Course Reserves
Students and faculty will be thrilled to learn that Course Reserves are now online thanks to some nifty bits of coding and keystrokes from our dedicated team of librarians (Kristin, and Jackie – Yay). This is how to do it. Go to Adv. Catalog (see below) and click away.
Hit Course Reserves and voilà! You are in!
Here are all the goodies: Course Name, Department, Course Number… and best of all the Instructors’ names.
Below you can see all the class details, but wait there’s more. You know that at least one copy of each book is on reserve at the circulation desk, but if you click on the title you just might find there’s a copy you can check-out and take home (yippee).
Defacing Library Materials
This is not a major problem in our Library, but nevertheless it’s most annoying when you come across it. One can forgive a toddler, who doesn’t know any better, but we’re sorry, these pages were defaced by someone who can read very well!
An old saying goes something like this: “Nobody likes drinking from a dirty cup!” And as an extension of this, “Nobody likes reading a defaced book.”
One saving grace in the example above is that someone decided to annotate on post-its. As a courtesy to others, we’d really appreciate it if all post-its were removed prior to checking in.
Above is another example of a book defaced this time with a yellow marker, and annotated on both sides in pen and pencil. We would like to remind patrons of the Library’s policy on defacing materials:
Mutilating, damaging or defacing any Library materials, including tampering with or changing configurations or software on Library computers or displacing, disabling or unplugging Library equipment is prohibited.
The examples in this post come from “Making Sense: Teaching and Learning Mathematics with Understanding” and is available from Amazon.
Vinyl Sale
It’s with a heavy heart that we have to say goodbye to our LP collection (otherwise know as vinyl). But, we’re going to make it easy for patrons to give our records a new home. All items are on sale at the amazingly low price of $1.00 a piece. If you’d like to get a taste of what is on offer, visit the display area in the main lobby (thank you Carol).
The collection includes folk music, children’s music, jazz, blues, and albums by the following artists: Peter Seeger, Woody Guthrie, Ella Jenkins, Leontyne Price, Marian Anderson, Harry Belafonte (see below), Danny Kaye, and many many more!
If you are wondering where the LPs are housed they’re in back of the Library, on the left-hand side sandwiched between the theses and the Claudia Lewis Collection.
Stop by the Library today, and give an LP a new home. There are four shelves full, and all must go!
Renewing Books
Options for Renewing Books
Renewing books is best done online. But, there are other options too, such as:
- calling the circulation desk 212-875-4455
- emailing library@bankstreet.edu or responding to a courtesy email telling you your books are due in three days time
- renewing in person at the circulation desk
But don’t assume your books have been renewed unless you get a return call or email.
How to Renew Online
The first thing you need to do is to login to your account. On the Advanced Catalog Search screen you’ll see this link Login to Your Account (upper right hand corner) and it will take you to the dedicated Log in page. To login to your account type in your 14 digit library barcode, available from the circulation desk and placed on the back of your ID card. First time users must use the word changeme (one word and lowercase). Once you’ve logged in change your password to something more memorable. Next watch this screencast on how to renew check-out items online (only takes a minute).
You’ll also see a login box on the right-hand side of the Library’s Koha Welcome Page as well.
Why Can’t I Renew This Book Online?
There are a number of reasons why you can’t renew online, here goes:
- the items have already been renewed five times
- another patron has placed a hold on the item (you do not have to return the item until the due date)
- the item is already overdue (you must return the item, or call the circulation desk)
Grace Period
Patrons have a two-day grace period before fines accrue. If a book 1s due, for example on 01/03/2012, then fines would not start until 01/06/2012. Sundays are not included in a grace period (as the Library is closed). This means if a due date is on a Friday, then fines won’t start until the following Tuesday.
Email Is Important
Make sure you give the Library an email address you check daily. Every time you check out or return items you should receive an email.
APA: YouTube Videos
How to Cite YouTube Videos
Last week I was asked how to cite a YouTube video. It’s pretty easy really but there are some little tricks.
Reference Lists
- First, look for the person or entity that made the video, in this example it’s Bank Street College.
- Also look for when the video was posted (not the day you viewed it), so that would be (2011, November 7). And, yes do place the date in parentheses.
- Next, copy the title of the video using sentence case: “Jeannie Crowley on children & technology.” OK, so here’s one of the little tricks; DON’T italicize the title.
- Next step type Video file in square brackets, e.g., [Video file].
- Finally, write Retrieved from and then cut and paste the video’s link (and there’s no need to place a period at the end of the hyperlink). Altogether this is what your citation should look like:
Bank Street College. (2011, November 7). Jeannie Crowley on children & technology [Video file]. Retrieved from http://www.youtube.com/user/bankstreetnyc#p/u/1/x6Hi_SSxulY
For that final touch try adding a hanging indent.
In-text Citations
- The first in-text citation should be Bank Street College (2011),…
- Then use (Bank Street College, 2011).
