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Show Volume XXXIV Issue XXV Westminster College of Salt Lake City Tuesday, April 21, 1992 It's Here And Now: User Friendly W. T. Nightingale Library system and two others for cataloging and circulation. The preparation of the three modules of the Dynix system is right on schedule and Esquibel said it should be fully functional by fall. The public access system is already more up to date than the card catalog and is ready for student use, said Dick Wunder, library director. Esquibel and Wunder encourage students to begin experimenting with the new system, and to make sure to ask questions, said Wunder. One thing that sometimes discourages students is the fact that the screens of the three PAC terminals go dark if they are not in use. This does not mean that they are not working, Wunder said. Minor glitches that remain in the system are constantly being corrected and should not pose any problems to the user. Esquibel said the PAC system is much by Temmie K. Fleming Forum staff writer The public access module of the new Dynix computer system in the W.T. Nightingale Library is now ready and functioning. Only a few minor details remain to be worked out before the system is complete. The card catalog is dead now, said Oresta Esquibel, associate librarian for public services. The card catalog will remain in the library, but the staff stopped maintaining it as of March 1. The catalog may be useful in case of a power failure and will not be removed because librarians are anxious about throwing things out, Esquibel said. Keeping it will also allow time for students to become accustomed to the new system. The Dynix system consists of three modules, which include the public access . more flexible than the card catalog because the users do not need to know exactly what they are looking for and can use a general heading with the keyword search. The system is very user friendly, featuring directions on the bottom of the screen. The cataloging module of Dynix is also in operation but is still being updated. The system contains the records of some books which may have been lost or stolen over the years, but the process of deleting these is much easier than pulling card sets from the card catalog. Entering new books into the system will also require less time, Esquibel said. The circulation module will not be completed until fall, because it involves bar coding approximately 71,000 items, said Esquibel. The bar coding process will also provide a good opportunity to do inventory because leftover bar codes will reveal any missing books. The computer circulation system may also involve new student I.D. cards which have bar codes to aid in checking books in and out, Wunder said. Two other computer systems are already fully functional in the library, Wunder said. The Infotrac system is used for accessing journals, and serves as a replacement for the Readers Guide to Periodical Literature and the Business Periodicals Index. The LePac system can be used to access the holdings of any library in Utah loan. to locate books for inter-librar- y We want to make people realize that they can use this library as a resource, Esquibel said. There are a lot of good resources here. Wunder said, Dont be afraid to come play with the computers. Unless youre deliberately wicked, you cant harm Faculty Staff Thumb Students Again At Spring Fling Softball closest game between faculty and students in years, she said. The faculty won again, said ASWC President Tonya Garreaud. It seemed like there were quite a few people. Marriott Food Service employees were given the shirts to show our support to them, said Garreaud. Traitors to the student softball team, Ed Cook and Jennifer McEndree, played for the faculty team because the team didnt have enough players. McEndree said, I think we should have more student body activities that are fun like the Spring Fling. Even Barbara Menlove and Carol Saltzgiver came and were given Westminwith Mom printed on them ster from ASWC, said Garreaud. The two ex- T-shi- rts This year, ASWC added music to the festivities. Mocha Joe was invited to play from noon to 2 p.m., but wound up staying for most of the event I was pleased to see such a great turnout, said S talnaker, I think it was because of Mocha Joe. Swanson said, Mocha Joe gave the Spring Fling an entertaining quality. They were very good. WCEE To Give Earth Day Care To Emigration Creek by Katy Byrom Forum staff writer get-togeth- & Light Co. collects the chips from trees Forum staff writer cut from around power lines. This gives us a sense of being a part of Westminster, said Dr. Ty Harrison, associate professor of science. Harrisons environmental biology students will be working on the Earth Day creek project. Fall 1991 environmental biology students made great progress along the creek in September, said Harrison. Trails were forged and covered with mulch, the creek was cleaned out and various native plants were planted. Harrison used the trails on April 7 to Westminsters Emigration Creek natural area is the site for WCEEs Earth Day, April 21. Beginning at 1 p.m., it will be a work day to Finish the trail system, clean the creek, plant native plants and spread wood chips provided by Utah Power & Kaly Byrom Many Westminster students gathered on the lawns of Canyon Rim Park Saturday, April 11 at noon for the Spring Fling. This annual of students before Finals is marked by a softball game with a facultystaff team playing against the student team. The game was the closest, most competitive game since Ive been here, said Jeff Swanson, senior in political science and philosophy. in favor of The final score was 14-1the facultystaff team. The game was intense! said Shannan S talnaker , admissions counselor and catcher for the facultystaff team. . It was the by Linda M. Burns Light Co. The wood chips, which would have gone to the landfill, are good mulch for the plants because they suppress weeds, save moisture and prevent erosion. Utah Power er Updating Extends To Computerized Academic Evaluation by Judy Conner Forum staff writer 0, t l U M I rn ' i i i n teach his general biology class about the representation of the five kingdoms of life and ecological principles. Harrison said, Who eats what is the secret of ecology. Recycling proFits are being used to purchase plants for this years Earth Day creek planting. Future recycling proFits will also be used for signs to label the plants and to publish a brochure about the creek area. Volunteer help is welcome to join WCEEs Earth Day at Emigration Creek, located on the south side of campus. W CEE is providing refreshments. Pitch forks and wheelbarrows are needed for the work day. A new academic evaluation program may be available to students in the fall . through their faculty advisors. This degree audit program, is .now, being tested by the ! , I ' ; - ' i ! , t ; , , Registrars Office and soon faculty will be using it on a trial basis. The program allows each student to take a look at which classes are needed for their major and at the same time it will show which courses have been completed in each , t of the group requirements. In the past. . i students and advisors would have to Figure this out by hand by looking at catalogs and transcripts. There is also a what if feature in the new program which will show the students what they need and what they have if they ' Continued on Page 7 |