Dawson eBooks in IE9 workaround

If you are using Internet Explorer 9, you will need to select compatibility mode to use Dawson and some other sites.
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IE9 has a bug when viewing Dawson eBooks, where navigation from one page to another does not work properly. To fix it, click on the compatibility view icon. An alternative option is to use a different browser such as Firefox or Google Chrome.

OT and Physio book stall coming to Fountains

On Thursday 29th September and Tuesday 4th October, Blackwells will be running a book stall for Occupational Therapy and Physiotherapy students in the Learning Centre.

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The stall will be located on the ground floor, near the Self Service area. It will be open 10:30-2:30 on the 29th, and 11-2 on the 4th.

Having difficulty finding your way around?

Follow the "finding my way around" link from the Library home page to our virtual tour - http://library.yorksj.ac.uk/virtualtour

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Where to find help in the learning centre

If you would like assistance, either come to Question Point on the ground floor, or approach a member of staff on the first or second.

Reading lists on WorldCat proving popular

"Education ebooks" accessed over 2,000 times, while "1OT440 Analysing Movement" viewed 260 times this week. Find your list in your course modules on Moodle.

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RESOLVED: Workaround for Athens authentication

UPDATED: This issue is now resolved, access to Athens authenticated resources is now active again.

If unable to access resources using Athens authentication, the following may help:

Go to the MyAthens website at http://auth.athensams.net/my/ and use the alternative login.

Go to York St John University in the list of Universities.

You then will have access to a resource list and Dawson books.

Update 13.40 Friday:

This link takes you more directly to the Athens alternative logon, and then should redirect to the list of resources. Could you add a comment to let us know if this works for you, please?

We have also updated the "YSJ students and staff: continue your search" link from the off-campus view of the library home page, to use the alternative login. This does work, though occasionally you will see a blank page, and need to refresh the page in the browser in order to get your search results.

Returning students

If you've been keeping up with the news on Project Fountains, or have been in to the Learning Centre over the summer you'll know that there are major changes to the layout of each floor and the bookstock. In particular, the shelving has been rearranged so the books relating to your subject may be in a different location to previously. Also there have been changes to the Self Service arrangements. You can now issue and return items 24/7 using the self-issue and return machines. Also the pick up for holds is now self-service and adjacent to the issue/return machines, to the left of the main entrance. There is information on how to collect and issue your holds. The ground floor will be accessible 24 hours a day, and features open-access PCs, print journals and a collection of quick-access key texts. You will also be able to speak to staff at the Question Point, during staffed hours, as well as get help from the roving staff on the other floors.
We welcome you to the newly refurbished Fountains Learning Centre and encourage your feedback, either electronically via Twitter (@YSJLibrary) or Facebook (Friends of Fountains). Alternatively there is a comments wall on the first floor where you can write up any feedback.

Issue with Athens authentication

Currently electronic resources that use Athens authentication are inaccessible. You will receive a message about the authentication timing out. We have contacted Eduserv regarding this and hope for a speedy resolution. Please continue trying the service as any resources that use EZproxy authentication will work.

Where to find your book

Many items have been moved to new locations in the library. Please ask at the ground floor Question Point, if you need to know more.

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The Key locations are:

Ground floor

Journals, and a collection of quick-access and reference texts is located in the old stack opposite the Yorkshire Film Archive.

First floor

Class Number range	Location	Subjects covered
001-302.1	Angled shelves facing towards the open area.	Computing and information sciences, philosophyn and religion
302.2-368.5	Along wall, starting near the quiet study room.	Social sciences, politics, economics and law
370-649 and oversize	Behind 001-302 shelving.	Education, folklore, languages, science and technology
School library collection	Against wall, by 370-649 shelving.	Books for use in schools.

Second floor

Class Number range	Location	Subjects covered
650-942	Behind rotary shelving	Technology, management, arts, geography and ancient history
800-899	Rotary shelving in open area	English and world literature
942-997	Against wall, near 650-942 collection	History
Audio-visual resources	Round corner from the languages resource centre	DVD and audio resources

Follow York St. John Library on Twitter

You can keep up-to-date with Library news by following @YSJLibrary at twitter.com.

Ground Floor re-opens Monday 19th September

The ground floor of the Learning Centre will be re-opening at 9am on Monday 19th September, the first day of Welcome Week. The ground floor will be accessible 24 hours a day, and features open-access PCs, self-service holds, print journals and a collection of quick-access key texts. You will also be able to speak to staff at the Question Point, during staffed hours.

Les Watson, the consultant who led the refurbishment, will be offering guided tours of the building. See here for more details.

Do you want to take a tour of the refurbished learning centre?

Les Watson, the consultant who led the refurbishment, will be conducting tours of the refurbished Fountains Learning Centre on Monday 19th and Monday 26th September. Information will be sent to Faculties and Departments on 14 September. If anyone is interested they should contact Alona Duff at a.duff@yorksj.ac.uk.

Changes to university wireless network

The way your devices connect to the campus wireless network has changed. Please ask if you need to know more.

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The university updated the wireless network on campus on Wednesday, 14th September. This means that the way your device connects to the network will change.

In order to change over, you will first need to delete the existing settings - see these instructions on removing old wireless settings. You can then re-connect to the network. See the guide to connecting your device to YSJ Wireless to find out how to do this.

If your laptop was provided by the university, and is used on the wireless network, could you please take it to ICT Services for the changeover.

ICT services would like to apologise for any inconvenience

Restricted opening hours during Welcome Week

The learning centre will only be staffed until 7pm during Welcome Week (19th-24th September). There will be 24-hour access to the ground floor and IT suites.

Week commencing the 26th, we will be moving to our new opening times, 8am-9:30pm Monday to Thursday and 8am-7pm Friday. For full details of Autumn term opening times, please see the website.

Off-campus access difficulties 5 September 2011

We are currently experiencing difficulties with our off-campus access. This is being worked on by our IT department and should be resolved soon.

Services now back to normal

The re-configuration of shelving in the library has been completed and the first and second floors are now fully accessible, including 24-hour IT rooms on the first floor.

The only exception to normal access is now print periodicals. These have been moved to their new home on the ground floor. Building work has not yet been completed there, so please ask a member of staff if you require anything from the print periodicals collection. You may want to check whether electronic copies of any journal articles are available, via our online catalogue or list of online databases.