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Better LancerNet Wireless now in the Library!
Connecting to LancerNet is easier
LU’s LancerNet wireless is better than ever! Whether you purchased a LU Dell laptop or brought your own, you can use LancerNet Wireless by simply following the IITS configuration directions. LancerNet a secure network; therefore, you must enter your LancerNet ID and password each time you access the network.
LancerNet coverage has increased
The Library has better coverage and faster speeds. The Library went from 14 to 21 access points with greater bandwidth for speed. An average of 30 people can use each access point and still maintain quality speed. Approximately 600+ people can now reliably access LancerNet in the Library. Maximum speed per access point should be 300mbps; however, as more users connect, the bandwidth speed drops per user. Your wireless device will connect to the nearest access point with the best signal strength and most available bandwidth speed. As you move about the signal will change from access point to access point.
We hope these changes improve your computing experience!
Alumni magazines digitized
Greenwood Library has added more digitized archival materials to Internet Archive, a digital library of Internet sites and other cultural artifacts in digital form. In addition to the Longwood yearbooks dated 1898 through 2006, the library has included alumnae and alumni magazines from 1940 to 1979 and undergraduate catalogs from 1893 to 1949. The projects were undertaken to provide more access to some of the university’s archival materials of interest to its alumni and the public.
Have y
ou ever wondered about the history of Longwood, what its buildings looked like, St. Joan of Arc’s history with Longwood, or what courses were like in 1900? You can find information to these answers, photos, and more browsing through the digitized alumni magazines and undergraduate catalogs. The collections are available at: http://www.archive.org/details/longwooduniversity. Click on “Browse by Subject/Keywords” and choose links to alumni and alumnae periodicals or curricula catalogs. You can also search our online catalog by typing in a subject search for: Longwood College Alumni and alumnae Periodicals.
For more information, contact Pat Howe: howepa@longwood.edu or Lydia Williams: williamslc@longwood.edu.
Nook or Kindle?
Come to the Library this week to learn about our e-readers’ program as we will be giving hands-on demos of these devices at the InfoDesk near the Library entrance this week from 11 a.m. till 5 p.m. If you don’t have time to join us in the Library, please go to the E-readers guide to find out what you can read on Amazon Kindles and how you can check out Barnes and Noble Nooks. Let us know what you think.
Looking for a video about American history?
The newly acquired database American History in Video is just right for you! It provides more than 5,000 streaming videos and searchable transcripts of documentaries from Biography, The History Channel, A&E, PBS, Bullfrog Films and more, as well as United News and Universal newsreels. Many of the videos are also listed in the library catalog.
Take a break and browse these videos by historical events, people or places.
American History in Video is provided by VIVA (Virtual Library of Virginia), the consortium of nonprofit academic libraries within the Commonwealth of Virginia. Members include all of Virginia’s state-assisted colleges and universities, as well as 33 private, nonprofit institutions and the Library of Virginia.
EBSCO Discovery Service Trial
Have you ever wanted to look for journal articles AND books from a single search box? The Greenwood Library invites you to try the “one-stop” EBSCO Discovery Service (EDS) on trial through May 2011.
This search tool allows you to use the familiar EBSCOhost interface to search the Library’s catalog and many of our article databases at one time. Test it from the library home page.
We hope you’ll also tell us your impressions. The Greenwood Library is considering purchasing this product. Your feedback will help us determine if EDS is a useful tool for conducting research at Longwood University.
Here are a few things to note about the trial:
- It searches many but not all of the Library’s databases.
- All EBSCOhost databases are included.
- It searches JSTOR and several other journal collections.
- Many but not all of the Library’s electronic books are included.
- Books, CDs and DVDs added after January 2011 are not included.
- Results include both print and online resources.
If you have questions about the trial, which ends May 31, 2011, please contact the Learning Commons at x2435 or refdesk@longwood.edu.
Do you want to check out a Nook?
Twelve Barnes and Noble’s Nook e-readers are available on a first-come, first-served basis. The Nook makes it easy to download free books and audio files from various online sites. To check out a Nook, please go to the Circulation/Reserve Desk. To find out more about loading free books & audio books please go to the E-readers guide.
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Do you want to check out a Kindle?
Twelve Amazon Kindle e-readers are available on a first-come, first-served basis with the following preloaded assortment of titles. To check out a Kindle, please go to the Circulation/Reserve Desk. To find out more about the E-readers Pilot Program, please go to the E-readers guide.
New work areas in the Library
We have developed two new student work areas in the Library. Students may use our low, fun seating underneath the stairs on Floor 1 of the Library. On Floor 2, room 210, we have new individual and group work spaces; they have electricity and hardwired and wireless Internet connectivity for laptops. These spaces increase the number of student work areas in the Library. We hope you find them to be useful.
Important Printing/Photocopy Charging Changes
Who’s effected?
- Everyone who prints in the campus computing labs or who prints/photocopies in the Greenwood Library.
- Non-affiliated users: If you are not affiliated with Longwood you may purchase a “Guest Card” for $1 at the Add Value Station located in Lankford Hall. You will then need to add funds to this card through the same machine or in the LancerCard Center located in G22 Lancaster Hall
What’s changed?
- You must have a cash balance on your Lancer CA$H account to print or photocopy in the labs and/or Library. Print charges will no longer be billed to your student account. Photocopies cost $.08 and computer prints cost $.09 for b/w and $1.00 for color.
When does this change take effect?
- January 18, 2011
- For more information about Lancer CA$H, visit our website at www.longwood.edu/lancercard
How to deposit money:
- In person at the LancerCard Center in G22 Lancaster Hall (cash, checks, MasterCard and Visa accepted)
- At the Add-Value station in Lankford (cash only)
- Online at www.longwood.edu/lancercard (MasterCard and Visa)