Tutt Library News

Prospector unavailable Tues, Dec 16

The Prospector catalog will be down the morning of Tuesday, Dec. 16 for a software upgrade. 

Prospector is the union catalog of regional libraries that allows you to request items from other libraries and have them delivered for you to the Circulation Desk at Tutt Library.  While Prospector is down, you will not be able to submit any of those requests.

The upgrade will begin at 8:30am and should conclude by 12pm noon. 

If you have any questions or need any help, please get in touch with Tutt Library Circulation at 389-6184 or Reference at 389-6662.

Prospector and ILL Request Deadlines due to Winter Break

IMPORTANT: In the past, Tutt Library was open for very limited service over Winter Break, but this year we will be closed. Prospector or Interlibrary Loan books that do not arrive before Dec. 19 cannot be picked up until the library reopens on January 2.

PROSPECTOR BOOK REQUESTS:
The Prospector system for borrowing books not owned by Tutt Library will be turned off during Winter Break. The last day to request Prospector items will be Friday, December 19th. Prospector requests will be possible again on Tuesday, December 30th.

INTERLIBRARY LOAN BOOK REQUESTS:
If you need to request a book from out-of-state through the Interlibrary Loan system, you must do so before December 10 in order for it to have the best chance of arriving before Winter Break starts (and even this cannot be guaranteed). Requests submitted over Winter Break will not be ordered until Jan. 2, 2009.

ARTICLE REQUESTS:
Requests for articles will continue to be ordered by the Interlibrary Loan Dept. through the last day, Dec. 19. If your requested article does not arrive by closing on Dec. 19, it will not be available on your ILLiad account until Jan. 2, 2009.

TIGER down on Friday, Nov. 28

TIGER will be down on Friday, November 28 while facilities does some work on the library's power supply.  TIGER will likely be unavailable between 7am and 4pm.  While TIGER is down, you can still look up our library's holdings using Prospector, though you will be temporarily unable to request any items.

TIGER also functions as our "proxy server," so the usual off-campus access to our licensed databases (i.e. Academic Search Premier, JSTOR) will be unavailable. If you are on-campus, you will still be able to access those databases using these direct database links.

If you have any questions about the upgrade, please contact Carol Ou, Systems Librarian at 389-6895. For help, you can also reach Circulation at 389-6184 or Reference at 389-6662.

Please note that the library will also be physically closed on Friday, November 28.

What's up with RefWorks?

If you haven't learned and used RefWorks you are missing out!
It is a fabulous tool for your research projects keeping you organized as well as saving you a lot of time.

• import citations from catalogs, databases and webpages
• link back to full-text articles
• organize citations
• keep notes and abstracts on sources
• add footnotes to papers
• generate bibliographies in a variety of citation style formats

Training available during drop-in sessions

• on Wednesdays
• block weeks 1, 2, and 3
• from 1 - 2 p.m.
• at Tutt Library. 

Meet in TLC2.

TIGER interface updates

The TIGER catalog will be undergoing a series of updates over the next few days.

On Sunday, Aug. 10, the TIGER interfaces will be updated to the latest templates issued by our vendor.  Though the overall goal was to maintain the current functionality of the online catalog, you will notice an updated "CC" look and feel. 

On Tuesday, Aug. 12, the background module that powers the TIGER interfaces will be  updated to its latest version.  This update lays the groundwork for new features and other improvements we may make to the online catalog in the future. 

There should be no downtime with either of these updates, but please do let us know if you're having any trouble accessing the catalog.

If you have any questions about these updates, please contact Carol Ou, Systems Librarian at 389-6895. For help, you can also reach Circulation at 389-6184 or Reference at 389-6662.

TIGER outage - May 27

TIGER will be down the morning of Tuesday, May 27 for a software upgrade. TIGER will be inaccessible beginning at about 8:30am, and we anticipate an outage of 2-3 hours. While TIGER is down, you may still look up our library holdings using Prospector, though you will be temporarily unable to request any items. 

TIGER also functions as our "proxy server," so the usual off-campus access to our licensed databases (i.e. Academic Search Premier, JSTOR) will be unavailable. If you are on-campus, you will still be able to access those databases using these direct database links.

If you have any questions about the upgrade, please contact Carol Ou, Systems Librarian at 389-6895. For help, you can also reach Circulation at 389-6184 or Reference at 389-6662.

Update (10:30am, May 27): TIGER is back up!  Thanks for your patience!

New "Find Journals" and link resolver

The library is taking Spring Break to launch a new link resolver and Find Journals list.  The new Find Journals list, now linked from our home page, offers additional search functions that we expect will make it easier to find specific journals.  The new link resolver should do a better job of interpreting the pawprint links that come out of our databases, and be more efficient at connecting you to full text and other library services. 

We are also taking this opportunity to introduce a new pawprint button, and return to an old name for the service, "Tutt Link."  As we roll this new system out, you will begin to see this new button across our databases and be able to click on this button to check for full text, look the item up in TIGER or submit an Interlibrary Loan request.

Find Journals
Example Tutt Link menu
Tutt Link FAQ

If you have any questions, please contact the Reference Desk at x6662 or Carol Ou (Systems Librarian) at x6895.

Problems with Prospector

The library is currently experiencing some problems with the Prospector catalog. Prospector is the union catalog of regional libraries that allows you to request items from other libraries and have them delivered for you to the Circulation Desk at Tutt Library.

Currently when you try to place a request through Prospector, the system allows you to enter your name and TIGER number but then gives you an error message stating "Request cannot be processed. Data in your record at your institution incomplete." This message is being presented to all of our patrons and seems to be in error.

We're currently working with our vendor to try and solve this problem. If you have any questions, please contact one of the below:

Carol Ou, Systems Librarian (x6895)

Tutt Library Reference Desk (x6662)

Tutt Library Circulation Desk (x6184)

*Update - 12pm Monday, Feb 18* -- Prospector requesting should now be functioning normally. Thanks for your patience.

TIGER unavailable on 2/14 - 10am-12pm

TIGER will be down Thursday, Feb 14 from approx. 10am to 12pm for a software upgrade. While TIGER is down, you may still look up our library holdings using Prospector, though you will be temporarily unable to request any items.

TIGER also functions as our "proxy server," so the usual off-campus access to our licensed databases (i.e. Academic Search Premier, JSTOR) will be unavailable as well. You may still access those databases using these direct database links if you are on-campus.

If you have any questions, please contact Carol Ou, Systems Librarian at 389-6895. You can also reach Circulation at 389-6184 or Reference at 389-6662 for help.

ILLiad unavailable on 2/13 - 12pm-2pm

The ILLiad system used for Interlibrary Loan will be down for a required upgrade on Wednesday, February 13. The system will be unavailable for 1-2 hours between 12pm and 2pm. Note that you will be unable to submit new Interlibrary Loan requests or check on existing requests during this time.

If you have any questions, please contact Diane Brodersen (Interlibrary Loan Coordinator), Carol Ou (Systems Librarian) or the Tutt Library Reference Desk:

Diane Brodersen
Interlibrary Loan Coordinator
(719) 389-6664

Carol Ou
Systems Librarian
(719) 389-6895

Reference Desk
(719) 389-6662