Subject: LTS Digest September 30, 2003 Issue
From: Helen Zuercher (hlz2@Lehigh.EDU)
Date: Tue Sep 30 2003 - 10:21:54 EDT
LTS DIGEST -September 30, 2003 Lehigh Univ. Library and Technology Services CONTENTS: --LEHIGH CD NOW AVAILABLE --LEHIGH LINKS - CONNECTING BETWEEN EINFO RESOURCES --SOURCEOECD DATABASE --STANDARD AND POOR'S MARKET INSIGHT --FREE LEHIGH BEOWULF COMPUTING CLUSTER USAGE --DATA STORAGE OPTIONS AT LTS PUBLIC SITES --NEW VOICE MAIL SYSTEM FEATURE --MUTE CELL PHONES IN THE LIBRARIES --NEW FAIRCHILD LIBRARY GROUP STUDY AREA Subscription, archive and contact information is at the bottom of this digest. LEHIGH CD NOW AVAILABLE The Fall 2003 Lehigh CD is now available for faculty and staff at the Bookstore for $5.00. The CD is free to all full-time students and can be picked up by contacting Margaret Petrovich, Client Services, Rm 394 Computing Center, at mjp3@lehigh.edu or Ext. 83830. The CD includes the following software: Fastnet and Lehigh dial-up connection software, Netscape 7, Netscape 4.7, Norton Antivirus 8.0, QuickTime 6, Flash Player, Real Media Player, Acrobat Reader 5, AOL Instant Messenger 5.1, WinZip 8, SSH Secure Shell, Client 3.2, and the Windows XP Service Pack 1 Update. LEHIGH LINKS - CONNECTING BETWEEN EINFO RESOURCES LTS is currently implementing and testing a new tool that connects citations found in indexing services such as Infotrac, the MLA bibliography or Metadex with the full text of indexed articles. SFX linking technology allows the user to begin in one database, then link to a vast array of electronic content offered by Lehigh through many publishers. In most cases, the link will go directly to the first page of the article. Please note that link performance may be unpredictable until testing and implementation are completed. Individual database vendors may display SFX linking differently. Look for "Lehigh Links" or "SFX" buttons and click! SOURCEOECD DATABASE SourceOECD <http://databases.lib.lehigh.edu/finder/dbfull.asp?DBID=140> is a new electronic service acquired by the Library that will be helpful to researchers in the social sciences, economics and business. This online product provides instant access to materials produced by the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development dating since January 1998. All OECD monographs and reports, 24 periodicals, a reference title and the OECD statistical databases are retrievable from this service which is linked from the Library's Database Finder page. Books are organized by subject themes such as Development, Education & Skills, Energy, Finance & Industry etc. They can also be retrieved by keyword searching of the extensive abstracts. The 24 periodicals in the service include general periodicals such as the OECD Economic Outlook or Financial Market Trends, as well as statistical periodicals such as Main Science and Technology Indicators and Quarterly Labor Force Statistics. Periodicals are also searchable by Title and Keyword. To review all the books and periodicals included in this service visit the Source OECD Periodicals page <http://www.sourceoecd.org/content/html/portal/periodicals/periodical.htm?> It is also possible to access the OECD statistical databases with this service and build your own data tables. Tables can be exported to Excel, Beyond 20/20 and .csv formats. Some of the many statistical databases available include Main Economic Indicators, National Accounts Statistics as well as specialized databases such as Bank Profitability, International Direct Investment, Industrial Structure, Social Expenditures and quite a few others. STANDARD AND POOR'S MARKET INSIGHT Market Insight is a recent addition to the growing list of LTS business databases. Contents include Standard and Poor's Industry Surveys, Stock Reports, and selected country data from the DRI-WEFA Country Overviews. Do you want to know about the top executive compensation packages? The Executive Compensation database will tell you. The database also offers financial information from Compustat and the S&P Corporation Records for companies. Company SEC filings (some back to 1993) are presented from the Securities and Exchange Commission's Edgar database. FREE LEHIGH BEOWULF COMPUTING CLUSTER USAGE In order to acquaint users with the Lehigh University Beowulf High Performance Computing Cluster, the Beowulf Steering Committee has authorized a free usage period for September 22, 2003 through December 31, 2003. To use the Beowulf Cluster you must first request a Beowulf Cluster account by filling out the form located at http://www.lehigh.edu/~ltsforms/ and forwarding it to Kelly Decker at ksd2@lehigh.edu. Information regarding the Beowulf Cluster can be found at http://www.lehigh.edu/computing/sgi/beowulf.shtml. If you have any questions please contact Paul Ryan at pfr2@lehigh.edu or Ext. 85852. DATA STORAGE OPTIONS AT LTS PUBLIC SITES Lehigh staff and students have a number of options for storing and transporting data files. Below is a quick summary of the features of each. Microdiskettes/floppies -- While these offer limited storage and are not always reliable (avg. life 6 months), they are inexpensive, and all public site PCs have diskette drives. Back up all files you have on floppy! Zip disks -- Zip disks offer up to 250 megabytes of storage, but in the event of corruption there are few recovery options. Zip drives are being phased out of the public sites. CD-RW** - Compact disks offer hundreds of megabytes of reliable storage, but they are expensive and can only be written about 200 times. About 1/3 of Lehigh's public site machines have CD-RW drives. **CD-R's are inexpensive but can only be written once. Keychain/USB drives -- Keychain drives can be purchased in different sizes, from a few megabytes to a gigabyte of storage. They are reliable if handled carefully. All public site PCs have USB ports, but only 2/3 have USB ports on the front of the case. Lehigh LAN space - Every Lehigh ID (Students/Faculty/Staff/other accounts) has 250 megabytes of Lehigh LAN space accessible at all public site PCs (but not off campus). Files in your personal space are backed up nightly. For more information about file storage options, contact the help desk at 758-4357. NEW VOICE MAIL SYSTEM FEATURE Telecommunications Services recently enabled a new feature on the Octel voice mail system: external CallerID. Effective immediately, when you receive a voice message from off-campus and press "5" to obtain envelope information, the system will no longer state that the message originated with "an outside caller." Instead the system will announce the actual phone number of the calling party. On some occasions you may still hear that a message from an external caller originated with "an outside caller". This will occur if the calling party blocks their outgoing CallerID, or if the CallerID is not available for some technical reason. We hope this new feature will be helpful. Please feel free to call the Voice Mail Helpline at extension 85300 with any questions about this or any other voice mail feature. MUTE CELL PHONES IN THE LIBRARIES Library and Technology Services has established a Courtesy Policy for the Linderman and Fairchild Libraries. Users are asked to mute their cell phones in designated quiet areas. NEW FAIRCHILD LIBRARY GROUP STUDY AREA A new area in Fairchild Library has been configured as a group study. It is located on the 2nd floor of Fairchild's Mart Wing in the glass enclosed area at the far south (Packer Avenue) side of the building. This area can only be reached by first going to the second floor and walking through the current periodicals or government documents areas, it is not accessible via the first floor. Comfortable furniture, low tables and a door to minimize noise make this area ideal for some types of group study. ******************************************************************** Send your comments or suggestions for future topics by replying directly to the list. TO SUBSCRIBE TO LTS (IR) DIGEST: Send email to: Listproc@lehigh.edu Type in the body of the message: Subscribe irdigest <your name>. Call the LTS Help Desk (84357) if you have any difficulty in subscribing. LTS (IR) DIGEST archives are located at: http://www.lehigh.edu/lists/archives/irdigest
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