You can get a copy of new posts on the Gatton and External Students’ Blog sent to your inbox so you don’t miss anything. Have all the training class schedules and information about the library sent to you by email automatically.

Try the new service Feed My Inbox: all you need is the address for our feed - http://blogs.library.uq.edu.au/external/feed/ - and your email address and you are all set to receive notifications.

Did you know the Gatton Recreational Reading area has magazines you can borrow? There are a variety of magazines available, including Marie Claire, Madison, Sport, Top Gear and Guitar. In addition, the Library has just commenced new subscriptions to Cleo and New Weekly.

It’s almost exam time. And Summer had certainly arrived. Are you looking for a comfortable place to study?

The Library has just taken delivery of new chairs for the group study area. Why don’t you drop into the Library, make yourself comfortable, enjoy the air conditioning, and prepare for your exams.

At this time of the year you may wish that there was some way to finish the many assignments you have to type much more quickly. Sorry, I don’t know how to do that. However, there are some keyboard shortcuts that you can use that may help save time.

You may already know about the editing shortcuts like Ctrl+C (Copy), Ctrl+V (Paste) and Ctrl+X (Cut), and formatting shortcuts like Ctrl+b (Bold), Ctrl+i (italics), Ctrl+u (underline). There are other keyboard shortcuts that you may find useful when typing up assignments. Holding down Ctrl+Shift and the Plus key, (usually located next to the Delete key on your keyboard), will switch your font to Superscript. Holding the keys down a second time will switch back to normal font. Similarly holding down Ctrl and the Plus key turns on Subscript, and holding them down a second time turns it off.

There are many more keyboard shortcuts you may find useful. You can find a list that relate specifically to Microsoft Word at the back of the Word Level 1 workbook available from Ask I.T. You can also find a more comprehensive list of Microsoft Word keyboard shortcuts on the Microsoft website.

The link to your student email via the myMail+ tab in my.uq has been fixed. You can once again access your email by clicking on the yellow myMail+ tab.

If you are still experiencing problems please contact Ask I.T..

The link to your student email via the myMail+ tab in my.uq is currently broken. You can still access your email if you go to outlook.com. You will need to enter your full email address and the password you created for your email+ when you first set it up. If you don’t remember this password you can still reset it through my.uq. These steps from the Ask I.T. Help Desk will help you.

1. Go to my.uq and sign in.
2. Click on Personalise at the top of the page
3. Click on the 2nd link down on the page, Mymail (not the yellow tab at the top)
4. Set a password for your myMail+

Note: This password must be different from your ordinary UQ password.

5. Click Change and wait. You should see a “Success…” message.
6. Navigate to http://outlook.com
7. Your username will be your complete UQconnect email address. This is, by default, firstname.familyname@uqconnect.edu.au

If you have forgotten your email address, it can be found under the myProfile link on the left hand side of your my.UQ page, next to”Mailexternalexchangelabs:”

8. Your password is the one you just changed.

The problem with the password will be resolved soon. This method will always work. You can choose to always go to outlook.com, or continue clicking on the yellow ‘myMail+’ tab in my.uq when the problems are resolved.

If you need more help you can contact Ask I.T. The Ask I.T. help desk at Gatton is on the lower level of the library.

Have you been meaning to come to EndNote training and just haven’t had time? Well, don’t put it off any longer. Gatton Library is holding the last EndNote training sessions for 2009 in October.

Part 1: Wednesday, 7th October - 10am - 12pm

Part 2: Wednesday 14th October - 10am - 12pm

Training will be held in eZone 1, Lower Level, Library, Gatton Campus.

Please book your place today.

Graduate Student Week (GSW) is a program of research training workshops and seminars organised by the UQ Graduate School. Research Higher Degree candidates (PhD & MPhil), postgraduate coursework and Honours students are all encouraged to participate in Graduate Student Week.

Gatton Library is holding the following workshops:

Alerting services, cited reference searching and other secrets
Tuesday 22nd September 2009
Time: 10am—11am

Learn how research can find you
Find top journals in your area
See resources other researchers have used

Advanced EndNote
Friday 25th September 2009
Time: 10am—12md

Move filters, styles and connections folders to an accessible area.
Edit preferences, including folder locations, display fields, and display fonts
Edit the reference style to meet your writing requirements
Understanding term lists
Understand how and when to use travelling and compressed libraries.

Bookings are required.

The University of Queensland Library Excellence Award is presented annually to up to three UQ undergraduate students who demonstrate excellence in the use of the Library to enhance their studies. This award acknowledges how Library resources support teaching and learning.

Who is eligible
The award is open to any undergraduate, including honours, student of the University who is not a member of staff.

How to Apply
Interested students should submit:

1. An application Cover Sheet.
2. A reflective essay (500-700 words) demonstrating how Library resources were used to produce an excellent assessment outcome.
3. A statement of support from their supervising lecturer.
4. A copy of the piece of assessment that includes a bibliography showing the resources used.

Submissions should be sent to the University Librarian and Director of Learning Services, Level 6, Duhig Building, UQ St Lucia, by 1 October 2009.

Prize
A cash prize of $1000 will be awarded to each winner.
See the UQ Library Excellence Award website for more information.

You may already know about Learningfast which is an online service that provides interactive tutorials to help students learn programs like Word, Excel and PowerPoint. You may not be aware that there is also training available in these programs from Microsoft. The tutorials are free and quite comprehensive. There is one for all the Office 2007 programs, as well as other Microsoft programs.

If you get stuck you may find these sites an alternative reference. Of course you can always get free computing help and training at Ask I.T. This service is available at Gatton from 10am to 4pm Monday to Friday.