The proxy server for all journals and databases has been down since late Friday. We have contacted our system vendor and they are investigating the cause and will restore service. No time estimate has been given.

In the meantime, there is a work-around if you are working on-campus or in the MyDesktop virtual desktop environment.

When a URL is sent to the proxy server, it contains the location for the resource you are trying to access inside a “wrapper” that includes information for how the proxy server should handle it.

For example, the proxied URL for ScienceDirect is:

http://0-www.sciencedirect.com.library.lemoyne.edu/

Note the URL begins with an initial “0-” and ends with “.library.lemoyne.edu”. If you are working on campus, and thus don’t require the proxy server for access, you can remove both of those fragments, leaving a URL like this:

http://www.sciencedirect.com/

This process can be automated using a “bookmarklet”, a small bit of JavaScript code that executes an instruction to your browser.

Drag the following link to your browser bookmark toolbar. It will remove the proxy information from proxied URLs so you are using the resource directly, without going through the proxy. This will only be helpful on-campus.

Drag this button to your bookmark toolbar: UnProxy This

Pet therapy, provided by Pet Partners of Central New York, is being offered at the library on Tuesday, February 19th from 3 – 4:30 pm. Stop by the library to unwind with a pet!

See the full schedule for other dates and times.

Pet therapy, provided by Pet Partners of Central New York, is being offered at the library on Monday, February 18th from 6 – 7:30 pm. Stop by the library to unwind with a pet!

See the full schedule for other dates and times.

Pet therapy, originally scheduled for Tuesday, February 12th from 3 – 4:30 pm, has been canceled due to the weather. A make up session will be held on
Tuesday, February 19th from 3 – 4:30.

See the full schedule for other dates and times.

February 4 – March 29, 2019

Opening reception: Sunday, February 17, 1-3pm

Come see an exhibit of watercolors and drawings by artist Judith Hand, running from February 4 – March 29, 2019 at the Wilson Art Gallery in the Falcone Library. Hand, whose aim is for her work to be a “feast for the eye,” earned a degree in art education and has taught art in public schools in Ohio, Pennsylvania, Massachusetts and New York.

The exhibit is free and open to the public during regular library hours. For more information, call (315) 445-4323.

ProQuest databases, including ProQuest Central (search.proquest.com), Ebook Central, and Alexander Street will be offline for planned system maintenance from Saturday, January 19 at 10pm to Sunday, January 20 at 6am.

Come join the Le Moyne College Book Club on Wednesday, February 20, 2019 as we discuss Educated: A Memoir by Tara Westover. We will be meeting in the Librarians Office Area in the Noreen Reale Falcone Library from 7-8:30 pm. Refreshments will be served!

Please contact Kari Zhe-Heimerman (zheheikm@lemoyne.edu) with any questions. Visit the Le Moyne College Book Club page to see the list of upcoming meetings as well as books we’ve read in the past.

There is a scheduled power outage for the library on 1/10/19 from 7 am until approximately 9 am. The library will open at its usual time of 8 am but will not have power for the first hour of operations. Please plan accordingly.

ProQuest will be performing server maintenance on Ebook Central on two occasions in January 2019. During the following times, the collection will be unavailable:

• January 5: 12:00pm – 2:00pm
• January 19: 10:00pm – January 20 at 6:00am

This should not affect any ebooks that you previously downloaded to read offline.

As of January 2019, APA Style CENTRAL’s name will be changing to Academic Writer.

In addition to the new name, Academic Writer will focus on three centers for teaching and learning effective writing—the Learning Center, the Reference Center (formerly known as the Research Center), and the Writing Center. The Publishing Center, dictionaries, and electronic reference books covering quantitative and qualitative research methods will be removed.

Don’t worry, there have been no changes to the accounts or papers created within the platform.

If you would like assistance integrating or adopting Academic Writer as a resource within your course, or if you have any questions about transitioning from APA Style CENTRAL to Academic Writer within your course, you may contact your librarian or APA’s Customer Engagement team (academicwriter@apa.org) for help.