A student reports that computers are not linking to the scanner in the Cave. Reported to Campus IT.

Loft closed
from 5:00PM Friday 24th August
to 6:00AM Monday 27th August
BUT the Crypt is open 24/7 instead. Entry is via Canterbury Card through the west door of the Erskine Building (Maths & Computer Science)

E-mail avalanche drives staff crazy – THE DOMINION POST

WORKERS are being driven to distraction by their inboxes, checking e-mails up to 40 times an hour, in a chronic condition that now has its own name: e-stress. Researchers at Glasgow University have found that e-mails disrupt the workday — and can cause anxiety for a third of employees.

The catalog: some possible futures. Journal of academic librarianship, vol33,no.3 (May 2007)

The social tools of Web 2.0: opportunities for academic libraries Choice, August 2007; 44,12
I found this to be a good summary of academic uses for social software such as Wikis and social bookmarking, (Del-icio-us, Connotea, CiteULike).

Counterculture now has a new category – Professional reading. This is in addition to Deirdre’s LIS web site which is included under the Links heading. Feel free to share interesting articles and comment on those you have read.

on paintwork in study room 2! It has been removed along with some of the colour of the paint. Please keep an eye out for any more.

Last week the Govt Statistician and the Exec Director of the NZ Vice Chancellors’ Committee signed an agreement for 12 months that
includes the supply of CURFS, INFOS and other data sets free to Universities from 1 July 2007.

Teltrac technicians have been working on Level 2 this afternoon to improve the wireless access in PSL. They will be back tomorrow to finish the job but shouldn’t be too noisy with their remaining work.

Some people have commented on a trend in some NZ libraries to hire people prior to the completion or even beginning of a qual so as a quick gauge of opinion, there is a new poll on the LIANZA website:

Should ALL reference librarians have a library qualification?

a) Yes – essential/fundamental
b) Yes – or be planning to do/finish one
c) No – you can learn on the job
d) No – everyone should do reference work

Have your say and vote here: http://www.lianza.org.nz/news/
Poll results will be published regularly in Library Life.