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FIMS Graduate Bulletin
  
Faculty of Information and Media Studies
No. 40 September 8, 1999
VOLUNTEERS NEEDED
If you are Interested - please check out our web site: http://www.fims.uwo.ca/welcome.htm
Contact Dawn Campbell-Borland at dborland@julian.uwo.ca for more information!!
APPOINTMENT
The Faculty of Information and Media Studies is pleased to announce the appointment of Mr. Peter Rehak as an adjunct professor of Journalism starting September 1, 1999. He will be responsible to teach the television news and documentary courses in the Fall and Winter semesters. He replaces Mr. Ray Hazzan who served the School of Journalism a number of years.
Mr. Peter Rehak is a well-recognized writer and producer whose work has received national attention and has been nominated for the Genie Awards. He has worked for the 'Time Magazine' in Ottawa in addition to contributing to the Associated Press. Mr. Rehak was senior producer for the CBC and was responsible for 'The National' and 'Newsmagazine' where he also played the role of assignment editor. He was also executive producer for W5 with CTV Television Network. His documentary credits include 'Women: A True Story' presented by Susan Sarandon. Mr. Rehak is currently working on a number of projects dealing with digital media and the Internet.
GRADUATE PROGRAMS INFORMATION
MLIS Students
Timetable Changes
Please note the following changes to the Fall 1999 LIS timetable:
Course 525 – Managing Internet Information Services, has been moved to room MC15b (1:30 - 4:20 on Tuesdays).
Course 593 - Classification and Indexing, has been moved to room MC15a (1:30 - 4:20 on Tuesdays).
Summer 1999 Term Grades
Grade reports for the summer 1999 term courses will be issued by the university (normally, grades are available only on the RegiStar). Grades were uploaded to PeopleSoft, the Registrar system, on September, 2. Further information about the timing on the issuing of the grade reports will follow via E-mail. Please do not contact the department for your grades. Please be sure that your current mailing address is up to date (see Address/Financial Information Forms below).
Add/Drop Deadline and Procedures
Please complete an add/drop form for any course changes; the form can be picked up in the information holder in the hallway beside Rm. 260. Forms can be placed in the mail slot to the left of the holder, or in the Student Services Drop Box in Rm. 20, by 12:00 (noon), Friday, September 17. You cannot add any course after this date. Please watch the Bulletin for further deadline dates for dropping courses without "WDN" or "F" on your transcript.
NOTE: Forms without full name and student number will not be processed.
All Students
Address/Financial Information Forms
Please note that the following form can be deposited in the Student Services Drop Box in Rm. 20.
Address update and financial information forms will be circulated to all students via mailboxes this week. Completion of this form is urgent. The address update will ensure that you receive mail from the university at the correct address. PLEASE REMEMBER TO INCLUDE YOUR PHONE NUMBER AND POSTAL CODE.
Co-op students should notify Cindy Morrison of mailing addresses as soon as possible (if the address form has not already been submitted to Lynne Baker).
NOTES:
If at any time the information given on the form changes, please notify Cindy Morrison (Room 255) as soon as the change is effective.
Important Dates
Thanksgiving Day: Monday, October 11, 1999 (no classes will be held)
End of Term: Monday, December 13, 1999
Start of Winter Term: Monday, January 10, 2000
Winter Break (Reading Week): February 21 -25, 2000
CO-OP AND INTERNSHIP PROGRAMS
Welcome back LIS Co-op students!
Steve Atkinson, Lauren Burgess, Kevin Coates, Laura Crawford, Alida Hagemeyer, Julia Hendry, Catherine Hobbs, Catherine Jeanjean, Roma Kail, Tracey Klue-Meredith, Julia Lipinska, Brendan Luyt, Jennifer Marvin,
Laura Morrell, Chantal Phillips, Risa Shore, Dan Sich, James Steele, Lori Thomson, Christina Tooulias, Ursula Trespasses, Andrea Vole, Leanne White, Jonathan Younker.
LIS Co-op Information Meeting
A meeting for LIS students planning to go on the January-April 2000 work term will be held on Wednesday, September 22 at 12:00 noon-1:00 p.m. in room MC 15a. You may bring your lunch if you wish.
