News and Events at the UMKC Libraries
Announcements
- Miller Nichols Library to Extend Hours for Finals Week
- New online exhibit: "The Voices and Music of World War I"
- Constitution Month Activities at the UMKC Libraries
- Register now for new 1-credit research course - Your success depends on it!
- MERLIN Library Catalog unavailable August 10th, 2006
- Gale's Eighteenth Century Collections Online
- Associate Dean of Libraries Bonnie Postlethwaite...LITA President
- UMKC Professor and Curator Emeritus Gaylor V. Marr dies at 82
- Delay in Receipt of Requested Items via MERLIN and MOBIUS
- Change to MERLIN Library Catalog
- Dr. Stanford featured in University Libraries Communications
- New Exhibits at Miller Nichols Library
- Dr. Garavalia featured in University Libraries Communications
- Friends of the Library of UMKC Spring book sales scheduled.
- Interruption in Internet access to UMKC and UMKC University Libraries resources
- Register now for new 1-credit research course - Your success depends on it!
- Reception to Honor Marilyn Carbonell
- UMKC MERLIN and MOBIUS Library Catalog Users – Note this Change!
- Dr. Joan Dean featured in University Libraries Communications
- Archive of Announcements
Updates
- Calendar of events
- Database changes
- New titles added to the UMKC libraries' collections
- Job opportunities at UMKC Libraries
Miller Nichols Library to Extend Hours for Finals Week
In response to student requests, the Miller Nichols Library will be open extended hours for finals week. Library hours will be:
- Sunday, December 10, Noon to 1 am;
- Monday - Thursday,
- December 11-14, 7:30 am to 1 am;
- Friday, December 15, 7:30 a.m. to 5 p.m.
The UMKC University Libraries announce a new online exhibit "The Voices and Music of World War I."
The Voices And Music Of World War I is a joint initiative between the Kenneth J. LaBudde Department of Special Collections and the Marr Sound Archives, at the Miller Nichols Library, University of Missouri - Kansas City. Featuring sheet music of the era (as well as other print material, including photographs and ephemera) housed in Special Collections, and original sound recordings from the Marr Sound Archives, this website chronicles the American WWI experience through printed music and audio discs of the day. In addition, there is a section dedicated to spoken word recordings containing the voices of leaders and personalities of the day, including General John J. Pershing and vaudeville comedian Cal Stewart.The sheet music featured here is part of Special Collections' World War I Sheet Music Collection, which contains over 250 unique titles published primarily from 1914 to 1919. The World War I Sheet Music Collection is hosted online by the Missouri Digital Library. Direct links to this collection can be found at this website on the pages containing the music and spoken word listings. Look for the Sheet Music Gallery link in the top right corner of the page.
This web project was conceived in cooperation with the National World War I Museum at the Liberty Memorial in Kansas City, Missouri. Designated a National Historic Landmark on September 20, 2006, the Liberty Memorial houses the only public museum in the United States solely dedicated to honoring the World War I experience.
Constitution Month Activities at the UMKC Libraries
The U.S. Constitution was signed on 17th September 1787 by the delegates attending the Constitutional Convention in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The young nation's charter was ratified later by each of the thirteen original states. Changes have been made during the following 218 years. The U.S. Congress mandated in 2004 that U.S. Constitution should be honored and studied on 17th September, with the first commemoration in 2005. The activities and guides listed below are resources for the month-long Constitutional observances at the University of Missouri-Kansas City University Libraries.Everyone is welcome at these free activities at the Miller Nichols Library, 800 East 51st Street and the Leon E. Bloch Law Library at the corner of Oak and 52nd Streets. The buildings are handicapped-accessible. Please join us for these celebrations of American freedoms!
Constitution Month Flyer.
URL: http://library.umkc.edu/gen-info/publications/constitution-month2006.pdf
"Library Guide to the U.S. Constitution," includes sources at the Law Library and manuscripts from the Richard Bolling Collection on Civil Rights in the University Libraries Special Collections Department. URL: http://library.umkc.edu/instruction/MNLsubjguides/constitution.htm
Pocket Guides to the Constitution, including the full text of the document, are available at the Miller Nichols Library.
"We the People - A Celebration of Freedoms and the United States Constitution" Exhibit on the Bill of Rights and the Founders of the American Constitution in the Miller Nichols Library, 2nd Floor
"Exercise Your Freedom to Read...Banned Books Week, September 23 - 30, 2006," and "We the People - The Founding Fathers: Celebrate the Constitution" Book Displays in the South Lobby of the Miller Nichols Library on the First Floor. Books may be checked out.
