Thursday, January 12, 2006

Network Storage Outage Planned for Friday-Monday

From Information Resources and Technologies

From 5 p.m. Friday, Jan. 13, until approximately 2 p.m. Monday, Jan. 16th, MyStorage will be unavailable while we install necessary upgrades and perform system maintenance. This work is being done by IRT to maximize systems performance and response for this critical resource before spring semester begins.

The following UST resources will be unavailable intermittently until late Monday afternoon:

* MyStorage (including WebDAV access to MyStorage)

The following UST resources will still be available:

* UST Network and Internet
* Wireless network on the St. Paul and Minneapolis campuses
* Banner
* Phone services
* Web
* Departmental storage
* E-Mail
* Network printing
* Blackboard
* ReportNet
* Voicemail
* Library databases
* Card readers for laundry and vending

IRT recommends that you save a copy of your MyStorage documents to your hard drive or portable media by 4 p.m. Friday if you need to use or modify them over the weekend. IRT hopes that this scheduled outage will result in minimal, if any, inconvenience.

Questions? Please call the IRT Tech Desk at (651) 962-6230 or e-mail IRTHelp@stthomas.edu.

Tuesday, January 3, 2006

Library & Instructional Technology Classes in January

Want to use the latest and greatest Blackboard tools to build a rich, interactive, online classroom? Interested in help locating and managing your research materials? Want to learn how to search the web more effectively? The following instructional technologies courses will be available in January:

Blackboard Series

* Blackboard Design and Content Basics
* Blackboard File Exchange Tools
* Blackboard Journal LX and Teams LX
* Integrating Library Resources Into Blackboard
* Blackboard Discussion Board
* Blackboard Question Pools and Tests

Library Series

* Introduction to RefWorks
* Google and Beyond: Advanced Web Search Techniques
* Faculty Research Tools
* Health on the Web

For the schedule and course descriptions of January's instruction technologies classes, see the January 3rd article in Bulletin Today. Faculty and staff can register through the Human Resources' Leadership Academy, and click on the link for Training Online. The RefWorks, Advanced Web Searching, and Health on the Web are open to students as well; students can contact John Heintz (email jpheintz; phone 651/962-4646) to register.

Thursday, December 22, 2005

Latest Economic Census Business Expenses Survey

The latest release from the current Economic Census: the 2002 Business Expenses Survey data, providing data for selected industry sectors down to the 6 digit NAICS code level of detail. The reports provide aggregate and % spending by industries on: "operating expenses including payroll and fringe benefits, contract labor costs, taxes and license fees, packaging and containers, transportation and warehousing services, depreciation and amortization charges, software and other computer expenses, communications services, computer and other supplies, office supplies, repair and maintenance expenses, lease and rental payments, printing, utilities, advertising, accounting, insurance, management and consulting services and legal services."

Wednesday, November 30, 2005

New Books @ Keffer Library!

See our display of new books at the Keffer Library, or browse the list online. New items in Reference, Business, Career, Education, Curriculum, and Children's Literature collections. Selected highlights include:

* Handbook of the economics of finance (v.1A, v.1B)/ edited by George M. Constantinides, Milton Harris, and René M. Stulz. Amsterdamv. ; Boston : Elsevier/North-Holland, 2003.
* Multiculturalism in the United States : a comparative guide to acculturation and ethnicity / edited by John D. Buenker and Lorman A. Ratner. Westport, Conn. : Greenwood Press, 2005.
* Scenarios: the art of strategic conversation / Kees Van Der Heijden. Chichester, West Sussex ; Hoboken, N.J. : John Wiley & Sons, c2005.
* Levers of organization design: how managers use accountability systems for greater performance and commitment / Robert Simons. Boston, Mass. : Harvard Business School Press, c2005.
* Ethics, the heart of leadership / ed. by Joanne B. Ciulla. Westport, Conn.: Praeger, 2004.
* Controller's guide: roles and responsibilities for the first years / Steven M. Bragg. Hoboken, N.J. : Wiley, c2005.
* Responding to problem behavior in schools : the behavior education program / Deanne A. Crone, Robert H. Horner, Leanne S. Hawken. New York : Guilford Press, c2004.
* No child left behind: the politics and practice of school accountability / edited by Paul E. Peterson, Martin R. West. Washington, D.C. : Brookings Institution Press, c2003.
* Talking teaching: implementing reflective practice in groups / Linda Schaak Distad, Joan Cady Brownstein. Lanham, Md. : ScarecrowEducation, 2004.
* Educational research: competencies for analysis and applications / L.R. Gay, Geoffrey E. Mills, Peter Airasian. Upper Saddle River, N.J. : Pearson Merrill Prentice Hall, c2006.

New Books @ Keffer Library

See our display of new books at the Keffer Library, or browse the list online. New items in Reference, Business, Career, Education, Curriculum, and Children's Literature collections. Selected highlights include:

* Handbook of the economics of finance (v.1A, v.1B)/ edited by George M. Constantinides, Milton Harris, and René M. Stulz. Amsterdamv. ; Boston : Elsevier/North-Holland, 2003.
* Multiculturalism in the United States : a comparative guide to acculturation and ethnicity / edited by John D. Buenker and Lorman A. Ratner. Westport, Conn. : Greenwood Press, 2005.
* Scenarios: the art of strategic conversation / Kees Van Der Heijden. Chichester, West Sussex ; Hoboken, N.J. : John Wiley & Sons, c2005.
* Levers of organization design: how managers use accountability systems for greater performance and commitment / Robert Simons. Boston, Mass. : Harvard Business School Press, c2005.
* Ethics, the heart of leadership / ed. by Joanne B. Ciulla. Westport, Conn.: Praeger, 2004.
* Controller's guide: roles and responsibilities for the first years / Steven M. Bragg. Hoboken, N.J. : Wiley, c2005.
* Responding to problem behavior in schools : the behavior education program / Deanne A. Crone, Robert H. Horner, Leanne S. Hawken. New York : Guilford Press, c2004.
* No child left behind: the politics and practice of school accountability / edited by Paul E. Peterson, Martin R. West. Washington, D.C. : Brookings Institution Press, c2003.
* Talking teaching: implementing reflective practice in groups / Linda Schaak Distad, Joan Cady Brownstein. Lanham, Md. : ScarecrowEducation, 2004.
* Educational research: competencies for analysis and applications / L.R. Gay, Geoffrey E. Mills, Peter Airasian. Upper Saddle River, N.J. : Pearson Merrill Prentice Hall, c2006.

Friday, November 25, 2005

Lexis-Nexis Business Database Out of Order

Many features of the Lexis-Nexis Business database are not currently working. The vendor is aware of the problem and is working on it. Apparently, it's quite serious, because they estimate it will be a week or so before the database is fully functional again. Sorry for the inconvenience, and we'll post another message when the problem has been corrected.

Tuesday, November 22, 2005

IBISWorld Market Research Reports Now Available

Following a successful trial, the Libraries have subscribed to IBISWorld Market Research Reports (UST users only). The reports provide in-depth industry analysis for over 700 U.S. industries at the 5-digit North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) level of detail. Reports average 25-30 pages, are updated 3 times annually, and contain: key statistics, market characteristics, segmentation, industry conditions, industry performance, key competitors, key factors, and industry outlook. (Note that UST does not subscribe to the linked industry risk, company research and economic/demographic information—this information is available from other sources).