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The Lynda.com iOS app now works for lynda.lafayette.edu. On the login screen, click the [Web portal log in] button and type in https://lynda.lafayette.edu in the URL field. When you click [Submit] you will be prompted to enter your Lafayette Network ID and password for access to your lynda.com account. Information Technology Service is giving away Lynda.com prizes to the user with [...]

Employees can gain more perspective on how TIAA-CREF can help manage the volatility in the financial services sector by attending one of TIAA-CREF’s new financial education seminars or calling 1-800-842-2776 for financial counseling. Learn more at the human resources website.

A personalized research assistance (PRA) session with a reference librarian can help you find the books, journals, and online resources you need. Request a PRA appointment or view an image of “The Devil Wears PRAda” and the rest of the program’s collection of clever postcards.      

How many books can I borrow and for how long? Is there a fax machine in the library that I can use? Where can I watch VHS videotapes? For answers to these questions and more, visit the library’s FAQs page.

Those with a Lafayette network ID can take advantage of the services and collaboration provided by Google Apps. There consumer services, including Google Docs, spreadsheet, form, presentation, and drawing;  consumer services, including  Google Analytics, bookmarks, maps, Reader, Picasa, and YouTube; and Aviary Suite, a set of multimedia creation and editing tools. Learn more.

Gilbert’s has begun late-night delivery to residence halls, 9 p.m.-1 a.m. Saturday through Wednesdays. There is an $8 minimum order required and last orders are taken at 12:30 a.m. Gilbert’s also is featuring sangria and tapas every Wednesday. Visit the Dining Services website.

What exactly is the gaming network, and what, if any, limitations are there? Why do we need a separate network? Are gaming consoles the only devices on this network? How does a console get put into this network? Information Technology Services addresses these questions and more in its latest blog post. Visit the ITS blog.

Beginning Sept. 5, hours for the Lafayette Help Desk will be 7 a.m.-midnight Monday-Friday, noon-7 p.m. Saturday, and noon-midnight Sunday. Any calls to the help desk (students-x5506, faculty-x5501) after these hours will go to voice mail and be answered the following day. Any after hours calls that require immediate assistance will get routed to the [...]

The library recently started subscribing to Naxos Music Library, an online audio collection covering classical, jazz, and world music. Searches in the library catalog will uncover music from Naxos and provide a link directly to the album.

Links to HathiTrust Digital Library now appear in the library catalog for titles in Lafayette’s collection that are available in full text from Hathi. HathiTrust is a membership-driven digital repository of books and other materials from research libraries across the country. The titles available in full text are books in the public domain. Learn more [...]