WELCOME TOTHE GRADUATE RESOURCE CENTRE AND LABS
Welcome to all new students! Welcome back to returning students! The Graduate Resource Centre provides reference and reserve services to the FIMS Community. Do not hesitate to ask for any assistance as we begin another term.
Graduate Resource Centre Hours
Monday and Tuesday 8:30am-6:00pm
Wednesday and Thursday 8:30am-8:00pm
Friday 8:30am-6:30pm
Saturday 12:00pm-5:00pm
Sunday 12:00pm-5:00pm
Computer Assistant Hours
Monday-Friday 10:00am-3:00pm
Outside of these hours go to the Reference/Reserve Desk for assistance.
Windows 95, WinGuard and Multimedia Lab
Windows 95 is the operating system used on the workstations in the lab.
With the introduction of Windows 95 students are allotted 5 megs of space mapped to the U drive on our LAN. It is important that this area be monitored so that you do not run out of space. To check the amount of space available on your user area go to http://www.uwo.ca/its/services/email/ and go down to E-mail tools and type in your e-mail name and password. If this amount is exceeded mail sent to you will bounce back to the sender and your communicator directory could become corrupted.
Ask the lab assistants for help as you become familiar with Windows 95 over our network. There are Help Sheets in the Grey Binders and on the GRC’s Intranet site (http://intra.fims.uwo.ca/grc.asp ) to assist you as well.
A telnet prompt can be displayed by clicking start, run, and typing telnet in the window or by going to the dos prompt and typing telnet.
When Windows is loaded WinGuard, a virus checker, will scan any disks found in drive “A”. If a virus is found it will be reported to you. If a virus is reported go to Dr. Solomon's Anti- Virus Toolkit and the virus can be removed from your disk. If you need assistance please ask a lab assistant.
WinGuard only takes seconds to scan your disk for viruses. You may want to make it a practise to place your disk in drive "A" before you log on so that when Windows is loaded your disk is automatically checked for viruses.
The computers in Lab B have slightly bigger screens, CD-ROM drives and sound capability.
Help Binders
Grey Help Binders are available in the computer labs. These binders contain Help Sheets which will provide you with basic instructions for using software on the LAN.
You will also find two green binders in the lab. These binders contain information on how to access UWO Library Systems Electronic resources and Help Sheets on the different resources available.
Disk Care
Although the 3 ½" disks are sturdier than the 5 1/4" floppies they are not indestructible. It is advisable to carry all your disks in protective cases.
Carrying a disk loose can cause the metal plate of a 3 ½" disk to become bent. When this happens it can get caught in the drive mechanisms. This ruins the disk, which means your files are irretrievable, and it is not very good for the drive either.
Make sure that you have a good supply of disks for storing your assignments and other files you may want to save. Always back up your work with a duplicate file stored on a separate disk. Data files can become corrupted, and disks can suffer physical damage, which may cause you to lose important work. Having a backup ensures that you will not lose work in which you have invested significant time and effort.
New Students - Signing Up for Computer Time
Use your mailbox number to sign up for a time slot in the computer lab.
DIALOG PASSWORDS
DIALOG searching is restricted to courses that explicitly need online services. DIALOG passwords will be issued to courses specified by faculty. There will be no general number for other course use.
The classroom use of DIALOG is a privilege accorded to ALA accredited library schools. Each school has been assigned a "cap" on the service. This privilege can be suspended due to misuse. Prepare your searches in advance. Do not compose at the terminal. The Computing Lab Assistants will be monitoring use and if infringements are noted you will be asked to logoff. In addition, the LAN will also monitor amount of time DIALOG is used. If you have any questions regarding this please ask Martie Grof-Iannelli or Marg Sloan.
Labs for September
There are Labs being held each Wednesday and Thursday in the month of September. Labs are on Proquest, Infotrac Databases, Library Literature, Gale Databases, Dialog Web and the Web of Science. Plan on attending some of these labs. Sign-up sheets are available at the GRC circulation/reference desk.
MLIS STUDENT COUNCIL WEB SITE
The MLIS Student Council would like you to know that the MLIS Student Council Web site will be moving to the following location on September 1, 1999:
http://www.usc.uwo.ca/council/mlis
Web surfers will also be able to find the site at the following alias:
http://www.usc.uwo.ca/mlis
Please update your bookmarks accordingly. 
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