Category: Announcements (Page 1 of 3)

JumpStart 2023

August 1, 2023 / Dave

JumpStart 2023 will be held on Wednesday, August 30, 1-4pm on Level 1 of the Raether Library in the Center for Digital Learning (formerly the Center for Educational Technology). This event is designed to help you — and your syllabus — get ready for the fall semester! Join drop-in sessions with librarians, instructional designers and other staff members on FAQs about using Moodle, building research assignments, teaching with primary sources, and designing digital projects. We will also be offering tours of the library including The Watkinson Library (Trinity’s Special Collections and Archives). Besides all of the fabulous things you will learn and discover, this is also a great opportunity to reconnect or get acquainted with librarians, instructional designers and other academic support staff.

Event Details

Drop in to ask questions in the following areas between 1:00 – 4:00. You can also meet with a librarian and/or instructional technologist in one-on-one appointments.

Library Tours will be available throughout the afternoon on the 1/2 hour: 1:30, 2:30 and 3:30.

Get up and running with Moodle — Blume lab room 119
- 1pm Moodle Basics and overview of changes
- 2pm Moodle Advanced: Gradebook, Marking Workflow, Restrict Access etc
- 3pm Moodle Basics and overview of changes
Walk in Moodle assistance – for specific questions
Digital Scholarship: Inspiration and techniques FAQ page — Digital scholarship studio, room 182
Primary sources and class visits to Watkinson — Seminar room 103
Collections, Research, and Instruction Librarians Collections FAQ — Study room 113
Web archiving, digitizing — Study room 116
Classroom technology help and demos

Feel free to join us whenever your schedule allows. We will have refreshments throughout the afternoon.

Can’t make JumpStart? Make an appointment with one of us.

Class of 2022: Account information after graduation

May 4, 2022 / John Lee

Dear Class of 2022,

Congratulations, you’ve made it to the final stretch of your senior year! As the academic year nears an end, there are a few things that you should be aware of concerning the services that are provided to you by Library and Information Technology Services. Please read the following information carefully.

Graduating students may use their Trinity e-mail account provided, it is kept active. To keep your account active, you must log on at least once every 120 days. If you do not do this, your account will be deactivated and mailboxes deleted. Once your account has been deactivated, you will not be able to check e-mail, utilize online services, and access transcripts through TCOnline.

Email Address Change:

An email address alias of firstname.lastname.2022@trincoll.edu has been created for you. We encourage you to list this address now as the means to contact you and to inform anyone you communicate with of your new address. If you have set up an online service or subscription using your firstname.lastname@trincoll.edu address, you must also change this to your new email address or a personal email address. On November 1, 2022, your firstname.lastname@trincoll.edu address will be removed. Please note that your email account remains the same. The only change will be what the “From” field displays when you send an email message. You will still have access to the same mailbox and will log on to your account the same way using your username@trincoll.edu and current password.

As a graduate, you will always have the option of setting up email forwarding to any external email address. If your account becomes deactivated and you would like to forward any future emails to another account and/or access your transcript, refer to the following solutions:

Email Forwarding:

To request that your Trinity e-mail be forwarded to another account, please contact the Library and Information Technology Desk at helpdesk@trincoll.edu or the Alumni Office at alumni-office@trincoll.edu. This forwarding service will always be available through the Alumni Office, as long as they have your personal e-mail address in their database and will never expire or become deactivated. Please note that the forwarding feature will only forward new messages to one e-mail address per individual.

Transcripts:

Contact the Registrar’s Office (Request a Transcript)

Office 365 Software:

When you graduate, your Office 365 subscription through Trinity College will change to an Alumni A1 license. This means that you will only be able to use the WEB versions of Word, Excel, PowerPoint, OneNote, and Outlook.

Although you will still have access to your online file storage, One Drive, we recommend that you download/backup all files and documents onto your personal computer or external hard drive before graduation. Files can be re-uploaded on your alumni OneDrive account or by using a free service like Google Drive.

If you currently have Microsoft Office on your personal computer or mobile device through your Trinity College account, your license will no longer be active, and these programs will cease to function. You will only be able to use Office 365 programs online at office365.com. You do have the option of transitioning to an Office 365 personal account for $12.00/year. This will allow you to use the Office 365 programs you have installed on your personal computer or mobile device. This offer is only valid through 6/30/2022. For more information, go to Office 365 for Recent Grads

Zoom:

Your Zoom Pro license (trincoll.zoom.us) will expire after graduation.