Lisa Von Drasek’s: Books To Give To Kids…
The Holiday season is upon us once again, and if you are like me you’re racking your brains as to what to give nieces and nephews who live far away. As luck would have it, Lisa has come to the rescue again with her Books to Give to Kids You Don’t Know Very Well list. All courtesy of Early Word.
Jeff Kinney: The Webcast
Author Jeff Kinney, creator of the “Diary of a Wimpy Kid” series along with actors Zachary Gordon (Greg Heffley), and Robert Capron (Rowley Jefferson) visited Bank Street College School for Children, Tuesday, November 15, 2011.
If you weren’t able to be there, not all is lost. School Library Journal and Abrams webcast the event and it’s ready for viewing right now. All you have to do is visit School Library Journals Webcast page, register, and you’ll be directed to the webcast launch page. You’ll also be sent an email with a link for on-demand viewing at a later date. Below is a screen shot of the webcast. Note the buttons in the red box, these allow slides to be enlarged or downloaded (a very useful feature).
The webcast is approximately forty minutes long, and very engaging. Thanks Lisa for being the mover and shaker behind another great author visit. And, thanks to Claire Daniel for being the Bank Street Library’s guest tweeter.
Jeff Kinney: Author Visit
Yes, that’s right, you heard correct, Jeff Kinney is coming to Bank Street!
Date: Tuesday, November 15th, 2011
Time: 10:00 am – 11:00 am EST
Author of the “Dairy of a Wimpy Kid” series, Kinney will be speaking primarily to 3rd – 6th graders. The visit will be webcast with the help of School Library Journal and Abrams. If you would like to view the webcast live, then you’ll need to register.
Don’t worry, if you’re unable to make the live webcast, School Library Journal will be archiving the event and will be making it available for viewing at a later date (if you register you’ll be sent an email notification when the webcast is ready). While you’re waiting, why not borrow a “Wimpy Kid” book (or CD) from the Children’s Library:
EBSCOhost iPhone App
This app has been out for a while (October 2009), and now that iPhones and smartphones have become ubiquitous we thought it was time to look at how this little program works.
Find This on Any EBSCOhost Database Page
You have to be logged into an EBSCOhost database for this to work. If you’re not sure which databases Bank Street subscribes to visit the Library’s database page. You’ll find this link at the bottom of each page.
The Email
Clicking the link above generates a pop-up box where you write your email address. EBSCO then sends you the following email:
Dear EBSCOhost user, To begin using the EBSCOhost iPhone/iPod Touch application, follow the instructions below.
Step 1:
Download the app from iTunes: http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/ebscohost/id433269587?mt=8&ls=1 Step 2:
View this email on your iPhone/iPod Touch and tap the link below to activate app: ebscoeh://wa/de99be7b777a2b449e37dba2091d9a7326d30c9c16e89aeca4517f15071b1a4e995f852d7c21a6b9 (Note: You must access the link in Step 2 from your iPhone/iPod Touch mail app or cut and paste the link into a browser window. The activation link will expire in 24 hours.) Questions? Visit http://support.ebsco.com/downloads/iphone_help/ehostapp/toc.html or send an email to support@ebsco.com. Thank you! EBSCO Publishing
OK, Now What?
Once you’ve downloaded and activated the software, you’re now able to access EBSCOhost databases on your iPhone or iTouch. It’s surprisingly easy and works nicely on wifi and 3G – I used it last week on the No. 1 train passing through 125th Street. The screen shot below gives you some idea of the what the EBSCOhost iPhone app will look like. However, instead of seeing “courtesy of EBSCO Publishing” if you have done everything right you should see “courtesy of BANK ST COLLEGE OF EDUC…”
EBSCOhost’s website says that this mobile app will work on a number of different platforms. e.g., Android and Blackberry. There are also a number of presentation on how to use this app, e.g., YouTube, and a flash tutorial.
Summing up, this app is great if you have a few minutes to spare, there’s no need to boot up a PC and you’re good to go for nine months after you’ve activated the link above. It’s great for collecting articles but I’ll do most of my reading on a bigger screen, and for articles I know will be winners it’ll be Ctrl+P.
Where Is “Find A Journal?”
The answer is, it’s now on the Library’s homepage, and right in the middle of our brand new search box (thank you David)! There’s no need to click anywhere – there it is, just type away, hit go, and you’ll find out whether the journal you want is in print, online or both. In the example below we’ve typed the popular “Child Development.”
The results are as follows: four databases, and print holdings from 2005 to the present (i.e., we have this journal in back of the Library on the right-hand side). The better options are the three EBSCO databases (Academic Search Premiere, Education Research Complete, and Professional Development Collection) which do indeed start at 1930 but as is the case with most databases there’s a 12 month embargo. This means you have to wait a year before the full-text of a recent article is available for download. If you want to read the very latest issue you’ll have to locate the print edition.
It’s hard to believe but true, EBSCO’s databases do in fact go back to 1930 for “Child Development.” And to prove it, below is the record for the first “Child Development” article.
Rice, C. (1930). Excellence of Production and Types of Movements in Drawing. Child Development, 1(1), 1. Retrieved from EBSCOhost.
