Information Services Blog

News, Updates, and Information on Computing, Library, and other IS Resources and Services

Wireless and Network File Storage Unavailable – Friday May 24th, 5pm-1am

On Friday May 24th from 5pm-1am, IS will be performing upgrades and security patches to both the wireless network infrastructure and the network file storage servers (H:, I:, J: drives, also known as departmental shares and home directories). All campus wireless (BrynMawrGuest, BrynMawrCollege, eduroam) and the network files listed above should be expected to be [...]

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Virtual Bryn Mawr: Update complete, clear browser cache

On Saturday May 11th, Information Services made a critical upgrade to Virtual Bryn Mawr. Please continue to use Mozilla Firefox, the College’s supported Internet browser, when accessing Virtual Bryn Mawr. All community members should clear their Internet browser caches as soon as possible.  This should resolve difficulties some have experienced using Virtual Bryn Mawr. To [...]

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Virtual Bryn Mawr Unavailable Saturday 5/11

Virtual Bryn Mawr will be unavailable on Saturday, May 11th from 8:00 a.m. until 9:00 p.m. In order for Information Services to prepare servers for a software upgrade, Virtual Bryn Mawr will also be unavailable intermittently between 6:00 p.m. and 6:30 p.m. tonight, May 6th. Information Services will be upgrading our PeopleTools software.  PeopleTools is the [...]

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Information Services Quarterly – Spring 2013

In This Issue: Celebrate new faculty books on May 2nd Local Learning Support Pilot Program Launches This Fall Web Services prepares to revamp the College’s website Materials from Women’s History in the Digital World Conference now available in Digital Repository Bi-Co OneCard goes live June 3rd Bon Voyage Janet! TLI’s Empowering Learners Partnerships Celebrate a Rewarding Semester [...]

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Ricoh Scanning Outage, Monday May 6th from 8:00AM to 8:30AM

On Monday May 6th, at 8am, Information Services will be upgrading the memory on the server responsible for scanning from the Ricoh copiers.  This outage should not take longer than 30min.  During that time, you will not be able to use the Ricoh copiers for scanning.  Copying, printing, and secure printing will be unaffected by [...]

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Intermittent Virtual Bryn Mawr Outage, Monday May 6th from 6:00 to 6:30

In preparation for necessary Virtual Bryn Mawr upgrades, we need to schedule a brief outage of Virtual Bryn Mawr on Monday night, May 6th.  The outage will be intermittent, as each of the servers are rebooted in turn.  The outage will last for 30 minutes, starting at 6:00 p.m.

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Canaday carrels news: June cleanout and Fall 2013 policy change

Two important changes are coming to the Canaday carrel policy beginning in Fall 2013: Canaday carrels will no longer be assigned on a first come, first served basis.  They will need to be signed out via appointment.  To make a carrel assignment appointment with a circulation staff member, please email circulation@brynmawr.edu. Carrels will be made available [...]

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Pay library fines at the Guild OneStop Desk

Bryn Mawr College students now have the convenience of paying for library fines at the Guild OneStop Desk, without having a bill sent home. Fines can be paid Mon. – Fri., 9:00 am to 4:00 pm. Only cash and checks are accepted.

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Faculty Author Reception: Thursday May 2, 2013

Please join us to celebrate books recently published by the Bryn Mawr faculty: Thursday, May 2nd at 4:30 Coombe Special Collections Seminar Room Canaday 2nd floor Each spring the community gathers for a wine and cheese reception where authors may share a few words about their books. The faculty author reception has become a tradition [...]

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24-Hour Canaday

24-Hour Canaday is Near!  The schedule for extended and 24/7 Canaday access for Bryn Mawr students is as follows: We open at 8:00 a.m. on Monday, April 29th and do not close again until 12:00 a.m. on Sunday, May 5th. Sunday, May 5th (May Day) Canaday will be open from 10:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. [...]

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Adobe Contribute unavailable 10am-12pm Wednesday 4/17

We will be performing an upgrade of the Contribute keyserver on Wednesday, April 17. Contribute will be unavailable from 10am-12pm. What you need to do:  Please publish or save your work before 9:45am on Wednesday and exit Contribute. Please leave your computers on and logged in (lock your computer if you leave your desk!) during this time. You should [...]

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“Request via ILL” link on FindIt page unavailable

UPDATE 4/12/13, 5:15 PM EDT — This issue is resolved.  The Request link now functions properly. ***** The “Request via InterLibrary Loan (ILL)” link on the library’s FindIt page (the intermediary page that you see after clicking “Request Full Text via FindIt” for an article in Tripod) is not currently working. The ILL and Article [...]

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