Monday, August 22, 2011

Carmichael Library Introduces ILLiad


Carmichael Library Introduces ILLiad!

Interlibrary Loan is changing this semester! Carmichael Library now uses ILLiad, the Interlibrary Loan Internet Accessible Database.

With ILLiad, Interlibrary Loan is no longer a big deal. It’s easy to use and much faster than the old system. This is great news because when you need an article or book for a project—you need it, like, yesterday, right? Right!

With ILLiad, there are no more time-consuming, research-halting forms to fill out!! Clicking “Request this item” in many databases will do the work for you. There is also a “Free Text” option in ILLiad where you can cut and paste an entire citation into a request form. Dr. Kathy King, English professor, calls this “a BEE-U-TI-FUL thing!” And it really is!

But wait! There’s more!

With ILLiad’s electronic delivery service (called Odyssey) it’s entirely possible to get an article within an hour of requesting it—that’s crazy fast! It doesn’t happen with every request; normally you will receive articles within a few business days.

Typically, books are delivered in less than a week. To speed up the delivery process, we always borrow from Birmingham-area libraries first, and then we branch out to neighboring states—but even out-of-state books tend to arrive within seven days.

Other things ILLiad allows you to do:

  • Request books or individual articles either from databases or through Carmichael’s Interlibrary Loan homepage
  • Keep track of the requests as they are processed by Carmichael & whatever library decides to lend the items to you
  • Keep track of due dates and your loan history
  • Renew items online
  • Receive PDF articles electronically—they are delivered right to your UM email!
  • Receive notification the second a book is checked in at Carmichael—you’ll pick up your books at the circulation desk.

SO GET STARTED!

go here

http://montevallo.illiad.oclc.org/illiad/logon.html

to create your own ILLiad account!

For ILLiad Support: email jdeaver@montevallo.edu OR umill@montevallo.edu

And remember, if you have any trouble finding the right resources, the Carmichael Librarians and the Interlibrary Loan department are glad to help—seriously, we want you to ask for help! We ENJOY questions and the opportunity to help you find what you’re looking for—even if you’re not sure what it is.

Tuesday, August 09, 2011

Large Format Photo Printing and Book Binding Displays

Carmichael Library invites you to come by and view two excellent displays of student works through September 3, 2011: Professor Collin William’s Large Format Photo Printing class and Professor Min Sun Lee’s Graphic Design: Book Binding class.Large Format Photo Printing class

1,2,3--Katherine Lincoln (beach, trees, underwater faces)
4--Rachel Crisson (library, thrift store)
5--Quentin Cornelison (kiln)
6--Chazz McLemore (main street Montevallo)
7--Aziza Shunnarah (floral patterns)
8, 9, 12--Justin Lee (crosses, church, night landscape with figures)
10--John Nicholson (meme)
11--Brian Carroll (tabletop turned into landscape)
13--David Wright (timber)
14--Kimberlee Bullock (Buck Park)
15--Brittany Ledbetter (dolls in woods)


Graphic Design: Book Binding class

Mark Basco
Melissa H. Frennea
Margaret E. Hague
Charles T. McLemore
Jessica E. Richard
Matthew P. Shirley
Aziza A. Shunnarah
Hannah M. Stein
Michelle L. Anderson
Kimberlee C. Bullock
Jasmine D. Densmore
Joyce F. Garrison
Ana-Sky J. Johnson
Emily A. Jones

Thanks to Collin Williams, Min Sun Lee, and their students for letting Carmichael Library display the works.

Friday, August 05, 2011

Ancient library information technology


We found this Gaylord Library Fine Calculator in a file cabinet in the library. I couldn't find out much about this tool but from what I can tell you put a numbered tile in at the bottom of the device. The number would match up to that day's date and then you would use this thing like an old slide ruler to calculate the fine. Anybody know how old this thing is? I would guess from the 1950s or 60s. Thank you to Mike Price for the photo.