Ngā mihi nui me te aroha nui ki Joanne

Today is Joanne Webb’s 20th Anniversary as being a staff member of the University of Canterbury Libraries. Over the years Joanne has worked at the PSL, Education, Engineering and EPS libraries. We at EPS wish to offer Joanne our congratulations and appreciation of 20 years of loyal service to us the library, our students and the university community.

Ka pai Joanne

The Latest ENGR 101 class (719 students) have just been issued their first assignment.

“New refrigerator for the market”

They are required to write a technical style engineering report. The aim of the reprot is to summarise some aspects of the design and production of new refrigerator.

The problem statement:
“Your client has come to you discuss a possible new refrigerator for the market. They want a small refrigerator for motel rooms that emphasizes minimum noise so that it does not wake people up during operation”

Please in the first instance refer the students to the Engineering Intermediate subject guide
http://canterbury.libguides.com/ENGR101-2015-Assignement

The requirement is to cite the sources using the APA style.

The copies of the standards are available from the EPS library, they are available physically only as we were not able to source any electronic copies. These standards are found in the EPS high demand section. Of course all EPS people are ready for the influx.

Good luck everyone!

Dave

Every year we in the library see a new social tool that is emerging and taking the “younger” generations by storm. I saw this blog post up that helped me to define one of the latest social media tools available. Snapchat

Move over Facebook, step aside Instagram, the new movement? Snapchat

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kKSr6h5-fCU

I just had an extremely exciting ride into work

I just passed a house cnr of Clyde and Ilam when I thought that is a stinky BBQ at this time, and it looked slightly wrong. Stopping I jumped off my bike and approached, to see a man staging out calling out in distress. Seeing that it was probably a fire I began calling out (from behind the gate – you can see the height in the photo) is everyone out he said no, and began calling in distress again (In Korean). Smoke was now coming out of the front door in huge amounts. Another young woman came walking down the road and joined me at the gate and asked the same questions. The front gate was locked so I boosted the young woman beside me over (2m fence) and then jumped over myself. She went round the back and I again said to the me man “is everyone out?”, “Get them out, etc”. Probably with people inside, I crawled in the front door (Smoke was down to 1m, dense and black) and crawled to the kitchen to see flames going from the wall to ceiling (Flakes were falling from the ceiling). Still calling out “Get out, get out” looking for anyone. A plumber (read his top outside later) came in with a small fire extinguisher to put out the small fire beside me, as we both called for people to get out. From the other side of the kitchen, the young woman I let in earlier waved from the other entrance that the other two occupants had got out. I and the plumber exited, pretty quickly. Outside on the front lawn (Family of three, Father, Mother and Teenage daughter) were all out and safe, but obviously distressed. The woman of the house (still dressed in her once white dressing gown) had a pitiful hose attempting to water down the roof, I told them that fire was inside the roof and not to bother and just to get away to a safer distance. She was still in bare feet. Other neighbours and others began to come by (gumboots, warm clothes were placed on the family). The Fire service sirens, could be heard by now and I went out to meet them. I met them on the road and informed them that everyone was out, but the gate was locked and had to access the further along beside the garage. I waited around and took the photo, packed my cycle gear up again (I had dumped these at the entrance), and left. Both the young woman and myself did thank each other before I biked off and she continued walking to work.

And no I wasn’t late for work! I got here in time to assist in opening up.

Photo while standing outside, just after the fire crews got there

Tēnā koutou,

I am doing a light weight Introduction into EndNote tutorial for library staff here at the EPS library on Wednesday, 3rd July at 9am.

This is a general introduction in working with EndNote, using EndNote with a couple of our large databases and using it with Microsoft Word. This will be followed by a morning tea at the EPS library.

Please book online:
http://library.canterbury.ac.nz/webapps/public/course.php?course=295&session=1&staff=1

Whaia te iti kahuranga ki te tuahu koe me he maunga teitei

Dave

Scenario: A student approaches the desk with a sad face saying that she has lost her Canterbury card on Saturday. A brief search is made of the lost property revealing that the card hasn’t been handed in or listed in the log book. The student is assured that if the card was found or handed into library staff an email would have been sent to her. With a downcast look the student acknowledges the failure with a “no worries” and traipse off upstairs with her head hanging down. 10 minutes later the same student approaches the desk again and asks this time if a purple memory stick has been handed in. The staff member informs her that a memory stick has been handed in (as a search revealed that one was sitting in lost property not ten minutes ago). The memory stick is retrieved for the now grinning student, who declares that that is her memory stick and she could cry from happiness, and that we (library) are now top of her “Christmas tree list” (sic.). Apparently her final 35% assignment was stored on the memory stick. The student then literally skips across the library. Her voice can still be heard in the far corner of the library talking excitedly about how her assignment has been recovered to her very obvious joyful relief.

(For obvious reasons the staff member did not ask her for ID… *gasp* But did check to make sure the memory stick was hers.)

So a big bouquet of the day for customer service!

Dave

After 5 ½ years working in the Engineering Library and EPS teams Deborah is leaving us for a new adventure at Lincoln. A farewell afternoon tea for Deborah will be held in the EPS tea room on Friday 28th September, from 3pm onwards. It will be a BYO affair. All are welcome.

Cheers

Dave

A lovely little video about what real books get up to.

Matt(?) here at central HelpDesk is advising of a widespread internet issue on campus. I don’t have other details but thought it worth letting people know.
Dave C,