Fogler Library: What's New

NEW Learning Materials Center Materials

4/16/2008

The Learning Materials Center has new titles listed for April

Fogler Library Celebrates the University of Maine Yearbooks Online, April 17

4/14/2008

For the past eighteen months, Fogler Library staff members have been engaged in digitizing the full run of the Prism yearbook and completed the final of 107 volumes in early March. The Yearbooks Online, which run from 1895 through 1997, are available to browse page by page from the Library’s web site. The online address is: library.umaine.edu/yearbooks.

To celebrate the completion of the project, we would like to invite members of the University Community to an afternoon event to be held April 17 from 3-4 pm at the University Club. A brief presentation of the project and the resulting resource will lead off the occasion followed by an opportunity for attendees to explore the site on individual wireless laptops with assistance from project team staff. Selected physical copies housed in our Special Collections will also be on display.

This event is free and open to the public. Refreshments will be served. We encourage you to stop by and take the premier tour with us.

ScienceDirect and SCOPUS System Brief Downtime April 11

4/10/2008

Science Direct advised that their system will be unavailable for approximately 30 minutes during the period 22:00 to 23:00 EDT on Friday, April 11, due to scheduled maintenance work.

URSUS User Interface Upgrade April10

4/10/2008

The software vendor for our online catalog URSUS will install their latest update to the user interface "WebPac Pro" on Thursday, April 10. There should be no downtime for URSUS users.

The look and feel of the existing URSUS interface will still be present after the upgrade, but WebPac pro will give us some new features, including improved relevance ranking for search results. The most significant difference that users will notice after the upgrade is the use of the brief citation display in search results lists. This feature shows more information about items in the results list than the current view. We will also have the option of increasing the number of results that display on the results page.

New Database: International Tables for Crystallography

4/4/2008

The online version of the International Tables for Crystallography is now available from the Fogler Library Indexes and Databases page library.umaine.edu/indexesdb/Indexes.asp. This reference work emphasizes physical and chemical properties of crystals, symmetry, and techniques for crystal structure determination. The "advanced search" option on the opening screen permits searching in selected parts of the collection (or the entire work) using Boolean operators and wildcard characters, as well as searches by symmetry group. For more information about this database, contact Nancy R. Curtis (nancy.curtis@umit.maine.edu) or call (207) 581-1679.

NEW Learning Materials Center Materials

3/19/2008

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

Maine Humanities Council

3/19/2008

The Maine Humanities Council podcast includes readings, lectures, interviews, and other programs sponsored by the Maine Humanities Council and partners like the Portland Public Library. This project is supported by a special Digital Humanities Start-Up grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities.

LibQUAL Results Available

3/10/2008

This past spring the University of Maine community was asked to participate in in LibQUAL, an online survey measuring user perceptions of library services and resources. Thank you to everyone who participated in the survey. The results of the survey are now available online at http://library.umaine.edu/libqual/default.htm.

Science Direct Unavailable March 9th for 7 Hours.

3/3/2008

ScienceDirect will be unavailable in support of the change from Winter Time to Daylight Savings Time on Sunday, March 9, 2008 for approximately 7 hours starting at 00:00 AM EST (midnight; 05:00 AM GMT). We apologize for the inconvenience.

Computer Mapping/GIS Clinics Free to Faculty and Students

2/15/2008

Announcing "GIS/Computer Mapping Clinics", offering consultation on any stage of a faculty or student computer mapping project, and introducing the GeoStats facilities to carry out all or some of it here in the Library. Clinic hours are Monday - Thursday, 9 am - 2 pm from now until May 2. To make an appointment please contact Karen Stewart (email karen.stewart@umit.maine.edu, phone 581-4607) or Frank Wihbey (email frankw@umit.maine.edu, phone 581-1680). Walk-in clients are welcome.

NEW Learning Materials Center Materials

2/15/2008

The Learning Materials Center has new titles listed for January

Fogler Library Closed: January 8th

1/4/2008

Fogler Library will be closed on Tuesday, January 8th for a staff in-service day. The library will re-open at 8:00am on Wednesday, January 9th.

NEW Learning Materials Center Materials

12/21/2007

The Learning Materials Center has new titles listed for December

NEW Learning Materials Center Materials

12/20/2007

The Learning Materials Center has new titles listed for November

NEW Women's Studies Bibliography

12/20/2007

The Women's Studies Bibliography for Summer 2007 is now available.

Fogler Library Finals Week - Extended Hours

12/14/2007

Sat, 15 Dec: 10:00 am - 10:00 pm
Sun, 16 Dec: 10:00 am - 2:30 am
Mon-Thurs (17-20 Dec): 8:00 am - 2:30 am
Fri, 21 Dec: 8:00 am - 5:00 pm

RefWorks Free Trial

12/12/2007

Fogler has a free trial to RefWorks running from December 6th to January 5th. RefWorks is an online bibliographic management program that allows researchers to create a personal database of references. RefWorks can then be used to help write your paper by inserting in-text citations and creating a bibliography. Existing Libraries from other bibliographic management programs, such as EndNote, can be imported directly into RefWorks. To try out this software:

Go to https://www.refworks.com/RWSingle/login.asp?WNCLang=false
Enter RWUnivMaine (this is the group code for UMaine)
Click on the link for Sign up for an individual account.

Note: You will always need to enter the group code for remote access. This is true even for users on campus.
Please send your feedback to Cynthia Crosser (cynthia.crosser@umit.maine.edu).

Computer Mapping/GIS Clinics Through Oct.15 Free to Faculty and Students

10/1/2007

Announcing "GIS/Computer Mapping Clinics", offering consultation on any stage of a faculty or student computer mapping project, and introducing the GeoStats facilities to carry out all or some of it here in the Library. Clinic hours are Monday-Thursday 9 am - 2 pm from now until October 15 when our GIS workshops begin library.umaine.edu/newmedia/#Computer_Mapping. To make an appointment please email karen.stewart@umit.maine.edu or frankw@umit.maine.edu or call 581-1680. Walk-in clients are welcome.

NEW Learning Materials Center Materials

9/18/2007

The Learning Materials Center has new titles listed for August and September.

Two New Fogler Podcasts

9/10/2007

Two new videos are available at Fogler Library's podcasts page. Take virtual tours of the Media Resource Center and the Science & Engineering Center.

