Fogler Library Faculty Newsletter 12-13-17

UMaine Alert

Posted: April 19, 2024 - 1:32 PM

At approximately 9:24 a.m. on Friday, April 19, a University of Maine graduate student was struck by a university vehicle on Long Road at the University of Maine campus in Orono. The student reports that they are at a local hospital with minor injuries.

Emergency services, including the Orono Fire Department, University Volunteer Ambulance Corps, University of Maine Police Department, Orono Police Department and Penobscot County Sheriff’s Office responded to the scene.

The university vehicle involved in the incident was a Chevrolet Express van. It was being operated by a university employee.

Counseling services and support are available for students, faculty or staff who may have been affected. The Counseling Center can be reached at 207-581-1392 and the Dean of Students Office can be reached at 207-581-1406.

The scene has been cleared and Long Road is now accessible. An investigation is being conducted by the University of Maine Police Department with assistance from the Penobscot County Sheriff’s Office Crash Reconstruction Unit. Any witnesses to the incident are encouraged to contact Lt. Noel Santiago at noel.santiago@maine.edu.

ASM Handbooks Online and Met Opera On Demand: Student Access Now Available, ScholComm 2018, Framework for Assessing Information Literacy Across the Disciplines, January Grants 101 Workshop

December 13, 2017 Fogler Plus Newsletters

In this issue:

ASM Handbooks Online and Met Opera On Demand: Student Access Now Available
ScholComm 2018
Framework for Assessing Information Literacy Across the Disciplines
January Grants 101 Workshop

1. ASM Handbooks Online and Met Opera On Demand: Student Access Now Available

ASM Handbooks Online features the complete content of thirty ASM Handbook volumes on ferrous and non-ferrous metals and materials technologies. The database may be accessed from the URSUS record.

Met Opera On Demand: Student Access provides video and audio for selected Metropolitan Opera performances, including over 100 previously broadcasted Live in HD global cinema transmissions; over 75 classic telecasts from 1977-2003 that originally aired on public television; and more than 450 historic radio broadcasts dating back to 1935. The database may be accessed from the Indexes page.

2. ScholComm 2018
Date & Time: January 17, 2018, 9am-2pm
Location: University Club, Fogler Library

Organized by Fogler Library, ScholComm 2018 is a one-day conference dedicated to key topics in scholarly communication. Join us for the following informative and engaging workshops:

Open Access Publishing
Alternative Metrics to Gauge Scholarly Impact Online
Managing Your Online Scholarly Presence through Google Scholar and ORCID
Self-Archiving in Digital Commons

Light morning refreshments and lunch will be included. The conference will take place in the University Club on the 2nd floor of Fogler Library.

RSVP by Friday, December 22nd, to secure your spot! Registration is free. Space is limited. Please send any questions to Jen Bonnet at jenbonnet@maine.edu.

3. Framework for Assessing Information Literacy Across the Disciplines
Time & Date: 2:00pm – 4:00pm, January 16, 2018
Location: University Club in Fogler Library

Once again, Fogler Library is partnering with the Office of Assessment to offer an Information Literacy Assessment workshop for instructors at UMaine. Refreshments will be provided.

This session will be facilitated by Nancy Lewis, Head of the Reference & Information Literacy Department at Fogler Library, and librarian instructors of Fogler Library’s information literacy courses.

Description of session: Subject librarians from Fogler Library’s Information Literacy team will facilitate a conversation focused on developing both a shared vocabulary and appropriate tools for assessing information literacy skills. Using the Information Literacy VALUE Rubric as a guiding document, the group will consider examples of assignments gathered from a range of disciplines. Participants will discuss ways to incorporate information literacy into existing curricula and assignments.

Who is it for? All faculty (tenured, tenure-track, lecturers, adjunct teaching faculty), and teaching assistants.

What is the intent? To identify ways to assess information literacy competencies within a range of disciplines.

This session is part of an ongoing series on writing, quantitative reasoning, and critical thinking.

4. January Grants 101 Workshop
Date & Time: Thursday, January 18, 2018, 10am-12pm

The Grant Development Office and Fogler Library are sponsoring “Grants 101: Seeking, Analyzing, and Writing Basics.” At the workshop, you will:

search for grants in PIVOT
analyze an agency’s Request for Proposals
learn Grant Writing Basics

To attend the January Grants 101 Workshop, please RSVP to Jen Bonnet using this form.