Do you need help finding a topic for your ALWR?

Do you need help finding resources for you ALWR?

Do you need help citing the resources you are using in your ALWR?

If the answer to any of the above questions is yes, come to the
Library. The Librarians are ready to help you look for a topic that is
interesting and relevant. Once you have a topic, there are lots and lots
of resources in the Library and available through the Library databases
to help you. Finally, Librarians love the Bluebook (well at least we
love to help with the Bluebook) and are ready to help you with the tough
citation questions.

We’re here to help! Come by, call us at 680-7612 or contact us through
Ask A Librarian.

A student was typing a paper using Microsoft Word for Mac (2011) and midway
through his entire document changed to asterisks – because he hadn’t saved any
of today’s work, he lost it all. In an online search I came across the Office
for Mac forum and this is a known issue that Microsoft developers are
currently working to resolve. Their only solution in the meantime is frequent
saves. I know that is just good practice anyway, but we have a lot of students
writing papers so I thought it might be a good idea to add a reminder to save
the document frequently (in Mac it is Command + S) and maybe warn them about
the issue. Here is a link to the Office for Mac forum discussing issue -
http://officeformac.com/ms/.59bc6db9/5.

Academic Technology will be holding ExamSoft Workshops for students in March
(please see the scheduled dates/times below). If you are interested in
learning how this software can benefit you, please consider attending one of
the workshops. For Fall 2010 and Spring 2011 admits, please note that you are
required to attend a workshop in order to use the software. If you previously
attended a ExamSoft Workshop you are not be required to attend again.

ExamSoft for Windows Monday, March 21 from 2p-3p in room 250
ExamSoft for Mac Tuesday, March 22 from 12p-1p in room 425
ExamSoft for Mac Wednesday, March 23 from 5p-6p in room 465
ExamSoft for Windows Thursday, March 24 from 12:30p-1:30p in room 465
ExamSoft for Windows Friday, March 25 from 3:30p-4:30p in room 425

Note – While it is encouraged that each student brings their laptop to the
workshop, a laptop is not required in order to attend. Please be sure to bring
the appropriate laptop cords; if you have a network cable, it is wise to use
that. Please contact MaryBeth Evans if you have any
questions or concerns regarding the workshop requirement.

Academic Technology would like to offer you the opportunity to learn about the
technology available to you here at Florida Coastal School of Law.

To ensure that we are offering you the training that you need to be
successful, please take a few moments to respond to this short survey.

Please take this survey.

1. Study aids – make sure that you look in the catalog using the search term study aid.  We have helpful material for almost all subjects.
2. CALI – look at CALI for lessons on all kinds of legal topics.  There is a log on required.  Go here to get the log on and find CALI.
3. Group spaces and quiet places – you can get a study room (remember to book it in advance) for a group or you can go to the First Floor for a quiet place to study.  It is a silent zone.

Our intrepid hero, the librarian, starts the day most heroes do, usually with a cup of coffee and by brushing up on new legal resources and techniques by reading blogs, research magazines and law related material.

But what’s that?  A knock on the door of the office?  It’s a student, one who needs help with finding a case, or a statute or with citation!  And our hero immediately jumps into action – helping with student questions is what the librarian is here for.  Ask away!

Assisting that student with research skills is just the beginning of a steady stream of research questions.  The librarian is at the Reference Desk, where student come with questions from ‘Can you help me with the copier?’ (Answer: ‘Of course!’) to ‘Where do I find a secondary source in Arkansas?’ (the answer to that is a little more complicated).  Those questions come from people at the library, from people emailing the reference desk, and from phone calls, some even from the 1^st floor ‘research hotline’ phone.  Then the librarian ventures out to the 4^th Floor knowledge bar (as one of the hero librarians does every Tuesday and Thursday from 11:45-1:45) to answer more questions.  ‘How do I get to Room 415?’ (Answer: ‘It’s right there’) to ‘Do you have study aids for Contracts?’ (Answer: ‘Yes we do.’).

The librarian’s day is hardly half over, with many things still to do, including conducting a workshop in the Library, then teaching more research skills in a class.  Finally, our hero finishes the day back in the library showing a prospective student around, answering a couple last questions on how to use the Bluebook and possibly having a final cup of coffee before putting the last book away and heading home.

FCSL’s IT department is growing along with the school. We have two new associates on board Thomas Gwyn and Jeffery Barkiewicz. Also, Mark Sabattini was recently promoted to IT Director and Buddy Searcy was promoted to Associate Director of IT. We also revamped our wireless system here to provide better coverage throughout the school.

Calculate more – At first glance the Windows 7 calculator looks just like Vista’s version, but explore the Mode menu and you’ll see powerful new Statistics and Programmer views. And if you’re clueless about bitwise manipulation, then try the Options menu instead. This offers many different unit conversions (length, weight, volume and more), date calculations (how many days between two dates?), and spreadsheet-type templates to help you calculate vehicle mileage, mortgage rates and more.

Windows 7 Shortcuts

Manage open windows:

• Minimize the Window with the Windows logo key + Down Arrow
• Maximize the Window with the Windows logo key + Up Arrow
• Switch between open windows with the ALT +Tab
• Display the desktop with Windows logo key +D
• Open task manager with CTRL+Shift+Escape
• Lock your PC or switch users with + L

Windows users generally know that you can use the, hereto useless, “Print Screen” button to take full screen shots (or Control + Print Screen for the active window).  So, how do Mac users take screenshots?  There are a number of programs on both Windows and Mac that allow for some fine-grained control over snapping these images, but what about built in?

For Mac users, the combination of Command (⌘) + Shift + 3 will take a full screen screenshot and put a picture on your desktop with the time and date of the snap.  For finer control, you can use Command(⌘) + Shift + 4 to get a selection tool that you can then drag over the items you want.  As a bonus, if you then hit the spacebar, you can get a selection for per-window screenshots.  Neat!

Buddy Searcy, our Associate Director of Information Technology, is our spotlight for this issue.

Buddy was born and raised here in Jacksonville, FL. When he was about 11 or 12, he got his first computer and he’s been playing with them ever since. When he was in high school, they created a class for him so he could work on his high school’s website and in fact, created his high school’s first website. After High School, he enrolled at Florida State College at Jacksonville and received his Associates Degree in Information Technology. He also worked at FSCJ for two years doing desktop support at the Downtown, South and Kent Campuses.

After he received his Associates degree, he went on to UNF here in Jacksonville and received his BS in Computer Information Science. He has been at Florida Coastal School of Law for five years now and started out as our Network Engineer. Buddy has also completed his Cisco Certified Network Administrator (CCNA) certification and his Microsoft Certified Systems Administrator (MCSA) and Microsoft Certified Systems Engineer (MCSE) certifications. He has recently been promoted to the Associate Director position, but he’s still maintaining our network on the back end.

When Buddy is not at work, he enjoys playing soccer (something he has been doing since he was a young kid), tennis, watching movies and hanging out with his friends and family.