Fogler Library's Media Resource Center (MRC) provides students, faculty and staff a range of media collections including music, video, CDROMs, and more. Laptops, digital camcorders, digital cameras, digital audio recording equipment can be checked out. Computer video/audio workstations, basic recording equipment, and scanners are available for in-house use.

Fogler Library's Science and Engineering Center covers all areas of the sciences and technology. The Center's collection contains a wide range of resources in the natural and physical sciences, engineering, and patent and trademark information.

1,800 ScienceDirect Full-text Online Journals Now Available

9/10/2007

The University of Maine System Libraries are pleased to announce that more than 1,800 ScienceDirect full-text online journals are now available, thanks to annual funding from the University of Maine System, the University of Maine, and the University of Southern Maine. The new ScienceDirect license will provide access to faculty, staff and students at all campuses through the end of 2011. ScienceDirect is a critical research tool, with highly-cited journals that cover topics in the life, health, physical, and social sciences. For assistance, please contact Reference (581-1673) or Science (581-1697).

To access ScienceDirect, go to the database listings on the Fogler Library website at http://library.umaine.edu/indexesdb/Indexes.asp.

Learning Materials Center Podcast

8/22/2007

Fogler's second video is ready for viewing either at our podcast page or by subscribing to our podcast feed. This episode is a tour of the Learning Materials Center.

Fogler Library's Learning Materials Center (LMC) supports the University's education curriculum with a collection of high quality educational materials for use with children from preschool through grade twelve. To find out more about the LMC, take a virtual tour.

Human Relations Area Files Records Added to URSUS

8/14/2007

Fogler Library is pleased to announce that records for more than 5,000 books, book selections, field notes, manuscripts, and articles published as part of the Human Relations Area Files microfiche collection have been added to URSUS. The Human Relations Area Files collate and code research in cultural anthropology in order to facilitate comparative studies of society and culture. Many unique titles not owned by the library in print may now be more readily identified and used. Fogler Library also provides access to the database Electronic HRAF at www.library.umaine.edu/indexesdb/Indexes.asp. Electronic HRAF picks up where the fiche left off in 1991, and at this time there is very little duplication between the two formats, so a more comprehensive culture search will use both resources. For assistance with HRAF, please contact Joe Fernandez (joe.fernandez@umit.maine.edu or 581-3611) or the Reference Desk (581-1673).

Fogler Video Podcast

8/8/2007

This fall, Fogler Library will be introducing its first podcasts. Staff members have been filming tours of several areas of the library, including Reference, the Science and Engineering Center, the Media Resource Center, and the Learning Materials Center. Library staff will guide you through each of these areas of the library, detailing services and collections available for your use. Patrons who are new to the library, or who would like updates on library services will find these tours helpful. They will be available by viewing the library webpage from any computer, and can be downloaded to your ipod. The first podcast is a video history of Fogler Library, and is available now.

NEW Learning Materials Center Materials

7/9/2007

The Learning Materials Center has new titles listed for May and April.

New Student Art Exhibit

7/6/2007

A selection of works by UMaine student Amy Gagnon is currently on display in the first floor hallway at Fogler Library. The exhibit was organized by the Art department and features 10 works from Gagnon’s portfolio.

A Maine native, Gagnon graduated in May with a degree in Studio Art and Landscape Horticulture. Her many awards include: Abraham & Doris Lewis Art Award for Excellence in Drawing or Painting the Human Figure (2007), Ruth Stebbins and Edmund G. Schildknecht Art Fund Award (2007), and Haystack School of Arts and Crafts Scholarship Recipient (2006). Her artwork was chosen for the Dean’s Exhibition in 2004, 2005, and 2006.

Gagnon’s personal website is at http://www.portfolio.umaine.edu/~amy_gagnon/homepage.html

Women's Studies International

7/6/2007

The University of Maine now has access to Women’s Studies International. The University of Maine System has purchased a subscription to this important Humanities and Social Sciences resource.

Women’s Studies International is an online index to the interdisciplinary field of women’s studies. This database covers material in the fields of arts and humanities, business, economics, education, history, international relations, political science, public policy, and sociology. Covers from 1972 forward, and includes journal articles, books, book chapters, and dissertations.

Women’s Studies International can be accessed from on or off campus. Off-campus user will need a valid Maine Card. Connect at: http://library.umaine.edu/indexesdb/dbdetails.asp?field=Name&search=Women’s+Studies+International

Fogler Library Blog

7/2/2007

Fogler Library is launching a blog on an open source server provided by IT. The blog will bring together information that is currently being distributed through numerous channels and will include: new resources, library events, service information such as hour changes. During the trial phase, Fogler's "What's New" page will continue to carry much of the same information as the blog but we expect to merge the two media at some future point. An advantage of the blog environment is the ability to participate via commenting on blog entries. These comments will be moderated. Subject-specific blogs (eg. Engineering) are being developed as well and will be available after the pilot phase has ended. You can subscribe to the RSS feed or view the blog at https://blogs.umaine.edu/fogler/index.php.

Student Art Work in Fogler

6/12/2007

The selection of fourteen hand pulled prints behind the glass panels in the periodical section of the library were done by students taking Print 240 and Print 340 in the UM Art Department in Fall 2006 and Spring 2007 semesters. The classes are taught by Kris Sader and Susan Camp. The UM print shop is unique in that it teaches students "Non-Toxic" print making methods that are friendlier to the print maker and to the environment. Students learn a variety of printmaking techniques as they explore a new art medium and learn to see and appreciate the history of printmaking and prints. Please stop by and enjoy the variety of high quality work these students have created.

NEW Women's Studies Bibliography

5/23/2007

The Women's Studies Bibliography for Spring 2007 is now available.

LibQual: Prize Winners Announced

5/9/2007

LibQual is a web-based survey to give users an opportunity to tell us what they think about the quality of our services. The survey ran from March 26 - April 15. Library users who took the survey were able enter an optional drawing for a prize.

The names have been drawn and the prizes awarded. Top winners were:

$250 gift certificate
Charles Folsom, Undergraduate

iPod Shuffle
Dan Sandweiss, Faculty
Toby Paradis, Undergraduate

$50 Gift Certificate to Bookstore
Heather Nurmi, Undergraduate
Roger Blanchette, Graduate
Juan Vanegas, Undergraduate
Abigail Hamel, Undergraduate

Sweatshirt from Bookstore
Jessica B. Gilbert, Undergraduate

A total of 50 people received thank you prizes and gift certificates. Thanks to everyone who took the time to participate.

