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Warc – normal service reinstated

Thursday, March 18th, 2010

My apologies for the confusion caused by the messages about Warc over the last few days.

We have now received the following email from Warc:

We have received a substantial amount of feedback from Universities about the changes made on Monday 15th March to the log-ins required for accessing warc.com.

We conducted a review yesterday and have concluded that the benefits of the new system are outweighed by the inconvenience of an extra stage in the login process.

Today March 17th we have reverted to the previous IP/HTTP Referrer/Athens authentication methods.  Personalised logins will be discontinued for our University Clients who favour IP/HTTP Referrer/Athens access methods from their internal access points.

We sincerely regret any inconvenience caused by the introduction of the personalised login system and any shortcomings in our communication of it.  The change was well-intentioned. We believed that the personalised logins would provide a level of customisation and functionality that you would value. Our other clients have welcomed the use of personalised access.

We recognise that with the volume of students and sources available, the extra hurdle is inconvenient and does not complement how the Academic community uses such online resources on a daily basis.

Once again please accept our apologies. Both my team and I look forward to continue working with you and your university in the years ahead.

To confirm – you will not be asked to register for access to Warc.

Logging in via the University Portal, you should be able to access all Warc content without any additional registration. I would like to thank Warc for removing this barrier to student access.

Warc includes case studies, best practice papers and advertising campaigns relating to advertising, marketing and market research. Articles come from a wide range of sources, including Admap and the International Journal of Advertising.

Paul Stainthorp
Electronic Resources Librarian

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GCW maths & stats centre opens tomorrow

Thursday, March 18th, 2010

Yes, mathsInformation about the new mathematics & statistics support centre, launching in the GCW University Library (Brayford Pool Campus) tomorrow.

NEW for Lincoln
A new Mathematics & Statistics Support Service to students has arrived !!  From Friday 19 March expert academic staff will be available to undergraduate and postgraduate students on a ‘drop in’ basis.
When? Tuesdays, Thursdays and Fridays, 1pm-4pm each day starting Friday 19th March. The new service will be available until the end of the Academic Year.
Where? Ground floor meeting room of the GCW Library at Brayford Pool, directly opposite the Issue Desk.

The Support will help students with exam worries and analysis for project work eg Mathematical work with algebra, equations or formulae and statistical concepts such as probability, significance testing and graph-drawing. The service has a good range of materials available to build and enhance the student’s confidence in dealing with requests for support with their mathematical work or statistical analysis.

We will not run in holiday weeks of 29 March and 5 April, but in attendance weeks starting 12, 19, 26 April and 3, 10, 17 and 24 May, finishing on 28 May.

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WARC – access problems

Wednesday, March 17th, 2010

Our apologies if you are experiencing access problems following our recent message on creating a personalised login for WARC.  We’ve received the following communication from them. 

‘Over the last day, we have been receiving a lot of feedback from our Academic community with regards to the personalised log-ins required for accessing warc.com. Given the issues we have been hearing, we are currently reviewing this initiative and will come back to you with the results of the review within the next 24 hours’.

We’ll keep you up to date on progress.

 

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Re-registering for access to Warc

Monday, March 15th, 2010

We’ve just received notification from Warc that all users must now re-register for a ‘personalised’ account within Warc. As part of this one-off re-registration process, you will need to create a password, and amend your personal details.

Here’s a step-by-step guide. You will only have to do this once:

  1. Go to the University Portal, at: https://portal.lincoln.ac.uk/C1/C11/WARC/ (from off campus, you will need to log in using your network\accountID and password).
  2. Click on the green button to log in to Warc.
  3. In the Athens login page which appears, click on the link to “Go to the University of Lincoln login page”.
  4. In the login details page which appears next, enter your University of Lincoln email address in the form <studentaccountID>@students.lincoln.ac.uk (for students), or <staffaccountID>@lincoln.ac.uk (for staff). Please note that a personal email address will not work here. You will also need to invent your own password for Warc at this point.
  5. Next you will be asked to [1] update your personal details within Warc [2] select your preferences for receiving Warc’s newsletters and information and offers (be sure to tick the bottom three options on this screen unless you want to receive marketing information from Warc), and  [3] specify the areas of information you are interested in receiving from Warc.
  6. Finally, agree to Warc’s terms and conditions, and finish by entering the 5-digit PIN which you will receive in an email from Warc (sent to your University email account).

That’s it! You will only have to go through this process once (the next time you log in to Warc). After re-registering, you will be able to log in to Warc by simply following the link on the University Portal.

Warc includes case studies, best practice papers and advertising campaigns relating to advertising, marketing and market research. Articles come from a wide range of sources, including Admap and the International Journal of Advertising.

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24/4 library opening starts tonight – follow our tips for survival!

Monday, March 15th, 2010

  • Drink plenty of water – use the water fountain on the ground floor.  Avoid too much coffee or fizzy drinks.  If you do want a coffee use the facilities in the Library Free zone by the foyer.
  • Be organised – try and plan out your study to meet deadlines and avoid working all night.
  • Work alongside friends – for morale and motivation to get work done  Don’t forget your headphones if you can concentrate better with music.
  • Eat a banana instead of chocolate as there will be a slower release of energy to sustain you.
  •  Be safe. Let someone know your plans to study late and what time you expect to return.  Walk home with someone.  Never leave personal items or valuables unattended.  If you are parking in the car park remember to leave your registration details with staff.

 

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Disruption to Internet access in Hull, 15th March

Friday, March 12th, 2010

A message from University of Lincoln ICT services affecting the Hull Campus LRC this Monday afternoon:

Would all staff please be aware that there will be unavoidable disruption to the link between Lincoln and Hull on Monday 15th March. The disruption is due to an urgent essential maintenance programme. The maintenance will require short disruption periods – Hull will experience loss of internet and data connection from 13.00 onwards.

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Wave hello to the Google car

Thursday, March 11th, 2010

We’ve only just realised that we’re on Google Street View!

Here’s the GCW University Library (and our neighbour the Enterprise@Lincoln building, before it was finished):


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And here’s the Hull Campus (Derek Crothall Building):


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Holbeach Campus:


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Riseholme Park (well, the view from Riseholme Lane. You can just see the lake and Riseholme Hall on the right):


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And, last but not least, Chad Varah House, home to our new Theology Reading Room!


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Problems with Creative Club login

Wednesday, March 10th, 2010

Our apologies that the normal method of access to Creative Club database, via the University Portal, appears not to be working at the moment. We have reported the problem to Creative Club, and we’ll let you know as soon as we get a response.

In the meantime, you should be able to get into Creative Club using this alternative method of access:

  1. Go to: www.creativeclub.co.uk
  2. In the top right-hand corner of the page, click on ‘Shibboleth Login’
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  3. In the ‘UK Access Management Federation’ page which appears, select the University of Lincoln from the drop-down list, and hit ‘Select’
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  4. If you see an Athens username & password box, click on ‘Alternative login’ then use the search screen to find the University of Lincoln
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  5. Follow the orange ‘Go to the University of Lincoln login page »’ link to log in using your network\accountID and password

We hope to be able to reinstate normal login, via the Portal, soon.

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24/4 Library opening starts tonight!

Tuesday, March 9th, 2010

The Library at Brayford campus will be open:

 24 hours a day MON-THURS

From 15th March-26th March
AND from 12th April-23rd April

 

Mon 8.30am – Fri 10.00pm
Sat 10.00am – 10.00pm
Sun 12.00pm – 12.00am

 

For more information contact:

UniversityLibrary@lincoln.ac.uk

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