• Temporary Requesting Down Time Due to Book Delivery Process
• JSTOR Path to Open
• Extra! Extra! Read all about it!
• Exciting Changes Coming to Fogler Library’s Website!
• New from Special Collections and Projects
• Open to Collaborate
• Featured Resource: HeinOnline Academic

Temporary Requesting Down Time Due to Book Delivery Process

Sharing between libraries is one of the best and most valuable services we provide you.

This works through a behind-the-scenes delivery process, run by a delivery service.

The contract for our book delivery service is held by the Maine State Library and is subject to State Procurement Laws and procedures. This year, it was required, by state procedures, to go through  a competitive bidding process, and was subsequently awarded to a new vendor.

Because of the transition to a new vendor who won the competitive bid, and a legal appeal process to overturn that decision by an unsuccessful bidder, there will be an interruption to book delivery between libraries at the end of the current contract which expires on June 30th.

We do not currently have firm dates for the length of this interruption, but we expect that there will be no delivery for at least six weeks this summer, starting on July 1.

In anticipation of this interruption, the Maine InfoNet Board and the Minerva Executive Board have made the difficult decision to turn off all requesting between libraries within the MaineCat environment, including Minerva, MILS and URSUS, as of June 4th. This affects all UMS Libraries patrons as well as all public patrons.

You will still be able to request and place holds on locally owned items, but will not be able to request materials from other libraries.

Turning off requesting between libraries will allow materials currently in transit to be delivered and will reduce the flow of new material entering delivery. This will help get as many items back to their owning libraries as possible and will help ensure materials are not stranded in the delivery system.

Please be assured we recognize and feel the same frustration with this challenging situation that you all are feeling.

If you would like more details regarding this, please visit the Van Delivery FAQ).

JSTOR Path to Open

The University of Maine’s Fogler and Merrill libraries now participate in JSTOR’s Path to Open, a groundbreaking pilot collaboration between university presses, libraries, and JSTOR, to promote sustainable open access publishing of high-quality scholarly ebooks and increasing meaningful engagement with them.

Access to the first set of Path to Open books is available to UMaine students, staff, and faculty; it is fully integrated with other scholarly content on the JSTOR platform, including thousands of books, journals, and primary source collections. These books align with our efforts to increase cultural diversity and support important scholarship in focused fields in the humanities and social sciences, including those related to under-represented communities. New titles will be added each year across a range of topics, increasing the number of high-quality titles available for use in research and the classroom. All Path to Open books become open access three years after publication.

Extra! Extra! Read all about it!

Did you know Fogler Library subscribes to several current and historic news sources? You can get recent news from popular Maine and national newspapers, such as the Bangor Daily News and the Washington Post in the Global Newsstream database, or via a personal account with the New York Times. We also have news archives dating from as early as the 1600s. Some of our subscriptions, such as the Global Newsstream database, are funded by the state of Maine through the Maine Digital Library.

For a more complete look at your access to news check out our News Research Guide which is maintained by Nancy Lewis (lewis@maine.edu), Head of Research & Instruction and subject specialist librarian for Communication & Journalism.

Exciting Changes Coming to Fogler Library’s Website!

This summer, Fogler Library is embarking on a major redesign of our website to better serve you. Starting with the replacement of the OneSearch widget with the new LibrarySearch widget, we will follow up with a complete website makeover. Expect improved navigation, easier access to resources, and a modern look that reflects the vibrant spirit of our community. Stay tuned for updates, and thank you for your continued support as we make these exciting improvements!

New from Special Collections and Projects

Special Collections and Projects have worked with the Internet Archive on a project scanning items from the University Archive related to college radio for adding to the Digital Library of Amateur Radio and Communications (DLARC). To date, Intercollegiate Broadcasting System (IBS) Bulletins from the early 1950s and various histories of UMaine college radio written by students in the former Department of Speech have been added.

The Special Collections and Projects Department in Fogler Library has added a new collection to the online archival content management tool ArchivesSpace. Former Special Collections director Muriel Sanford (1923-2013) donated a handwritten narrative about a 2005 trip to Greenville, Maine and Moosehead Lake. It also includes material connected with Plum Creek Timber Company and its proposed development of the Lily Bay and First Roach Pond areas, primarily news clippings in opposition to the project.

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