Survey Q & A - Outlets for Laptops

Question:
Where can I plug in my laptop?

Answer:
We took a look around the building, moved around tables in the collaborative study room, added one surge protector strip outside of the epicenter, and another one in the Law Library area. All the surge protectors and the regular outlets should accommodate at least 36 laptops.

Look for signs on the walls where there is a outlet.



(Image source: Microsoft Office Clip Art.)

Here is also a map. The bigger red diamonds are the surge protectors each with 6 plug-in slots.

Double Sided Brochure

This how-to is designed for Word 2007 but all of the instructions work for Word 2010: http://www.microsoft.com/education/en-us/teachers/how-to/Pages/theme-related-brochure.aspx

Once you have created your brochure you may print it in color in the library.  Double-sided or duplex printing in color is not available from NetPrint - you must use the printer behind the Circulation desk:

File > Print
1) Select printer G835
2) Choose to Print on Both Sides Flip pages on short edge

Embed a YouTube Video into PowerPoint 2010

This is easier if you start with a blank slide.

1. Click the Insert tab
   
2. Drop down the 'Video' to 'Video from Web site...'
   
3. Switch to your web browser with the YouTube video
   
4. Click the 'Share' button below the video
   
5. Click the 'Embed' button within the share box
   
6. Make sure the embed options are displayed
   
7. Click 'Use old embed code' box
   
8. Copy embed code
   
9. Return to PowerPoint
   
10. Paste embed code into 'insert video' box and click 'insert' button
    
11. Resize video display window as needed.
    

There is another option that is more complex - see http://support.microsoft.com/kb/291875 for information on using the 'developer' tab to embed flash videos and set their properties.

New Resources On Campus

From: Donna Starr
Information Services
Subject: New resources available to current students

Welcome back!

Since the Tech Fee Open Computer Lab is gone, I wanted to let you know of some new resources available to current students. We have added to the Tech Fee funded student laptop checkout program in the library and we now have 100 laptops available. The Library has increased the checkout time from three days to one week. A big thank you to the library staff that have worked so hard at providing this service.

We are also adding some wireless printing stations around the campus. There will be 7 on the Pasco Campus and 1 on the Richland campus. Students can log in with their laptops and then send documents to the NetPrint website and specify which printer they want their document sent to.

There will be a minimal cost for this printing, but students will start out each quarter with a $12.00 credit. Black and white printing is two-sided and will cost $.03 each side. Color prints will be one-sided and cost $.25 per sheet. For more information go to www.columbiabasin.edu/NetPrint

If you have any questions please call the helpdesk at Ext 2353.

(P.S. We welcome you to come to the library to get help too. Y.Y. )

More Computers in the Collaborative Study Rooms

Our Collaborative Study Rooms have become very popular since we opened them two years ago. This summer, we added 10 more computers to a total of 18 in the two rooms in response to the W building computer labs' closure due to budget cuts. We made sure that the layout is still conducive to collaborations. We hope the two rooms will become even more popular with more computers, of which four have dual monitors, 3 new scanners, and new software. Below is a list of new software installed in addition to MS Office and OpenOffice:

1. Visual Studio(Computer Programming) on all 18 computers;
2. Converge(Math) on 9 computers;
3. Creative Suite (Photoshop etc. for Graphics & photo) on 3 computers;
4. Quickbooks Pro (Accounting) on 5 computers;
5. Derive (Math)on all computers (work in process).
6. Primavera Enterprise for Project Management students (added 10/2012)

Rules
• First come, first serve
• Students only
• Active Learning
• Normal Conversations
• Turn Cell Phone Ringers Off
• No Cell Phone Calls
• No food and drinks



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Survey Q & A - Printing

Q: Why doesn't the Pasco library provide free printing like the other labs?

A: The other labs support printing with the student technology fee. Also, unlike the other labs, the library is open to students and faculty from other schools as well as members of the public. With our current technological and staff resources it isn't possible for us to sort free CBC student from paid non-student printing, even if we did receive tech fee funds to support it.

Survey Q & A - Computers

We received a number of questions and comments on the library survey (May 16 - 22 2011); this is the first in a series of responses.

