Taylor & Francis access blocked due to systematic downloading

Due to an instance of excessive downloading, Taylor & Francis has applied a block to our account.

This is currently under investigation: 30th May 2013.

We apologise for any inconvenience this may cause.

Responses to Feedback 2nd May – 23rd May 23, 2013

UoN117672
The monitor in Auchmuty Flowers Room 2 is not working if I connect my laptop with HDMI cable provided in the room, and the monitor is too small compares to other flowers room. Please change the monitor.

Calls have been made to fix the technical issues,

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I think that it would be a welcome practice for library staff to enforce the ‘silent’ zone rules more actively and visibly.
I believe that recent changes to library ‘zones’ from last semester in addition to the large increase in new students has resulted in a large number of students either unaware of the rules within different zones, or simply don’t abide by them.
Library staff actively enforcing the zones, additional signage and possible inclusion on the computer screen savers are some ideas which I am sure you are aware of.
This is extremely frustrating given the fact there are no extra computers and no additional group meeting facilities etc.
I find it disheartening that current students are paying the same prices for courses as 2012 and prior, though we have less resources at our disposal due to increase in student numbers, essentially affecting student outcomes and the reputation of the university, consequently affecting revenue and profitability of UoN.
I appreciate your time and consideration of my feedback.

Thank you for your feedback. Staff reshelving in the silent zones will point out alternative study spaces for people who need to chat.
With the exams approaching we will also ensure zoning information is clearly displayed.
Regards
Alison

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Hey guys, can you please look into supplying extra chairs in the library. Students are required to do group work and when booths are full, they will crowd around a single monitor with multiple chairs, taken from empty computers. Cue students coming in the use said computers, no chairs in sight and if you ask people if they are using an empty chair beside them, they will probably say yes. A collection of say 3 chairs per pod located close to pods would at least relieve this situation so that students do not have to be on their knees to use the computers (as I am at this very moment).

If you need further justification to your bosses as to why you should do this, I would recommend this issue has implications relating to students with injuries and disabilities, workplace health and safety, and the prevention of some poor stressed uni student going postal on their fellow stressed students because of a chair and causing an overall disruption.
Also like to say your peeps behind the desk at huxley are super awesome because they always help me with stuff, they always reply when I say hello as I walk in and goodbye as I walk out (see not all negative). Keep up the good work!

Thanks for your feedback – chair audits are done regularly , so any chairs which require replacement will be picked up in this way. There are enough chairs for seats in Huxley as well as spares. Pods are designed for more than one chair to a machine. Thanks for the feedback on our staff!

Library system outage – Saturday 25th May 2013

 

Due to IT maintenance the following Library systems will be unavailable for intermittent periods occurring between 8:00 am and 8:00 pm on Saturday 25th May 2013

 

•  Library catalogue (NEWCAT)
•  Encore
•  BONUS
•  Loans, renewals or requests
•  MyLibrary
•  Databases
•  ejournals and ebooks
•  All staff Millennium modules
•  Requesting via BONUS+ etc

UoNline (including Blackboard) will be available during this maintenance period

In addition, an outage to Echo360 lecture recordings will occur between 8.00 am and 9.00 am (recordings scheduled during that period will be captured)

We apologise for any inconvenience this may cause.

Learning Spaces Instagram Competition

Find new Learning Spaces on any UoN campus, upload to Instagram and you could win!

Share your favourite space with us and we’ll do our best to perform the makeover.

Find a space on any UoN campus that would be great as a study area or learning space
Upload a photo to Instagram and include the hashtag #LearnSpacesUoN

You’ll go into the draw to win weekly $30 Coles vouchers with grand prizes of $100 Coles vouchers drawn 29th July 2013. So get snapping!

Find out more about the Learning Spaces Instagram Competition

ACS (American Chemical Society) database account blocked due to excessive downloading.

Due to an instance of excessive downloading, ACS (American Chemical Society) has applied a block to our account.

This is currently under investigation: 20th May 2013.

We apologise for any inconvenience this may cause.

New Trial – International Monetary Fund eLibrary – access to the statistical databases of IMF

 

Trial is available from 8th May 2013 until 8th June, 2013

The IMF eLibrary Data is the platform for IMF statistical databases, offering customisable data tables and graphs. The IMF regularly publishes authoritative data reports, statistical yearbooks, studies, working papers and important research on where the global economy has been and where it is heading. The IMF eLibrary Data provides information and perspectives on macroeconomics, globalisation, development, trade and aid, demographics, emerging markets, policy advice, and poverty reduction.

This database provides access to the statistical databases of IMF

Go to: International Monetary Fund’s eLibrary

Leave a Comment to tell us what you think of this database.

 

New Trial – International Monetary Fund eLibrary – access to the ejournals,ebooks, working papers of IMF

Trial is available from 8th May 2013 until 8th June, 2013

The Library is currently trialling International Monetary Fund’s eLibrary. The IMF eLibrary is the platform for IMF publications and statistical databases, offering the entire catalog of IMF publications. The IMF regularly publishes authoritative data reports, statistical yearbooks, studies, working papers and important research on where the global economy has been and where it is heading. The IMF eLibrary provides information and perspectives on macroeconomics, globalisation, development, trade and aid, demographics, emerging markets, policy advice, and poverty reduction.

This database provides access to the ejournals,ebooks, working papers of IMF

Go to: International Monetary Fund’s eLibrary

Leave a Comment to tell us what you think of this database.