Friends of UMaine Libraries Newsletter — March 13, 2025

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In this issue:

• (Hybrid) Tea with the Dean and Open Access Publishing Resources Showcase
• Fogler Highlights March Commemorative Months
• Salon recordings now available
• University Archivist co-teaches Research Learning Experience (RLE) to first year students

(Hybrid) Tea with the Dean and Open Access Publishing Resources Showcase

UMaine Libraries’ Hybrid Tea with the Dean and Open Access Publishing Resources Showcase with Head of Collection Services Deb Rollins and Open Scholarship Librarian Casey Koons will take place on Thursday, March 27, at 3 p.m. in the Salon, Fogler Library, and via Zoom.

Deborah Rollins will talk about open access collections and costs, as well as library support of University of Maine authors through open access publishing fee waivers.

Casey Koons will discuss key aspects of his role in advancing open access publication. He will outline the introduction of a new DOI-minting service, designed to provide persistent identifiers that enhance the accessibility and discoverability of scholarly and creative work. Koons will also highlight the role of institutional repositories in supporting Open Access initiatives, ensuring broader dissemination and long-term preservation of research outputs. Additionally, he will share updates on efforts to improve the functionality and usability of repository platforms, focusing on transitioning to more automated, modern systems that are intuitive and easy to navigate for both researchers and administrators.

Salon recordings now available

If you missed our recent Salon events, you now have the opportunity to view the recordings. 

To watch “Hope in a Time of Climate Change,” click here. “From Radical Hope to Radical Accountability: Higher Education’s Role in Newcomer Integration” is available here.

University Archivist co-teaches Research Learning Experience (RLE) to first year students

This past fall, University Archivist Matthew Revitt and Frédéric Rondeau, professor in the Department of Modern Languages and Classics and director of the Canadian-American Center, taught the RLE entitled “Fight the Power: Exploring the History of Student Activism at UMaine through Archives.”

Situating UMaine in the historical context of activism in the U.S. and the world, student research projects focused on different aspects of militancy such as Franco-American Identity; Civil Rights; Gay Rights; Gender Studies; Reproductive Rights; Student Protests in response to the Vietnam War; and the Counterculture Movement.

Left Photo: Students Keira Ryan, Frances Royal, Desmond Eliot and Sophie Hurst

Right Photo: Student Eli Corridon-Crum.

Students had the opportunity to hear guest speakers such as Susan Pinette of the Franco-American Centre and An Thuy Nguyen of Cooperative Extension, and also to think about how students shaped the history of the university, including the perspectives of student activists Steve Bull (co-founder of Wilde-Stein) and Willow Wetherall (former president of the UMaine Women’s Student Association and founding member of the UMaine NARAL chapter).

Research posters produced by students as part of the class will be on display in the Center Hallway on Level 1 of Fogler Library for the remainder of the Spring Semester.

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