Adobe Creative Cloud:

Graduating students can migrate their assets from their school-assigned Adobe Creative Cloud accounts to new Creative Cloud Free membership accounts by going to Adobe Creative Cloud Asset Migration

Adobe is also offering graduating students a 40% percent discount on Creative Cloud All Apps license (29.99/month) for the first year after graduation. For more information, please go to Creative Cloud for Recent Grads

Trinity Domains or Commons site or Portfolios:

Graduating students with a site on Trinity Domains or a blog on Trinity Commons should export their data to their own service by September 1, 2022. After that point, the site may be deleted. If you need help migration your data, please email edutech@trincoll.edu.

Library Databases, Accounts, and Materials:

Graduating students will lose access to Library Databases and Library Accounts (Interlibrary Loan and CTW). All library materials should be returned to the Library and Information Technology Desk before graduation.

If you have any questions, please contact the Library and Information Technology Desk at helpdesk@trincoll.edu or give us a call at 860-297-2007.

All the best,

John Lee

Need special resources for a senior thesis? Ask us!

October 18, 2021 / kbauer

With a generous donation from the Student Government Association the library is now able in some cases to purchase resources that will support junior or senior research projects. Examples of the types of resources we might be able to provide you:

research database
data set(s)
digital archive

Applying for help is simple. Just tell us what your project is and what you need in this form. We’ll do some research and see if it is possible to provide you access. We’ll also need to get sign off from your faculty advisor.

Funds will be limited to be sure to apply early!

Textbooks at the Library

September 23, 2021 / krinaldo

In recognition of prodigious textbook costs that can create a barrier to student learning, the library has purchased over forty texts assigned this semester and placed them on permanent physical reserve! We encourage everyone to review the list below and use any of the available titles.

Thanks to an extremely generous donation made by the Trinity Student Government Association the library was able to purchase all required textbooks costing more than $50.00 to rent or buy from the Trinity bookstore that do not include a unique electronic access code to additional materials and that the library does not already own. To see if the library already owns a copy of an assigned textbook you can search for the title in our electronic catalog, OneSearch. Any book located in Trinity Library Course Reserves can be checked out and used in the library for 3 hours at a time. A replacement fee equivalent to the cost of the textbook will be charged for books checked out and not returned.

If faculty have additional titles they would like the library to make available for print or electronic reserve please let us know as soon as possible! Library staff are working hard to process course reserve requests as they come in. Instructions for placing a course reserves and digital media request can be found here.

New Textbooks on Reserve	Edition	Publication Date
A concise introduction to logic	13th ed.	2018
A writer’s reference	10th ed.	2021
Abnormal psychology	10th ed.	2018
Abstract algebra	3rd ed.	1999
Adolescence	12th ed.	2020
American constitutionalism : powers, rights, and liberties		2015
An economic history of development in sub-Saharan Africa : economic transformations and political changes		2019
Animal physiology	4th ed.	2016
Biochemistry : the molecular basis of life	6th ed.	2016
Campbell biology	12th ed.	2021
Cinéphile : intermediate French language and culture through film	3rd ed.	2018
Corporate finance (Global edition, may not match assigned textbook exactly)	5th ed.	2020
Database system concepts	7th ed.	2020
Differential equations	4th ed.	2010
Economics	11th ed.	2020
Engineering mechanics.	14th ed.	2016
Engineering mechanics.	14th ed.	2016
Essential Soil Science		2013
Film art : an introduction	12th ed.	2020
Foundations of behavioral neuroscience	10th ed.	2020
Introduction to robotics : mechanics and control	4th ed.	2018
Introductory econometrics : a modern approach	7th ed.	2020
Introductory statistics for the behavioral sciences	7th ed.	2012
Judicial process in America	11th ed.	2020
Linear algebra and its applications	5th ed.	2016
Macroeconomics	8th ed.	2021
Microelectronic circuits	7th ed.	2015
Nuovo Espresso 1 : libro dello studente e esercizi : corso di italiano A1		2014
Philosophy of sport : critical readings, crucial issues		2002
Physics for scientists and engineers : a strategic approach with modern physics	4th ed.	2017
Political science research methods	8th ed.	2016
Psychology	13th ed.	2019
Psychopharmacology : drugs, the brain, and behavior	3rd ed.	2019
Public finance and public policy	6th ed.	2019
Soil Sciences Simplified 5th edition		2013
Soils and Geomorphology 3rd Ed		2013
Soils Genesis and Geomorphology		2013
The Oxford history of Western music	2nd ed.	2019
The study of law : a critical thinking approach	5th ed.	2020
Vertebrate life	10th ed.	2019
Voces de Hispanoamérica : antología literaria	5th ed.	2016

Seniors: Thesis Carrel Information

September 14, 2021 / Amy Harrell

A limited number of study carrels (with lockers) on Level 3 can be reserved for one academic year by senior thesis writers. Thesis Carrels are given out on a first-come, first-served basis to current Senior Thesis writers in the beginning of each fall term.

