Sandwich Seminar on New Library Search Interface 10/2

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Memorial Library will be hosting a Sandwich Seminar to demo our new Library Search interface, ONESearch.

The Sandwich Seminar will be held in the Hall of Fame Room at Park Center on October 2nd at 12:30 pm.

ONESearch (using Primo VE) was adopted by all of SUNY as our Library’s new discovery service. We will show some of the exciting new features of the ONESearch interface, including the improved ability to find items in the TMC and Course Reserves. We will also show how to mark items as favorites, filter your results, and request items from other libraries.

Tech 101: Back-to-School Essentials

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Welcome back to school! A new year often means new devices (or old devices that suddenly misbehave). For do-it-yourself documentation about connecting to the secure WiFi network, downloading your free copy of Office 365, printing on campus, and more, please check out the Tech Help tab of myRedDragon.

 

Tech Help Images/links for connecting to wifi, blackboard FAQs, Cortland email on devices, student printing & scanning and get software

Tip: When you are registering a new device to Cortland WiFi, you can name it whatever you like! You can visit mydevices.cortland.edu to see which devices you already have registered to Cortland WiFi.

You can also stop by The Help Center in the main lobby of the library for assistance.  Help is also available at 607-753-2500 and thehelpcenter@cortland.edu.

Ask A Librarian Tab graphicFor help with the new ONESearch interface in the Library tab, please stop by the Research Help Desk (located next to The Help Center).  To text, email, or use our 24/7 chat service, you can also click the red Ask a Librarian button (located on the bottom right of the library tab in myRedDragon and on the top right within ONESearch search results).  Librarians are standing by to help you navigate the new system and learn how to get the most out of it!

 

Thanks to Lauren deLaubell and Emily Stern for contributing this article.

Library Hours for FALL 2019

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REGULAR HOURS
Aug. 26-Sept. 1
Monday – Thursday 7:30 a.m. – 10 p.m.
Friday 7:30 a.m. – 5 p.m.
Saturday 10 a.m. – 6 p.m.
Sunday 11 a.m. – 8 p.m.

As of Sept. 3
Monday – Thursday 7:30 a.m. – 12 a.m.
Friday 7:30 a.m. – 7 p.m.
Saturday 10 a.m. – 6 p.m.
Sunday 11 a.m. – 12 a.m.

Exceptions:
Sunday, August 25, 2019 noon – 8 p.m.
Monday, September 2 (Labor Day) CLOSED

OCTOBER BREAK
October 18 – October 22, 2019
Friday, October 18 7:30 a.m. – 4:30 p.m.
Saturday, October 19 CLOSED
Sunday, October 20 CLOSED
Monday, October 21 8 a.m. – 4:30 p.m.
Tuesday, October 22 8 a.m. – 10 p.m.

THANKSGIVING BREAK
November 26 – November 30, 2019
Tuesday, November 26 7:30 a.m. – 10 p.m.
Wednesday, November 27 8 a.m. – 4:30 p.m.
Thursday, November 28 -Saturday, November 30 CLOSED
Sunday, December 1 6 p.m. – 12 a.m.

EXTENDED HOURS (STUDY DAYS and FINAL WEEK)
Monday, December 2 – Thursday, December 5 7:30 a.m. – 3 a.m.
Friday, December 6 7:30 a.m. – 12 a.m.
Saturday, December 7 – Sunday, December 8 10 a.m. – 3 a.m.
Monday, December 9 – Thursday, December 12 7:30 a.m. – 3 a.m.
Friday, December 13 7:30 a.m. – 4:30 p.m.

HOURS SUBJECT TO CHANGE

Digital NYT & WSJ: Faculty/Staff Must Renew Subscription

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Many of you have been enjoying a Digital New York Times and/or Wall Street Journal Subscription.

Please remember that faculty and staff need to renew their digital subscriptions annually.  You can identify your expiration date by logging in to NYT or WSJ and looking at your account.

Directions on how to renew or check your account are available on our libguide.