Q: Why don't you add more computers?

A: In December 2010 Information Services and the student technology fee allowed us to begin checking out 61 laptops to students for use within the library and beyond. Last month (May 2011) we checked them out to students a total of 371 times!

While the library's budget does not provide for additional computers, Information Services continues to evaluate student needs and explore options for expanding computer access in the future. Students should be aware of our computer access policy and let us know if they cannot find a computer for their primary purpose: CBC classwork and other academic needs. We can often find a computer for you in the Epicenter, and (as some of you pointed out) there are usually students using our computers for non-academic purposes who the librarians can ask to vacate the lab.

Update (12/7/2011): We now have 150 laptops that check out for 1 week (7 days) at a time. All of the open computing and collaborative study room computers were replaced during the past quarter and 10 units were added.

Choose Privacy Week 2011

May 1-7, 2011 is the second annual Choose Privacy Week, an ongoing program by American Library Association.

Library Display:
View the list of books on display at the CBC Library.

Handouts:

• How does the CBC Library protect your privacy[1 page PDF]
• Privacy Myth Buster [1 page PDF]

Videos: 
Have you ever "googled" your name? Were you surprised by what you found online? Take some time to watch the following thought-provoking video.

Choose Privacy Week Video from 20K Films on Vimeo.

Here is another video that explores how technology has influenced our concept of privacy.



More Videos

More Websites:

What They Know. A Series of articles on digital privacy from The Wall Street Journal.

Privacy in Peril.

The Paranoid's Guide to Facebook

Please Rob Me: Raising awareness about over-sharing and locational privacy.

securepasswords.net

Annette Cary. "Protecting ID easy as A-b-C. " Tri - City Herald 5 May 2011,Washington State Newsstand, ProQuest. Web. 5 May. 2011.

updated 5/5/2011 yy

Choose Privacy Week

The American Library Association has declared May 2-8, 2010 the first 'Choose Privacy Week,' calling for "a national conversation about privacy rights in a digital age." Among the resources posted is a new video, available online May 1st:

Choose Privacy Week Trailer from 20K Films on Vimeo.

New study shows young adults value online privacy but many "believe incorrectly that the law protects their privacy online and offline more than it actually does." (p.4): Hoofnagle, Chris Jay, King, Jennifer, Li, Su and Turow, Joseph, How Different are Young Adults from Older Adults When it Comes to Information Privacy Attitudes and Policies? (April 14, 2010). Available at SSRN: http://ssrn.com/abstract=1589864

Close a pop up window safely

The safest way to close any potientially dangerous pop up window is by pressing the key combination “Alt” and the “F4” together. --per BD at CBC Information Services

Add Mailbox in Outlook

Note: This instruction is for library staff only.

1. From the Tools menu, select Accounts Settings..The Email Accounts wizard opens.
2. In the Email section, select Change … and click Next.
3. Click More Settings... in the next E-mail Accounts window.
4. Click Advanced tab and click Add... The Add Mailbox dialog box appears
5. In the Add Mailbox text box, type library.
6. Click OK.
7. Double click the Library account.
8. Click Apply/OK/Next then Finish in the E-Mail Accounts window.The new mailbox should appear in yourFolder List, identified by name.If you don't see any folders, click the plus (+) sign next to the mailbox.

Save Word 2007 file as PDF file

Microsoft has a plug-in for Office 2007 that allows you to save your files as PDF. Saving them as PDF will ensure that the formatting will not change and that they are printed just as you saved them.

Once the plug-in is installed, all you have to do is:

1. Click on the Office button (What and where is the Microsoft Office Button?)
2. Go to the Save As menu
3. Click on PDF or XPS
4. Choose a location to save it in, then click the Publish button
5. Review your file

Note: If you have Adobe Professional installed, you can also save the files as PDF using that. Just click on Adobe PDF instead of PDF or XPS.

You can download and install the plug-in from Microsoft at http://download.microsoft.com/download/b/5/3//b5370004-d59d-493f-b005-2299ffca8596/SaveAsPDF.exe

Call the Help Desk at ext. 2353 if you need assistance installing the plug-in.

Eduardo Rodríguez
Columbia Basin College