Study carrels without attached lockers may not be reserved, officially or unofficially, by any student.

The Thesis Carrel application for the 2021-2022 academic year will go live on Wednesday, September 22nd, 2021 at 7AM. When the application is live, you may click here to apply for a Thesis Carrel.

Additional Information

Welcome Kristen Eshleman!

July 9, 2021 / Amy Harrell

LITS welcomes Kristen Eshleman as Trinity’s new Vice President for Library and Information Technology Services (LITS). Kristen will provide leadership of our merged LITS organization, and collaborate with fellow cabinet members and the President, as well as with faculty, staff, and students, to advance our strategic goals.

Kristen joins us from Davidson College in North Carolina, where she has worked for 20 years in roles related to academic technology and digital learning. Most recently she has spent the last two years as Director of Innovation Initiatives, in which she was responsible for operational leadership of innovation strategy, process, and projects for the college.

See the official campus announcement for additional information about Kristen. She can be reached at kristen.eshleman@trincoll.edu.

Seniors: Upload your thesis or capstone project to the Digital Repository

April 23, 2021 / Amy Harrell

Preserve and share your hard work!

Upload your thesis or senior project
The Digital Repository is Trinity’s online archive and can accept theses, multimedia projects, images, posters, and more.
Share with others
Your thesis or project will be discovered by Google and other research tools, and you’ll get statistics on who is reading your work. A permanent link can be included on applications, resumes, LinkedIn, etc.
Retain copyright
When you submit your work to the Repository you retain all copyrights and you choose what to share and under what conditions. You can restrict download access to the Trinity campus if desired.
Get started
Go to the Digital Repository and read our submission guidelines to get started. Please contact Amy Harrell (amy.harrell@trincoll.edu) with any questions.

Holiday Library and IT Services

December 18, 2020 / kbauer

Staff are on Holiday Trinity College Library and IT staff have been working hard and will be on holiday from Monday December 21 until January 4, 2021. During our break, we will have a student staff person checking emergency requests, ID and door problems. Interlibrary loan, CTW borrowing and digitization for course reserves will be suspended during this time.

Have a safe and wonderful holiday.

New Library & Information Technology Services Website

December 14, 2020 / Amy Harrell

On December 14 Library & Information Technology Services will begin using a new website at https://www.trincoll.edu/lits/. A “frozen” version of the old site will still be available at https://www.trincoll.edu/LITC/ through January 14, 2021.

The new site offers the following benefits:

A streamlined, unified portal to all of the services and resources offered by the Library, Information Technology, and Watkinson Library & Archives.
A design that is ADA accessible and responsive to various devices, hosted on a more secure platform.
More technical flexibility and function, provided by the college’s web content management system WordPress.

Note that there are no longer separate pages for the library and IT. Most content that existed on the current website has been moved and merged into the new site.

Please use our feedback form to submit comments and suggestions on the new website. We will continue to improve the site after it launches, utilizing your feedback and usability testing studies. We appreciate any input you’d like to give.

Preview our new website!

November 11, 2020 / Amy Harrell

Library & Information Technology Services (LITS) invites you to preview a new website design. We are releasing this “beta” version of the new site to the campus community to gather feedback before we launch it officially in mid-December 2020.

The new site offers the following benefits:

A streamlined, unified portal to all of the services and resources offered by the Library, Information Technology, and Watkinson Library & Archives.
A design that is ADA accessible and responsive to various devices, hosted on a more secure platform.
More technical flexibility and function, provided by the college’s web content management system WordPress.

Note that there are no longer separate pages for the library and IT. Most content that existed on the current website has been moved and merged into the new site.

Please use our feedback form to submit comments and suggestions on the new website. We need your help reviewing and fine-tuning the new site before it goes live. We appreciate any input you’d like to give.