Publications CITations #71

CITations

April 25, 2002
No. 71

CITations is a report featuring information technology-related news of interest to UNC-Chapel Hill faculty members, graduate instructors and the staff who support them. CITations, published twice a month, is an electronic service of the ITS Center for Instructional Technology.

ATN's New Course Web Space Tool
Plans Underway for Improved Listserv Software
Congratulations 2002 IT Award Winners
ATN Training Center Classes for May 2002
April Issue of UNC Links Newsletter
ITRC Tip: Enter URLs as Text in Excel 2000
ITRC Tip: Opening Multiple Start Menu Items in Windows 2000
CITations Tips Archive
Conference Announcements
2002 CITations Publication Schedule
How to Subscribe or Unsubscribe to CITations

ATN'S NEW COURSE WEB SPACE TOOL

ATN's old tool for creating and managing course web space (at http://www.unc.edu/courses/) has now been completely phased out and replaced by ATN's new course space request tool. The new tool allows you to create your course web space from home, create the space automatically through the tool's web interface, and copy course materials from semester to semester. The tool is available at http://www.unc.edu/courseid/

PLANS UNDERWAY FOR IMPROVED LISTSERV SOFTWARE

ATN began using Lyris over two years ago to provide electronic mailing list services. At that time, Lyris was the most sensible solution to meet the demands of the growing number of mailing lists on campus, but in a rapidly changing environment and marketplace, it is no longer providing superior service to the campus. Therefore, ATN is preparing to adopt a different software solution after the end of Spring semester.

We know how important it is to make this change as transparent as possible, to save all messages and settings associated with current and past lists, and to maintain the current levels of service. Plans are underway to meet these needs, and we hope to hear from you about the specific concerns you have.

First, we invite you to email your concerns to us at list-comment@unc.edu

Then, to preview the new system and address your concerns, we are holding an open meeting on Thursday, May 9. at 10:00 a.m. in 08 Gardner.

For more information on the adoption of this new software, see the March 22 issue of CITations: http://www.unc.edu/cit/citations/citations69.html#1

CONGRATULATIONS 2002 IT AWARD WINNERS

The 2002 IT Awards Committee would like to congratulate the winners of this year's awards. These awards honor people who have given outstanding information technology support on campus.

Individual winners were:
Scott Adams - School of Information & Library Science
Ben Aycock - Office of Information Systems - Medical School
Jamie Bishop - Johnston Center for Undergraduate Excellence
Keith Cochran - Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation
David Eckert - ATN
Susan Gerard - AIS
Greg Jansen - ATN
Andrew Lang - Arts & Sciences Information Services
Leslie Quattlebaum - Counseling & Psychological Service
Dick Schmitz - Center for Developmental Science

Team winners were:
The Carolina Mammography Registry Support Team: Melinda Boyd and Maria Paschall
Carolina Population Center Systems: Dan Blanchette, Tim Rath, Tim Van Acker, Joe Waddell, and Loren Watterson

Congratulations to all the winners and nominees!

ATN TRAINING CENTER CLASSES FOR MAY 2002

The May 2002 ATN Computer Training Class Schedule is now available at http://www.unc.edu/atn/training/schedule/schedule.html
ATN's computer classes are open to UNC-Chapel Hill faculty, staff, undergraduates, and graduate students.

New class offered:

Word 97/2000: Papers & Reports
Prerequisite: Word Increasing Efficiency XP/2000 or equivalent experience. Work with long documents? Learn how to create a table of contents, index, footnotes/endnotes, and more.
Wednesday, May-22; 11:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.; Course #WD47-001

APRIL ISSUE OF UNC LINKS NEWSLETTER

UNC Links, published by The University of North Carolina's Division of Information Resources, offers a monthly update on IT initiatives from the sixteen constituent institutions of The University of North Carolina campuses. The publication serves as a vehicle for information technology dialogue among IT colleagues, chancellors, and others. The April 2002 UNC Links is available at http://www.northcarolina.edu/ir/newsletter/newsletter.cfm

Headlines from this month's newsletter include:

* SAS, UNC expand grant partnership
* UNCC, NC A&T State help protect cyber space
* UNCG runs first pilot program on new software
* NCSU launches privacy web site
* UNC-CH creates 3-D digital library
* Consortium helps K-20 schools connect to Abilene
* Shared Services Alliance launches two projects
* Education Sector CIOs host data warehousing summit

ITRC TIP: ENTER URLS AS TEXT IN EXCEL 2000

When you type an Internet address in a cell, such as www.example.microsoft.com, Excel automatically turns the address into a hyperlink. To store the address as regular text instead, type an apostrophe (') before the address. For instance, if you type 'www.microsoft.com, you'll see the address text in the cell, without the apostrophe, and the text won't be a hyperlink. If Excel has already turned an address into a hyperlink, you can deactivate it: Right-click the cell, point to Hyperlink on the shortcut menu, and then click Remove Hyperlink.

ITRC TIP: OPENING MULTIPLE START MENU ITEMS IN WINDOWS 2000

When you click on the Start Menu and click on one of the programs, the program opens and the Start Menu disappears. There may come a time that you would like to open up several items on the Start Menu without having to repeat the entire process. Here is how:

1. Hold down the SHIFT key as you click on a program. The object launches normally, but the Start Menu does NOT close.

2. Continue to hold down the SHIFT key as you open more programs.

This shortcut keeps the Start Menu open without having to traverse the Start Menu again.

For more computing assistance, contact the Information Technology Response Center, Wilson Library, Suite 300.
Walk-in Hrs: 7:30 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Phone: 962-HELP -- 24 hours/7 days a week
Email: help@unc.edu
Web: http://www.unc.edu/atn/itrc/

CITations Tips Archive

The ITRC, CBT, and Lyris tips published in CITations are archived on the Web, so you can locate tips without having to search through all the back issues. The tips archive is at http://www.unc.edu/cit/citations/tips.html

CONFERENCE ANNOUNCEMENTS

Stay informed about technology conferences with the CIT's "Education Technology and Computer-Related Conferences" at http://www.unc.edu/cit/guides/irg-37.html and "Calendar of World-Wide Educational Technology-Related Conferences, Seminars, and Other Events." The calendar is at http://confcal.unc.edu:8086/

2002 CITATIONS PUBLICATION SCHEDULE

May 10 & 24
June 7 & 21
July 12 & 26
August 9 & 23
September 13 & 27
October 11 & 25
November 8 & 22
December 6 & 20

CITations welcomes announcements from all UNC-Chapel Hill campus organizations involved in instructional and research technology. To have an announcement considered for publication in CITations, send email to Carolyn Kotlas, kotlas@email.unc.edu or call 962-9287. The deadline for submissions is noon the day before the publication date.

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