Fogler Library: What's New

Getting By: Mainers in the Great Depression

5/22/2013

The Special Collections Department of Fogler Library has prepared a travelling exhibit entitled: “Getting By: Mainers in the Great Depression,” which illustrates some of the ways Maine residents coped with economic collapse of the 1930s. The exhibit has been on display in a number of venues across the state including, the State Capitol (Hall of Flags), the Newport Cultural Center, and Turner Memorial Library in Presque Isle. The exhibit will be on display at Fogler Library during the month of June. It will move to York Public Library in July.

Maine Policy Review Special Library Issue

5/17/2013

Maine Policy Review's special issue on libraries and information is now available on DigitalCommons@UMaine.edu. Guest editors Linda Silka, director, Margaret Chase Smith Policy Center and Joyce Rumery, dean of libraries, begin by asking the question, "Are libraries obsolete?" There are also article on access, connectivity and libraries in the community, which reflect points of view from both public and academic libraries in Maine.

Early English Books Online

4/1/2013

Early English Books Online (EEBO) is now available via http://www.library.umaine.edu/indexesdb/Indexes.asp. EEBO contains digital facsimile page images of virtually every work printed in England, Ireland, Scotland, Wales and British North America, and works in English printed elsewhere from 1473- 1700. From the first book printed in English by William Caxton, through the age of Spenser and Shakespeare and the tumult of the English Civil War, researchers can view images that accurately reflect the way the works appeared in their original printed editions. EEBO includes titles listed in editions of Pollard & Redgrave's Short-Title Catalogue (1475-1640); Wing's Short-Title Catalogue (1641-1700); the Thomason Tracts (1640-1661); and the Early English Books Tract Supplement.

Access to Springer Protocols

3/19/2013

Access to Springer Protocols is now available. Springer Protocols is a database of reproducible laboratory protocols in the life and biomedical sciences offering researchers nearly thirty years worth of time tested, easily reproducible, step-by-step protocols for immediate use in their lab. This resource includes protocols from the Humana Press series: Methods in molecular biology, Methods in molecular medicine, Methods in biotechnology, Methods in pharmacology and toxicology, and Neuromethods. The database also offers a large number of laboratory handbooks, such as the Biomethods handbook, the Proteomics handbook, and the Springer laboratory manuals.

Research Consultation Area

10/24/2012

The Research Consultation Area, located on the 1st floor in the Information Commons, is used by Fogler librarians, the Tutor Program, and the Writing Center for individual or small group assistance. Fogler librarians use the facility during the day, and you can contact us at 581-1673 (humanities or social sciences) or 581-1691 (sciences and engineering) or through our Ask-a-Librarian site to set up an appointment with a subject librarian. The Tutor Program offers drop-in sessions with peer tutors Sunday through Thursday evenings from 7:30 - 9:00 pm; courses offered are listed on the window outside the area. The Writing Center also offers drop-in sessions on Sunday, Monday and Thursday 6 to 7:30 p.m. and Wednesday 6:30 to 7:30 p.m.

Library Carpeting Update

7/30/2010

The Carpeting Project is moving to the second floor:
On July 29th we will begin moving the furniture in the Flag room and the President's room. All the furniture will be shifted to the East side of those two rooms. Check our On The Move page at http://www.library.umaine.edu/about/onthemove.htm for updates and more specific information as it becomes available. We thank you for your patience.

Investor’s Toolbox

7/28/2010

Want to know more about investment information sources available through your local library?

Join us on August 18th from 5:30 to 7pm in the Lecture Hall at the Bangor Public Library for the Investor’s Toolbox workshop. Librarians from the Bangor Public Library and the University of Maine’s Fogler Library will present a demonstration on how to use resources freely available to library users. Types of sources covered include reviews of mutual funds, industry surveys, and stock reports.

All members of the public are welcome to attend this free event. No registration is required.

For more information about this program, you may contact Librarians Patrick Layne (Bangor Public Library) at 947-8336 x127 or Stephen Fadel (Fogler Library) at 581-3610.

Oxford Bibliographies Online

7/13/2010

Oxford Bibliographies Online is a collection of disciplined-based subject modules in which leading scholars recommend and summarize the most important and significant sources in each subject. Citations link out to URSUS and other sources. Fogler Library has access (or will have access when published) to the modules for Atlantic History, Buddhism, Hindu Studies, International Relations, Islamic Studies, Philosophy, and Social Work. Updated quarterly.

