Viewing RSS feeds from news aggregator

You can view the audio lecture feeds and/or the Media Library News feed on your own news aggregator (e.g. MyYahoo or iGoogle)---here's how:
Choose any or all of the topics you wish to subscribe to and copy the link into the aggregator

First Year Audio Lectures: http://my.umdnj.edu/cp/xrss/sdr/portal/xml/umdnj/rwjm/rwjm_334.xml

Second Year Audio Lectures: http://my.umdnj.edu/cp/xrss/sdr/portal/xml/umdnj/rwjm/rwjm_335.xml

Media Library News:
http://my.umdnj.edu/cp/xrss/sdr/portal/xml/umdnj/rwjm/rwjm_336.xml

My presentation in Wales this summer

In July I visited Cardiff, Wales to present
"Digital Audio Lectures: Securing the Library's Future" at the Health Libraries Group Conference sponsored by CILIP (Chartered Institute of Library and Information Professionals) The conference was held in the City Hall, an elegant Edwardian marble structure built in 1905 where chandeliers and paintings decorated the rooms!
It was a privilege to represent the medical school and our library, and I enjoyed meeting and talking with medical librarians from the UK and from other countries as well. They were perfect hosts and although I was there only a short time, I enjoyed visiting the famous castle, the Bay area and 100 acres of historically preserved buildings that recreated Welsh life in the 18th and early 19th centuries.
The highlight of the trip was a tour of the famous Millenium Stadium (Cardiff is a big sports town!) and a lovely dinner of roast lamb (apparently a Welsh specialty)
Although I paid for the entire trip myself and I was without my luggage for almost 2 days, it was a valuable opportunity to share my expertise with international colleagues and learn from them.

Current Audio Lectures Now on iTunesU

The current audio lectures are now available on iTunes University website...you will need to go into the Private side and log on with your CORE account and password.
The archived lectures from 07/08 should also be found there.

Labor Day Weekend Schedule

The Media Library in Piscataway will close at 5 PM on Friday, August 29. We will be CLOSED on Saturday, Aug. 30, Sunday, Aug. 31 and Monday, Sept. 1. We will reopen on Tuesday, Sept. 2 at 9 AM.
Books can be borrowed for the long weekend beginning at noon on Friday, August 29. They will be due back on Tuesday morning. If you want to return items to the book drop, please push them all the way back so they drop off the inner shelf. If the drop is full, return items to the desk on Tuesday morning. Have a great holiday break!!!

Permanent Book sale area

We have decided to create a permanent area for book sale items that will be available throughout the year in the Media Library. One of the carrels will have a number of books for you to purchase. We have chosen some items for fall semester courses that have not yet started and some other books we think you might find useful. All sale books have a price tag.
Just see a staff member if you are interested in purchasing a book.
Remember that we will have another book sale in January with more items for Spring courses!

How to Subscribe to RSS Channels

We are posting the first PCM lecture today, so if you want to listen to it again, or access any other lectures from the MyUMDNJ portal, here's how:

1. Go to http:/my.umdnj.edu and click on Content/Layout button at upper left
2. Choose a tab where you want channel to appear
3. Locate and click the "Add Channel" button
4. Choose "Select All" from drop down menu. Click "Go"
5. Choose RWJMS Media Library News and/or Audio Lecture Link
6. Click "Add Channel"
7. Click on back to (blank)Tab Link

You only need to do this ONCE! Channels will appear each time you log on. To receive links directly on your favorite websites, see RSS information after you subscribe.

Media Library Semi-annual Booksale!!

The Media Library book sale will begin on Monday, August 11 in Room N207 and continue through Sunday, August 17. Take a look on the tables in the library for reasonably priced texts and review books, atlases and medical related works. You may be able to find something to supplement your resources or even a textbook that is still relevant for the course. We only take cash and don't like to hold items too long if you need to go the ATM, so bring along some dollars and find a bargain or two!! Most books have been donated by graduating med students or pulled from our collection recently. Each book will have a price label at the top. After our sales we donate the leftover books to countries that are desperate for printed medical texts.