Publicizing events, collections, acquisitions and services at UMaine's library
-- Wednesday, September 28, 2011 --
SUMMARY
1. Announcements
A. Fogler Film Series
2. Services
A. LibX: Fogler Library Toolbar
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1. ANNOUNCEMENTS
A. FOGLER FILM SERIES
Fogler Library is sponsoring film screenings, with discussion, of five
documentaries recently added to the library's collection. The films will be
shown on Tuesday evenings, in the Collaborative Media Lab classroom on the first
floor of Fogler. The first in the series is "Capitalism: A Love Story" (Michael
Moore) on October 4th, at 5:30 p.m. with a discussion facilitated by Linda Silka,
Director of the Margaret Chase Smith Policy Center and Professor of Economics.
2. SERVICES
A. LIBX: FOGLER LIBRARY TOOLBAR
LibX Fogler Library Toolbar is a web browser extension that provides direct
access to Fogler Library's resources. It features a toolbar and right-click
context menu, support for off-campus access via EZProxy, quick full text access
to journal articles, support for embedded cues at sites like Amazon, Google, and
New York Times Book Review, and support for xISBN.
Go to Fogler's LibX Toolbar page <http://www.library.umaine.edu/staff/libx_guide.htm>
for information and installation instructions including tips on re-installing
LibX after a Firefox update and using the tool with Internet Explorer.
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