Subject: LTS Digest October 17, 2005 Issue
From: Helen L. Zuercher (hlz2@Lehigh.EDU)
Date: Mon Oct 17 2005 - 10:08:05 EDT
*LTS DIGEST -October 17, 2005 **Lehigh** Univ.** Library and Technology Services* * * *CONTENTS:* * * *--LTS E-newsletter Debuts; Anyone can Subscribe* *--ELECTRONIC-NEWSPAPER RESOURCES* *--DIGITAL MEDIA Studio Opens, Posts Extended Hours* *--Attachment disorders (in email, that is...)* *--FREE ALTERNATIVE TO ADOBE ACROBAT* *--Sharpening text using the ClearType feature (XP only)* *--NEW TELEPHONE FEATURES* Subscription, archive and contact information is at the bottom of this digest. * * *LTS E-newsletter Debuts; Anyone can Subscribe* LTS Connection, the Library and Technology Services' newsletter, joined Lehigh University's burgeoning world of electronic publications with the first (September) issue of the 2005-2006 academic year. The newsletter is sent automatically to all faculty and staff. Anyone else, inside or outside the campus, can subscribe by going to www.lehigheconnection.org <http://www.lehigheconnection.org/> and registering their email address. One tremendous advantage to the web-based electronic format is that readers can click right onto the many LTS web sites that are referenced in the newsletter. One more issue will also be distributed in print as well as electronically and then, with the first 2006 issue, it will be "e-only" like many of the scholarly journals students and faculty know and love. *ELECTRONIC NEWSPAPER RESOURCES* The library recently acquired a new electronic subscription service, America's Newspapers <http://databases.lib.lehigh.edu/finder/dbfull.asp?DBID=169>, to compliment our other newspaper access points. This product, produced by Newsbank, offers the full text content of over 650 U.S. newspapers, 140 of which are exclusively available from this service. Some of these exclusive titles include the Philadelphia Inquirer (1981-), the Los Angeles Times (1985-) and the Chicago Tribune (1985-). Other database services which provide extensive newspaper coverage include our subscriptions to Lexis-Nexis Academic <http://databases.lib.lehigh.edu/finder/dbfull.asp?DBID=88> and Factiva <http://databases.lib.lehigh.edu/finder/dbfull.asp?DBID=91>. The remarkable New York Times Historical <http://databases.lib.lehigh.edu/finder/dbfull.asp?DBID=136> database offers full-text images of NYT articles back to 1851. Another new subscription that will be of interest to historians, African American Newspapers, the 19th Century, <http://databases.lib.lehigh.edu/finder/dbfull.asp?DBID=174> offers online access to the complete text of the 7 major African-American newspapers published in the United States during the 19th century. A number of library guides can help identify our other newspaper holdings, for instance see: Newspaper Resources at Lehigh Libraries <http://www.lehigh.edu/library/infodome/NewspaperResources.htm> and Current Lehigh Newspaper Subscriptions <http://www.lehigh.edu/library/infodome/valsnewspapers.htm>. *DIGITAL MEDIA Studio Opens, Posts Extended Hours* The Digital Media Studio is now open for business. It has its own entrance from the breezeway on the south (Packer Avenue) side of Fairchild Library. The Studio replaces and enhances the Media Production facility formerly housed in Linderman Library, and includes: a 15 seat training facility for faculty and students a professional video, photography, and VR studio state-of-the art editing software for production of audio and video material. The Studio's Lab section now offers greatly extended hours compared to the old Media Production facility: Monday-Thursday, 8am to 11pm; Friday, 8am to 5pm; Saturday, noon-5pm; and Sunday, noon-10pm. *Attachment disorders (in email, that is...)* Occasionally someone calls the LTS help desk because he/she has received an email attachment that can't be opened. The attachment is named winmail.dat. This problem occurs occasionally and is Microsoft-related. The sender is likely using Microsoft Outlook and/or works at an institution running a Microsoft Exchange server, and the products are not optimally configured. There are several ways to solve this problem at both the receiving end and the sending end. All are described in the following document. Read on... http://www.lehigh.edu/helpdesk/docs/email-guide/winmail.htm *FREE ALTERNATIVE TO ADOBE ACROBAT* Lehigh has a site license for Adobe Acrobat PDF Writer, but it's only available when connected on-campus to the Lehigh network. PDF995 is a suitable, free alternative that's ideal for users who want to create PDFs whether they're connected to the network or not. Instructions for installing and using PDF995 are available here: http://www.lehigh.edu/lts/teams/cbe/pdf995.htm *Sharpening text using the ClearType feature (XP only)* In Windows XP, you can dramatically improve the sharpness of text by simply turning on a hidden feature called "ClearType." Just right-click on the desktop and select "Properties." Then, select the tab called "Appearance" and press the "Effects ..." button. Check the box "Use the following method to smooth edges of screen fonts," and select "ClearType" in the drop-down list. Click "OK," then "Apply" and then "OK" again to close the Properties window. ClearType works especially well at sharpening text on LCD monitors set at their native resolution, but it also can help in some cases on old-fashioned CRT screens. *NEW TELEPHONE FEATURES* Library & Technology Services is pleased to announce the availability of two new telephone features: *69 and *67. *69 Last Number Redial - allows you to press *69 to redial the last incoming call to your phone. *67 Caller ID Block -allows you to block your outgoing caller ID on a call-by-call basis. (Note that internal, on-campus caller ID cannot be blocked.) For additional information, please refer to http://www.lehigh.edu/phones/phones.html If you have any further questions, please call extension 86399. ****************************************************************** Send your comments or suggestions for future topics by replying directly to the list. 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