Subject: LTS Digest November 17, 2009 Issue
From: Terry McGinley (tam5@Lehigh.EDU)
Date: Tue Nov 17 2009 - 10:20:32 EST
*LTS DIGEST --November 17, 2009 Lehigh University Library and Technology
Services*
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*CONTENTS:*
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*--SPECIAL THANKSGIVING LIBRARY HOURS*
*--SENDING A BIG FILE? IT'S NO LONGER A BIG PROBLEM!*
*--LTS TO TRANSITION TO WINDOWS 7*
*--FRITZ DIGITAL LIBRARY UNVEILED*
*--BEYOND STEEL UPGRADES MAPPING FEATURE*
*--COMPUTER TIPS*
Subscription, archive, and contact information is at the bottom of this
digest.
*SPECIAL THANKSGIVING LIBRARY HOURS*
*On Friday, November 27th, both the Fairchild-Martindale Library and
Computing Center will be CLOSED due to a scheduled electrical outage.
Linderman Library will be OPEN from 8:00 am -- 5:00 pm.*
Both Libraries:
Wednesday, November 25th: 8 am - 10 pm
Thursday, November 26th: CLOSED
Friday, November 27th: Fairchild Martindale: CLOSED (due to scheduled
electrical outage) - Linderman: OPEN 8 am - 5 pm
Saturday, November 28th: Noon to 5 pm
Sunday, November 29th: Noon to 2 am
Monday, November 30th: Resume regular hours
*SENDING A BIG FILE? IT'S NO LONGER A BIG PROBLEM!*
The Lehigh e-mail server (and most e-mail servers) limits the size of
e-mail attachments -- usually you can't send an e-mail attachment larger
than 20 MB. Why? Large attachments can bog down both e-mail servers and
the recipients' computers.
This problem has been solved with the Lehigh Dropbox Service
(dropbox.lehigh.edu). The drop-box is a temporary storage location where
you can upload a file or files up to 800 MB in size. The Lehigh dropbox
stores the files and sends an e-mail notice to recipients. Recipients
then click on a link to retrieve the file(s). Files must be retrieved
within 3 days of being uploaded.
The dropbox can be used in one of two ways:
* A Lehigh user can create a drop-off to be delivered to any e-mail
user (Lehigh or non-Lehigh)
* A non-Lehigh user is allowed to drop-off a file to (**a Lehigh
user only**)
For questions about the dropbox service, contact the LTS Help Desk at
610-758-4357.
*LTS TO TRANSITION TO WINDOWS 7*
Library and Technology Services (LTS) has been testing Windows 7
(Microsoft's new operating system) for the past several months in
anticipation of its scheduled release which occurred on October 22,
2009. LTS plans to upgrade all public computing sites from Windows XP to
the 64-bit version of Windows 7 after the spring 2010 semester.
For public testing, LTS has configured some computers at the EWFM 180
and EWFM library public sites with Windows 7 64-bit. As with any
operating system upgrade, there may be applications that will not
function properly in the new environment. Faculty who use software for
courses should test their applications as soon as possible and provide
feedback to windows@lehigh.edu <mailto:windows@lehigh.edu>. For a list
of applications found to be incompatible, general Windows 7 information
and a link to provide feedback, visit http://www.lehigh.edu/win7.
Students, faculty, and staff will be eligible to purchase a Windows 7
installation disk (for use on personally-owned PCs) through the Lehigh
Bookstore some time in the spring 2010 semester.
*FRITZ DIGITAL LIBRARY UNVEILED*
On the occasion of Fritz Lab's 100th Anniversary, a new collaboration
between LTS, the Civil and Environmental Engineering Department, and
Printing and Mailing Services has resulted in the digitization of
approximately 150 technical publications. The newly established Lehigh
Civil and Environmental Engineering Digital Library encompasses selected
publications of the department, including Fritz Laboratory Reports, IHL
(Imbt Hydraulics Lab) Reports and ATLSS (Advanced Technology for Large
Structural Systems) Reports. The complete bibliography contains over
3,000 reports, which may be accessed via:
http://digital.lib.lehigh.edu/fritz/.
The Fritz Engineering Laboratory Research reports are comprised of
research findings from department projects funded by various
governmental agencies, industry and professional societies between
roughly 1921 and 1989. The research reports include the civil
engineering fields of structural (both concrete and steel) engineering,
hydraulics, geotechnical, environmental/sanitary and fatigue/fracture
engineering. A number of the Fritz Lab research project reports
represent theses, dissertations and publications.
*BEYOND STEEL UPGRADES MAPPING FEATURE*
/The Beyond Steel: An Archive of Lehigh Valley Industry and Culture/
project has upgraded and improved the functionality of its Geographic
Information System mapping feature
(http://digital.lib.lehigh.edu/beyondsteel/gis/). Comprised of early
twentieth-century Sanborn fire insurance maps, Sholes' Directory of the
Bethlehems, 1900-1901, 1900-1902 Bethlehem Steel employee lists, a
contemporary database of streets, and selected information from the 1900
Census report, the initial mapping interface was launched in 2008. The
result is a geospatial presentation of turn of the century Bethlehem
population and a context for more specialized visualization of workers
in the steel industry. With the new, improved functionality afforded by
the acquisition earlier this year of GIS servers and an Oracle license,
we have been able to considerably decrease download times and increase
functionality. We also added new data to include the ability to locate
Bethlehem grocers, butchers, iron, metal, and textile manufacturers,
newspapers, churches, government buildings, schools, leisure and
recreation locations, and trolley lines.
Our efforts were recently applauded by the University of Wisconsin's
Scout Project which reports on projects that provide better tools for
delivery of information online. The /Beyond Steel/ project was
generally deemed a "fascinating online exhibit and archive" with
particular praise given to the GIS component as useful for urban studies.
*COMPUTER TIPS*
*Have you ever been working on your PC and all of a sudden everything
disappeared? Don't worry, you don't have to reboot to get it all back!*
* Just launch your Task Manager (by either hitting Ctrl-Alt-Delete
and clicking on Task Manager or by just hitting Crtl-Shift-Esc)
* In Task Manager, click on the File menu
* Click on New Task (Run...)
* Type in "explorer" without the quotes
* Click OK, and in a few seconds you should start to see your
desktop reappear!
*Is your monitor "shaky"? If you glance at your monitor from the corner
of your eye, does it appear to be moving? If so, you need to change your
refresh rate!*
* Right click on your Desktop
* Click on Properties
* Click on the Settings Tab
* Click on the Advanced Button
* Click on the Monitor Tab
* Change the Screen Refresh Rate to a different Hertz
* Click OK
* Click OK again, and you are all set.
*Is your monitor at the right height and distance?*
* Many monitors are set too high and too far away for people when
they are working at their desks. Your monitor should be
approximately arm's length away from you when you are sitting
properly in your chair. Also, your monitor should be set at a
height where you eyes are at the same height as the Title Bar in
your active window.
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