At Your Service: August 2005 Archives

The library would like to welcome back returning students and faculty, and greet all our newcomers. We've been busy over the summer planning for the future, purchasing new resources, and improving our services.

Most recently, see the new, easier way to access online resources from off-campus. One login (your AccessNet username and password) is all you need (well, that and a computer with an internet connection) to access the wealth of online resources provided by the library.

We've also added a number of new electronic resources, including Web of Science backfiles, new JSTOR Arts journals, African-American Newspapers, and a number of new online Encyclopedias.

And, if you are one of the millions of people who Instant Message (IM), we now answer reference questions via IM. Add us to your buddy list. Our various screennames and online status is found on our Ask a Librarian page.

--Derik A Badman

The Freshman Summer Reading Project has all incoming freshman reading the same book. Discussions in class, a visit by the author, and other events follow. This year Tamim Ansary's West of Kabul, East of New York was selected.

As part of the project Temple librarians have created a resource guide to aid students in finding more information on the book, the author, and the historical and social context. We hope students will find the guide useful.

You can now start your web-based research directly from all of the Libraries' web services even if you're off-campus. All you need is your browser and your AccessNet ID. Access to the Libraries' restricted resources has never been easier!

When you click on a link to a restricted resource in the Diamond catalog or anywhere on the Libraries' web site, you'll see the LibProxy login page. Simply enter your AccessNet username and password, -- the same username and password you use for email or TUportal -- click the "login" button, and search. Beginning August 29, JournalFinder will also be accessible this way.

Your login will be valid until you end your session and close your browser. That means you only have to login once to search our entire selection of databases and ebooks.

Off-campus users can still gain access to the restricted resources via
TUportal or previous methods. If you use those, or are anywhere on campus, you won't notice anything different.

We hope you'll find LibProxy makes your off-campus research much easier. If you have any questions, just contact Brian Schoolar, our Electronic Resources Librarian, at 215-204-3258 or jbrian@temple.edu.

--Byron C. Mayes