Congratulations on new catalog format! September 20, 2002
Posted by Library Answer Person in : Uncategorized , add a commentThank you so much for the new catalog interface. I’ve been waiting for years to be able to manage my holdings, make renewals, and see what I have out. It’s marvelous!
Many thanks,
Phil
ANSWER PERSON RESPONDS: Thank you for the feedback!
another question September 18, 2002
Posted by Library Answer Person in : Uncategorized , add a commentdoes ANYONE in OIT know that the Perkins PC cluster has had, at least since school started this semester, at least 2 of the 4 printers always being malfunctional? Also- will you marry me?
ANSWER PERSON RESPONDS: Actually, OIT does know about the problem. They are high use stations that are difficult to maintain, but as of this moment, AP has been assured, they are all operational. Even better, new printers are on order.
As to marriage, you know so little about me. Like the fact that I am already happily married. And what about gender issues–AP certainly has them. But thanks for the offer–it is nice to be asked.
AP- please read this =) September 18, 2002
Posted by Library Answer Person in : Uncategorized , add a commentAP- you do a good job- i wish you were a bit snider/meaner in your responses (starting w/ me if you wish), b/c they are funnier that way.
Okay so my question is- do you know of anyone who has had the gall to actually check out an issue of Playboy from the periodicals room? If so, who?
ANSWER PERSON RESPONDS: Aren’t we judgmental today. Some people actually read the ARTICLES, and we won’t go after the constitutional rights to free access to information and privacy. (By the way, we don’t tell you who checks out anything–we are governed by principles of librarianship and, as it happens, North Carolina law.)
People do check out the issues, usually explaining that they need to read and article–do they sense you lurking nearby?
And with all the stuff available–free–on the web, PLAYBOY for pictures is probably as waste of time.
Biol.-Envl. Sci. Access September 18, 2002
Posted by Library Answer Person in : Uncategorized , add a commentMy suggestion is more of a complaint. I wanted to check out a book from Biol-Envi Sci Library at just past 5:30. This is so-called “after hours” and access was blocked. I am faculty in the Pratt School of Engineering, and this limited access to items in the Duke Library System limits my ability to do work. If limited access to the Biological Sciences Bldg. is required then perhaps another location for the items in “its” library should be found.
ANSWER PERSON RESPONDS: Actually, you are describing a building access problem, not limited to the library. Sadly, safety issues rule. On the other hand, as a faculty member, your DukeCard should be authorized to get you into that building, and you need to contact the DukeCard Office (684-5800) to get the situation corrected.
As to finding another location for the BES Library, we are looking into a central science library as an option. Beyond that, are you proposing somewhere more convenient for their primary clientele, the BES faculty, than their own building? (Keeping in mind that DukeCard access should meet the needs of other Duke faculty and students.)
New York Times full text database. September 9, 2002
Posted by Library Answer Person in : Uncategorized , add a commentProQuest has a full text database for the New York Times going back to 1851. I don’t think it is a part of the regular ProQuest database. It is called the “New York Times Backfile” You can do a search on any keyword and then email the articles it finds to yourself. My daughter found it at the New York Public Library
Jerome Silverbush
ANSWER PERSON RESPONDS: Hot off the presses! The library is currently testing the “ProQuest Historical New York Times” database. It may be a while before we complete the review (Answer Person found a lot of typos in the headings) and allocate the funding (as you can imagine, it is expensive) if we decide to purchase the resource, but stay tuned for further developments in this story.