Focus on the Faculty: Leaving the Bench: Supreme Court Justices at the End, by UMKC Curator's Teaching Professor of Political Science David N. Atkinson. Call No: KF8744 .A98 1999. Available at Miller Nichols and Leon E. Bloch Law Libraries.
Focus on the Faculty: "Famous Trials" Web site by UMKC Professor of Law Douglas O. Linder. URL: http://www.law.umkc.edu/faculty/projects/ftrials/ftrials.htm
Voter Registration available at the UMKC Health Sciences Library. Please call 816-235-1880 for more information.
Register now for new 1-credit research course - Your success depends on it!
Do you know what you don't know?
- Do you know how to ask meaningful questions?
- Do you understand the structure and content of information resources?
- Can you evaluate information?
- Do you know how to use resources as learning tools?
It's time to find out!
Register today for this dynamic new course offered by the UMKC Libraries! Course begins October 16, 2006.
Successful Research: Making Sense of the World of Information
A&S 110 (Fall '06)1 credit hour in 8 weeks
Monday/Wednesday 12-12:50 p.m.
Reference No. 35351
Register online at: http://www.umkc.edu/registrar/course/oraCourse.asp
In A&S 110, learn and discuss what you are expected to know to succeed in college - the importance of discovering, understanding, analyzing, and using ideas and information to achieve genuine learning. While not geared to any specific discipline, this course is core to success in any discipline. It is open to all students, but offers the most benefit when taken early in your academic career. This course is part of a new UM system initiative for information literacy, so enroll now for this exclusive learning opportunity!
MERLIN Library Catalog unavailable August 10th, 2006
The MERLIN Library Catalog will be unavailable on Thursday, August 10th, 2006 beginning at 5:00 a.m. CDT due to a hardware upgrade. The upgrade is expected to take 24 hours to complete. We anticipate that MERLIN will be available again at approximately 5:00 a.m. on Friday, August 11th, 2006. During this time, you may search the MOBIUS Union Catalog <http://mobius.umsystem.edu/search/>, which includes all materials from MERLIN. Please note, however, that holds may not be placed on materials from any of the MERLIN libraries during this period.Gale's Eighteenth Century Collections Online
Through a joint purchase by the Miller Nichols Library and the Leon E. Bloch Law Library, Gale's 18th Century Online has been added to the library's collection of electronic databases. This online collection of full-text books from the eighteenth century includes nearly 150,000 titles across all disciplines. While focused on works published in the United Kingdom, the collection also includes important works from the Americas. For more information please visit the Eighteenth Century Collections Online description page at: http://library.umkc.edu/online/Databases/18thcentury.htm.Bonnie Postlethwaite has assumed the position of Associate Dean, effective March 27, 2006. Bonnie comes to us from Baker University, where she was currently the Associate Vice President of Information Services, with responsibility for the library and for information services. A native of this area, she also worked at Tufts University in Massachusetts, where she was Director of University Library Technology. Prior to that she worked for the Faxon company. Bonnie holds an MSLS from the University of Illinois, an MA in the History of Art, a BA in French, and a BSE in Education, all from the University of Kansas.
Postlethwaite was recently installed as president of the Library and Information Technology Association (LITA), a division of the American Library Association.
Postlethwaite just completed a one-year term as the organization’s vice-president/president-elect. She will serve as president for one year, followed by an annual term as past-president. As president she will fulfill the role of presiding officer, setting the group’s agenda, coordinating meetings, serving as an external face for the organization, as well as spearheading its strategic planning.
“I am honored to be president of an organization of innovative leaders in library technology who creatively employ new technologies to ensure the delivery of information to people for use in their personal lives, in schools, and in the workplace and to enable new knowledge creation,” Postlethwaite said. “LITA is an organization where the exchange of ideas stirs the creative juices to generate new and improved library services.”
As president Postlethwaite hopes to retool LITA’s education programs to incorporate more online learning, increase membership and continue implementing the organization’s strategic plan, which focuses on educating, serving and reaching out to its members and the entire library community.
LITA is an organization which provides continuing education to professionals interested in new technology for librarians and information providers.
The University of Missouri-Kansas City (UMKC), one of four University of Missouri campuses, is a public university serving more than 14,000 undergraduate, graduate and professional students. UMKC engages with the community and economy based on a three-part mission: visual and performing arts, health sciences, and urban affairs.
