Fogler Library News Service

Publicizing events, collections, acquisitions and services at UMaine's library 
-- Wednesday,September 26, 2012 --

SUMMARY

1. Announcements
    A. Fogler Film Series Continues
    B. DigitalCommons@UMaine for Faculty
    C. Maine Woods: Observations of Bert Lincoln Call and Henry David Thoreau

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1. ANNOUNCEMENTS
A. FOGLER FILM SERIES CONTINUES
The Fogler Film Series continues with "Inside Job," a documentary by Charles Ferguson, on October 3rd, at 7:00 p.m. This film uses interviews to provide an analysis of the 2008 global financial crisis. The film will be followed by a discussion facilitated by Adjunct Professor Robert Roper. "Inside Job" will be shown in the Collaborative Media Lab classroom on the first floor of the Library.

B. DIGITALCOMMONS@UMAINE FOR FACULTY
DigitalCommons@UMaine <http://digitalcommons.library.umaine.edu/>, our new Institutional Repository, offers a free alternative to disseminate research, scholarship, and creative activity as required by many departmental missions and federal granting agencies. It benefits faculty by increasing global exposure to research, scholarship, and creative output. Want to learn more? There will be an introduction to DigitalCommons@UMaine for faculty on Tuesday, October 9th from 1-3 p.m. in the Library Computer Classroom. This presentation features an overview of DigitalCommons, a brief introduction to the program's essential tools and concepts for uploading material. Faculty members will also have an opportunity to set up personal Selected Works pages. To register, email Kim Sawtelle at <kimberly.sawtelle@umit.maine.edu>.

C. MAINE WOODS: OBSERVATIONS OF BERT LINCOLN CALL AND HENRY DAVID THOREAU
The vast and varied beauty of the Maine woods will be the focus when Fogler Library presents, “Maine Woods: Observations of Bert Lincoln Call and Henry David Thoreau” in the Library’s Special Collections department on Thursday, October 18th beginning at 3:00 p.m. Our presenter is Frank Spizuoco from the Dexter Historical Society, who has nurtured and promoted the work of Bert Lincoln Call for over forty years. This event will also include a look inside the Bert Call Collection that is part of UMaine’s new institutional repository, DigitalCommons@UMaine. This event is free and open to the public. For more information, contact Gretchen Gfeller at 581-1696 or email: <gretchen.gfeller@umit.maine.edu>.
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