Have you seen the Library's new website?
Check it out at: library.umbc.edu! The old site will be retired in June 2016.
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The Library has been working hard to make our website more user-friendly. Please tell us what you think! Send feedback to: WebLibrarian@umbc.edu
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Spring 2016 Library Workshops
Register Today!
Register online today!
Literature Review Workshop (2 offerings)
Wednesday, February 17, 12-1 PM, LIB 259
Wednesday, March 23, 12-1 PM, LIB 259
Is writing the literature review a stumbling block? Come to hear what a literature review is and what its required components are. Learn how to address common writing issues, such as effective use of summary and synthesis, and use of quotations. This workshop will help you to learn how to begin and advance your literature review, and how to connect your ideas to the literature in the field.
EndNote Basic Workshop
Monday, March 7, 12-1 PM, LIB 259
Learn how to utilize the full range of features included in the web-accessible citation manager. This hands-on workshop will focus on setting up an account, importing and transferring references, sharing references, and accessing your references in Microsoft Word.
Zotero Workshop
Thursday, March 10, 12-1 PM, LIB 259
Zotero is a freely available citation management software that allows you to save citation information while searching and browsing the Web. With a single click, Zotero saves citations and enables you to create customized bibliographies in standard citation styles, including MLA, Chicago and APA. This workshop will introduce some of the key functions of Zotero such as: installing Zotero, adding citations to your Zotero library, organizing and managing your citations, creating a bibliography, and using the Microsoft Word plug-in to easily insert citations from Zotero into your documents.
How to Conduct a Preliminary U.S. Patent Search
Monday, March 28, 12-1 PM, LIB 259
Patent searching can be a daunting and overwhelming process. Come learn how to conduct preliminary patent searches of U.S. patents and published applications using free online resources of the USPTO and its bi-lateral partner EPO (European Patent Office).
Creating an Academic Research Poster Workshop (2 offerings)
Wednesday, April 13, 12-1 PM, LIB 259
Wednesday, April 20, 12-1 PM, LIB 259
An academic research poster is a visual communication tool that allows you to present your research in a clear, concise, graphic format. Learn how to create a poster that stands out. In this workshop, learn the design principles and guidelines that will help you create an effective and aesthetically pleasing poster using PowerPoint. We’ll discuss layout, fonts, colors, graphics and more.
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Archives Gold #16: 50 Objects for UMBC's 50th
A Brochure from UMBC's 1995 MindFest
Special Collections continues our archival project Archives Gold: 50 Objects for UMBC's 50th, a special series showcasing 50 different objects that tell the story of UMBC. This week we present a brochure from the 1995 MindFest.
MindFest Brochure, 1995. UPUB I1 Institutional Advancement Records, Box 8, Folder 30, University Publications, University Archives, Special Collections, University of Maryland, Baltimore County (Baltimore, MD)
Between the late 1990s and the early 2000s, UMBC hosted MindFest, an annual event advertised as "a celebration of the powers of idea and information." The first MindFest, held in 1995, was created to celebrate the opening of the newly renovated Albin O. Kuhn Library with a ribbon-cutting ceremony, tours of the library, and views of the newly renovated gallery. The university continued the celebration yearly, offering various events and activities for students, their families, friends, alumni, and the surrounding Baltimore and Washington communities to participate in.
Events of the day often included Chessfest (UMBC's Chess Team would participate in a match of chess with another university), Diplomat for a Day (visitors would participate in simulated diplomatic debates with the UMBC Model United Nations team), tours of art and photography exhibitions, musical performances, and children's activities.
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New archival records and finding aids now available online
The Albin O. Kuhn Library & Gallery is excited to announce the release of new and updated records for the Library’s archival collections, a major milestone in providing easier searching of the holdings. The 16-month-long project creates collection-level records and implements an Encoded Archival Description (EAD-XML) compliant workflow for the collections.
As of January 2016, Library staff have successfully updated over 100 finding aids and collection-level records, and created new collection-level records for nearly 50 previously-undescribed archival collections. A workflow was created to convert records to both EAD-XML and MARC-XML formats using national descriptive standards. These records will be made available in multiple access systems including the Library Catalog, the Special Collections Search (PastPerfect Online), and through union catalogs such as OCLC’s ArchiveGrid and the National Library of Medicine’s History of Medicine Finding Aids Consortium. The updated records will facilitate access to UMBC’s archival collections and help to more effectively reach the researchers, scholars, students, and community members that are seeking the unique materials held at UMBC.
Screenshot of the new online finding aid for the American Society of Cell Biology records, Collection 8.
Newly-described collections contain a wide range of materials, including:
These new and updated collections are now searchable from the Special Collections page on the Library’s redesigned website, as well as through the Library Catalog. Users can also browse the full list of archival collections on our new Finding Aids page.
The project is funded by a grant from the National Historical Publications and Records Commission (NHPRC), the granting agency of the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA), as a part of their Documenting Democracy: Access to Historical Records program. Library staff from the Special Collections, Bibliographic & Metadata Services, Library Information Technology Services, and Reference departments partnered on the creation and accessibility of the records. In future months the project will allow us to further streamline the updated workflow and continue to create and update new collection records.
