Reference Portal

Following up on our de-escalation training, we now have a libguide that lists contact information and policies related to disruptive behavior and patron conflicts. On the home page you’ll find “who to call” that lists information based on the tower and time of day.

IUCAT users are currently unable to delete items from folders they have created in their personal accounts. The Discovery and User Experience department is working on this problem. In the meantime, IUCAT users can be advised to move unwanted items into a separate folder.

As we approach the end of the semester, keep in mind that Writing Tutorial Services does not offer help with citations. We can help students find the appropriate resources (such as the Purdue Owl or specific citation guides), but there is not a service on campus that will review citations.

TL;DR: After May 6, 2024, do not recommend Uborrow as an option to patrons. Its operations are being packaged within InterLibrary Loan.

Full message from ILL:

This spring, Big Ten libraries will seamlessly transition to a new system for sharing materials as the UBorrow service moves behind the scenes.

• As an alternative to reserving and requesting through UBorrow, we recommend using WorldCat. After clicking on a record, look on the right side of the page for a red button labeled “Request through ILL.”
• You can start using WorldCat now. The UBorrow catalog will be deactivated on May 6, 2024.
• Loan periods, renewals, and request fulfillment speed will not be affected.

We will continue to give preference to our Big Ten partners for all requests submitted to Interlibrary Loan. This means the libraries who lend materials for the longest period of time will always be prioritized and requests will be filled as quickly as possible.

Many partner units and service desks in Wells Library will be closed or have limited hours on Monday, April 8 for the solar eclipse.

We have had more students come in trying to do this, so a few tips from Digital Collections Services:

1. We have slide/negative holders at the reference desk, in the cabinet.
2. There are instructions for negatives/slides scanning in the file holders on the check-in desk in the digitization lab.
3. The instructions say this, but you do need to take the white piece out of the top of the scanner for these.
4. Finally, if students can’t figure it out and need help, they can email Caitlin Hastings at cesmallw@indiana.edu to make an appointment.

Some of the links on the Libraries website related to the Sanborn Maps are unavailable right now, but the maps collection is available through IU Datacore.

If you get questions, refer them to Theresa Quill.