#MoneySmartWeek begins on April 10th. Take a look at IC Library’s Financial Literacy guide. There are pages for: Banking, Credit Cards/Debt/Credit Scores, Student Loans, JobOffers/Cost-of-Living, Investing, Retirement Planning, and Buying or Leasing a car: https://libguides.ithaca.edu/finliteracy
Interested in marketing your business or fill in gaps in your marketing plan? Learn how to use data collected by the U.S. Census to help research your potential customer base. Determine and map potential competitors for your marketing plan using Census Business Builder, the Nexis Uni database and Google MyMaps.
This guide was prepared by Jim Bondra, Business Librarian with input by Cathy Michael, Communications Librarian, in support of Financial Literacy awareness on our campus:Financial Literacy
We are highlighting the Personal Finance Lunch & Learn series offered by Prof. Steven Novakovic (Spring 2021). “The IC community is invited to join us this semester as we host a series of monthly webinars on a variety of personal finance topics, including Taxes, Housing, Budgeting, and Personal Finance Tips and Tricks. Each session will be during the noon hour on the following dates: 2/16, 3/18, 4/6, and 5/6.”
We’ll also highlight it during Money Smart Week. In 2021 the event is set for April 10-17th.
JAZZ & FRIENDS Ithaca College students and alumni invite families, children and all members of our community to join them for a virtual reading of books including “When Aiden Became a Brother” and “My Rainbow” on Thursday Feb 25 at 4 pm EST. https://www.ithaca.edu/intercom/article.php/20210222144858316#.YDUaJxNKgWM
Note: I’ll be working Saturday and Sunday at the virtual Research Help Desk from 1-5 pm (use Chat with Us or Email Us): https://library.ithaca.edu/. I’ll be out-of-the-office on Monday, February 15th. I’ll reply to your question as soon as I can.
Happy Valentines Day weekend! If you’re able to stop by the library, check out our Blind Date with a Book selections as you enter.
All changes below currently (1/29/2021) appear on the top of the library’s website under the Library Services for Spring 2021link. Here are some highlights:
Building Access. When the building opens on February 8th, you will need your Ithaca College ID card to enter the Gannett Center from the northeast entrance or the south Towers-side entrance on weekends and after 5 pm on weekdays. On weekdays, 7 am – 5 pm, you will be asked to swipe your card inside the library. This will assist with contact tracing. The connecting passage between the library and Whalen will be closed for the Spring semester. Reminder: the library is operating virtually until February 8th.
Interlibrary Loan. Our interlibrary loan system is changing. Starting on Feb. 8, 2021, you will no longer need a separate ILL account. All requests will be managed through your library account and can be made directly from the catalog.
Booking DVDs for class: After finding a DVD using Library Search, the booking option will appear as an additional option under Get It for employees requesting multimedia materials. Faculty should use “Booking” to schedule items for in class use on a particular date. Refer to this FAQ: https://libanswers.ithaca.edu/faq/323622 (added Feb 2, 2021)
Instructional Videos, Zoom Instruction, & Research Consultations. I can record a presentation in YouTube or Kaltura for your class, visit your class for a demonstration, or meet with students in research consultations (use this form to book a consult). Email me with your objectives and time criteria.
ProQuest will be taking up to an eight-hour maintenance window beginning Saturday, January 30 at 10:00 PM ET to upgrade infrastructure, enhance security, and maintain reliability on many ProQuest products. During this maintenance window, the following products will be temporarily unavailable.
Faculty I’m booking instruction sessions for the Winter and Spring semester for what ever duration and method works best for your class: an instructional video with a brief visit, an in class online demonstration, or, encourage students book appointments to consult with me on their research (individualized instruction). I can also create a library guide for your class and insert training videos. Contact me to discuss!
Spring 2021 Hours Beginning Feb. 8th the library will be open: Sun 10am – 2am Mon – Thurs 7am – 2am Fri 7am – 5pm Sat 10am – 5pm
Reserves (from the Reserve Staff: Carrie, Ben & Scott).
From Cathy: While there are not funds to acquire new materials at this juncture, I can help you to find similar materials (ex. books and videos). Contact me.
How do I place an item on reserve for my course? To ensure accessibility and the safety of all users, Course Reserves will continue to be provided on-line only. Please request digitization for items needed for your course through Leganto, a tool within Sakai. Placing items in a reading list can be done through the library’s on-line catalog. If you do not use Leganto, please email reserve@ithaca.edu with your request. Note that Leganto is a hosted platform – all links and content will be accessible for future use on any course management software platform.
How do I request for material to be digitized? Please log-in to your Sakai course, add Leganto from the “Manage Tools” list, then search for the library item that you would like pages or chapters digitized and click on “Digitization”. See the Leganto Guide for more information. https://tinyurl.com/y2n4et97. If you do not use Leganto, please log-in to your library account at https://library.ithaca.edu/, search for the item that you would like pages or chapters digitized and then click on “Digitization”. Indicate the course name and number in the comments field. If you would like the library to digitize selections from a personal copy, please leave the item in the book return at the library entrance and send an email to reserve@ithaca.edu indicating the content to be digitized and the appropriate course in Sakai.
How do I request the digitization of a CD or DVD? Please request digitization of library-owned media items needed for a course through Leganto. If you do not use Leganto, please email mmreserve@ithaca.edu. A link will be added to the “Media Gallery” tool on your Sakai course site.
