BOLT & Library electronic resources

Please note that you must log into the library electronic resources (databases & journals) even if you have already logged into BOLT.

Your library username is the part of your email address before the @ symbol.

So, if your email address is abc1234@huskies.bloomu.edu, your library username is abc1234.

Additional help for logging in can be found here.

Oil spill response information

As the oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico continues to evolve, there are lots of places to get information about it. This website from the University of South Alabama does a good job of bringing lots of information together in one place:

http://www.southalabama.edu/univlib/govdocs/gd/oilspill2010.html

You Spoke: Graduate/Faculty Study

This is the sixth in a series of posts to respond to findings from the LibQual 2009 survey.

There were several requests to place a lock on the Graduate/Faculty study room on the fourth floor. This would ensure that only those supposed to be in the room had access to it.

As a result of this request, an electronic lock has been installed on the Graduate/Faculty study room. To gain access to the room, hold your university ID up to the lock. All graduate students, current faculty, emeritus faculty, and library personnel have access.

How to print from your laptop

It is now possible to print from your laptop computer using the wireless network. You can send your documents to the printers on the 2nd, 3rd, or 4th floor of the Library or to the printer in the Kehr Union Games Room.

To view the simple step-by-step instructions, view this page, also available here:
http://ot.bloomu.edu/documents/Print_from_laptop_Spring2010.pdf

If you have any questions or problems with printing, please call the HELP desk, ph. 389-4357 (HELP).

Off-campus database logins

As many of you know, off-campus users were able to log into the library databases using their Blackboard username and password. Since the university is transitioning from Blackboard to BOLT, users will no longer be able to use their Blackboard username and password to access the library databases.

Instead, effective immediately, off-campus users should log into the databases using their BUAD username and password. So, off-campus faculty, staff, and students should log into the databases the same way they log into their computers.

Duplex printing

As many of you have discovered, the new printers on the 2nd floor are set to duplex printing, meaning that by default they print on both sides of the paper. This is good for the environment and generally a good thing.

However, if you need to print only on one side, you have two options.

First, print to printer 22.

Second, continue to print to printer 21 but follow these directions:
1. Hit Print.
2. Go to Properties.
3. Change Duplex Setting (from Open to Left) to Off.
4. Hit OK.

If you have questions, feel free to ask a lab consultant.

Library Tip: Protect Your Valuables

The end of the semester – more than any other time – is when you should take extra care to protect your valuables.

Don’t leave backpacks, purses, MP3 players, computers, textbooks, or other valuables unattended. They could disappear before you know it.