In this issue: ScholComm 2018 1. 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 informative and engaging workshops on open access, alternative metrics, online researcher identities, and DigitalCommons@UMaine. Light morning refreshments […]

In this issue: Create Your First Video Game Workshop November Grants 101 Workshop 1. Create Your First Video Game Workshop Date & Time: Thursday, November 2nd, 6-7pm Location: Fogler Library Classroom From Candy Crush to Minecraft, we have all played a video game at one point or another. If you have ever wanted to not […]

In this issue: 2017 Election Guide Crowdsourcing Transcriptions for Fannie Hardy Eckstorm Papers Create Your First Video Game Workshop 1. 2017 Election Guide Now Available An updated Election 2017 guide has been published by Fogler’s Reference & Information Literacy Department. The guide includes details on upcoming referendum questions and elections.  Please share this information with your students. […]

In this issue: Crowdsourcing Transcriptions for Fannie Hardy Eckstorm Papers Create Your First Video Game Workshop 1. Crowdsourcing Transcriptions for Fannie Hardy Eckstorm Papers Images of handwritten documents in the Fannie Hardy Eckstorm collection have been posted to Digital Maine Transcription Project, which allows members of the public to transcribe significant Maine documents so they will be searchable online. […]

In this issue: Find Films to Use in your Course November Grants 101 Workshop   1. Find Films to Use in Your Course See this guide for various film options that the Library provides access to, including streaming videos through Films on Demand and Kanopy, and films on DVD available in URSUS. 2. November Grants 101 Workshop Date & Time: Tuesday, Nov. […]

In this issue: Nexis Uni Database November Grants 101 Workshop 1. Nexis Uni Database For those of you familiar with the database LexisNexis Academic, please note that this database has a new name and a new look.  Now called Nexis Uni, the full-text news, business, and legal content is the same, but the search interface is quite different.  […]

In this issue: Making Connections within Gale Primary Sources Workshop Expanding Scholarly Impact for UMaine Faculty November Grants 101 Workshop 1. The “Long” 18th Century: Making Connections within Gale Primary Sources Date & Time: Tuesday, Oct. 3, 4:00-5:15 p.m. Location: Library Classroom, 1st floor Fogler Library As part of the 2017 Digital Humanities Week, this […]

In this issue: Guide to BrowZine Call for Presenters: Fogler Library Workshop Series October Grants 101 Workshop 1. Guide to Browzine BrowZine is a tool that allows users to browse, read, monitor, and share articles for many Fogler Library journal titles. This tool allows you to: Easily access many full-text journal articles through Fogler Library […]

In this issue: New Finding Aids for UMaine Records Call for Presenters: Fogler Library Workshop Series October Grants 101 Workshop 1. New Finding Aids for UMaine Records 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 […]

In this issue: Scheduling Library Instruction for Your Students Grants 101 Workshop 1. Scheduling Library Instruction for Your Students As you prepare for this semester’s classes, remember that librarians in the Reference and Information Literacy Department at Fogler are available to provide instructional sessions and/or web guides for your students. These sessions can cover specific […]