Book Index with Reviews

5/3/2007

The University of Maine System Libraries announce that Book Index with Reviews will be replacing Books in Print starting July 2007. Book Index with Reviews has information on over 4 million book titles (including audiobooks), around 700,000 music and DVD/video titles, citations to millions of reviews in peer-reviewed journals and popular magazines, and links to 800,000 full-text reviews. It also includes full-text first chapters of many books, an all-editions grouping function, Lexile scores, a rating guide based on retail and library sales, and the opportunity to save searches or create alerts. One-click URSUS and EBSCO database searches are available from records for individual titles. Book Index with Reviews is already available on Fogler Library's Indexes and Databases page at www.library.umaine.edu/indexesdb/Indexes.asp. For assistance please contact Reference at 581-1673.

Education Full Text Database

5/2/2007

Fogler Library now has access to Education Full Text published by H.W. Wilson. Education Full Text provides high-quality indexing and abstracts for an international range of English-language education journals, books, and yearbooks. More than 725 Journals are indexed "cover to cover" going back to 1983. Full text articles are provided for over 350 journals going back to 1996. ArticleLinker connects to additional full-text articles and points to library holdings in print and microform. Education Full Text is available from the Indexes and Databases page at http://library.umaine.edu/indexesdb/Indexes.asp of Fogler Library’s website. For more information contact Cynthia Crossr at cynthia.crosser@umit.maine.edu.

Fogler Students Recognized

4/23/2007

Gabriel Belanger, a student supervisor in the Circulation Department at Fogler Library, is the recipient of this year’s UMaine Campus Student Employee of the Year award. Belanger, a Moscow, Maine native has worked at the library for 4 years. After graduation in May, he is headed to Dartmouth Medical School.

Kimberly Almeida, a student employee in the Library’s Science and Engineering Center was also recognized with a nomination for the award. Kimberly is originally from Massachusetts and has worked at Fogler for 1 ½ years. She hopes to work in publishing after a 2008 graduation

Congratulations to Gabriel and Kimberly and a special thank you to all the student workers who help us here at Foger Library.

NEW Learning Materials Center Materials

3/30/2007

The Learning Materials Center has new titles listed for March.

More Electronic Journals from Springer

3/9/2007

Fogler Library now provides online access to more than 1,000 additional journals from the publisher Springer, thanks to our affiliation with the Northeast Research Libraries consortium. Springer publications cover a wide array of disciplines. Most titles offer full text from 1997 to present. Available journals are listed in both URSUS (130.111.64.3/) and ejournals@maine (library.umaine.edu/ejournals/), and ArticleLinker points to the full-text articles from numerous citation databases (e.g. Web of Science). Sample titles include Ecosystems, Trees, Theoretical and Computational Fluid Dynamics, Neuropsychology Review, and Minerva:
A Review of Science, Learning and Policy.

Reminder: Springer's Lecture Notes in Computer Science, which covers information technology research, development, and education, is also available online from our Indexes and Databases page at www.library.umaine.edu/indexesdb/Indexes.asp.

For assistance please contact Reference (581-1673) or Science & Engineering (581-1691).

NEW Learning Materials Center Materials

2/20/2007

The Learning Materials Center has new titles listed for February.

NEW Learning Materials Center Materials

2/19/2007

The Learning Materials Center has new titles listed for January.

Open Access Self-Archiving Mandate

2/16/2007

As a member of SPARC (Scholarly Publishing and Academic Resources Commission), Fogler Library supports the petition for the proposed European Commission's Open Access Self-Archiving Mandate. An advocacy update and opportunity to sign the petition is available from the SPARC web site.

Database Trial: Women's Studies International

2/12/2007

Fogler Library has trial access to the Women's Studies International database at http://www.library.umaine.edu/colldev/trials.htm. It covers the core disciplines in women’s studies to the latest scholarship in feminist research. Coverage includes more than 548,220 records and spans from 1972 and earlier to present. This database supports curriculum development in the areas of sociology, history, political science & economy, public policy, international relations, arts & humanities, business and education. Over 2,000 periodical sources are represented. Send feedback to Nancy Lewis (nancy.lewis@umit.maine.edu).

William S. Cohen Papers Traveling Exhibit Makes Stops On Campus

1/30/2007

"Cohen, Congress and Controversy: Rediscovering civics in the archives" is on display in the lobby at Fogler Library’s mall entrance until the end of March. The six-panel exhibit uses facsimiles of photographs, handwritten notes, speeches and campaign memorabilia from the former congressman’s political papers to bring the legislative branch into focus. The freestanding display includes interactive panels designed to appeal to young children. To learn more about the Cohen Papers visit the website at www.library.umaine.edu/cohen or contact the archivist at paige.lilly@umit.maine.edu or (207) 581-2665.

news @ nature.com

1/11/2007

news@nature.com is an online current-awareness resource from the Nature Publishing Group, now available to UMaine students, staff, and faculty through Fogler Library's affiliation with the Northeast Research Libraries consortium. Breaking news from Nature journals, as well as job listings, are posted before publication in print. Site features include personal registration and customized e-alerts, blogs, columns, live newsfeeds, and compilations of articles and news channels by topic (e.g. Islam and science, climate change, GM crops, x chromosome, biotechnology). Access via www.library.umaine.edu/ejournals/ (search for title news@nature.com). For assistance, please contact Jim Bird in the Science & Engineering Center at 581-1697 or jim.bird@umit.maine.edu.

NEW Learning Materials Center Materials

1/11/2007

The Learning Materials Center has new titles listed for December.

Penobscot Reads

12/29/2006

For the past five years the Bangor Public Library invited everyone to survive January by reading and discussing the same book at the same time. It’s worked. This year the program expands as the public libraries in Old Town, Orono and Hampden and Fogler Library at the University of Maine join Bangor in inviting everyone in our area to read Papa Martel by Gerard Robichaud. During the month of January these libraries will offer programs, displays and discussions as Penobscot Reads.

NEW Women's Studies Bibliography

12/29/2006

The Women's Studies Bibliography for Fall 2006 is now available.

ERIC Database Now Available Online in Two Versions

12/11/2006

Fogler Library is now offering links to both the EBSCO and the CSA versions of ERIC from its "Indexes and Databases" menu (http://library.umaine.edu/indexesdb/Indexes.asp). The newly offered CSA version has the added value of pulling out peer-reviewed journals in the results. This was achieved by using Ulrich's Periodic Directory, a CSA product.