American Antiquarian Society (AAS) Historical Periodicals Collections

7/13/2010

The American Antiquarian Society (AAS) Historical Periodicals Collections include digitized images of the pages of more than 6,500 American magazines and journals never before available outside the walls of the American Antiquarian Society, the premier library documenting the life of America's people from the Colonial Era through the Civil War and Reconstruction. Five series will be released: * American Historical Periodicals Series 1: 1691-1820 * American Historical Periodicals Series 2: 1821-1837 * American Historical Periodicals Series 3: 1838-1852 * American Historical Periodicals Series 4: 1853-1865 * American Historical Periodicals Series 5: 1866-1877

Library Carpeting Underway

7/13/2010

Fogler Library is in the midst of major recarpeting throughout the building that may mean some materials and equipment will not be available for short periods of time. Generally the work will be done on one half of a room at a time starting with the first floor. This includes the Information Commons and the Reserve Reading Room. The moving will begin the week of July 27th and carpeting will be ongoing through most of August. We will keep you posted with more specific information as it becomes available and thank you for your patience.

Business Plans

6/29/2010

Free session on how to find industry and demographic data as well as sample business plans. This type of information is sometimes hard to find, but essential for many business plans. Several of the resources covered are not available on the free Internet, but are available for MaineCard holders and visitors to Fogler Library.

This 1-hour session will take place Thursday, July 22, from 6:30-7:30 pm in the Library Computer Classroom. To register or if you have questions, contact Fogler Library’s Business Reference Librarian, Stephen Fadel at stephen.fadel@umit.maine.edu or call 581-3610.

Cabell's directories of publishing opportunities

6/25/2010

Cabell’s Directories of Publishing Opportunities: Provides information on journals in education, psychology/psychiatry, and business. Information covered includes: journal topics, acceptance rates, number and type of reviewers, time to process reviews, manuscript specifications, contact information, and submission procedures.

University Internet Reporter

6/25/2010

Details U.S. consumer demographics affiliated with a wide range of products (e.g., heavy consumers of cookies) and brands (e.g., Keebler Chips Deluxe). Data are based on the Survey of the American Consumer, an in-person semi-annual survey conducted by Mediamark Research & Intelligence. Also provided is media usage data. Coverage is from 2005 to the present.

American Periodicals Series Online

5/17/2010

American Periodicals Series Online is now available from Fogler Library. APS includes digitized images of the pages of American magazines and journals published from colonial days to the dawn of the 20th century. Titles include Benjamin Franklin's General Magazine, popular magazines such as Vanity Fair and Ladies' Home Journal, and groundbreaking journals like The Dial, Puck, and McClure's. Access to this resource is via our Indexes and Databases page: http://library.umaine.edu/indexesdb/Indexes.asp. The titles are also linked in our Ejournals portal: http://www.library.umaine.edu/ejournals/.

Special Collections Renovations

4/19/2010

The Special Collections Department will be undergoing renovations between May 22, 2010 and July 23, 2010. During this time, services will be curtailed, many of the collections will be inaccessible and the Special Collections reading room may be closed. If you will need to conduct research in the collections during this time, please contact us in advance to see if special arrangements can be made at spc@umit.maine.edu or 207-581-1686.

Graduate Colloquium Series

4/14/2010

The next in the Library's series of Graduate Colloquia is on Tuesday, April 27th in the Library Classroom on the first floor. Time is 12 noon to 1 p.m. Nicolle Littrell will be discussing her thesis: At Home in Maine: Methodology and Methods for Research and Production of a Documentary Film/Master's Project. More information is available at: http://library.umaine.edu/class/Fernandez/2010/colloquium.htm

Grove Art Online

3/25/2010

Grove Art Online in now available via our Indexes and Databases page: http://www.library.umaine.edu/i ndexesdb/Indexes.asp.This resource is today's foremost scholarly art encyclopedia covering all aspects of Western and non-Western visual art. It includes the full text of The Dictionary of Art, edited by Jane Turner (1996, 34 volumes) – the landmark reference work containing more than 45,000 articles (more than 21,000 biographies and 500,000 bibliographical citations) contributed by 6,700 scholars from 120 countries. Grove Art Online is maintained with a regular update program to articles and bibliographies. Each year, new articles are added to enhance the coverage of significant areas of the visual arts with the participation of more than 1,000 international art historians. All new content continues to be written and peer reviewed by scholars and specialists.

