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Show M Tuesday, October 8, 1991 Volume XXXIV Issue IV Coming Soon: A "User Friendly" W. I. Nightingale Library by Jennifer Thompson Forum staff writer cies. Well have the system built around the . By fall 1992 the W.T. Nightingale Memorial Library will be almost entirely computerized. Its one of the big projects we wanted to get in the library for a long time, said Oresta Esquibel, reference librarianasso-ciat- e librarian for public services. In place, and operating now for public use, is a terminal purchased for the college by the a state legislature appropriation for academic libraries. The computer operates off two data bases in compact disc format. One data base, Lepac, contains book holdings of all academic libraries in the state of Utah. The computer informs users which libraries have each book and provides call number information. If the item a user needs is not available on campus, her or she can find which academic library in the state has it The other data base, Infotrac, has most listings from the Readers Guide to Periodical Literature and many from the Business and Social Science Indexes. Esquibel said it is not very strong in nursing and general science but these areas can be purchased later. The computer informs users which libraries have each book and which periodicals they subscribe to. The library is a member of the Online Computer Library Center, a national cata log data base for more than 1 1 ,000 libraries in the U.S., Canada and Europe. Esquibel said she can arrange for interlibrary loans by using this and the Lepac data bases. A new. computer system, Dynix, purchased in July, should be fully functional by fall 1992. It will handle circulation, cataloging and offer public access. It is a big project that calls for a total reWere vamping of library procedures. be to tied with for the it next year, going up said Esquibel, but the benefits will be worth the work. Esquibel said planning for the project began in 1989. Richard Wunder, library Westminster College ment Is On The Up-And-- by Matt Thurm" Kellogg Forum stiff writer Faill enrollment for Westminster, which has been rising every year since 1985, has increased by 89 students since last year. According to the registrars office, 2115 students have enrolled in Westminsters fall semester, the highest number in the institutions 115-ye- history. Enrollment has increased for both full and part-tim- e students. The new and re- -, full-tim- e students total 1018, 702 turning students returning and 316 new. Part-tim- e total 1097, a from last years 1062. Five hundred seventy-nin- e students are new to Westminster this year, 43 percent ar are undergraduate transfer students, 36 percent undergraduate freshmen and 19.5 percent graduate students. Craig Green, academic said thepredictednumberof students (2100) has been met partly because of high student retention and a very sensitive, expanding marketing system. vice-preside- nt, Enroll- director, did retrospective conversion which put most records on magnetic tape. So by the time the new system is in place most of our data base will already be built, said Esquibel. It will take several months to complete the barcoding of the books already in the collection, approximately 7 1 ,000 items, she said. Dynix was chosen because it is user friendly, offers many options and is compatible with other colleges systems, said Esquibel. The flexibility of Dynix allowed Westminster to set its own parameters and poli Forum staff writer Green also said that Westminsters standards have remained high in order to keep a high quality of education, which, he said, goes down when students are admitted who really shouldnt be. Green also attributed this years high retention rate to more freshmen and a stronger M.B.A. program, which has 20 percent of the student body, more than any other major. Two hundred students have been denied admission this year on the basis of their academic status, he said. As Westminster grows both academically and financially, so does the number of students who are denied admission on the academic level. A process occurs when potential students dontbother to enroll in Westminster, Green said. This year, 57 percent of students are females and 43 percent male. More students are making the most of their time at Westminster, he said. According to the Registrars Office, there are only 262 students registered for zero hours compared to last years total of 273. ' in-dep- th Expo Offers Contacts For "Real World" by Christopher Thomas Up way we want it to run, Esquibel said. Another benefit of the system will be the immediacy in cataloging new books. One computer entry will replace manually filing card sets in the card catalog. The circulation module of Dynix, for checking books in and out, will also generate management reports. Esquibel said these will be very useful in planning for the future, allowing library staff to study usage patterns and practice better collection management. The third and last module of Dynix is public access and will offer the greatest advantage to students. Terminals will be in the library where the card catalog is now. This should be more convenient than the card catalog for people like Krisie Hamilton, a senior in education, who said, I use the public library when I have an paper to write because when using a card catalog you have to know exactly what youre looking for and its very time consuming. Its easier to use a computer system because you can look under a general heading and find lots of information. Dynix will run off the new campus system, M.I.P.S., which was set up this year. Some rewiring of the library may have to be done, Esquibel said, because of the buildings age. Eventually, faculty will be able to access Dynix from their desks. Westminsters second Career Expo will be held in the S haw Center Cafeteria today, Tuesday, Oct. 8 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Thirty-on- e representatives were welcomed ata formal breakfast Tuesday by President Charles H. Dick. They discussed the employment issues and problems in the job market today. pre-vala- nt The group included six alumni representing their respective companies. They give the student the experience of talking to someone successful who went to Westminster and had the same background, said Karen Despain, director of career placement. Among those represented at the expo are IBM, Cellular One, the FAA, IRS, McDonnell Douglas, FHP, Primary continued on Pago 7 s ' t lb, ifh V 4? '4 .OlS IV.) . ip x y t f is ,s i i i i i '4 - self-selecti- ve rw "O f Y. t f ; 'ZZZ, 4 .. ; ' ,''' 4f' f iiYH y Pit h t He ? X k ' t " K60zawisztm $ - 1 i V v- y I 4 i, 1 J- - nr? f y mXiVi w wj t f 1 J Westminster campus recently played host to a shoot for a 1992 Wilford Brimley, a lehl native. I 1 TV mini-seri- es starring HeatherBush or |