To find out more or to view these materials, check out the Special Collections website, or stop by and visit us! Learn more about the Library's NHPRC grant and finding aid work be viewing these previous posts:
Albin O. Kuhn Library awarded $23,000 grant, May 21, 2014
Encoded Archival Description in Special Collections, August 24, 2015
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Archives Gold #15: 50 Objects for UMBC's 50th
A Media Guide from the 1978 Season of Men's Soccer at UMBC
Special Collections continues our archival project Archives Gold: 50 Objects for UMBC's 50th, a special series showcasing 50 different objects that tell the story of UMBC. This week we present a media guide from the 1978 season of men's soccer at UMBC.
Retriever Media Guide: Soccer, 1978. UPUB A7-017 University Publications, University Archives, Special Collections, University of Maryland, Baltimore County (Baltimore, MD)
The very first intercollegiate game played by UMBC was in soccer in 1966. The newly formed team played against University of Maryland, College Park, losing 4 to 1. Soccer, as well as lacrosse and baseball, were among the first intercollegiate teams to be inaugurated by UMBC's athletic department within UMBC's first year of operation. Basketball would soon follow spurred by the pressing demands of UMBC students. Just ten years later, in 1977, the soccer team would also become the first team at UMBC to compete in a postseason NCAA tournament (see photograph below).
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Archives Gold #14: 50 Objects for UMBC's 50th
An Issue of Dialogue, UMBC's First Literary Magazine
Special Collections continues our archival project Archives Gold: 50 Objects for UMBC's 50th, a special series showcasing 50 different objects that tell the story of UMBC. This week we present UMBC's first literary magazine, Dialogue.
Dialogue, Volume 1, Number 1, Winter 1967. UPUB E3- 016. University Publications, University Archives, Special Collections, University of Maryland, Baltimore County (Baltimore, MD)
UMBC's first literary magazine, Dialogue, was created in 1967 and lasted for only two short years. Early issues of the magazine contained short poems and stories. However, a poem included and written by editor of Dialogue, Glenn Blanchard, in the second edition of the magazine stirred up controversy at UMBC. His poem alluded to racial tensions and used explicit language, upsetting many members of the UMBC community. Chancellor Albin O. Kuhn defended the journal and students' right to free speech, but after a controversy ensued once again (over the display of nude photographs within the Fall 1968 edition of Dialogue), the magazine fell apart and was ordered by Kuhn to officially stop its production.
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New Library Website
Beginning January 4th, a new and
improved Library website will be available at library.umbc.edu. Highlights
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- A cleaner, less cluttered layout.
- A new default search tool: AOK OneSearch. View
books, articles, media and more in a single results list.
- A page highlighting all of the Library's fabulous places to study
The Library has been working hard to make our website more user-friendly. Please tell us what you think! Send feedback to: WebLibrarian@umbc.edu
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Archives Gold #13: 50 Objects for UMBC's 50th
An Ad for The Rathskeller
Special Collections continues our archival project Archives Gold: 50 Objects for UMBC's 50th, a special series showcasing 50 different objects that tell the story of UMBC. This week we present an ad in The Retriever for the student lounge and bar The Rathskeller.
The Retriever, Volume 15, Number 19, March 11, 1981. UPUB- R4. University Publications, University Archives, Special Collections, University of Maryland, Baltimore County (Baltimore, MD)
The Hillcrest Building, UMBC's first administration building, was a center for student recreational activities including sororities, fraternities, game clubs, and The Rathskeller, also known as "The Ratt," a student lounge/ bar situated in the basement of Hillcrest. The Rathskeller was open for 34 years, providing UMBC students with a place for drinking, dancing, eating, and hanging out outside of classes. It eventually closed in 2000, shortly followed by the demolition of the Hillcrest Building in 2007 to make way for new parking spaces and residential halls.
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Don't get fined for the Holidays
Return your Library books before we close!
Friendly reminder to return your Library books and materials before the Library closes at 5pm on Wednesday, December 23!
The Library will reopen on Sunday, January 3 at noon.
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Friendly reminder to return your Library books and materials before the Library closes at 5pm on Wednesday, December 23! The Library will reopen on Sunday, January 3 at noon.
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Archives Gold #12: 50 Objects for UMBC's 50th
Photographs of a 1969 Tug of War Contest over Library Lake
Special Collections continues our archival project Archives Gold: 50 Objects for UMBC's 50th, a special series showcasing 50 different objects that tell the story of UMBC. This week we present photographs from a Tug of War contest over Library Lake in 1969.
Skipjack, Volume 2, 1969. UPUB S2-001. University Publications, University Archives, Special Collections, University of Maryland, Baltimore County (Baltimore, MD)
The pond next to the Albin O. Kuhn Library has been a fixture at UMBC since its opening. In 1969, the junior class at UMBC organized a Tug of War contest to be held over the library pond, as can be seen in the photos above. This was the first "lake event" held at UMBC, and was met with overwhelming support. So much so, that just a few weeks later another lake event, a Raft Contest, would be organized. Students raced rafts and canoes across the pond as part of the activities of Spring Week. Photographs of this can be found in a link below.
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