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Independence Day

The Library will be closed on Friday, July 3^rd in observance of the Independence Day holiday. The library will reopen on Sunday, July 5^th at 2:00 p.m.

Phase-out of the NCLive@Home Password

Because NCLive no longer represents the full range of the database holdings of the Ethel K. Smith Library, Wingate will end the distribution of its NCLive@Home password in July of 2009. Users can access NCLive services from the List of Databases and entering their campus username and password (your username is the part of your e-mail address that comes before the @ sign). For more information on logging onto the Library's databases the Database Login page.

Summer Session II Hours

The Library will be maintaining its Summer Session hours between June 29 and July 24.

• Monday-Thursday: 8:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.
• Friday: 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
• Saturday: Closed
• Sunday 2:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m.

Online Catalog Upgrade Scheduled

The Library's online catalog is scheduled for a major upgrade in July. The new online catalog promises not only a new and more navigable look but will provide new features to make searching the library even easier. This upgrade will, however involve an upgrade to the Library's entire Voyager integrated library system and the supporting Oracle database. The window for this scheduled update is July 8^th-10^th. During this time all Voyager functions will be off-line. This would, of course, include the online catalog, but also the Media Module, which the Library uses to reserve rooms and equipment. While the online catalog is down it is still possible to find what is in the library using OCLC's WorldCat, and circulation will still be running on a limited basis. Access to the library's various databases (such as Academic Search Premier, ERIC, or Lexis-Nexis) will not be affected. Please be patient while the staff the Ethel K. Smith Library continue to strive to improve service to all its patrons.

Off-Campus Access to Databases Simplified

Beginning June 1, the task of logging onto the databases offered by the Ethel K. Smith Library will have been made easier in three ways.

• It is no longer necessary to know whether to choose the "on campus" or "off campus" link. The proxy server that goes out to the databases now knows the difference.
• Most of the residence halls are now treated as "on campus" by the proxy server. This means that from most of the dorms and apartments, it is no longer necessary for students to log-in with their campus network username and password. Exceptions to this would be apartments that use DSL for their Internet access, such as UPA.
• Access to the databases has been extended. In the past, there were a number of instances where the ports that the proxy server used were being blocked, either by a residential router or by a commercial firewall. In most instances, the proxy server will not use the standard HTTP port 80, which routers and firewalls typically allow. The exception would be access to ebooks from the online catalog.

Updated June 30, 2009