November 2007 - Posts

Working with Emailed Files

A common method of working on papers is to email the document to yourself and then open it from your email. While this method does work, PLEASE NOTE that you cannot just click "Save" when you've opened an email attachment. That will only save the document in a TEMP folder which will disappear once you log off, meaning YOU WILL LOSE YOUR WORK.

If you are opening a document you sent yourself via email, PLEASE save it to BUFiles first and only then start working on it. That will ensure you don't lose all the work you've done.

Better yet, simply work from BUFiles all the time. The only time you won't have access is if you're off campus, in which case we suggest using a USB Flash Drive. If you do choose to use email, remember that files opened directly from an email attachment will open via a TEMP folder and clicking "Save" will NOT save it the way you want.
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Library Hours over Thanksgiving Break

THANKSGIVING BREAK IRWIN SCIENCE
Nov. 16 (Friday) 8 a.m. – 5 p.m. 8 a.m. – 5 p.m.
Nov. 17 (Saturday) 10 a.m. – 5 p.m. 10 a.m. – 5 p.m.
Nov. 18 (Sunday) CLOSED CLOSED
Nov. 19 -20 (Mon.-Tue.) 8 a.m. – 5 p.m. 8 a.m. – 5 p.m.
 Nov. 21 (Wednesday)
8 a.m. – NOON 8 a.m. – NOON
Nov. 22 (Thursday) CLOSED CLOSED
Nov. 23 (Friday) CLOSED CLOSED
Nov. 24 (Saturday) CLOSED CLOSED
Nov. 25 (Sunday) 2 p.m. – 1 a.m. 2 p.m. – Midnight
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Databases Temporarily Unavailable

Due to some required and critical updates that have to be done this morning, our EZ-Proxy server will be down for about one hour. This will render our databases unavailable from approximately 9:00am to 10:00am. We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause, but the updates are required to keep the system from going down on a more permanent basis.

Update: Database access both on campus and off has been restored. Any problems accessing any of our databases should be reported the Reference Desk. Visit "Ask A Librarian" for contact info.
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Extra Computers in Irwin Library

We are quickly approaching the time of year where you may come into the Irwin Library Reference Lab and find that all the computers are full. Take heart! There are others available!

Room 119 in the Music and Fine Arts Reference area has eight more PCs that are available in the evenings and after any scheduled classes are done using the room that day. Those computers use the same printers as the other lab-type computers located around the library.
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