The New York Times Digital Edition and Digital Wall Street Journal Available

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The Library is pleased to provide access to The New York Times Digital Edition and The Wall Street Journal to SUNY Cortland students, faculty, and staff.

Please check out the guides for more information about creating an account and what is included in the subscription:
• New York Times Digital Edition LibGuide
• Wall Street Journal LibGuide

Access is available to both digital editions through the library database listings in myRedDragon.

 

New Library Search Interface is Here

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Memorial Library is now using a new library search interface. ONESearch (using Primo VE) was adopted by all of SUNY as our Librarys’ new discovery service.

The new interface has several features that we think will appeal to faculty and students alike:

  • Mobile-friendly (re-sizable) design, integrated with MyRedDragon
  • Videos, books and databases integrated in one search tool
  • Easier to search for items in special locations such as TMC or Course Reserves
  • Allows users to save and label favorite searches or articles
  • Simpler access to books and other physical materials in the SUNY system

We have a LibGuide with information regarding its many facets. It can be found here – https://cortland.libguides.com/onesearch

The Library will also be doing a sandwich seminar Wednesday, September 11th in Jacobus Lounge of Brockway Hall from 12:30 – 1:30. There we will demonstrate the new ONESearch, its new features and how to obtain materials from other libraries.

1-Day Student Study Carrels

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In an effort to provide students with more study carrels, Memorial Library will be making 1-day student study carrels available on a first come, first served basis.

You will no longer have to fill out a form, be put on a wait list, or share a carrel with someone you don’t know.

The library also has 3-hour carrels and group study rooms available.

New this semester, 1-day lockers are available in the lobby area.

Interlibrary Loan (ILL) – Borrow from Other Libraries

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You may have noticed that you can request Library material directly from the your search results in ONESearch in myRedDragon (mRD).

Please note that, in order to borrow from outside libraries, you still need to have an ILLiad account.

To set up up your own ILLiad account, click on “Interlibrary Loan” under Library Links and Resources on the left side of the Library Tab in myRedDragon. Sign in using your mRD ID & Password and follow the instructions given.

Once this is completed and approved, you will be able to successfully make & receive ILL requests.

TMC Treasures

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 Entryway to Memorial Library’s Teaching Material Center

The Memorial Library’s Teaching Materials Center (TMC) invites you to discover their unique collection of board games, hands-on activities, puppets, flannels, instruments, STEM kits, and graphic novels. Whether you’re an education student seeking the perfect addition for your classroom or someone interested in discovering all the Library has to offer, the TMC is the ideal stop.

For those short of time or seeking a de-stressing activity, the TMC’s Play Station is always on the ready.  Located at the entrance of the TMC, our Play Station activity is changed monthly. 

Play Station 

 Pic’nMix Funny Faces game on display in the TMC’s Play Station.  Two cardboard faces with stick on pieces that can be taken on and off creating mixed up characters.

Board Games 

Four board games from the TMC collection: Lewis and Clark, Jenga Tetris, Pandemic, and Qwirkle

Puppets 

 A puppet knight in red armor and a sword standing over a green puppet turtle--two puppets from TMC’s puppet collection

Flannel Boards 

A red flannel board with a TMC flannel kit containing three clean, pink felt pigs and two dirty, pink felt pigs.

Stem Kits 

 A STEM kit from the TMC collection containing a K’NEX set: Introduction to Simple Machines: Wheels & Axeles and Inclined Planes

Musical Instruments 

 Three musical kits from the TMC collection containing egg shakers, rhythm sticks, and easy grip jingle bells

Hands On Activities 

 Three hands on activity samples from the TMC collection: Jumbo Magnifiers, Touch & Learn Picture Card Bank, and a play Classroom Mailbox

Graphic Novels 

 Sample graphic novels from the TMC collection: “Estranged” by Ethan M Aldridge, “Five Worlds” by Mark Siegel and “Rickety Stitch and the Gelatinous Goo” by Ben Costa and James Parks

Thank you to Annette Ernste for this posting