Can the Library purchase a book or media to be used in my course? Requests for new materials are not being accepted at this time. Search the library catalog to see if a required course text is available as an ebook. A link to the ebook can be added to your Sakai course or Leganto resource list. If the library owns a print copy of a course text, the book will be placed on Reserve in order to be available for digitization. Please contact your liaison librarian for assistance in using Leganto and locating course materials: https://tinyurl.com/yxekhcqv.
How long does it take to process the digitization of an item for my course? Digitization requests are processed in the order they are received; submitting requests at least three weeks before the start of the spring semester is encouraged.
Additional Resources-
Please see our Leganto guide for more information on how to request items for reserve, or add items to a reading list. https://tinyurl.com/y2n4et97
For general reserve questions or to set up a Leganto demonstration with library staff, please contact us via email at reserve@ithaca.edu.
Curbside Pickup Curbside pickup and digitization services will be unavailable until Jan. 3.
Hours: Spring 2021 To provide a safe environment for our student and faculty community during the Spring semester, we will operate on the following schedule: Monday – Thursday, 7 am – 2am, Friday, 7am – 5pm, Sunday, 10 am – 2 am
Books & Videos We currently are not purchasing books and videos. Let me know if I can help you find an equivalent in our collection.
Database Alert SRDS.com will be unavailable from 12/26 to 1/3
Winter Term I’ve been called for jury duty beginning January 4th and requested my term be postponed. I’ll keep you posted.
Reserves (from the Reserve Staff: Carrie, Ben & Scott).
From Cathy: While there are not funds to acquire new materials at this juncture, I can help you to find similar materials (ex. books and videos). Contact me.
Library staff are now accepting course reserve requests for Spring 2021.
How do I place an item on reserve for my course? To ensure accessibility and the safety of all users, Course Reserves will continue to be provided on-line only. Please request digitization for items needed for your course through Leganto, a tool within Sakai. Placing items in a reading list can be done through the library’s on-line catalog. If you do not use Leganto, please email reserve@ithaca.edu with your request. Note that Leganto is a hosted platform – all links and content will be accessible for future use on any course management software platform.
How do I request for material to be digitized? Please log-in to your Sakai course, add Leganto from the “Manage Tools” list, then search for the library item that you would like pages or chapters digitized and click on “Digitization”. See the Leganto Guide for more information. https://tinyurl.com/y2n4et97. If you do not use Leganto, please log-in to your library account at https://library.ithaca.edu/, search for the item that you would like pages or chapters digitized and then click on “Digitization”. Indicate the course name and number in the comments field. If you would like the library to digitize selections from a personal copy, please leave the item in the book return at the library entrance and send an email to reserve@ithaca.edu indicating the content to be digitized and the appropriate course in Sakai.
How do I request the digitization of a CD or DVD? Please request digitization of library-owned media items needed for a course through Leganto. If you do not use Leganto, please email mmreserve@ithaca.edu. A link will be added to the “Media Gallery” tool on your Sakai course site.
Can the Library purchase a book or media to be used in my course? Requests for new materials are not being accepted at this time. Search the library catalog to see if a required course text is available as an ebook. A link to the ebook can be added to your Sakai course or Leganto resource list. If the library owns a print copy of a course text, the book will be placed on Reserve in order to be available for digitization. Please contact your liaison librarian for assistance in using Leganto and locating course materials: https://tinyurl.com/yxekhcqv.
How long does it take to process the digitization of an item for my course? Digitization requests are processed in the order they are received; submitting requests at least three weeks before the start of the spring semester is encouraged.
Additional Resources-
Please see our Leganto guide for more information on how to request items for reserve, or add items to a reading list. https://tinyurl.com/y2n4et97
For general reserve questions or to set up a Leganto demonstration with library staff, please contact us via email at reserve@ithaca.edu.
If you missed the how-to training session for Leganto, it is now posted as a link to the center of our Leganto guide: https://libguides.ithaca.edu/leganto.
Constitutional Exchanges from the National Constitution Center #ConstitutionDay2020
I registered for a Constitution Day event with Justice Gorsuch. Please register & join me! REGISTER AT THIS LINK https://lnkd.in/evQVbiy
From the NCC: Constitution Day: Virtual Student Town Hall with Justice Neil M. Gorsuch September 17 Join the National Constitution Center’s in a special Student Town Hall with U.S. Supreme Associate Justice Neil M. Gorsuch. Justice Gorsuch will speak about his career, the role of the judicial branch, and what it’s like to sit on the Supreme Court. National Constitution Center President and CEO Jeffrey Rosen will moderate the discussion.
In the evening, the Center will be presenting the 2020 Liberty Medal to Justice Ginsburg “The program, featuring performances by internationally renowned opera singers and tributes from special friends of Justice Ginsburg and produced by NBCUniversal, will debut here on Thursday, September 17 at 6:30 p.m. ET.” You can sign up to watch the ceremony here: https://constitutioncenter.org/liberty-medal
We used to subscribe to the Standard & Poor’s Industry Surveys in print. This summer, we dropped the print and now have the online edition called NetAdvantage. You can find it under the Databases tab of the library’s homepage under “N”: https://libguides.ithaca.edu/az.php?a=n
Description:
From Standard & Poor’s, this database contains financial information for US and global companies, including current and past stock prices, annual reports, SEC and Canadian SEDAR filings, industry surveys, and other information for business research and analysis.
Jim Bondra, Business Librarian, created this video (YouTube): https://youtu.be/RTqGy7q5llQ Let me know if you have any questions.
I finally re-created a guide for Writing for Film, TV & Emerging Media. The Scripts page is not linking & I’m working on that. Feedback is always welcome!