Change in ARES course reserves log in procedure

Beginning Monday, September 10th, 2007, USC Libraries Electronic and Physical Reserves system, ARES, (http://usc.ares.atlas-sys.com) will be changing the way we authenticate users to access the system.

Users will no longer need to register for the service or remember their ARES username and password. We will be switching to LDAP authentication where the user enters the USC email ID (without the "@usc.edu") as the username and their USC email password to access the system.

There will be no changes to their current account and access. Future enhancements to this authentication are forthcoming as the university improves the process by which we authenticate users into library systems.

Big Changes Afoot for eHRAF- test out the new interface!

On February 1, 2008, eHRAF is planning on implementing a new interface. The currently named "eHRAF Collection of Ethnography" will be renamed "eHRAF World Cultures." The following are available in beta-test versions starting Sept. 1st:

eHRAF World Cultures username: betatester password: hraf0801

eHRAF Archaeology

Then, if you want to suggest changes, fill out the survey.

*In September, the following cultures will be added to eHRAF World Cultures: Gusii, Mongolia, Inner Mongolia, Iran, Lur, Aleut, Sea Islanders, Yapese, Tongans, and Jivaro.

*In October, the following archaeological traditions will be added to the eHRAF Archaeology site: Tarya Neolithic, Protohistoric Egypt, Eastern Early Archaic, Eastern Late Archaic, Eastern Early Woodland, Adena, Mississippian, Early Mesoamerican Archaic.

AAA switching from Univ of Ca Press to Wiley-Blackwell!!

August 20, 2007 (from the Chronicle)
AnthroSource Apparently Is Moving to a New Publisher
The American Anthropological Association apparently will end its publishing relationship with the University of California Press at the end of 2007. William E. Davis, the association’s executive director, confirmed widespread reports today that his group was in serious negotiations with Wiley-Blackwell.
“We are in discussions with them about the details of a contract for them to serve as our publishing partner for both our print and electronic journals,” Mr. Davis told The Chronicle. And Rebecca Simon, the California press’s associate director for journals and digital publishing, said today that the association had not renewed its contract with the press.
If the Wiley-Blackwell deal goes through, California will lose a prestigious portfolio of journals, including American Anthropologist, Cultural Anthropology, and the Medical Anthropology Quarterly, as well as AnthroSource, a major online archive of the anthropological association’s publications