THURSDAY
UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL OKLAHOMA
SEPTEMBER 17, 1998
RECOGNITION
ENTERTAINMENT
Prof receives award 3
Movie, CD reviews 8,9
WORKSHOPS
SPORTS
How to use the Internet 4
Upcoming football game...13
COLUMN You heard it here first 5
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Student activities 14
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State Regents for Higher Education establishes new programs toward timely degrees By Katie Hawk
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I spy with my little eye... UCO's Child Development Center's four year olds take a field trip across campus Thursday. The children were trying out their new cardboard binoculars. (Staff photo by Sara Morrell)
is how a freshman's graduation plans can be seen, said Evelyn Wilson, dean of enrollment services. "There has been concern in Oklahoma that students have not been able to graduate in four years," Wilson said. An optional "Time-to Degree Program" was initiated by the Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education beginning this fall. It addresses the responsibilities of students and universities toward reaching a timely completion of a specific degree program. Regents enacted the program to make it easier for students to stay in school and graduate in a timely fashion, said Dr. Mike Shirley, author of the program and interim vice president of Academic Affairs. "It formalizes the process that is already in place. It puts V See PROGRAM, Page 3
UCO's library online service gives access to databases By Kate O'Neill SlaffWiriter
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CO's Max Chambers Library has several new services this fall designed to increase accessibility and convenience for students. The library's three electronic databases, EBSCOHost, FirstSearch and SearchBank, now have remote access. Students can use the library's databases online at home or in another building on campus, said Gwen Dobbs reference and
instruction librarian. Dobbs said students must obtain a pass word and authorization number from the library's reference desk, in order to take advantage of this service. "This provides increased access for the university because you no longer have to be in the building (library) to do research," Dobbs said. Students can get instruction on how to use the online services by tapping into the library's web page at http://library.ucok.edu .
By using the web page, students can also conduct an interlibrary loan, find general information such as the library's hours, ask reference questions through email, print articles from more than 2,200 full text journals and locate government agencies. "Electronic information is a huge trend in libraries world wide," Dobbs said. "People expect state of the art." Students can also take advantage of the color copier on the fourth floor, and the new copy and retrieval service which
charge students 25 cents per page to locate their articles and make copies. "This is very convenient for commuters and we have more and more distance learners on campus," said Abbey Warner, reference and instruction librarian. Three library instruction classes were also introduced this week. Dobbs said professors were encouraged to attend with their classes, or students could attend the sessions individually, to become informed of new services or refresh their researching skills.
