Fogler Library Faculty Newsletter 12-11-2019

New UMaine Finding Aids Available; Hour of Code; Grants 101: Seeking, Analyzing, and Writing Basics

In this issue

  1. New UMaine Finding Aids Available
  2. Hour of Code
  3. Grants 101: Seeking, Analyzing, and Writing Basics

Featured Resource: Electronic Theses and Dissertations
The University of Maine Electronic Theses and Dissertations (ETD) project is a joint effort of Fogler Library and the Graduate School. This online collection features the final theses and dissertations approved by the Graduate School of the University of Maine.


1. New UMaine Finding Aids Available
More finding aids for University of Maine records held by Fogler Library have been added to the finding aid page on Digital Commons. The most recent finding aids are for the papers of former faculty member Geddes Simpson, Fogler Library’s administrative records, former mathematics professor Earl M. Beard, and health care information from the papers of Martha Eastman. Matthew Revitt (matthew.revitt@maine.edu), Special Collections and Maine Shared Collection Librarian is currently processing the papers of late University of Maine professors David C. Smith and the Chemistry Department.

2. Hour of Code
December 11, 7:00pm – 8:00pm
Fogler Library Classroom 1

Celebrate the winter season and the worldwide Hour of Code at Fogler Library. In this introductory, hands-on workshop, learn how to use the programming language Python to draw snowflakes on your screen.

No previous coding experience required. Children are welcome to attend if accompanied by an adult. We recommend bringing fully charged laptops, with Python already installed. Laptops will be available for attendees who need to borrow one.

About the Presenter
Kendra Bird is a PhD student in the School of Computing and Information Science and a member of the Fogler Library staff.

3. Grants 101: Seeking, Analyzing, and Writing Basics
December 18, 10:00am – 12:00pm
Fogler Library Classroom 1

The Office of Research Development and Fogler Library are sponsoring “Grants 101: Seeking, Analyzing, and Writing Basics” throughout 2019-2020.

At the workshop, participants will:

  • search for grants in PIVOT
  • analyze an agency’s Request for Proposals
  • learn grant writing basics

Space is limited. Please RSVP.