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LTS Fall 2009 Update

  

Learning and Teaching 

LTS Subject Liaisons

LTS subject liaisons are available to help you use library and technology resources in your teaching, learning, and research.  Find the liaisons for your area and give them a call!

New services for laptop computing 

This fall, LTS introduces 12 new docking stations on Farber Library's Mezzanine where you can work comfortably using your own laptop. Coming soon will be lockers where you can charge your laptop, laptop power and video cables that you can borrow, and printing from your laptop to public cluster printers. 

Expanded Help Desk services for the community 

The Help Desk now offers computer help and computer repair services for the Brandeis community seven days a week.  Call x6HELP for assistance with your computing questions or visit the Goldfarb Library InfoCommons.

LATTE assistance now available in Goldfarb Library InfoCommons

If you need basic help with LATTE, call x6LTTE or visit the Help Desk in the Goldfarb Library InfoCommons.  LATTE help is available for faculty, students, and staff seven days a week.

Improved LATTE online learning environment

LATTE upgrades, completed during the summer, make LATTE easier to use and better able to enrich learning and teaching at Brandeis.

Course preparation  

For most common, course-related requests, consult our Course Preparation site. 

 

Research and Scholarship

Improved online book collection 

Our online book collections now allow instant viewing in web browsers and even on your iPhone. 

LTS Open House for faculty and graduate students

We invite faculty to open house gatherings September 9 and September 15.  Meet library subject liaisons and learn about resources in your discipline.

Archives & Special Collections Showcase

The Archives & Special Collections team continually organizes exhibitions and programs highlighting rare and one-of-a-kind resources. Browse them online or visit the department on Goldfarb Library, Level 2.

Online research tutorials

Our new online tutorials about research provide help whenever students need it.  Link to them from your LATTE course! 

 

Technology Infrastructure

Improved wireless coverage

This year, you'll find improved wireless network coverage in the residence halls, faster wireless network access in the libraries, and newly added wireless access at the outdoor athletic fields.

Increased internet bandwidth

The campus internet capacity is now 67% greater than before to accommodate increased usage by faculty, students, and staff.

Enhanced phone system

The Brandeis phone system now offers enhanced voicemail, better security, and an improved dial-by-name capability.   Try it out -- dial x65555 and speak the name of the person you're calling!

 

Past Updates 

LTS Spring 2009 Update 

LTS Fall 2008 Update


Feedback 

Please let us know what you think!  Send your feedback to: ris@brandeis.edu.

This page was last modified on: Aug 27, 2009