UMKC Professor and Curator Emeritus
Gaylord V. Marr dies at age 82.
Gaylord Marr, the Curator Emeritus and namesake of the Marr Sound Archives in the Miller Nichols Library recently passed away at the age of 82. Gaylord grew up in Seward, Nebraska. Even as a youth he was drawn to the world of knowledge, spending many hours in the small town library. He served in World War II as a medic. After the war, Gaylord attended the University of Nebraska, earning a Master's Degree in Dramatic Arts in 1951. He followed his dream to Hollywood where he worked as a writer, actor and director including serving as the director of the Bakersfield, California Civic Theater. While in Hollywood, he married Olga, the love of his life and life-long companion.In 1960, Gaylord and Olga settled in Kansas City. Gaylord served as the Artistic Director of the Resident Theater, a project of the Jewish Community Center. He shepherded the theater's move from Linwood to 82nd and Holmes. In 1964, he established the Mark Playhouse, a community experimental theater, located on 75th Street near Brookside Boulevard. The next year, Gaylord joined the faculty in the Communications Studies Department at the University of Missouri - Kansas City.
For the next 27 years, Gaylord taught writing, communications and the history of media. In and out of the classroom, he was known for his demanding intellectual standards. He served as a mentor to generations of students. His teaching efforts were rewarded by the creativity, continuing intellectual curiosity and independent thinking of his students. An innovative educator, he pioneered the use of sound recordings, video and other new media in the classroom. Gaylord was recognized three times as an Outstanding Undergraduate Teacher during his UMKC teaching career. Along the way, he amassed an immense personal archive of sound recordings and videos.
In 1986, Gaylord and Olga donated 42,000 sound recordings to the Miller Nichols Library at UMKC forming the foundation collection for the Marr Sound Archives. Gaylord served as the first curator of the sound archives, cultivating its growth and direction. Since then, the collection has grown to include 280,000 sound recordings. The Marr Sound Archives is recognized as a leader in the field of audio preservation and the creation of digital collections featuring audio. The collection has an international reputation and is of inestimable value to researchers all over the world.
Gaylord retired in 1992 to spend time with Olga and continue researching the impact of media on American culture. Each week, Gaylord gathered with former students and friends for lively discussions over lunch. After a short illness, Gaylord passed away on Tuesday, June 13, 2006. He is survived by his loving wife Olga and their beloved dog Sheba.
Delay in Receipt of Requested Items via MERLIN and MOBIUS
There will be a four day delay (June 28, 29, 30 and July 1) in receipt of items requested via MERLIN or MOBIUS while a transition is made from one delivery courier to another. We apologize for the delay. We encourage everyone to continue requesting items and they will start arriving at your chosen pickup locations on July 3.Change to MERLIN Library Catalog
Saint Louis University materials can no longer be requested through MERLIN. Please use the MOBIUS catalog to search for and request Saint Louis University materials.Dr. Carol Stanford featured in University Libraries Communications Campaign Poster Series
"The Information Age" is all around us and applies to every facet of our lives, affecting how we perceive our environment and how we decide to live within it. Our greatest challenge today is not finding information, but digesting, analyzing and evaluating the oceans of information in which we can find ourselves adrift.Fortunately, no one need face this daunting challenge alone. As never before, library professionals stand ready to assist patrons in successfully navigating the often confusing sea of data and information. The University Libraries of the University of Missouri-Kansas City put a wide array of resources and a team of dedicated professionals at the disposal of the information consumers in both the University community and greater Kansas City.
One extremely important field in which UMKC University librarians serve our community's information needs is that of medical care. The subject of the current poster from the University Libraries’ marketing and information effort is the Clinical Medical Librarian (CML) Program. The poster prominently features Dr. Carol Stanford and includes CML Amrita Burdick.
UMKC’s CML Program is a unique and indispensable contribution to a very special patron group: the doctors, residents, and medical students who attend the health care needs of area patients. The Clinical Medical Librarian accompanies a Docent Team -- which consists of a senior physician, such as Dr. Stanford, medical residents and medical students -- on its medical rounds. Through careful observation and active listening, the CML discerns the important medical issues pertaining to an individual case. After rounds are concluded the CML returns to the medical library to research the pertinent print and electronic resources to furnish the medical team with the information required to provide each patient optimum medical care.