Sorting by peer-review status is not a feature available in EBSCO at the present time. However the search interface of the EBSCO version is very user-friendly and that version of the database is part of the repertory of Maine state supported databases.

Iraq Study Group Report

12/11/2006

The landmark final report of the Iraq Study Group (ISG) is now available to the Federal Depository Library Program. GPO has harvested and cataloged the electronic version of this report, available via the web through GPO's Catalog of Government Publications at http://catalog.gpo.gov (search system ID "000595612"), through the front page of GPO Access at , or by direct PURL at http://purl.access.gpo.gov/GPO/LPS76748.

Physical Education Index Now Available

12/5/2006

Thanks to funding from the University of Maine System Libraries, Fogler Library is pleased to announce the availability of the Physical Education Index as a database. The Phys Ed Index covers literature on curricula, sports medicine, dance, sport law, kinesiology, motor learning, recreation, standardized fitness tests, sports equipment, business and marketing, coaching and training, sport sociology/psychology, health education, and physical therapy. To access, go to http://www.library.umaine.edu/indexesdb/Indexes.asp. For assistance with the database, please contact Reference at 581-1673.

NEW Learning Materials Center Materials

11/29/2006

The Learning Materials Center has new titles listed for November.

Journal Citation Reports

11/27/2006

Foger Library now subscribes to Journal Citation Reports (JCR) from Thomson ISI. JCR allows the user to evaluate and compare the impact of journals. Journals can be displayed by subject area and organized by impact factor, total citations to the journal, immediacy index, total number of articles, and cited-half life. Individual journal titles can be searched. A journal’s impact factor is defined by JCR as the number of citations to articles published in a 2-year period divided by the number of articles published during those same 2 years. JCR indexes over 5,900 journals from the sciences and over 1,700 journals from the social sciences. Please read “Using Journal Citation Reports Wisely” in the Information for New Users window. JCR is available from the Indexes and Databases page of Fogler Library’s website.

ACM Digital Library

11/21/2006

Fogler library is pleased to announce the addition of this new scholarly research database for the subjects of Computer Science and Information Technology, from the Association of Computing Machinery (ACM). There are two parts to the ACM Digital Library: The Digital Library Core Package includes the full-text of over 40 ACM computing and information technology journals, magazines and transactions in an online archive ranging from the 1950s to current publications. The Digital Library Master Special Interest Group (SIG) Package includes the full text of all ACM conference proceedings and newsletters in full text, dating back to the early 1950s. Together, these packages provide a complete backfile of all ACM publications in a fully searchable full-text database.

Access the ACM Digital Library from from the Fogler Library gateway here:
http://www.library.umaine.edu/auth/auth.asp?db=ACM+Digital+Library

View a detailed listing of publications availabe through the Digital Library Core Package here:
http://www.acm.org/membership/library/dlcore.htm

View a detailed listing of publications availabe through the Digital Library Master Special Interest Group Package here:
http://www.acm.org/membership/library/dlsig.htm

For help contact Martin Wallace, 207-581-1678 or martin.wallace@umit.maine.edu

Search Manuscript Collections Online

10/17/2006

Researchers may now search a selection of finding aids for manuscripts using Fogler Library’s search engine at http://www.library.umaine.edu/speccoll/portaldb/search.htm. Access to finding aids is essential for understanding the true content of manuscript collections, such as personal papers, business records, and photographs, because the finding aid is a detailed narrative description and inventory of the material. This new tool allows keyword searching across finding aids for 115 collections with more being added continually. The bulk of these collections were part of a project, funded by a grant from the National Historic Publications and Records Commission, to process nearly 100 collections related to Maine's environmental history. Information about manuscript collections is also available through records in URSUS, a browsable list at http://www.library.umaine.edu/speccoll/manulist.htm, and onsite finding aids in Special Collections on the third floor of Fogler Library. Contact Special Collections staff at (207) 581-1686 or spc@umit.maine.edu for further information.

A Proliferation of Puckerbrush: Celebrating 28 Years of the Puckerbrush Review

10/9/2006

Tuesday, 17 October 2006
3.00 p.m.
Special Collections
Program includes:

The Achievement of Puckerbrush Review: Sandra Hutchison
Puckerbrush and Maine Literature: Sandy Phippen
Puckerbrush and Contemporary American Poetry: Burt Hatlen
Puckerbrush and the World: Tony Brinkley
Arts Presentation: Kathleen Ellis and students
The Future of Puckerbrush Review: Sam Hunting
Presentation of Memorial Issue of Puckerbrush Review by Sandy Phippen

Small Books, Big Ideas

10/4/2006

The Small Books, Big Ideas website accompanies a display in the main hallway, first floor, of Fogler Library, University of Maine, for the month of October, 2006. It's an attempt to expand the display beyond the physical confines of the space and point toward other resources, both print and electronic. We'll be adding items to the display throughout the month; as we add to the display, we'll be adding to the site: http://www.smallbooksbigideas.blogspot.com/

Historian Nicholas Smith

10/4/2006

Thursday, 12 October 2006
3.00 p.m.
Special Collections
For more than 50 years Smith has done field work among all the Wabanaki groups. His many tapes of Wabanaki music, folk history, and traditions are an important research collection. Smith’s research has taken him to many fine libraries and museums in the U.S., Canada. England, Austria and Germany. He has published numerous papers in major anthropological journals. He has compiled a massive computerized bibliography, that has helped many Wabanaki people, students, and researchers learn more about Wabanaki history.

Domestic Violence Awareness Month

10/3/2006

During October, National Domestic Violence Awareness Month, Fogler Library is participating in a Statewide Library Outreach Campaign sponsored by the Maine Coalition to End Domestic Violence (http://www.mcedv.org/) and Spruce Run (http://www.sprucerun.net/) by offering books and resource information to patrons to raise community awareness and support. Spruce Run's 24-hour hotline is 1-800-863-9909. For more information and a list of books see http://www.library.umaine.edu/colldev/domesticviolence.htm.

