Maag Library Blog

There is a change to how YSU Faculty, Staff and Students access Maag electronic databases from home. As in the past, you start at the Maag Library Home Page ( http://www.maag.ysu.edu ) and under  “Quick Links” on the left, you will still click on “Off-campus Access”.  However, you will now be asked for your standard YSU Network Access  User Name and Password. This is also known as your MyYSU name and password. Most often, the Name is your initials followed by your last name.

Maag has moved to this log-on to standardize with many other YSU Network log-on required functions.

If you use Off-Campus Access to go to OhioLINK, you will still be asked for your name and library barcode number. We will work to standardize and eliminate this step as soon as possible.

Want to know what Spiritus Juniperis and Aqum mentha piperita have in relation to medicine, click her to find out.

Read Lisa’s take on the trials of processing and digitizing the Academic Senate.

Saturday, June 6 marked the 65th anniversary of the D-Day invasion at Normandy. The ceremony was well done, though I wondered about the absence of Queen Elizabeth. (Is she the only living head of state in the world who actually served in the war effort?)

A lot of blogs are also commemorating the event, and one of my favorite is Shorpy.com. (Warning: click on the link and kiss your afternoon goodbye!) This arresting photo of a group of people reading about the Normandy invasion on the news crawl in Times Square is particularly poignant. None of the books or speeches about D-Day had been written; they had no idea what was going to happen on that beach. Their faces reflect anxiety, hope, determination, prayer, and a certain grim satisfaction.

What do you see?

Update: another shot of a similar Times Square crowd.

Check out Maag’s updated Career & Job Resources Guide!

This guide will lead you to all the resources you need to start your career or find a new one. Find reference materials, books in Maag or from OhioLINK, electronic books, information available in the research databases, and also government and web resources. You’ll be amazed at the resources available to you!

Also check out the Twitter Job Search section in the left column of the guide. Many job & career-related websites are posting job notices on Twitter. Click on the links to see current job postings.

For the fourth consecutive year,  Maag Library provides a unique vantage point to view the growth of  a red-shouldered hawk family.  The east side sixth floor windows facing Wick Avenue provide an unusual angle  above the nest so visitors may see inside.   At least three babies were hatched over the weekend of May 2nd and as they grow quickly, do try to visit as they will stay together until mid June.   Here is  a video, The Chicks test their wings May 14

According to the Global Language Monitor, the English language is due to add its one millionth word on June 10, 2009. The current pace of word creation is one every 98 minutes, a pace not seen since the time of Shakespeare. Sign that we’re not in Stratford anymore? The candidates for the millionth word include “defriend” and “noob.”

Since June 10 is my birthday, I vote for “noob.”

On Monday, National Public Radio aired a story about Dr. Lauro Halstead, a doctor who published his research about what would come to be known as post-polio syndrome (PPS) 25 years ago this month. Halstead’s research described PPS as a condition that affects polio survivors decades after they were first struck by the disease…(continue reading)

All Maag public access computers have been upgraded. This includes all computers in the Reference Room, the lobbies, the Multi-Media Center and in Maag’s Classroom. Public Access computers now require a YSU Network Log-on. Individuals without a YSU Network Account should inquire at the Reference Desk for assistance.

On Tuesday, May 12, 2009, all public access computers throughout the library, including the computers in the Reference Room, will be out of order. We are upgrading the computers and expect the upgrade to take most of the day. The 4th floor student lab will be open and reference staff will be available to assist patrons.