Nathan Wain has let us know that an IT workroom assistant will be available in the Central Library, both today and tomorrow, from 1-4pm.

Sandra

Carolyn and I are in the final stages of composing a draft report for the Notices Review, so if you have any comments, or criticisms, that you would wish us to consider then please pass them on to us as soon as possible.

Thank you,
Sandra

Over the next few months Sandra and Carolyn McMahon will be testing the sequence and content of library notifications sent to borrowers. It is highly likely that you may find some odd entries on the various reports that we run e.g. expired and cancelled holds, 21 days overdue, etc. Should you see any item linked to borrower names of the pattern ‘Borrower, One’; ‘Borrower, Two’ and so on, please ignore these. However, if you are in doubt about anything please ask Sandra or Carolyn.

If you have any blue satchels spare could you send them through to us in the Central Library hampers, please.

Thank you,
Sandra

The Library management team has reviewed Subscription Membership to the University of Canterbury Library, and the following changes will come into effect on 1 July 2014.
• Users will be able to subscribe to the UC Library for either 6 or 12 months. The option of a membership of 1-5 months will no longer be offered.
• The new UC Subscription Fee structure will be: 6 months = $100, and 12 months = $180.
• The total number of items issued will increase from 10 to 25, including journals.

While the background technical changes are being completed access to Payment Plus may be affected on the afternoon of Monday 30th June and/or the morning of Tuesday 1 July. External Library Membership applications that include a subscription or card payment should not be processed during that period.

“A workroom assistant will be on duty for additional shifts in the level 2 office on Friday 18th and 25th October until 9pm (rather than 6pm). Nathan and Greg will post signage to reflect this.

We would also like to let you know that the workroom assistants finish working for us on Sunday 27th October. After this date we will offer a service from the level 2 office during normal business hours.”

Sandra (on behalf of Averill Duncan)

ULANZ borrowers are still expected provide their email address at the home institution. There are only two exceptions, that of Australian Universities, (for the time being), and Massey.

The following information for students was extracted from each institution’s website during August 2013, but comes with a disclaimer – that it but may be subject to change at any time!

AUT: username@aut.ac.nz e.g. abc1234@aut.ac.nz
CPIT: username@student.cpit.ac.nz
Lincoln: FirstName.LastNameNumber@lincolnuni.ac.nz
Otago: username@student.otago.ac.nz
Waikato: username@students.waikato.ac.nz (Note the plural – ‘students’)
Victoria: username@myvuw.ac.nz

Both Massey and Australian University students are able to use a non-conforming email address. There is no longer a need to add .ac.nz for the address to be accepted when the online form is submitted.

Sandra

We have been advised that the IT workroom assistant will not be at work in the Central Library on Sunday 2nd June.
Sandra

Message from Averill Duncan:
“The IT workroom assistants will be working through until Sunday 9th June when their contracts stop until the start of Semester two – Monday 8th July. We will not be adjusting their hours during the extended opening times of Central Library.”