New Additions to Scifinder Scholar

9/26/2006

The SciFinder Scholar database now includes 3 sets of experimental spectral data:

More than 142,000 Carbon-13 NMR spectra (provided by Wiley Subscription Services, Inc.)
More than 38,000 mass spectra (also from Wiley)
Roughly 28,000 IR absorption spectra (from the Integrated Spectral Database System of Organic Compounds, provided by the National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology in Japan)

To find this data, search for a compound in the REGISTRY section of the database. (Click on the CAS Registry Number within a bibliographic reference, or use Locate > Locate substances and then click on the microscope icon.) Click "Experimental Properties" and click on a link for an individual spectrum. Spectra display as images in a separate browser window. For more information about the SciFinder Scholar 2006 software, contact Nancy Curtis, Science & Engineering Librarian, on FirstClass email (nancy.curtis@umit.maine.edu>) or at 207-581-1679.

NEW Media Resource Center Materials

9/22/2006

The Media Resource Center has new music materials listed for July and August.

Information Commons

8/31/2006

A collaboration between Fogler Library and Information Technologies, the University of Maine’s Information Commons is a state of the art education and technology facility. It offers a single information and service access point for students and researchers. Library users can get help using both print and electronic resources to do research, they can get advice on how to write a paper or report, and they can get assistance using the technology they need to produce a report, presentation, or web site.

Located on the first floor of the Library, the Commons includes open space, workstations, and study tables. Students can interact and work together in groups or individually. There is a central information desk staffed by both reference librarians from Fogler and technology experts from Information Technology. There are also new area studies sections for easier access to print resources. The areas include: Fine Arts, Business and Economics, Atlases, Middle East&47;Asia, and Southern Hemisphere. A floor plan and more detailed information is available at&58; http://www.library.umaine.edu/about/info_commons.htm

Oxford English Dictionary Online

8/25/2006

The Oxford English Dictionary Online is now available. The OED is the accepted authority on the evolution of the English language over the last millennium. It is an unsurpassed guide to the meaning, history, and pronunciation of over half a million words, both present and past. It traces the usage of words through 2.5 million quotations from a wide range of international English language sources, from classic literature and specialist periodicals to film scripts and cookery books.
To access, go to www.library.umaine.edu/indexesdb/Indexes.asp. For assistance with the database, please contact Reference at 581-1673.

WorldCat.org

8/11/2006

A free version of WorldCat that can be easily searched by title, subject, or person. Search results can be refined to limit to author name, content or subject area, format (e.g. article, book, visual material, sound recording, serial), language, and year. After selecting a title and entering one's location, WorldCat.org identifies the closest libraries that own it, and links to the item's record in those libraries' catalogs.

Traveling Exhibit Highlights Cohen in Congress

7/25/2006

A new exhibit from the William S. Cohen Papers at the Raymond H. Fogler Library seeks to shed light on how Congress is designed to work and what politicians actually do on a day to day basis in Washington.
Titled "Cohen, Congress and Controversy: Rediscovering civics in the archives," the six-panel exhibit uses facsimiles of photographs, handwritten notes, speeches and campaign memorabilia from the former congressman’s political papers to bring the legislative branch into focus. Topics include Bill Cohen's successful 1972 bid for Maine’s second congressional district seat; the powers of Congress granted by the Constitution; the busy life of a senator, using Cohen's book about his first year there; and the oversight role of Congress, illustrated with documents from the Watergate and Iran-Contra investigations. More information about the exhibit and its schedule can be obtained by calling Paige Lilly at (207) 581-2665, or emailing to paige.lilly@umit.maine.edu.

CIAO: Columbia International Affairs Online database

7/13/2006

CIAO, the Columbia International Affairs Online database includes:

full-text of selected international affairs journals, books, working papers, conference proceedings, and policy briefs
includes teaching materials such as case studies and course packs, and monthly focus topics such as "the immigration debate"

To access, go to www.library.umaine.edu/indexesdb/Indexes.asp. For assistance with the database, please contact Reference at 581-1673.

Biography and Genealogy Master Index

6/29/2006

New database Biography and Genealogy Master Index indexes citations to more than 15 million biographical sketches in over 1,000 current and retrospective reference books, covering both contemporary and historical figures throughout the world. Check URSUS to find the location and call number of most of the works indexed in BGMI. To access, go to www.library.umaine.edu/indexesdb/Indexes.asp. For assistance with the database, please contact Reference at 581-1673.

Historical Statistics of the United States

6/28/2006

Thanks to funding from the University of Maine System Libraries, Fogler Library is pleased to announce the availability of the Historical Statistics of the United States (HSUS) database. This Cambridge University Press publication updates and expands the Census Bureau's 1975 work of the same name. It contains quantitative historical information covering virtually every quantifiable dimension of American history: population, work and welfare, economic structure and performance, governance, and international relations, all from the earliest times to the present. Also covers topics that received little or no coverage in the 1975 edition: American Indians, slavery, poverty, race, and ethnicity. HSUS allows one to graph and combine data from different tables into custom tables, and to download tables for use in spreadsheets and other applications. HSUS is also available as a five-volume print set in Reference (Ref HA202 .H57 2006). To access, go to www.library.umaine.edu/indexesdb/Indexes.asp. For assistance with the database, please contact Reference at 581-1673.

Information Commons

6/15/2006

Work is currently underway at Fogler Library to create an information commons, a space where information can be accessed, absorbed, and actively used for reports and projects.
Working with Information Technologies, Fogler Library staff are rearranging computer workstations and furniture on the first floor of the Library to provide a space conducive to student interaction, technology support and research assistance whether working together in groups or individually on course assignments.
A floorplan for the Information Commons project is now available both on an informational easel behind the charge out desk on level 1 and on the web at: http://library.umaine.edu/about/ic_mainfloorplan.htm.

Stack Shift Underway

6/9/2006

Library staff and student workers are busy adding 150 new sections to our book stacks. This project will involve shifting materials on both the 2nd and 3rd floors. Work on the 3rd floor is already underway and should be complete by the end of July. When all the new shelves are in place, Fogler will have 12 ½ miles of book stacks. If you have questions or need help locating a book, please stop by the Circulation desk on level 1 or call 581-1666.

Fogler Library has added The Homeland Security Digital Library (HSDL) to Indexes and Databases.

4/11/2006

The Homeland Security Digital Library (HSDL) is sponsored by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Office of Grants and Training and the Naval Postgraduate School's Center for Homeland Defense and Security. The collection of homeland security policy and strategy related documents “supports local, state and federal analysis and decision-making needs and assists academics of all disciplines in homeland defense and security related research.”

The Homeland Security Digital Library (HSDL) is the nation’s premier collection of homeland security policy, strategy and organizational documents.