Maine Forester

3/24/2010

We are happy to announce that The Maine Forester has joined the Yearbooks Online and the Maine Town Reports on the growing list of digital collections available from Fogler Library. Our partner in this endeavor is the School of Forest Resources who provided full print sets for us to scan in order to preserve this unique publication and provide online access. The Maine Forester is a hybrid publication that has served as both a traditional yearbook with requisite student and faculty photos but also includes selected research papers from the School.

Throughout the 80 year history of the publication wonderful photographs of the Maine woods and waterways have been captured and a number of these grace the cover. On our web site we have the opportunity of featuring a sampling of these as part of our navigational guide. We encourage you to explore these pages online at: http://library.umaine.edu/forester/ and send us your feedback.

American National Biography

3/15/2010

The landmark American National Biography is now available from Fogler Library via http://www.library.umaine.edu/i ndexesdb/Indexes.asp This resource offers portraits of more than 17,400 men and women - from all eras and walks of life - whose lives have shaped the nation. The ANB Online features thousands of illustrations, more than 80,000 hyperlinked cross-references,links to select web sites,and powerful search capabilities.

Graduate Colloquium Series

2/16/2010

The second in the Library's series of Graduate Colloquia is on Tuesday, March 23rd in the Library Classroom on the first floor. Time is 12 noon to 1 p.m. Stefano Tijerina from the History Department will be discussing his dissertation: History of Canadian-Colombian Relations:The Role of Trade and Development Aid, 1950-1984. More information is available at: http://library.umaine .edu/class/Fernandez/2010/colloquium.htm

NEW Women's Studies Bibliography

2/1/2010

The Women's Studies Bibliography for Fall 2009 is now available.

2009 Annual Book of ASTM Standards - Print and Online

1/26/2010

The Fogler Library Science & Engineering Center has received the 2009 ASTM Standards in both print and online formats. ASTM International develops international standards for materials, products, systems and services used in construction, manufacturing and transportation. The 80+ volume Annual Book of ASTM Standards contains all of ASTM's 12,000+ active standards. The print standards can be found in their usual location in the Science & Engineering Center's reference collection with call number TA401 .A653. The online standards can be accessed at the Patents & Trademarks Depository Library workstation, also located in the Science & Engineering Center. Due to our license agreement, this is the only way that we are able to offer the online standards, but users may download and save or email PDFs of standards from this workstation. Faculty members seeking copies of selected 2009 ASTM standards may contact Martin Wallace at 581-1678 or martin.wallace@umit.maine.edu with the titles and/or standard numbers and he will download and email PDFs requested.

Bibliography of British and Irish History

1/18/2010

Fogler Library now provides access to Bibliography of British and Irish History via www.library.umaine.edu/indexesdb/Indexes.asp Bibliography of British and Irish History (BBIH), a partnership between the Institute of Historical Research, the Royal Historical Society and Brepols Publishers, is an authoritative guide to writing on British and Irish history from the Roman period to the present day. It contains over 300,000 entries including articles in journals and collective volumes, and including data from London's Past Online. You can search by author, by publication details, by subject or by period covered. BBIH was formerly a free resource titled Royal Historical Society Bibliography. Limited to three users at one time; please logout when done using the database. For assistance with BBIH, please contact Reference at 581-1673.

Naxos Music Library

1/13/2010

Fogler Library is pleased to provide access to Naxos Music Library [NML], the world's largest online classical music library offering streaming access to more than 39,000 CDs with more than 562,000 tracks. Link from www.library.umaine.edu/indexesd b/Indexes.asp . NML offers the catalogs of more than 50 classical, jazz and world music labels, including BIS, Chandos, CPO, Haenssler, Hungaroton, Marco Polo, Vanguard Classics, VOX, and Naxos. World music content is provided by ARC, Celestial Harmonies and others; and there is also jazz, film music, nostalgia, classic and contemporary rock content. Other resources offered by NML include synopses of over 700 operas, a pronunciation guide for composer and artist names and a glossary of musical terms. Search by composer, work and label; keyword search; or an advanced search engine with up to 10 combined search criteria. Music and recordings are streaming and may not be copied or downloaded. NML is updated monthly with approximately 500 new CDs. Users can create private playlists by clicking on the Playlist tab, then clicking on Sign-up to create a playlist account. Playlists can be accessed via a free iPhone app as well as the NML web site. University of Maine faculty may create and edit public playlists, which will be accessible to all University of Maine users on the NML site under the “Playlist” tab. For more information about faculty login, or other questions, contact Nancy Lewis (nancy.lewis@umit.maine.edu or 581-3613).

