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Wireless access is now available in virtually all of Goodhart, including the theater, classrooms, practice rooms, and offices. The Goodhart wireless installation is part of a larger project to upgrade and augment the existing wireless infrastructure around campus with the 3-year goal of virtually complete campus coverage. Several buildings (Guild, Canaday Library, and Dalton) have already begun to receive the new wireless technology and other buildings will be added through the academic year. In addition to greater speed and improved coverage, this change will provide a secure wireless network for the campus. You may notice a wireless network called "BrynMawrCollege" in the ... Read more»

The TECH Bar will be closed on Friday, October 30th, 2009 for one hour, 3-4PM, for a staff meeting. Feel free to email us at techbar@brynmawr.edu and we'll follow up as soon as possible after we reopen.  You can also check out our online documentation at http://techbar.blogs.brynmawr.edu/.

On January 8-9, 2010, Information Services will upgrade the College Communications Center (aka Webmail) to Zimbra 6. Zimbra 6 offers a variety of new features and improvements including many requested by members of our community. More information and sneak peek opportunities will be available over the next couple of months as we prepare for this upgrade. For a quick look at some of the highlights, go to http://www.zimbra.com/products/whats_new.html If you have any questions about the upgrade, please contact the Help Desk at 610-526-7440 or help@brynmawr.edu .

Brief downtime scheduled for Friday 9/11 morning to fix Blackboard bug....

Dear Members of the Bryn Mawr College Community, This is the fourth message from Information Services this summer detailing significant changes to our services and staffing patterns for the 2009-2010 academic year. The changes to Information Services resources and staffing detailed in this communication affect all members of the College community wishing to learn how to make the best use of library, research and technology resources for teaching and learning. In bringing together many of our existing resources and services together in one physical and one virtual space, we are hoping to improve the ease with which the community can meet its ... Read more»

The Tri-College Libraries are working on an improvement to library services - we're designing a version of the library site, http://tripod.brynmawr.edu/ , that can be used from an iPhone, BlackBerry, or other web-enabled PDA or hand-held device. We're asking for feedback about what features to include in Tripod Mobile from our user community. Please take five minutes to complete this *brief*, 8-question survey telling us what you'd like to see in Tripod Mobile: Don't have a mobile device? No problem! We'd still love to hear your thoughts. Curious about the Tripod Mobile Working Group? Visit our virtual ... Read more»

As of August 2009, new software called GoPrint has been added to our public printing environments requiring that each print job be released. The reason for this change is to raise individual and community awareness about how many pages are printed, in conjunction with the College budget reduction process begun in the 08-09 academic year. At this time, there remains no charge for printing in public labs. Frequently Asked Questions: Q: Does this affect the printer in my office or other academic/administrative location? A:  No.  At this time, this system is in use only in IS Public locations.  This means Canaday, Carpenter, Collier, Guild, ... Read more»

As of August 10, 2009 Dalton 20 and the Dalton laptop cart are no longer booked via the College Communications Center (a.k.a. Webmail or Zimbra) and will be booked via EMS in keeping with other classrooms and resources. Getting Started with the Dalton Laptops: Book the laptops and a space to use them (Dalton 20 or another Dalton Classroom). If you haven't used these machines before and need orientation, please contact Multimedia Services in advance and make an appointment to get familiar with what's needed. Multimedia will deliver the cart to your classroom before the beginning of your class or meeting period. You or ... Read more»

We've upgraded Wordpress to a new & improved version on Bryn Mawr Blogs! Users will notice a change in the Dashboard design when logging in.  The most noticeable difference from the old version is the navigation; it has moved from the top of the page to the left.  Otherwise, most of the sections and sub-areas of the Dashboard remain the same, except that the old "Design" tab is now titled "Appearance." In addition to the new, cleaner look of the Dashboard, the upgrade brings some exciting new features that you can now use on your blog: Sticky posts - With this new ... Read more»

Dear Members of the Bryn Mawr College Community, This is the third message from Information Services this summer detailing significant changes to our services and staffing patterns for the 2009-2010 academic year. This message details changes to Information Services resources and staffing affecting: Anyone who uses the Help Desk Anyone who uses Computing Labs on campus Help Desk Relocating to Canaday First Floor By the end of this summer, the Help Desk will move to Canaday's first floor.  Walk-up help will be available at the marble desk immediately to the right when you enter the building.  Telephone and email help will remain unchanged. Additions to Help Desk ... Read more»

Dear Members of the Bryn Mawr College Community, This is the second message from Information Services this summer detailing significant changes to our services and staffing patterns for the 2009-2010 academic year. This message details changes to policy and procedures affecting: Faculty placing materials on reserve Students checking out reserve materials Students with carrels in Canaday Anyone who borrows library materials Book and Video Reserves in Canaday Faculty: Effective immediately, Canaday Library will accept requests for reserve materials via an online form only.  The forms can be found here: Request Book reserves in Canaday: https://brynmawr.wufoo.com/forms/book-reserve-request/ Request Video reserves in Canaday: https://brynmawr.wufoo.com/forms/video-reserve-request/ All Canaday ... Read more»

Dear Members of the Bryn Mawr College Community, Information Services will be making significant changes to our services and staffing patterns for the 2009-2010 academic year. Some of these changes will affect you more directly than others. Many of these changes respond to two primary factors: 1) recommendations that you have given us in surveys for an easier-to-navigate organization with more unmediated services and, 2) the need to provide service in a more resource-constrained environment. Over the course of the summer you will receive a series of emails detailing: Library Circulation & Reserves Submitting reserve requests online Open reserve shelves Self check-out The Help Desk & Guild Computer ... Read more»