Key Features

Thousands of key, selected HS documents
Full-text advanced search, hundreds of subject categories
Direct links to important U.S. policy documents
Online databases and journals
Cutting edge NPS thesis and research reports
Breaking news stories and newly released reports

The U.S. Department of Homeland Security, Office of Grants & Training isproviding the HSDL to homeland security officials, researchers, scholars and students in an effort to further advance national research and policy development.

Access to the site for the University of Maine System is granted via proxy and IP authentication.

Van Reid Cancelled

4/10/2006

Van Reid's appearance at Fogler Library on Tuesday, 11 April has been cancelled. Tentative plans are to reschedule for the fall.

Library Hours Extended During Finals Week

4/10/2006

Fogler Library will be open late during spring finals week this year. Please see the Spring Finals section of Fogler Library's hours page for details.

NEW Learning Materials Center Materials

4/4/2006

The Learning Materials Center has new titles listed for March.

The University Club is now on the web

4/4/2006

The University Club, located in the Thomas Lynch Room, Second Floor of Fogler Library, now has a web home. Upcoming events and the current week's lunch menu is on the home page. Other pages have information about the Club, membership, room rentals, directions to Fogler Library and the Lynch Room, and how to contact the Club manager. University Club memberships are open to all university employees, alumni, and retirees, as well to those who work for other institutions/agencies located on campus. Please bookmark this page for your news about the Club.

Earth Day Dinner In Celebration of the Life and Legacy of Dr. Edith Marion Patch

3/27/2006

Sunday, April 23, 2006, 5 - 7 p.m.
The Thomas Lynch University Club, Fogler Library
The University of Maine

Please join us for a buffet dinner featuring recipes from the Friends of Dr. Edith Marion Patch Cookbook.

Appetizers
Artichoke Turnovers, Onion Soufflé, Homos Bi Tahini with Vegetables
Main Course
Chicken Mushroom Bake, Vegetable Pie
Soups, Side Dishes and Salads
Zucchini Soup, Wild Rice Pilaf, Crunchy Romaine Toss, Winter Salad, Stephen King's Basic Bread
Desserts
A scrumptious selection of Brownie Schrumpf's Best Dessert Recipes

$20.00 per person
R.s.v.p. by April 12, 2006 (prepaid registration required)
For more information, contact Gretchen Gfeller. Voice: 581-1696. E-mail: gretchen.gfeller @umit.maine.edu

USA Trade Online -- U.S. Foreign Trade Data

3/23/2006

Provides specific U.S. export and import information on more than 18,000 commodities world wide. Includes 2- through 10- digit HS detail for both import and export commodities including: monthly data dating back to January 2002, cumulative "year to date" data dating back to 2002, annual data dating back to 1992, and district-level data.

STAT-USA -- Federal Business, Trade, and Economic Information

3/23/2006

Provided by the U.S. Department of Commerce, STAT-USA provides access to business, trade, and economic information from across the Federal Government. "State of the Nation" includes current and historical economic and financial releases and economic data. "GLOBUS & NTBD" provides current and historical trade-related releases, international market research, trade opportunities, country analysis, and the trade library: the National Trade Data Bank (NTDB).

Spring Break -- Library Hours

2/28/2006

Fogler Library's building hours will be as follows during spring break:

Spring Break -- March 3 – 19, 2006

Friday, March 3 -- 8:00am- 5:00pm
Saturday-Sunday, March 4 - 5 -- 10:00am – 5:00pm
Monday – Friday, March 6 – 10 -- 8:00am – 5:00pm
Saturday – Sunday, March 11 - 12 -- 10:00am-5:00pm
Monday – Friday, March 13 - 17 -- 8:00am – 5:00pm
Saturday, March 18 -- 10:00am – 5:00pm
Sunday, March 19 -- Regular hours resume- 10 am to midnight

SCIFINDER SCHOLAR UPDATES SEARCH SOFTWARE

2/16/2006

2006 versions of the SciFinder Scholar chemical literature search software are available for both Windows and Macintosh platforms. SciFinder Scholar is the expanded electronic version of Chemical Abstracts. It includes citations and abstracts for journal articles and other materials on chemistry and related areas, covering the literature from 1907 to present Older versions of the software will not be supported after March 31.

Updating instructions are posted on the library guide at library.umaine.edu/science/scifinder.htm. The new Macintosh version is an interim release for OS X, with another update scheduled for release later this year, and supports the Safari browser. Macintosh users upgrading their software will need a new copy of the UMaine site preferences file. This file is available on the SciFinder Scholar installation CD-ROM, which can be checked out from the Media Resource Center.

For more information about SciFinder Scholar contact Nancy Curtis at nancy.curtis@umit.maine.edu or 581-1679.

Spring 2006 Fogler Library Workshop Series

2/15/2006

All workshops will be held in the Fogler Library Computer Classroom, located on the first floor of the library. Among the workshop topics offered are: Web Authoring; FrontPage; Dreamweaver MX; PhotoShop; Desktop Publishing; PageMaker; Code/Style Sheets; Basic HTML; EndNote; and Computer Mapping. For a complete listing please see: http://www.library.umaine.edu/newmedia.

Workshop series organized by Gretchen Gfeller, Web and Public Relations Specialist at Fogler Library. To register or for more information, call 207-581-1696 or email: gretchen.gfeller@umit.maine.edu.

Please join us for an International Buffet

2/15/2006

Sunday, February 26, 2006, 5 - 7 p.m.
The Thomas Lynch University Club, Fogler Library

Please join us for an international buffet prepared by members of the Student Heritage Alliance Center. Proceeds will be shared by Fogler Library and SHAC’s Agent Orange Awareness Project.

Appetizers:

Olivie Russian Salad (bologna, cucumbers, carrots, green peas, potato, onion, mayonnaise)
Nem cuon - Vietnamese Spring Rolls (vegetarian version available)

Main Course

Banh chung (Vietnamese square cakes with sticky rice, green beans, pork, and fish sauce; vegetarian version will be available)
Fried Rice (Philippines)
Chicken Curry (India)
Bun thang (vermicelli soup from Vietnam)
Mang xao nam (Vietnamese vegetable stir fry)
Mapo Tofu (China)
Tushoniy Perec (Korean dish with fried pepper and beef or pork)

Desserts

Suong sa (Vietnamese Jello)
Rice Pudding (Thailand)

Beverages

fresh lime juice
green tea

$20.00 per person
R.s.v.p. by February 17, 2006 (prepaid registration required*) For more information, contact Gretchen Gfeller. Voice: 581-1696. E-mail: gretchen.gfeller@umit.maine.edu

New User Interface for LexisNexis Congressional Database

2/14/2006

LexisNexis has redesigned their interface for Congressional document records. The new design allows users to search using many information points. The default Basic Search checks abstracts, titles, indexing information and other bibliographic data. Advanced Search allows users to expand to a search of the full-text. Search by Number is for expert users who can search by publication or bibliographic number.