Credo Reference

1/6/2010

Fogler Library is pleased to provide a year-long trial period in 2010 for the Credo Reference database. Access at www.library.umaine.edu/indexesdb/Indexes.asp. Credo Reference has 3.2 million entries from more than 450 encyclopedias, dictionaries, handbooks, guides, and atlases in all fields. Sources are selected from major publishers, such as ABC Clio, Bloomsbury, Cambridge University Press, Elsevier, Greenwood, Penguin, Routledge, Sage, Thames and Hudson, Wiley, and more. Please send feedback about Credo Reference to Nancy Lewis, Head of Reference (nancy.lewis@umit.maine.edu). For assistance using the database, please contact Reference (581-1673).

Safari Tech Books Online - Current File

12/16/2009

Fogler Library is pleased to provide a 6-month trial to Safari Tech Books Online – Current File. Access at www.library.umaine.edu/indexesdb/Indexes.asp. The database has approximately 3,000 full-text IT titles on topics including certification, enterprise computing, Java, Linus/Unix, Web development, Windows, XML, and more. Publishers include O'Reilly Media Inc., Pearson Technology Group, Adobe, Idea Group, Sams, Wiley “For Dummies” books, and many more. Because there is a limit of 2 simultaneous users, please click "Sign Out & Clear Session" when done using the database. Fogler Library’s trial subscription expires June 30, 2010. Please send feedback about Safari to Deb Rollins (deborah.rollins@umit.maine.edu). For assistance using the database, please contact Reference (581-1673) or Science & Engineering (581-1691).

Darwin Exhibit

11/5/2009

In connection with the UMaine Darwin commemoration (recognizing the 150th anniversary of the publication of On the Origin of Species and the 200th anniversary of Charles Darwin's birth) and this fall's semester-long Celebration of Darwin course, INT 289, Fogler staff have created an exhibit on the second floor of the Library.

The exhibit has two parts. One part represents recent acquisitions by Fogler of works by and about Darwin and works by modern scholars that develop, extend, and react to his ideas. The second part graphically represents the influence of On the Origin of Species by tracing the wide breadth of journals, organized by discipline, where the book has been cited.

The Fogler exhibit remains up throughout the fall semester and is on the second floor, outside the President's Room and near the Science and Engineering Center. The UMaine Celebration of Darwin page is at http://www2.umaine.edu/anthropology/Darwin1.html

Article Linker Available in PubMed

11/5/2009

Fogler Library has implemented the Article Linker button in the PubMed database, providing easy access to online articles, information about printed journal holdings, and interlibrary loan services. The button appears in "Abstract" and "AbstractPlus" displays if one connects to PubMed via the link on the library Indexes and Databases page http://library.umaine.edu/indexesdb/Indexes.asp For more information, please contact Nancy R. Curtis, 581-1679 nancy.curtis@umit.maine.edu.

Databases From H.W. Wilson

10/29/2009

Three retrospective databases from H.W. Wilson, covering literature from the late 19th to late 20th century, are now accessible through the library's web site at http://www.library.umaine.edu/indexesdb/Indexes.asp Book Review Digest Retrospective indexes reviews from 1905-1982; Applied Science & Business Periodicals Retrospective covers journals and magazines from 1913-1983; and Readers' Guide Retrospective covers periodicals from 1890 to 1982. For assistance, please contact Reference at 581-1673 or Science & Engineering at 581-1691.

