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Latest News
Ebrary Performance Problems Resolved
July 8, 2008
Performance problems with ebrary have been resolved. If you are still experiencing difficulties with ebrary please contact Library IT.
Ebrary Experiencing Performance Problems
July 6, 2008
The library is currently experiencing performance problems with ebrary. Problems include extremely long delays during search and opening a book and error messages when trying to go to a specific page within a book. Library IT is currently working with ebrary to solve the problem. We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause.
Campus-wide Internet Downtime June 26, 5:30pm
June 26, 2008
Due to IT maintenance, the internet will be down for all of AUS campus from 5:30pm June 26. The interruption in service is planned to last 1 hour. The Library catalog should continue to be available on campus as will access to mail, iLearn etc, but all databases will not be accessible during that time, so please ensure that your research has been completed before 4:30pm.
Writing Center Closed for Summer
June 15, 2008
Both the Library and Language Building locations of the Writing Center are closed for the summer. For help with your writing please see the AUS Writing Center Writing Resources.
All Library Databases Unavailable May 26
May 26, 2008
The Library is performing maintenance on it's servers at the moment and connections to the library databases are unavailable. Connectivity should be restored by the afternoon of May 26. Keep watching this space for updates. In the meantime, on-campus users only can get around the problem by removing the "http://ezproxy.aus.edu/login?url=" from the link. For more help please call x2270.
Congratulations to Our Library Survey Winners!
May 21, 2008
The Library would like to thank everyone who filled out the LibQUAL survey, your opinions on the Library's services are greatly appreciated. Results of the survey will be reported in the fall.
We would also like to congratulate Mohammed Abou Geib and Abdel Raouf Abdeen on their winnings, they each received a 250 Gb portable hard drive.
 Mohammed Abou Geib |
 Abdel Raouf Abdeen |
Research Help Desk Closed Until June 10
May 18, 2008
The Library's Research Help Desk will be closed until the summer session begins on June 10. Should you have a research question before then the Circulation Desk (x2256) will gladly put you in contact with a Librarian.
Tell Us What You Think by Taking the Library Survey! Closes May 8
May 3, 2008
We need to hear from you! Just 10 minutes of your time and you may win one of two portable 250GB external disk drives! Fill out the library survey at http://survey.libqual.org/index.cfm?ID=850698 and tell us what you think of the library. The survey closes May 8 so be sure to take the survey asap!
About the survey: LibQUAL is an internationally-recognized web-based survey which is designed to measure how library users perceive the quality of their library's services and which are most important to them. The survey identifies gaps between MINIMUM, DESIRED and PERCEIVED expectations of service. Results are used to identify best practices and provides a tool for library planning.
Extended Library Hours for Spring Study and Exam Period
May 3, 2008
Library hours have been extended for the spring study and exam period, May 3 to May 24. Please see the Library Hours for more details.
Library Catalog Not Available Between 7:30am-8:15am April 22
April 21, 2008
The Library catalog will be unavailable between 7:30am and 8:15am on April 22. Please ensure that all your searches are completed before this time.
Proquest Databases Not Available Until 6pm April 20
April 20, 2008
All Proquest databases will be down for maintenance until 6pm on Sunday, April 20. Please ensure that all your searches are completed before the outage.
Library Catalog Not Available From 7pm - 1am March 18
March 18, 2008
The Library catalog will be down for maintenance between 7pm and 1am March 18th. Please ensure that all your searches are completed before this time.
Reduced Library Hours for Spring Break
March 11, 2008
The Library will be open from 9am to 5pm on weekdays during spring break, March 16 to 19, and closed on Thursday, March 20 for the Mawlid al-Nabi holiday.
See the Hours page for more details.
IEEE Xplore Maintenance Planned for Feb 19 and Feb 21
Feb 17, 2008
IEEE Xplore will be unavailable due to planned maintenance on February 19th at 7pm for up to 1 hour and again on February 21st at 5pm for up to 1 hour. Please ensure that all your research is completed before downtime is scheduled to begin.
In the Library: Books by His Excellency Mohammad Al-Murr
Feb 17, 2008
His Excellency Mohammad Al-Murr gave a fascinating lecture on "Culture in the UAE," sharing his personal experiences of growing up in the UAE in the 1960s and 1970s and the changes that have taken place since. His Excellency Mohammad Al-Murr is chairman of the Dubai Cultural Council and an accomplished author. The AUS Library carries a number of titles by Al-Murr including Dubai Tales, and The Wink of the Mona Lisa.
Click here to see all of the Library's books by Mohammad Al-Murr.
Microsoft Office 2007 Session in the Library Feb 20
Feb 13, 2008
Frustrated because you can't find anything in the new MS Office 2007 interface? Worry no more, Information Commons staff is here to help! Under their tutelage you can learn the ins and outs of Word 2007 and PowerPoint 2007 in a one-time session on February 20 from 15:30-16:30.
Preregistration is required
at the Information Commons Help Desk,
Library ground floor.
Get Started: Computing Resources in the Library Sessions Feb 3-5
Jan 29, 2008
Getting Started: Using Computing Resources in the Library is an information session designed to help new students navigate the computer system in the library. Topics covered include getting your ID, changing passwords, and managing your network drive.
Sessions will be held in IC2 on February 3, 4, and 5 at 10am - 10:30am and 3pm - 3:30pm.
Introducing ARTstor Digital Library
Jan 23, 2008
New to the Library's online database collection is ARTstor Digital Library, offering a collection of approximately 550,000 images and image data in the areas of art, architecture, the humanities, and social sciences. Users can search and browse content, zoom in on and pan images for greater detail, as well as print or save images. Also included are tools to view, present, and manage images including the "Offline Image Viewer". Registration is not mandatory but is required to use some features.
Explore ARTstor now!
NEW: Communication & Mass Media Database
Jan 20, 2008
New to the Library's online database collection is EbscoHost's Communication & Mass Media Complete, offering coverage of more than 600 journal titles in areas related to communication and mass media. Included are the contents of CommSearch (formerly produced by the National Communication Association) and Mass Media Articles Index (formerly produced by Penn State).
Click here to start using Communications & Mass Media Complete now!
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