Due dates and reminder messages

Last year some students, usually in the process of paying a fine, asked if they could be reminded when the due date of their loans approached. At the time, the sheer logistics of the exercise prevented us from doing so. However, the implementation of DBS student e-mail means that we are now in a position to send gentle reminders to students whose loans are approaching their due date.

Starting very shortly we will be sending reminder e-mails to students whose books are due back in the library three days from the date the e-mail is sent. The reminder message will be sent to your DBS student e-mail address. If you would prefer the message to be sent to another e-mail address, please ask library staff.

Library PC access and printing

Over the summer changes have been made to the way students login in to PCs in the library and indeed the wider college campus. Instead of using "student" or "internet" to login, students should now use their student number and date of birth (in dd/mm/yyyy format). It should go without saying that you should log off after you finish your session. If you cannot login, (and are a DBS registered student for academic year 2008-2009) give your name, student number and date of birth to library staff. If you are not registered for 2008-2009, you should consider why you are in the library in the first instance. In time, the "student" and "internet" logins will be withdrawn.

We have changed, and hopefully substantially improved our print management system. We are now using a system named Papercut. You will be able to access your Papercut account once you have logged in with your user name and student number. All students have been given €2.00 free credit. You may now see the importance of logging off after you finish your computer session: if you don't log off, someone else will be able to print from your account. Top-up vouchers can be purchased at the library issue desk.

Searching the Library Catalogue

There are two new search options in the library catalogue.

In the advanced search option of the Library Catalogue, you can now narrow your search by site. In the drop down box under 'field', by selecting 'site', you can look for material located at either Dame St. or Aungier St. By typing "DAM" in the 'site' field, you can restrict your search to material held in the Dame St. library. By typing 'AUN' in the 'site' field, you can restrict your search to material held in the Aungier St. library. Note that if material is held in both libraries, this will appear in your searh results, even if you have searched one location.

In addition, 'dissertation' has been added as a media type. This means you can restrict your search to theses and dissertations held in DBS libraries. For example type 'depression' (all fields) and dissertation (medium) to find all theses relating to depression. By adding 'AUN' (site), you will find all depression related dissertations held in the Aungier St. library.

New library website

The library has a new and revamped website available. The link on the DBS website should now take you there. In addition to the content from the old site, there are now tutorials on a variety of library relevant subjects (such as how to search the catalogue) and audio tours of the two DBS libraries

Changes to OPAC

The format of the DBS OPAC (Online Library Catalogue) has changed. Though it works in exactly the same way as before, a guide to the new OPAC will appear on the new library website.

Update from the Library

Those of you who have dropped into this section lately will notice, posts have been a little sparse...

Through the summer DBS Library staff have been busy working on a number of projects aimed at improving our services.
Foremost among these is the creation of a NEW LIBRARY WEBSITE. The new site is due to launch shortly and will bring all the library's contact information, guides, services and products together in one easily accessible location. Among the features of the new site will be;

• An A-Z listing of all the library's subscribed journals (electronic & print) which will link directly to the online full text
• A federated search facility which will allow students to search all the library's electronic resources simultaneously (library catalogue, databases, ebooks, ejournals)
• Academic support tutorials including Podcasts and online guides

Keep an eye on the Library section in the student intranet or the Library blog for details of when the new site will launch.

Annual Library Committee meeting

The Annual Library Committee meeting will be held on April 18th.

If you have any concerns or issues you would like to raise please inform either the Head of Student Services, Rob Finney, or your class rep.

e-Book titles

The following popular titles are available in e-book format:

Understanding Organisational Context – Claire Capon
Business Accounting 1 & 2 – Frank Wood
Exploring Corporate Strategy – Johnson & Scholes
Introduction to Accounting – Dyson

Passwords and logins are available from the Library.

Wireless printing from student laptops

Students may be unable to print from their own laptops if their operating system is Windows Vista.
This can be fixed by:
Saving the client launcher to the desktop
Right clicking and selecting properties.
Click on the compatibility tab
Check the box that says 'Run this program in compatibility mode for:' and ensure that 'Windows XP Service Pack 2' is displayed.
Run the client launcher
Go to the control panel and printers. Add new printer.
The wireless printer should be installed automatically.
Printing should now work

Student E-mail

Student E-mail has now been launched in DBS. Students will be allocated 5Gb of e-mail storage, 1Gb of on-line file storage, instant messaging, profile pages and more. Lecturers will also be able to create e-mail lists for class groups, allowing students to be contacted easily via e-mail.

Student e-mail can be accessed via the student intranet:
http://intranet.dbs.edu/

Note, the “user id” on the signup page, MUST be your student number, any accounts found to be anything else will be immediately deleted.