Engineering Village

10/29/2009

Engineering Village (EV) is the most comprehensive bibliographic database for engineering, applied physics and computer science research. Combing the Compendex and Inspec indexes, EV includes bibliographic data and abstracts on articles from over 5,000 journals, technical reports and conference proceedings from 1970 to the present. Our EV subscription provides free individual user accounts, allowing a researcher to have a personal login to the database and to tag article records, save searches, set up search alerts, and store article citations in folders. The database is updated weekly with new research articles. Call or e-mail your department's library liaison for more information and for detailed instructions. Fogler Library subject specialist page: http://www.library.umaine.edu/colldev/contacts.htm

Patent and Trademark Depository Library Program

10/29/2009

Patents are often an overlooked source of scientific, engineering, historical and genealogical information. Fogler Library has been designated as the Patent and Trademark Depository Library (PTDL) for the State of Maine since 1993, with the responsibility of assisting Maine residents to research U.S. patents and trademarks. We make available many electronic and print resources to accomplish this mission.

Online patent searching is available for 1976 to present http://www.uspto.gov, searchable by keyword, inventor, assignee, classification code, etc. Pre-1976 patent searches also available online using patent number or the Patent Classification System. Additionally, the 2nd floor Science and Engineering Center has a workstation provided by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office for searching feature-rich, proprietary patent and trademark databases such as QPat, CASSIS and PubWEST. In-house databases offer additional benefits such as increased availability of full-text (keyword) searchable documents, foreign patent collections, customizable interfaces allowing for a more efficient, user-centered search environment, and the ability to save and export bibliographic data to other software such as MS Excel.

Also available are a full range of current reference books on patent law, examination procedures, inventor guidelines, the application process and marketing methods. These are located in the Science and Engineering Center near the patent and trademark workstation. Please contact Martin Wallace e-mail: martin.wallace@umit.maine.edu for assistance with using the databases, devising a search strategy, and obtaining patent and trademark information. Consult the Fogler Library web site for additional information: http://www.library.umaine.edu/patents/

British Periodicals

10/15/2009

The British Periodicals database is accessible through the library's web site at www.library.umaine.edu/indexesdb/Indexes.asp. British Periodicals traces the development and growth of the periodical press in Britain from its origins in the seventeenth century through to the Victorian 'age of periodicals' and beyond. Among the periodicals included in British Periodicals are titles founded, edited or regularly contributed to by a host of important figures - Walter Bagehot, Aubrey Beardsley, Annie Besant, Mary Elizabeth Braddon, Frances Power Cobbe, William Cobbett, Daniel Defoe, Charles Dickens, George Eliot, Henry Fielding, Ford Madox Ford, Oliver Goldsmith, Leigh Hunt, Jerome K. Jerome, Samuel Johnson, Sir Roger L'Estrange, G. H. Lewes, Harriet Martineau, Edward Moore, John Morley, John Henry Newman, Margaret Oliphant, W. M. Rossetti, Sir Richard Steele and Tobias Smollett to name but a few. In addition to providing access to the original periodical versions of landmark texts like De Quincey's Confessions of an English Opium-Eater, Carlyle's Sartor Resartus, Cobbett's Rural Rides, Bagehot's The English Constitution, Gaskell's North and South and Conan Doyle's The Hound of the Baskervilles, the collection offers new ways of exploring the inaccessible, neglected or forgotten writings that formed their original contexts. A wide array of different types of periodical are represented, from magisterial quarterlies and scholarly and professional organs through to coterie art periodicals, penny weeklies and illustrated family magazines.

For assistance, please contact Mel Johnson: mel.johnson@umit.maine.edu or 207-581-3614, or Reference at 207-581-1673.

Maine's Elections 2009

10/7/2009

The Maine Secretary of State provides information on the upcoming election.

Video Tutorial for E-Reserves

10/1/2009

For help on accessing course E-Reserves through Fogler Library, view this new E-Reserves tutorial screencast. This short, 2 1/2 minute tutorial takes you step-by-step through the e-reserve process, starting from the library's homepage and ending with displaying online e-reserve material. http://library.umaine.edu/social/screencasts/ereserves/ereserves.htm

Video Tutorial for Wharton Research Data Services (WRDS)

9/18/2009

Now available to faculty, research assistants, and graduate students, Wharton Research Data Services (WRDS) offers access to a range of specialized business databases. Resources available include Compustat North America (last 20 years), CRSP (The Center for Research in Security Prices), and a dozen other business databases. A tutorial on access and help options is available here: http://www.library.umaine.edu/social/screencasts/wrds/wrds.htm. For further help, contact the Business Reference Librarian Stephen Fadel at 581-3610 or email stephen.fadel@umit.maine.edu.

