Did You KNow? You Know Now!
"Did You Know" serves as your headquarters for tips, key dates, and other
useful but occasionally obscure information.
Read on to see what all the hoopla's about!
o Bibliofile is on-line! The current issue, with a link to a listing of the
back issues, is at http://www.sis.pitt.edu/~biblio. Or just go to the DLIS
page and click on the Bibliofile link at the bottom of the left
navigation bar.
o If you haven't already, you will want to sign up for the MLIS listserv.
Visit http://www.sis.pitt.edu/resources/mailing_list.html for instructions.
o The first six-week summer session will end on Friday, May 18. The second
six-week summer session will begin on Monday, June 21, and end on Monday,
August 2, 2004
o ATTENTION JUNE 2004 GRADUATES: Your Graduation Application must be
submitted to Tricia McFadden by June 4, subject to a $35 late fee. No June
applications will be accepted after June 4, 2004!
o ATTENTION AUGUST 2004 GRADUATES: Mark your calendars now! Your
Graduation Application must be submitted to Tricia McFadden by May 24, 2004 to
avoid a late fee. Applications submitted after May 24 will be subject to the
following fees:
May 25 - June 25: $15.00
June 26 - July 9: $25.00
July 10 - July 30: $35.00
No August applications will be accepted after July 30, 2004!
The IS Library offers several invaluable instructional programs every week on
topics such as PITTCat, the ULS homepage, library databases, and print
resources. Sign up on the bulletin boards outside the library.
Library and Information Science Job Hunting Resources are available online at
http://www.sis.pitt.edu/~lsdept/libjobs.htm. Also look for the Local Job
Postings bulletin boards on the 6th Floor. National and International job
postings are in the I.S. Library; ask at the reference desk.
You can get a student membership to the American Library Association for $25 a
year. See the ALA's Membership page at http://www.ala.org/Template.cfm?Section=Membership
.
As Pitt students, 900 pages of free printing are available to us each semester
at Hillman Library and other campus computing labs. This is very helpful to
know for those times when the I.S. 8th Floor computer lab is closed, booked
for a class, or otherwise unavailable. Computer labs are located in Benedum
Hall, the Cathedral of Learning, David Lawrence Hall, Posvar Hall, Sutherland
Hall, and Alumni Hall. For more information, visit http://technology.pitt.edu/students/complabs.html.
Software is available at no charge to students, including Microsoft Office
(for both Macintosh and PCs) and FrontPage. Students can pick up a copy of the
software at any campus computing lab upon presentation of a valid University
ID.
The Pitt Technology Help Desk is available around the clock at
412-624-HELP.
Looking for a parking space before class should not be the most challenging
part of your day! The First Baptist Church (on Bigelow between Ruskin and
North Bellefield) has a parking lot that's as convenient as can be to the I.S.
Building. Teris Parking is well-lit 24-hours a day, and rates are:
$3 for 1 hour; $5 for 1-3 hours; $7 for 3-6 hours. This lot does not offer
in/out privileges. Some proceeds benefit the church.
Pitt's Division of Student Affairs posts a Student Resource Guide at http://www.studentaffairs.pitt.edu/resource.html.
This is a great resource for those important but miscellaneous issues such as
ID's, name changes, transportation, and volunteering opportunities.
If you know something that we don't, please contact us with your ideas at
biblio@mail.sis.pitt.edu!
Publication of the
Department of Library & Information Science
School of Information Sciences
University of Pittsburgh
135 N. Bellefield Avenue
Pittsburgh , PA 15260
biblio@mail.sis.pitt.edu