The UMKC Libraries enhance the quality of life for our patrons at all stages of life. Information to fill your academic, personal, recreational, and yes, medical needs is available from the University Libraries at UMKC. What you need is what we’re looking for.
"Clinical Medical Librarian team members provide Docent Teams information to help support excellent patient care. CMLs also teach lifelong information skills so students can be excellent physicians in the future."- Carol Stanford, M.D., FACP |  Full screen view (pdf file) |
New Exhibits at Miller Nichols Library
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Women’s exhibit now on display! The Miller Nichols Library invites you to the 2nd floor to explore a sampling of photographs, publications and other artifacts from the 19th and early 20th centuries celebrating women in the areas of art, politics and temperance. To further explore photography of the 19th and early 20th centuries, please visit the Victorian Studio Portrait Photograph Collection exhibit (described below) located directly outside Special Collections, room # 411 on the 4th floor of the Library. |
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Selections from The Victorian Studio Portrait Photograph Collection Captured from life, the Victorian Studio Portrait Photograph Collection is comprised of 229 Victorian and vintage original photographic prints dating from the mid 19th Century to the early 20th Century. Formats include Cartes-de-Visite, Cabinet Cards, Tintypes, etc. with an eclectic selection of images for the researcher or anyone interested in 19th and early 20th Century photography. The bulk of the collection comes from studios in Missouri and Kansas, but studios throughout the United States and even a few in Europe are represented. Selections from this collection are currently on display directly outside Special Collections, room 411 on the 4th floor of Miller Nichols Library. The collection has recently been digitized and is hosted by the Missouri Digital Library @ the URL below: (http://digital.library.umsystem.edu/cgi/i/image/image-idx?page=index;c=umkcportic) |
The Department of Special Collections has developed a new exhibit located near the north entrance on the ground floor of Miller Nichols Library showcasing photographs and other items from The Mutual Musicians Foundation Photograph Collection. The collection chronicles the history of Kansas City’s Musicians Protective Union Local 627 (American Federation of Musicians), from its establishment in 1917 to the present day. The 700 piece collection includes signed portraits of members of Local 627, coverage of union functions and social events, as well as group photos of the legendary bands of Andy Kirk, Harlan Leonard, Jay McShann, Bennie Moten, Count Basie, George E. Lee, the Blue Devils and other bands that created the internationally recognized Kansas City style of jazz.
The Mutual Musicians Foundation Photograph Collection is held in the Department of Special Collections, on the fourth floor of the Miller Nichols Library. For more information, visit online: http://library.umkc.edu/spec-col/627mmf.htm Visit the online companion exhibit, Musicians Local 627 And The Mutual Musicians Foundation: The Cradle of Kansas City Jazz, which presents photographs, sound recordings and other historic information documenting union functions, social events and the bands and members of Local 627: http://www.umkc.edu/orgs/local627/
Dr. Linda Garavalia featured in University Libraries Communications Campaign Poster Series
The time was when many of us thought that all librarians did was check out books for us and ask us to keep quiet. We understand now, of course, that libraries and librarians offer so much more!For the students and faculty at UMKC, the University Libraries are vital to their study and research. One reason for this is obvious: the over one million books, serials, electronic journals and databases which provide access to important information. Another reason has become increasingly obvious to students and scholars alike with each passing semester: the University Libraries’ Library Instruction Program.
The subject of the most recent poster from the University Libraries’ strategic marketing campaign enthusiastically attests to the value of the Library Instruction Program. Professor Linda Garavalia is an Associate Professor in the UMKC Department of Psychology. Dr. Garavalia has seen the difference library instruction makes in the academic lives of her students, and is one of its greatest advocates.
The Library Instruction Program offers hands-on sessions in which students learn how to locate, analyze and utilize the information they need. Skilled and knowledgeable librarians guide the students in library-integrated, multi-media teaching labs. Instruction sessions introduce students to the research methodologies they need to successfully navigate the vast sea of information and complete specific assignments. Beyond that, they foster the skills and appreciation for information gathering and evaluation which will enable each student to become a life-long learner. The Instruction Librarians at UMKC are eager and able to enhance the intellectual experience of our students as only they can.
As Dr. Garavalia says, "The library’s instructional services provide the knowledge and skills students need to find quality research material in a timely manner."
Do you want to check out a book? Come to the UMKC Libraries, by all means. Take Professor Garavalia’s advice, however. Find an expert librarian, and discover the myriad of resources and services which make the UMKC Libraries so much more!
Friends of the Library of UMKC Spring book sales scheduled.
