The Informer is a publication of Information and Instructional Technologies and the Libraries of St. Olaf College. Story headlines and abstracts are below. Click on the title for more information. This e-newsletter can also be viewed online at http://www.stolaf.edu/services/iit/newsletter/12-06/

Safe Online Holiday Shopping

Shopping online for the holidays (or anytime): Tips to Protect Yourself from Cyber Grinches, Scams and Schemes

Library Buttons

You may have already seen your friends sporting the new St. Olaf Libraries buttons...it's time to get your own!

Web Site Survey

The first step in revamping the web site is to find out what works and what doesn't. Where do we need to improve and what tools are being used the most? Help guide the process by providing your feedback.

Betsy Busa: Library Mom

This month we start introducing you to some of the familiar faces around the library.  You've probably seen Betsy's smiling face many times as you enter Rolvaag Library.  Now find out why we call her the "Library Mom."

From the College Librarian:  Journal Costs

The cost of scholarly journals has sky rocketed in recent years.  Institutions across the country, including St. Olaf, are involved in the push to make scholarly literature available at affordable prices (or in the case of federally-funded research, for free).

IIT Trivia

Are you curious how many e-mail messages get processed each day, or what percentage of that is spam? How much disk space is being used on the servers? Do we really have 230 printers on the network? Find out the answers.