LGBT Resource Guide

9/14/2009

The LGBT Resource Guide lists print Reference sources, databases, and Web sites related to research in lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender issues.

H1N1 Influenza ("Swine Flu") Guide

9/10/2009

This new guide links to journal article and library catalog searches for materials about H1N1 influenza, as well as information from the University of Maine, state of Maine, the U.S. government, the Canadian government, and other organizations.

Government Info Server in DC Back Up

9/3/2009

UPDATE: The PURL application is currently running from the backup server and all PURLs are fully operational. We will continue to use the backup server until the primary server is fixed. GPO apologizes for any inconvenience this may have caused and we thank you for your patience.

The Library is deeply committed to offering its patrons 24/7 access to hundreds of thousands of publications online. A highlight of this effort is provision of electronic versions of federal government documents. Over a quarter million are already online via GPO Access through links in URSUS.

The good news is GPO offers reliability by assigning permanent links (PURLS). Now the bad news: a computer in Washington dedicated to maintaining PURL access crashed August 24. Back-ups ensured no loss of data. GPO staff continues to give restoration of the PURL server the highest priority. At present the resolution database is populated with more than 114,000 PURLs. GPO has apologized for the inconvenience the PURL server outage.

Workarounds:

Look for an alternate URL in the "Note" (just below the call numbers)
See if a second link is offered to "Fdsys" which is working
Google the title to see if a copy is available at another site
Use hard copy in Fogler Library

For assistance contact Reference 207-581-1673 or Ref_questions@umit.maine.edu.

MaineCat is Back!

8/31/2009

Thanks again for your patience during the interruption of the MaineCat request function this summer. We're pleased to let you know that as of August 31, 2009, library patrons can once again place requests for items held by MaineCat libraries. The URSUS request function has continued through the summer but we expect that, with the new delivery service in place, we will return to more timely deliveries for both URSUS and MaineCat requests.

If you have any questions about an URSUS or MaineCat request, please contact Circulation at 581-1641.

NEW Women's Studies Bibliography

8/24/2009

The Women's Studies Bibliography for Spring 2009 is now available.

The Patent Mindset

8/12/2009

In this one-day seminar, meet with the experts who can help you answer these and other questions about patents, prior art, and technology transfer and their importance to your business or other innovative enterprise. In this seminar you will learn about:

Searching for Patents and Prior Art, and why a prior art search is important
Services in Maine that will help you move your idea from conception to the marketplace
Technology Transfer and partnerships between academic and commercial enterprises

This is a free event open to all. Please see RSVP information inside brochure: http://www.library.umaine.edu/staff/wallace/trifold-brochure.pdf.

Fogler on the move…

7/2/2009

Fogler Library is on the move! We are reorganizing and making improvements that will benefit our users. Take a look at some of the changes that are underway.
http://www.library.umaine.edu/about/onthemove.htm

NEW Learning Materials Center Materials

5/8/2009

The Learning Materials Center has new titles listed for April

UMaine Statement Regarding H1N1 Virus

5/6/2009

Wednesday, May 6, 8:00a.m.

History of Maine Fisheries Database

4/7/2009

A new search portal for searching digitized documents relating to the history of Maine fisheries is now available. The documents in this database, which was developed by Fogler Library, include a variety of archival materials , such as logs of fishing vessels; sales, catch and landing records; and customs records. There are also some publications. The documents date primarily from the 19th and 20th centuries, and were scanned from the holdings of the following institutions: Bangor Public Library, Boothbay Harbor Historical Society, Castine Historical Society, Fogler Library, Machias Historical Society, Maine Maritime Museum, Maine State Archives, Monhegan Island Museum, Old Berwick Historical Society, Penobscot Marine Museum. Materials will be continue to be added to this database on an ongoing basis.

We Are Listening…

4/6/2009

Thanks again for all your suggestions. Here's what we are working on now:

We are looking at ways to rearrange the seating in some locations to provide more comfortable areas for studying and relaxing.
We are considering ways to feature our popular reading books and to include more recreational reading selections for students.
We are planning to add divider shelving to the musical scores section and then add tabs identifying the call number divisions to help keep this section organized. We hope that this, along with regular shelf-reading assignments and additional "do not reshelve" notes on the shelves themselves will minimize problems with this collection.

Some of these changes will be ongoing, so you may not see them before you leave in May. We want you to know that we will continue to make improvements over the summer.

