Farewell, CATnet
by Dale Askey, K-State Libraries
published May 8, 2007. Updated 2:34 p.m. May 14, 2007
As of last week, the K-State Libraries have retired both the domain
catnet.ksu.edu as well as the "CATnet: K-State Digital Library"
branding. Given the evolution of libraries, the notion that there is a
"library" and a "digital library" has become somewhat outdated. Even
users who seek the print collections find them originally via a Web
interface -- such as the catalog, an online finding aid, or one of the
many licensed databases offered. Given this, dividing the offerings
across two domains with different branding simply no longer makes sense.
No content was deleted in this move, as all documents previously
hosted on the catnet.ksu.edu domain were copied over to
www.lib.ksu.edu and rebranded to match the existing content there.
Moreover, a permanent redirect is in place so that any existing links
to CATnet pages on non-Libraries websites will continue to function in
perpetuity.
Campus web administrators are asked to remove any references and links to CATnet, replacing
them with "K-State Libraries" and the www.lib.k-state.edu web address.
Clean up e-mail before leaving for the summer
by Betsy Edwards, Information Technology Assistance Center
published May 8, 2007
As K-Staters graduate or leave for adventures elsewhere, now is a good time to clean out
and streamline their IT environments. Those leaving permanently should check the
Preparing to leave K-State webpage, which includes
details on forwarding e-mail, unsubscribing from mailing lists, copying files to keep, etc.
Everyone can benefit from e-mail cleanups, regardless of how long they're away from campus.
E-mail cleanup takes only a few minutes and helps K-State's central e-mail system.
A smaller Inbox also displays faster. Follow these guidelines:
- Clean up your Inbox first, and get rid of unneeded messages.
- Empty your Trash folder. (In WebMail, click the "Empty Trash" icon.)
- Clean out your Junk folder. (In WebMail, use the "Open Folder" box at the right to select the Junk folder.)
- Delete or file e-mail with attachments. (In WebMail, click the "Size" section header to
display the largest messages, which are usually due to attachments.)
- Archive your e-mail to a CD, especially if you have a lot of mail to
keep. Contact the IT Help Desk for details.
IT Services Satisfaction Survey results: E-mail
by Aimee Hagedorn, Information Technology Assistance Center
published May 8, 2007
Results for this year's IT Services Satisfaction Survey are in. Over the next several months,
we will share survey results in InfoTech Tuesday and on the IT surveys webpage.
The results will be used to improve IT at K-State.
This week's IT services survey question:
Which of the following K-State-supported e-mail clients do you currently use? Select all that apply.
| K-State-supported e-mail clients | Current use |
| K-State WebMail | 1,177 (83.89%) |
| Mozilla | 220 (15.68%) |
| Netscape | 70 (4.99%) |
| Outlook (2000, XP, 2003, or Express 6) | 228 (16.25%) |
| Thunderbird | 131 (9.34%) |
| Pine | 19 (1.35%) |
| Pegasus | 79 (5.63%) |
| Mail 10.3 | 27 (1.92%) |
| Eudora | 17 (1.21%) |
| Groupwise | 106 (7.56%) |
| Other | 99 (7.06%) |
"Other" responses included Gmail, Mac mail, Hotmail, and Yahoo.
Watch for more survey results in upcoming InfoTech Tuesday issues.
LASER Project leaders meet with deans, department heads
by Aimee Hagedorn, Information Technology Assistance Center
published May 8, 2007
For the past several weeks, LASER Project director Jennifer Gehrt;
Christy Crenshaw, Office of Undergraduate Admissions; Mike Crow,
Registrar's Office; and Brian Arthaud-Day, Student System Trainer, have
met with K-State deans and department heads of each college to introduce
them to the new student information system.
Their overview included
information about the project timeline, screenshots of the new system,
and highlights of the Admissions module, which is set to go live this June.
Anyone interested may view the
LASER Project Update (PowerPoint presentation)
and the LASER Project handout (Word document).
To learn more about the LASER Project, see laser.k-state.edu.
SIDLIT conference scheduled Aug. 2-3
by Rosanna Vail, Division of Continuing Education
published May 8, 2007
Colleague to Colleague will co-sponsor the 8th Annual Summer Institute of Distance Learning and Instructional
Technology (SIDLIT) conference Aug. 2-3 at the University of Kansas-Edwards campus in Overland Park, Kan.
SIDLIT is a free conference that includes presentations, topic-oriented special-interest discussion groups,
hands-on workshops, demonstrations, and networking opportunities with area colleagues. More than 200 higher-education
faculty, staff, and administrators from Kansas and Missouri provide a great opportunity for both K-State faculty and
IT staff to collaborate with their counterparts from other institutions in the Midwest.
To register for the conference, use the
SIDLIT 2007 Registration form.
To submit a presentation proposal, use the
SIDLIT 2007 Session Proposal form.
K-State's Division of Continuing Education will coordinate transportation
for both days for K-State faculty who would like to attend the conference. Contact the division at 785-532-2581 or
jsommers@k-state.edu to request transportation arrangements.
CHECK conference reminder
by the editors, InfoTech Tuesday
published May 8, 2007
Pittsburg State University will host CHECK 2007 on May 23-24.
For information on travel, lodging, and scheduled speakers,
visit the CHECK website at www.check.gen.ks.us.
Questions about the conference can be e-mailed to check@pittstate.edu.
Security tip: Trend Micro OfficeScan 8.0 to be released May 21
by Harvard Townsend, interim IT security officer
published May 8, 2007
Trend Micro informed K-State last week that the release date for Trend
Micro OfficeScan (TMOS) 8.0 is now May 21. Besides support for Windows
Vista, TMOS 8.0 has many new and enhanced features that were
demonstrated by Shea McGrew last week at
SIRT's monthly
security roundtable.
K-State system administrators have been testing the
beta version of TMOS 8.0 this spring, and it has been installed on a
number of computers running Windows Vista as an interim antivirus solution.
Although Trend Micro has officially ended the beta evaluation program, computers running
beta TMOS 8.0 are still protected and receiving pattern file updates. The production version will be made available to
the campus as soon as K-State receives it and performs final testing.
K-State users of Trend Micro OfficeScan will need to upgrade:
- Updating from version 7.3 of TMOS (the current version) to
TMOS 8.0 will occur automatically for the majority of campus
computers -- users will not have to do anything.
- Users of the "home version" (a.k.a. "unmanaged client", the one
available at
antivirus.k-state.edu/unmanaged.html)
will have to reinstall TMOS to upgrade.
- Windows Vista users who installed the beta version of TMOS 8.0
will also have to upgrade to the production version.
Watch future issues of InfoTech Tuesday for more information.
IT by the numbers: IT Services Satisfaction Survey response rate
by Aimee Hagedorn, Information Technology Assistance Center
published May 8, 2007
| IT Services Satisfaction Survey | Numbers |
| Number of unique e-mail addresses e-note was sent to | 35,599 |
| Number of completed surveys for Manhattan campus | 1,222 |
| Number of completed surveys for Salina campus | 59 |
| Response rate total | 3.59 percent |
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