Month: December 2014

New Button Appearing in Your NExpress Search – Preview of new resource sharing service coming in January.

Thanks to a new agreement with ConnectNY we will be expanding our direct request options beyond the NExpress consortium. Both systems retain separate databases; records aren’t shared between catalogs, rather searches are transferred from one system to another. NExpress has licensed Peer-to-Peer software to connect to the ConnectNY consortium. If a patron doesn’t find what […]…Continue Reading New Button Appearing in Your NExpress Search – Preview of new resource sharing service coming in January.

New Button Appearing in Your NExpress Search – Preview of new resource sharing service coming in January.

Thanks to a new agreement with ConnectNY we will be expanding our direct request options beyond the NExpress consortium. Both systems retain separate databases; records aren’t shared between catalogs, rather searches are transferred from one system to another. NExpress has licensed Peer-to-Peer software to connect to the ConnectNY consortium. If a patron doesn’t find what […]…Continue Reading New Button Appearing in Your NExpress Search – Preview of new resource sharing service coming in January.

Webmail’s New Look — Coming Soon

The upgrade of our email environment over the holiday break will bring a cleaner, more minimal look to Webmail (also known as Outlook Web App – OWA), designed with “touch” devices in mind.  The appearance of the Webmail login screen has already changed, but the workings once logged in will not change until after your […]…Continue Reading Webmail’s New Look — Coming Soon

Juniors interested in careers in the foreign service–check out the Pickering Undergraduate Fellowship

We were just notified that the Pickering Undergraduate Fellowship is indeed happening this year. Deadline is January 23, 2015–so you need to hustle! The Pickering provides two years of funding for students planning to pursue careers in the foreign service. There is an undergraduate fellowship that provides funding for senior year in college and the […]…Continue Reading Juniors interested in careers in the foreign service–check out the Pickering Undergraduate Fellowship

ITS system and network maintenance plans over the 2014 Holiday Break

Dear Colleagues,   Every year we take a brief period during the Holiday Break to perform needed maintenance and upgrade of our infrastructure and core systems. Below is a description of what we are planning for December 20th,21st, 22nd and 23rd, and how it may impact you.   Exchange email environment will be upgraded from […]…Continue Reading ITS system and network maintenance plans over the 2014 Holiday Break