We Are Listening…

4/6/2009

Heat

The Library does not have direct control over the heat and temperature settings for the building. We have contacted Facilities and hope to see some improvement shortly.

AnthroSource

4/1/2009

AnthroSource is now available via the library's Indexes page at http://www.library.umaine.edu/indexesdb/Indexes.asp. An online service of the Americal Anthropological Association (AAA), AnthroSource offers access to more than 100 years of anthropological knowledge. It offers a searchable database with current content from AAA’s diverse portfolio of anthropological publications, including American Anthropologist, Political and Legal Anthropology Review, Journal of Linguistic Anthropology, Medical Anthropology Quarterly, Archeological Papers of the AAA and Visual Anthropology Review. It also provides a complete archive of AAA’s 32 publications from 1888 forward, and seamless access to AAA legacy content in JSTOR. For assistance with or questions about AnthroSource, please contact Joe Fernandez (581-3611 or joe.fernandez@umit.maine.edu) or Reference (581-1673).

The Monthly Catalog of U.S. Government Publications, 1895-1976

3/30/2009

The Monthly Catalog of U.S. Government Publications, 1895-1976 is now available via the library's Indexes page at http://www.library.umaine.edu/indexesdb/Indexes.asp. It indexes public documents published by the United States federal government from 1895-1976. Most of the material indexed in the Monthly Catalog is available at the Raymond H. Fogler Library in Orono, which has been a United States Government Documents Depository since 1907, and a Regional (complete) Depository since 1963. The library has also acquired numerous pre-1907 government documents. Government documents identified in the Monthly Catalog may be requested at the Reference Desk on the first floor of the library. For assistance please contact Reference at 581-1673 or ref.questions@umit.maine.edu.

NEW Learning Materials Center Materials

3/27/2009

The Learning Materials Center has new titles listed for March

We're Listening…

3/26/2009

We continue to make changes and improvements in response to student suggestions.

As of 18 March:
Two drinking fountains (1st and 3rd floors) have been fixed.

One of the stalls in the first floor ladies room was repaired and we expect all the latches will be worked on or replaced as there are still issues. They will be working on this in the next few weeks.

Keep the suggestions coming.
There is one Flipchart easel located on level 3 and one on the first floor.

We Are Listening…

3/13/2009

In response to students' suggestions, 50 powerstrips have been added to the library.
   Level 1: Information Commons (4), Reserve Reading Room (8), Oakes Room (2)
   Level 2: Jones Room (4), Presidents Room (7), Science & Engineering (3)
   Level 3: Book Stacks (21), Special Collections (1)
More tables and seating have been added to the third floor: 6x3' Tables (4), Seats (20)

Welcome to the Maine InfoNet Download Library

3/10/2009

Explore the growing collection of downloadable Audiobooks and use your library card barcode to download Audiobooks to your personal computer, transfer them to an MP3 player, or burn selected titles onto a CD for listening on the go.
The Maine InfoNet Download Library is supported by Orono and other member libraries.

ScienceDirect Unavailable March 7-8

3/5/2009

ScienceDirect will be unavailable due to scheduled maintenance for approximately 12.5 hours from 6:00pm Saturday March 7 to 7:30am Sunday, March 8. We apologize for the inconvenience.

Spring Break Hours (February 27 - March 15, 2009)

2/26/2009

Spring break starts at 5 pm this Friday, February 27, so the Library will close at 5:00 pm. Library Hours during Spring Break are as follows:

Friday, February 27 8:00am – 5:00pm
Saturday – Sunday, February 28 – March 1 10:00am – 5:00pm
Monday – Friday, March 2 – 6 8:00am – 5:00pm
Saturday – Sunday, March 7 – 8 10:00am – 5:00pm
Monday – Friday, March 9 – 13 8:00am – 5:00pm
Saturday, March 14 10:00am – 5:00pm
Sunday, March 15 Regular hours resume

NEW Learning Materials Center Materials

2/24/2009

The Learning Materials Center has new titles listed for January and February

Fogler E-Book Trials Available

1/27/2009

Fogler Library has several e-books trials available at http://www.library.umaine.edu/colldev/trials.htm for the next month. They include:

ACLS Humanities E-Books: more than 2,200 monographs on history and other topics from over 100 publishers
CRCnet BASE: science and technical references
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1/13/2009

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