Category Archives: Helpful

It’s Easy to Follow Posts on the LITS Website

Posted on May 3, 2013 by Helen Linda

Don’t miss any of the news, tips, and updates coming out of LITS! You can subscribe to our site by: RSS – Click on the orange RSS icon at the bottom of any page and select your preferred feed reading method. … Continue reading →

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Become a Call Number Master!

Posted on September 19, 2012 by Helen Linda

New to Library of Congress? Need to find a book on the shelf? Wondering about the structure of a call number? Want to browse subjects? Our Call Number Tutorial explains each part of the call number and how to use … Continue reading →

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Do you know how to spot a phishing scam?

Posted on January 10, 2012 by Helen Linda

Stay safe online! Take this quiz to see if you know how to distinguish a real secure website from one designed to get you to give away your personal information. http://www.opendns.com/phishing-quiz/

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Are Your Passwords Secure?

Posted on November 21, 2011 by Chip Ilstrup

SplashData has just released a list of the 25 most popular passwords. If your password is one of the following, you should really change it. You can update your passwords across all of Goddard’s systems by visiting: http://activate.goddard.edu password 123456 … Continue reading →

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Changing Privacy Settings in the Library Catalog

Posted on October 27, 2011 by Helen Linda

Don’t want the library software to keep track of your reading history? No problem! We have the system set to keep histories so you can see everything you’ve checked out. If you don’t want that, simply follow the instructions in … Continue reading →

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Updates Via Email

Posted on September 23, 2011 by Chip Ilstrup

You can now subscribe to updates to this blog via email by using the link in the right sidebar.

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Access Goddard Email and other Google Apps Without an Internet Connection

Posted on September 14, 2011 by Chip Ilstrup

Google has just deployed Offline Google Apps access. This means you can work seamlessly with your email, docs, and calendar while away from an internet access. You do need to use the Google Chrome browser and install a simple plug-in … Continue reading →

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Google Docs Pagination

Posted on April 14, 2011 by Greg Warner

Creating documents for printing using Google Docs for Goddard just got easier! Google added visual page breaks to documents so you can see how your text will fit on the printed page. Read more at http://googledocs.blogspot.com/2011/04/pagination-comes-to-google-docs.html?m=1

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One Click Export to RefWorks from Pratt Library Catalog

Posted on April 11, 2011 by Helen Linda

We are delighted to announce that you can now export citations into RefWorks directly from the library catalog simply by clicking on the link in the side menu of any item! If you’re not using RefWorks, you don’t know what … Continue reading →

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Upgrade to Ebrary Reader

Posted on April 8, 2011 by Helen Linda

We have upgraded the ebrary reader! You may now use either QuickView or the Unity reader (Unity requires Java 1.6 or newer). Now when you click the “ebrary reader” button, the Unity reader will open. If you have trouble opening … Continue reading →

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