2nd floor (near the staircase and next to the Blue wing hallway).

Dry-erase markers and board erasers are available at the Information Desk for use with the study rooms.

We hope you find these upgrades useful and please let us know what you think about them! Stop by the Information Desk with your comments or fill out a survey.

Thank you!

Lee Andrew Hilyer
Head of Information and Access Services
UH Libraries

POWER INTERRUPTION, Saturday, March 20th

There will be a brief interruption to building power on Saturday, March 20th, some time between 3-4pm. The interruption is expected to be momentary, but all computers in the building will shut down. Please read posted notices in the building and listen for the announcement which will give the actual time for the power interruption.

As always, users are cautioned to save their work frequently, and to complete tasks before the power interruption. We expect users to be able to resume normal work following the power interruption.

We apologize for the inconvenience and thank you for your patience.

Sincerely,

Lee Andrew Hilyer, MLIS, M.Ed.
Head of Information and Access Services

CONSTRUCTION – Blue Wing, Anderson Library

Beginning this Thursday, March 11th, we will have contractors in the building doing repair work in the south east corner of the BLUE Wing. This work will last until Friday, March 19th. The work will be noisy and may cause some disruptions to patrons using this area. We recommend you use other quiet areas within the building during this construction. Thank you for your patience and understanding.

START: March 11th
END: March 19th
AREA AFFECTED: SE Corner of Blue Wing, M.D. Anderson Library
EXPECTED: NOISE and DISRUPTION in the area

Sincerely,

Lee Hilyer
Head of Information and Access Services

Now, print OR copy using your Cougar OneCard!

Your Cougar OneCard library print allocation can now be used for photocopies! There are two new copiers in the Anderson Library, as well as new copiers in the Pharmacy, Music and Architecture & Art Branch Libraries! Use your Cougar OneCard to release copy jobs just as you do to release print jobs.

For quick copy jobs, these copiers also offer FREE scan-to-email capability. If you have any questions, please let us know!

Sincerely,

Lee Hilyer
UH Libraries
713-743-9710

You can STILL win a BN gift card!

The UH Libraries are conducting a short survey to learn more about how you use library resources for your research projects. Take our short survey (15 questions) and you could win one of five (5) BN $15.00 gift cards we’re giving away!

http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/3QFNRYZ

Questions? Contact Lee Andrew Hilyer (lahilyer@central.uh.edu | 3-9721)

It’s not too late! We will draw for gift cards on Friday, January 29th!

WIN a $15.00 Barnes and Noble Giftcard!

The UH Libraries are conducting a short survey to learn more about how you use library resources for your research projects. Take our short survey (15 questions) and you could win one of five (5) BN $15.00 gift cards we’re giving away!

http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/3QFNRYZ

Questions? Contact Lee Andrew Hilyer (lahilyer@central.uh.edu | 3-9721)

It’s not too late! We will draw for gift cards on Friday, January 29th!

Problems Reported With Ebsco Databases and RefWorks/EndNote Web

There are problems being reported with exporting records from EBSCO databases to EndNote Web or RefWorks. This is a problem with Ebsco’s software and the fix is estimated to be completed on Friday.

You can try a manual text file import, or wait until the fix has been applied and the functionality has been restored.

If you have any questions, please feel free to contact me.

Sincerely

Lee Hilyer
UH Libraries
lahilyer@uh.edu
3-9721

RefWorks Training Classes in November

Training for RefWorks will be conducted by Jason High on November 12th. Three classes will be held that day:

• 9:30-11:30 RefWorks Fundamentals
• 1:00-3:00 RefWorks Fundamentals (Repeat of 9:30 class)

• 3:15-4:45 RefWorks Advanced

To RSVP, please email Lee Andrew Hilyer at lahilyer@central.uh.edu. Space is limited, so registration is required.

For more information on RefWorks and other citation management tools, visit http://info.lib.uh.edu/help/citation_management.html

RefWorks Now Available!

RefWorks, a web-based citation management tool is now available! RefWorks helps you keep track of citations as you conduct research and assists you in creating bibliographies according to all the popular styles (MLA, APA, Chicago, etc.)

Easy access to RefWorks is provided through our list of Databases. From the Library’s home page, click “Research Tools,” then “Databases.” Scroll down to the alphabetical list, choose “R” for RefWorks, then click the RefWorks link in the list. It only takes a minute to create an account and then you’re all set!

For questions or assistance, please contact Lee Andrew Hilyer, lahilyer@central.uh.edu, 713-743-9721.

CougarOne Card Activation site

http://cougarcard.uh.edu/activate

Students need their:
– PeopleSoft ID
– Birthdate
– 60XXX number off the back of their NEW card.