Hello all,
You may get questions at the reference desk from patrons trying to register for Daily InfoPOEMS. The main part of InfoPOEMS is InfoRetriever, which is a database that they can search online or on their PDAs - InfoRetriever has been straightforward thus far.
An additional feature is Daily InfoPOEMS, where patrons can receive a daily/weekly/monthly email containing a synopsis of clinical research. Unfortunately, they can't register for this themselves because we have an institutional subscription. If patrons want to register for Daily InfoPOEMS, they should email Katherine and she will add them to the list in our account.
Once the email address is in the system, patrons can modify their settings (such as how often they receive an email) by going to this link: http://www.infopoems.com/support/dpOptions.cfm. However, we have to add their email address initially.
I'll look into adding a note about this to our website. Let Katherine or me know if you have any questions. Thanks!
Liz
HI all,
As you may have heard, the ULibraries and the Alumni Association have partnered together to offer alumni access to 2 Ebsco databases. Those databases are "alumni versions" of Academic Source Premier and Business Source Premier.
You can check out the info on these on the alumni page at: http://www.lib.umn.edu/site/find-articles-prelicensing.phtml
John Butler has added Alumni Association flags to x.500 records for all library staff in the following areas :
361A:Law Library
370A:Health Sciences Libraries
371A:Lib Collection Dev
372A:Lib Information Technology
374A:Lib Academic Programs
374B:Lib Acad Prgms/Sciences
374C:Lib Acad Prgms/Hum Soc Sci
374D:Lib Acad Prgms/Archv Spec Coll
375A:Lib Info Access/Del Svc
This will allow you access into these alumni databases so you can answer questions for alumni or assist with searches.
I'm not sure how much marketing the library is going to do for this, it seems that the Alumni Association is going to take the lead on this and send out their initial marketing materials on March 5-7, including an article in the Alumni magazine, a write-up in the monthly "burst" email they send to AA members, and a letter to individuals who are not yet members of the AA to tell them about this exciting new service.
You can direct any questions about this service to Vicki Glasgow.
Cheers!
Lisa