TRANSCRIPTS OF ENERGY SPEECHES NOW AVAILABLE ONLINE

2/6/2006

Seven audio files of speeches from "The Promise of Energy Independence" forum last fall have been transcribed, thanks to assistance from the Maine Folklife Center. Speakers included Susan Tierney who is a member of the National Commission on Energy Policy and a partner in The Analysis Group in Boston, Helena Chum of the National Bioenergy Center at the U.S. Department of Energy, Governor John Baldacci, Denis Bergeron of Efficiency Maine, Dave Wilby of Independent Energy Producers of Maine, Beth Nagusky of the Governor's Office of Energy Independence, and Rob Gardiner of the Conservation Law Foundation. The PDF files are linked through the following web page: http://www.library.umaine.edu/cohen/forum/energy.htm

Tapas Bar

1/17/2006

A Tapas Bar in Orono? Yes, indeed, thanks to the efforts of Kathleen March (Modern Languages and Classics) and Gretchen Gfeller (Fogler Library).
Fogler Library will host a Tapas Bar on Thursday, 26 January from 4-6 p.m. in the University Club. There will be a cash bar. And, just to make things interesting, all the food will be prepared by faculty volunteers. The cost is $12 per person. All the proceeds go to support Fogler Library. Participating faculty include: Ali Abedi, Liz Depoy, Scott Johnson, Dorothy Klimis-Zacas, Kathleen March, John Mahon, Bob Rice, Maria Sandweiss, Touradj Solouki, and Maria Tijan-Weick.
Please stop by for a quick snack and a chance to visit with friends and colleagues. This event is open to the entire University community and the general public.

We have a new look on the Fogler Library top level page!

1/3/2006

Here are some of the highlights that we encourage you to explore:

Quick Link options - We've moved some key links to the top level page with a "Quick Search" box which you will find top and center. Use the tabs to quickly explore access to essential Library services including: Reserves, Renewals, Subject Portals and Indexes and Databases.

URSUS Quick Search - we've also added a quick search box link for URSUS, your best option for one stop searching of all Fogler Library resources. Our user statistics led us to title as your default search option but you can use the pulldown window to switch to keyword, author or subject searching.

Library as Place - We've added a photo of the library and direct links to hours, contacts and maps of the building.

Thanks go to our Fogler Library Focus Group participants for their evaluation of the prototype as we prepared for the new year launch of the page. We want to continue to be as responsive as we can to our diverse user community! If you have a question, concern or constructive comment we want to hear from you! Please contact foglerweb@library.umaine.edu

Finding Full Text Faster

12/19/2005

We are pleased to announce ArticleLinker, a new service that makes finding full-text articles even easier. ArticleLinker links have been set up in most of the major databases subscribed by the library, such as those from EBSCO (e.g. Academic Search Premier, PsycINFO), CSA (e.g. Sociological Abstracts, Aquatic Sciences and Fisheries Abstracts), and Gale (MLA Bibliography).

Click on the ArticleLinker icon next to journal article citations in many of our online indexes and databases
Select your campus
Click one of the "Go to: Article" links, if available, OR
Click to search URSUS for the print journal at the library, OR
Submit a completed Interlibrary Loan request form.

If there are no ArticleLinker icons next to citations in a database, the publisher may not support the technology used, and URSUS should be consulted for online and print journal holdings. Questions? Please contact Reference at 207-581-1673 or Science at 207-581-1691.

NEW ADDITIONS TO CSA SOCIOLOGICAL ABSTRACTS

12/15/2005

More than 15,000 backfile records from 1952-1962 have been added to the Sociological Abstracts database, offering electronic access to some of the early literature of sociology. Also, abstracts have been added to records from 1963 to 1972, and Cited References have been added to thousands of records from 2002 to present. This database may be accessed from .

PSYCINFO RELOADED - NEW SEARCH FEATURES

12/9/2005

PsycINFO has completed the 2005 reload from the American Psychology Association. The reload includes an updated thesaurus and new features designed to make searching easier. Users will now find that all results are categorized by publication type. Links along the top enable users to click on results for All Journals, Peer Reviewed Journals, Books, Encyclopedias, Dissertation Abstracts, or Electronic Collections. A methodology field has been added that allows users using Advanced Search to limit searches to Literature Review, Meta Analysis, Field Study, Longitudinal Study, etc. This database may be accessed from .

ORONO BICENTENNIAL COOKBOOK CELEBRATION

11/4/2005

Fogler Library and the Fogler Library Friends would like to invite you to a celebration of Orono’s Bicentennial Cookbook Sunday, November 13, 2005, 5 - 7 p.m. in the Thomas Lynch University Club, Fogler Library, The University of Maine. Celebrate the publication of Orono Cooks!, the cookbook developed by the Friends of the Orono Public Library in honor of Orono's Bicentennial in 2006. All recipes on the menu are taken from the cookbook, which will be on sale at the dinner. Menu will include: Grace Soup, Cheese Dip with Crudités and Crackers, Hummus Dip with Crudités and Crackers, Baked Zucchini Squash (vegetarian), Chicken Curry, Seafood Casserole, Rolled Oat Dinner Rolls, Broccoli-Raisin Salad, Mandarin Orange Salad, a selection of baked goods and fresh fruit. $20.00 per person. For more information, contact Gretchen Gfeller: E-mail: gretchen.gfeller @umit.maine.edu Voice: 581-1696.

Library Support for WebCT and Blackboard

10/14/2005

You can now add links to library resources from your WebCT and Blackboard classes. Our Library Support for WebCt and Blackboard page offers suggestions for some of our most useful library resources including Subject Portals, Library Databases, and Course Reserves. You can also get help from your subject specialist (http://library.umaine.edu/colldev/contacts.htm) to select specific database links for your students.

