UMaine Alert

In this issue: New online Elsevier works available. Featured Resource: ArchiveGrid ArchiveGrid includes over 5 million records describing archival materials, bringing together information about historical documents, personal papers, family histories, and more. With over 1,000 different archival institutions represented, ArchiveGrid helps researchers locate primary source materials held in archives, libraries, museums, and historical societies. https://library.umaine.edu/indexesdb/dbdetails.asp?field=Name&search=ArchiveGrid […]

In this issue: New and Updated Hot Topic Guides Featured Resource: ProQuest Dissertations & Theses Global ProQuest Dissertations & Theses (PQDT) Global is the world’s most comprehensive collection of dissertations and theses from around the world, offering millions of works from thousands of universities. Each year hundreds of thousands of works are added. Full-text coverage […]

In this issue: New Fogler Library Workshop Series Finding Funding Challenge Still Available Featured Resource: Black History Month Resources Guide A curated guide filled with resources available through Fogler Library that support Black History Month and discussions of race in America. https://libguides.library.umaine.edu/Blackhistory New Fogler Library Workshop Series This Spring your students can join Fogler Library for […]

In this issue: Fogler Library Pet Grams Document Selected for Maine Maritime Museum Exhibit Featured Resource: Global Newsstream Global Newsstream enables users to search and read full-text for the most recent global news content, as well as archives that stretch back into the 1980s. It features content from more than 2,000 newspapers, newswires, and news […]

In this issue: Information Literacy Assistance Featured Resource: HathiTrust Digital Library HathiTrust is a partnership of academic and research institutions, offering a collection of titles digitized from libraries around the world. The HathiTrust Digital Library database of more than 17 million volumes spans several centuries and many languages. Search options include full text and bibliographic […]

In this issue: State Publications Patent and Trademark Resource Center Featured Resource: Oxford Research Encyclopedia of American History The Oxford Research Encyclopedia of American History provides peer-reviewed long-form articles, as well as shorter summaries. The encyclopedia is updated monthly with new or edited articles. The Oxford Research Encyclopedia of American History is funded through the […]

In this issue: ·  Cloud-Based Data Storage Workshop ·  Government Publications ·  JSTOR Featured Resource:  Mintel Academic Mintel publishes over 220 marketing reports in the US every year. Reports include data such as answers to consumer survey questions to identify key demographics or target markets; a comprehensive overview of the market size, including a five […]

In this issue: ·  University of Maine COVID-19 Community Archive Project ·  Native American Heritage Month Featured Resource: Maine Bicentennial Collection The Maine Bicentennial collection on DigitalCommons@UMaine comprises documents from Raymond H. Fogler Library’s Special Collections that the library has selected as relevant to the 1820-2020 statehood celebration. The full-text documents and images provide a […]

In this issue: ·  Special Collections Staff Changes ·  New Hot Topics Guide on Police Reform Featured Resource: Reference Sources Guide Our Reference Sources Guide provides a collection of online tools to find quick answers. Through the guide, you can find reference publications, dictionaries, almanacs, statistics, and searchable collections of subject encyclopedias, as well as […]

In this issue: Hot Topics: Election Guide Updated Course Reserves Featured Resource: Fogler Library Self-Guided Tour Fogler Library is the largest library in Maine, and our librarians can teach you to find, evaluate, and use information. We can help you navigate the millions of resources you have available and ensure you have access to the […]