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| INFORMATION SERVICES NEWS |
| LIBRARY REFURBISHMENT ON TRACK FOR OPENING | ||
 With construction of the Main Library’s new wing now complete, the long-awaited refurbishment of the Library’s principal service floors (Level 2 and the Mezzanine floor) is underway. | ||
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| NEW INTEGRATED SERVICE POINT FOR INFORMATION SERVICES | ||
As part of the move into the new Library extension the Integrated Service Desk has been launched to provide staff and students with a one-stop-shop for in person assistance with services and facilities | ||
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| COMPUTER LABORATORIES ON LEVEL 1 TO BE REFURBISHED | ||
 With the move of Information Services staff into the new Library wing in early May, the former Information Services offices in the computer laboratory precinct are being refurbished to create new computer laboratories and improved facilities. | ||
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| MICROSOFT OFFICE 2007 ROLLOUT | ||
Microsoft Office 2007 is currently available on all student use computers and is progressively being deployed to staff computers across the campus. The new versions of Office applications (Word, Excel and so on) provide new intuitive interfaces that simplify processes for organising and managing content. | ||
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| CHECK OUT BOND'S NEW ONLINE COMPUTER SHOP | ||
If you are looking to buy software or a computer, check out the options available via the Bond University Online Computer Shop. Staff and students can use the links on this website to privately purchase computer hardware and software at educational discount prices. | ||
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| NEW WEBSITE ON TARGET FOR JUNE LAUNCH | ||
 Mid-June is the target date for the launch of the University’s new public website. The new website structure is student-focussed with some major differences in the way information is organised compared to the current site. | ||
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| RESOURCES UPDATE |
| AUSTRALIAN BUREAU OF STATISTICS CURFS AVAILABLE TO BOND RESEARCHERS | ||
Bond researchers have access to specialised sets of data from the Australian Bureau of Statistics called Confidentialised Unit Record Files (known by the acronym “CURFs”). | ||
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| NEW LAW JOURNALS AVAILABLE ONLINE | ||
The Library has expanded its collection of online law journals from Lawbook Online. This includes the Australian Law Journal now available from its original 1927 issue. | ||
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| DISCOVER MORE OF THE WEB OF SCIENCE | ||
To complement our current Web of Science subscription, access is available until the end of 2009 to an additional fifteen years of research (from 1985 to 1999) in the sciences, social sciences and humanities. | ||
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LIBRARY REFURBISHMENT ON TRACK FOR OPENING NEW INTEGRATED SERVICE POINT FOR INFORMATION SERVICES COMPUTER LABORATORIES ON LEVEL 1 TO BE REFURBISHED MICROSOFT OFFICE 2007 ROLLOUT WIRELESS EVERYWHERE! CHECK OUT BOND'S NEW ONLINE COMPUTER SHOP NEW WEBSITE ON TARGET FOR JUNE LAUNCH AUSTRALIAN BUREAU OF STATISTICS CURFS AVAILABLE TO BOND RESEARCHERS NEW LAW JOURNALS AVAILABLE ONLINE DISCOVER MORE OF THE WEB OF SCIENCE |
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| FROM THE DIRECTOR |
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I write this column as the new Director of Information Services and welcome you back to Semester 2. This semester we are in our new temporary library facility while the Main Library is being refurbished and due for opening in October. There are other new happenings including a one desk service (Integrated Service Desk) for streamlined assistance in all information and computing enquiries. Wireless coverage is now available on the majority of the campus including the student residences. With a high degree of laptop computer ownership amongst students this expansion of the wireless network has enhanced the flexibility and range of the learning environment further improving students learning experience. State-of-the-art Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) telephony is gradually being rolled out to the campus initially to new and refurbished buildings with the remainder in 2010 and 2011. The new technology will enable the integration of the computing (in particular Outlook) and telephone systems to provide a wide range of personal efficiency features.
Two major and significant University-wide projects the CRM (Constituent Relationship Management) and the ECMS (Enterprise Content Management System) will be coming to your workplace soon over the next six months. The ECMS or Internet project will be launched in mid-June with the new look Bond website and road shows, presentations and communiqué will be occurring prior to the roll-out. The ambitious CRM project has started and it is expected to have this ready to go-live by the end of 2009.
It gives me great pleasure to mention that two Information Services staff were nominated by their colleagues for their outstanding performance; Anton Pavisic showed an exemplary work ethic combined with a highly organised work style, excellent technical skills and superlative attention to detail in the complex arena of procurement, leasing and asset management. Michael Lowe demonstrated considerable initiative in original high level design brief and concepts, developing them into a working service as well as coming up with innovative solutions to some quite tricky technical challenges. Information Services longest serving staff member, Ian Proctor was recognised by the Vice-Chancellor for his 20 years of continuous service to Bond University.
It also gave me a great pleasure to meet the many staff and students who attended our Welcome Morning tea on Tuesday May 26 held in the new Library extension. Thanks for taking the time to come along and celebrate with us this important milestone in the Main Library extension and refurbishment project. Dr. Grace Saw Director, Information Services |
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DR GRACE SAW NATHAN GREENWAY |
Alan has served for 18 years as an educator, including 14 years as a High School Principal. 
Debbie worked as a Librarian at Melbourne University for ten years before moving to the Gold Coast in 1996. 
Gabriella has called the Gold Coast home for 3 ½ years and has recently joined Bond as a Customer Support Officer in the Service Desk team. 
Regina hails from Christchurch NZ where she worked in the Financial Services section of the University of Canterbury for a number of years. 
Nathan has lived on the Gold Coast most of his life and has worked in the IT industry for just over 9 years. 
Erica is a Library Assistant in the Information Resources team, where she works mainly on purchasing and cataloguing resources. 
Jared has joined Information Services after recently completing his degree in Information Technology on the Gold Coast.
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