Access to William P. Palmer III Collection

10/13/2005

Hudson Museum’s Palmer Collection is now available through the Library’s URSUS catalog and Gateway to Digital Collections. Both Fogler Library and Hudson Museum staff worked on the project, which was also supported by a retrospective conversion grant from the Maine State Library. The William P. Palmer III Collection consists of of archaeological material from Mexico and Central America and ethnographic holdings from the Northwest Coast of the United States and Canada. As the Hudson Museum’s pre-eminent collection, it features an internationally significant assemblage of 2,828 Precolumbian ceramics, lithics and gold work dating from 2000 BC to the Spanish Conquest. In addition to its Precolumbian component, the collection includes over 200 objects from the Northwest Coast that date to the heyday of Northwest Coast collecting, 1875-1930. Access to the digital database in its entirety is available through: Hudson Museum Web http://www.library.umaine.edu/hudson/palmer/ and the Library’s Gateway to Digital Collections http://libraries.maine.edu/gateway/

Special Collections Roadshow: secrets of the archives

9/15/2005

Sunday, 25 September, 2005 3:00 p.m. Main Dining Room, Dirigo Pines, Orono, ME Featuring a presentation by Richard Hollinger, Head of Fogler's Special Collections and a chance to see items from the collections. Don't miss this unique opportunity to find out what makes Special Collections special. Free and open to the public. Refreshments will be served. For more information about Friends events, contact Gretchen Gfeller. Voice: 581-1696. E-mail: gretchen.gfeller@umit.maine.edu

New York Times Historical

9/14/2005

The New York Times Historical database covers the years from 1851 to 4 years ago, and offers searchable full text, with full page and article images in PDF. This resource includes articles, reviews, advertisements, comics, photos, maps and graphics, editorials, letters, and obituaries. Access at http://www.library.umaine.edu/indexesdb/Indexes.asp.

Web of Science

9/14/2005

Provides access to the Science Citation Index® (1900 to present), Social Sciences Citation Index® (1956-present), and Arts & Humanities Citation Index™ (1975-present). Covers current and retrospective multidisciplinary information from approximately 8,500 of the most prestigious, high impact research journals in the world. Provides cited reference searching, with which users can navigate forward, backward, and through the literature, searching all disciplines to uncover information relevant to their research. Access at http://www.library.umaine.edu/indexesdb/Indexes.asp.

The Promise of Energy Independence -- Examining national policy and regional action

9/1/2005

William S. Cohen Papers Forum, Wednesday, October 5, 2005, 10 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., Buchanan Alumni House, The University of Maine. Energy policy continues to confound us as it did in the 1970s when Representative Bill Cohen began promoting energy conservation and alternative fuels research in order to reduce dependence on foreign oil. Now, thirty years later, what compromises are needed to fuel the future and gain energy security for Maine and the nation? Our distinguished speakers will share their knowledge and lead a discussion of issues such as reliable energy, biomass conversion, and LNG terminal siting. Please plan to join us for the second in a series of provocative discussions based on topics in the Cohen Papers. Registration information will be mailed in early September. See the following website for further information: http://www.library.umaine.edu/cohen/forum.htm

Fogler Library at New Student Orientation

6/17/2005

Fogler Library Web and Public Relations Specialist Gretchen Gfeller will be representing the library at this summer's New Student Orientation and Information Fair. The Info Fair is held in the Maine Center for the Arts from 1.30 - 3.30 p.m. on Friday Saturday and Sunday, June 17, 18, 19 and Friday, Saturday, Sunday - June 24, 25, 26. New students and their parents will have the opportunity to learn more about Fogler's resources and services.

Reunion Weekend is June 3-5 (Friday – Sunday).

6/2/2005

There are a variety of events going on throughout the weekend. Fogler Library is “in the spotlight” from 2- 4 p.m. on Saturday afternoon. Tours will be offered at 2 p.m. and 3 p.m. Library staff will be prepared to assist Alumni and their guests with questions about the library. There will also be an afternoon tea in the University Club from 2 -4 p.m.

Fogler Library at the State House

6/2/2005

On Monday, June 6, Fogler Library Staff members will be setting up a Fogler Library exhibit in the Hall of Flags in the Statehouse in Augusta. They will be displaying an array of current Fogler projects including enhancements to the digital library. Mary Cathcart, former state senator now with the Margaret Chase Smith Center, will be joining the group for the day. The display will be from 8 am to 2 pm.

ELECTRONIC RESOURCE RECOMMENDATION FORM

4/16/2005

The University of Maine System library directors encourage you to submit recommendations for electronic resources to http://libraries.maine.edu/margateway/acquire/. New subscriptions or purchases of electronic resources represent ongoing fiscal commitments that are not covered by the UMS Libraries' core budget, unless additional funding is provided. (April 2005)

Hard Work, the latest film from award-winning filmmaker, Jim Sharkey

4/7/2005

Thursday, 7 April, 2005 at 4:00 p.m. in the University Club Featuring the 19th century writings of working women, Sharkey’s hour-long film combines the “voices” of these working women together with period music, photographs, and interviews with Maine historian Carol Toner. The film explores the working and living conditions for women in Maine’s shops and factories. Free and open to the public. Refreshments will be served. Co-Sponsored by the Fogler Library Friends, Women in the Curriculum and the Women's Studies Program.

WINDOWS ON MAINE

3/9/2005

The University of Maine's Fogler Library, Maine Public Broadcasting Network and the Maine State Museum have created a new Web-based archive that makes available programs and video clips from two MPBN programs with relevance for Maine teachers and students. The Web site offers K-12 teachers, and teacher education programs, online professional development programming through the Annenberg/CPB educational distribution network. Windows on Maine is designed to support the integration of technologies into classroom instruction and curricula.

FOGLER LIBRARY SUBJECT PORTALS

3/8/2005

What's YOUR Topic? Step through the subject portals at Fogler Library… From Anthropology to Zoology and from Dance to Women's Studies, we have brought together books, journals, online resources and contact with your Fogler Library subject specialist under a single web page we call a portal. A subject portal serves as a doorway for your research needs that leads to many resources available both locally and globally via the Internet. A wide array of subject portals, 83 in all, is available to support your research and studies here at UMaine.

INTRODUCING ILLiad : OUR NEW INTERLIBRARY LOAN SYSTEM

3/7/2005

Fogler Library now has a new Interlibrary loan system. Go to the ILL website and you'll be directed to create an ILLiad account. You will be able to place all your requests through ILLiad.Once you've created an account you will not have to enter your personal information again. You'll be able to view and track all your requests from the time you place them until you receive them. We'll also deliver most articles electronically through your ILLiad page.