Adobe Photoshop Express

The maker of the popular photo-editing software Photoshop launched a basic version available for free online. While Photoshop is designed for trained professionals, Adobe says Photoshop Express, which it launched in a "beta" test version, is easier to learn. User comments will be taken into account for future upgrades.

Photoshop Express will be completely Web-based so consumers can use it with any type of computer, operating system and browser. And, once they register, users can get to their accounts from different computers.

https://www.photoshop.com/express/landing.html

America's Newspapers

Newsbank has been upgraded to America's Newspapers. The electronic editions of record for valuable local, regional, and national U.S. newspapers are now all located in one easy-to-search database.

Off Campus Access for Databases

While the bugs are being worked out of the proxy server, use the library's remote access flyer to login to the databases. It is available by emailing rolenr@gram.edu or you can get a copy from any librarian.

Zamzar

A free file conversion tool, Zamzar provides its users a variety of format options from which to choose. For example, users can convert a PDF document to MS Word, make edits in Word, and convert the document back to PDF format.

www.zamzar.com

Proxy Server Update

EZproxy has been recently acquired by another company. Bruce Morgan, webmaster, is working with Craig Jones of the IRC on the login issues. The problem might have something to do with the firewall blocking outbound connections.

Proxy Server

A.C. Lewis Memorial Library now uses a proxy server to login to the electronic databases. To access the databases, go to www.gram.edu/library and click on Electronic Databases.

Formerly we had to keep a password list that students and faculty had to use to login to the various databases. With the proxy server students and faculty only have to remember one login and password for all databases, which is their gsumail login and password. It will work for all databases.

This semester IRC has been working out the bugs in the system and the library appreciates everyone's patience during this process.

Blogs, RSS Feeds, and Wikis

If you don't know much about Web 2.0, watch these videos on YouTube.


Blogs in Plain English

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NN2I1pWXjXI


RSS Feeds in Plain English

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0klgLsSxGsU


Wikis in Plain English

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-dnL00TdmLY

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I am new at this, so I'll be learning as I go. So far I like blogging and I hope this page can be useful to students and faculty who need help with electronic databases.