The Scoop

RLG has notified its customers that the follwoing databases are currently down for maintenance through midnight tonight.

These databases include:

Anthropological Index
Anthropological Literature
Avery Index to Architectural Periodicals
Bibliography of the History of Art
Chicano Database
English Short Title Catalogue
FRANCIS
Hand Press Book
Handbook of Latin American Studies
Index to 19th-century American Art Periodicals
Inside Information Plus
RLG Union Catalog
SCIPIO: Art & Rare Book Sales Catalog

AMICO and RLG's Cultural Materials are not effected.

Posted by nbturner at 01:19 PM | Permalink

LISD will roll out the "Symantec Client Security" software (which includes Symantec Antivirus) on Tuesday, Feb. 22, 2005, beginning at 8:15 a.m. The first time you log in after 8:15 am, a dialog box will appear that tells you the software is installing. The installation takes 6-8 minutes -- please do not open any new programs during this time or cancel any part of the install. After the installation is complete, the PC will automatically reboot.

After the reboot, please log in using the same account and wait 2 minutes after your desktop icons appear before trying to open any programs; the software needs to complete its configuration during this time. If you try to open a program that needs to communicate via the network (Voyager, Groupwise, IE, etc.) before the configuration is completed, the program will generate an error. Just close it, wait the two minutes, and try opening it again. If this does not work, reboot your PC again.

If you log in before 8:15 am on Tuesday, or if you leave your PC on all the time, please reboot your PC sometime after 8:15 am to start the installation. If your experience any problems with the install, please contact your Technology Associate or LISD at x4300 (lisd@syr.edu).

Once the software is installed, you may notice a yellow shield and a green globe (with a red "X" on it) in the system tray area of your desktop. You can just ignore these icons. If you want to learn more about the software, please visit the Symantec page on the staff web site: http://libsites.syr.edu/lisd/applications/symantec.html

Posted by ljradiga at 12:24 PM | Permalink

On Tuesday, Feb. 22, LISD will be rolling out a new desktop security suite to all staff desktops. This software suite, called Symantec Client Security, will include antivirus protection (replacing the current McAfee antivirus product), spyware detection, and a personal firewall. Initially, the personal firewall piece will be turned off; implementation of that component will occur later this Spring.

More details on what the installation will look like will be sent out on Monday. But if you are interested in finding out more about Symantec Client Security -- its features, benefits, and why LISD made the move from McAfee to Symantec -- check out the article on the staff web site: http://libsites.syr.edu/lisd/applications/symantec.html

Help Desk
Library Information Systems Division
443-4300

Posted by mdesalvo at 04:56 PM | Permalink

Due to a network hardware upgrade, a range of network and computing services will be unavailable between 4:30 and 7 a.m. Tuesday, Feb. 15. Affected services and subnets include:

E-mail services-OrangeMail and GroupWise (GroupWise in the College of Law and University College will not be affected),
Syracuse University Web pages, including the SU Home Page and all CMS-hosted Web pages and Web services,
Blackboard
Public computing labs and printing in the labs,
MySlice and all services and applications that are accessed through MySlice,
Clients with computers on the SUMMON and CS networks will not be able to access the network G and H drives or any other shared drives,
Bird Library Web services, MyLibrary and electronic resource authentication,
Faculty Web servers syllabus.syr.edu and faculty.syr.edu,
Service Desk,
Health Services network services,
NCS network management and backup DNS services, and
NCS backup services.

In addition, approximately half of the workstations in Bird Library will be unable to connect to the network during this outage.

Posted by ljradiga at 03:35 PM | Permalink

Syracuse University Library recently purchased LOCUS, the SIAM electronic archive. SIAM (Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics) publishes journals in applied mathematics and computational sciences. The SIAM archive makes all articles published from 1952 to 1996 available in full text electronic format. Each article is available as a searchable PDF. The SIAM archive may be viewed at http://locus.siam.org/

The library currently receives both the print and electronic editions of all SIAM journals. Current electronic holdings are linked from SUMMIT.

The full text articles and references are linked from the MathSciNet (Mathematical Reviews) database. SIAM journals are also indexed by Compendex (Engineering Index, Inspec & NTIS, combined).

Contact Mary DeCarlo
mmdecarl@syr.edu

Posted by nbturner at 08:56 AM | Permalink