Friends of the Library of UMKC sponsored book sales are scheduled for Spring. The first public sale is coming up soon on Friday, February 3, 2006 from 10am to 4pm.
Once again, the Friends are providing a special Preview Sale for UMKC Faculty/Staff on Thursday, February 2 from 2pm to 4pm.
Please let friends and colleagues know of our sales.
For more information visit the Friends of the Library of UMKC web page.
Register now for new 1-credit research course - Your success depends on it!
Do you know what you don’t know?
- Do you know how to ask meaningful questions?
- Do you understand the structure and content of information resources?
- Can you evaluate information?
- Do you know how to use resources as learning tools?
It’s time to find out!
Register today for this dynamic new course offered by the UMKC Libraries!
Successful Research: Making Sense of the World of Information
A&S 110 (WS ’06)1 credit hour in 8 weeks
Monday/Wednesday 12-12:50 p.m.
Reference No. 35311
Register online at: http://www.umkc.edu/registrar/course/oraCourse.asp
In A&S 110, learn and discuss what you are expected to know to succeed in college – the importance of discovering, understanding, analyzing, and using ideas and information to achieve genuine learning. While not geared to any specific discipline, this course is core to success in any discipline. It is open to all students, but offers the most benefit when taken early in your academic career. This course is part of a new UM system initiative for information literacy, so enroll now for this exclusive learning opportunity!
Reception to Honor Marilyn Carbonell
The University Libraries is hosting a reception honoring Marilyn Carbonell for her 29 years of dedicated service to the UMKC University Libraries. The reception will begin at 3:00pm on Wednesday, February 1, 2006 in Room 303 of the Miller Nichols Library. All are invited.
Marilyn Carbonell, Assistant Director for Collection Development, is leaving the University Libraries after 29 years to become Head of Libraries Services at the Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, where she will head a 15-member team and be responsible for the Spencer Art Reference Library, the Museum Archives, and the Slide Library. SARL is the premier art history reference library in the region.
In her 18 years as Assistant Director for Collection Development, Marilyn has been responsible for the team of faculty librarians who build and manage the Libraries’ collections. She has also overseen the Special Collections Department, including the Marr Sound Archives. She has served on numerous committees; been involved in many initiatives; and taught library instruction sessions, most intensively Art and Art History (where she is an adjunct assistant professor), and the Master of Liberal Studies Program in the College of Arts and Sciences. She actively supports student honors and undergraduate research as a member of the faculty advisory groups for SEARCH, the UMKC Chapter of the National Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi, and is a member of the KCUR Advisory Board.
Marilyn has represented the Libraries on regional, statewide, and UM System committees, especially those dealing with collection building and electronic resources, and partnerships with the Truman Presidential Museum & Library, and served as the first chair of the MERLIN Collection Development Committee. She has been active in the American Library Association, chiefly in the Reference and User Services Association.
Marilyn joined the Libraries in September 1976 as the Art, Theatre and Pharmacy Reference Librarian. She has a master’s degree in art history (University of Iowa) in addition to a master’s degree in library science (Northern Illinois University). She has assisted the UMKC Friends of the Library by managing the annual faculty grant opportunities for their Annual Gift to the Libraries. She and Prof. Emeritus David Weinglass, her husband, are life members of the Friends. She has worked with donors and friends to enhance the collections and services for students, faculty and the community throughout her years at UMKC.
Marilyn’s contributions to the UMKC University Libraries, to the campus, and to the community are extraordinary. She will be dearly missed, but we are delighted she is taking on such an exciting new role. Please join us in wishing her the best in her new position.
Interruption in Internet access to UMKC and UMKC University Libraries resources
During the hours from midnight, January 7 to 3 a.m. January 8, UMKC students, faculty, and staff will experience an interruption in Internet access to UMKC and UMKC University Libraries resources. During this interruption, users on the UMKC Campus will not be able to connect to resources outside of UMKC and users off campus will not be able to connect to resources at UMKC. This interruption may be very short or could last up to three hours and is a part of the normal Missouri Research and Education Network (MOREnet) maintenance.Register now for new 1-credit research course - Your success depends on it!
Do you know what you don’t know?
- Do you know how to ask meaningful questions?
- Do you understand the structure and content of information resources?
- Can you evaluate information?
- Do you know how to use resources as learning tools?
It’s time to find out!
Register today for this dynamic new course offered by the UMKC Libraries!
Successful Research: Making Sense of the World of Information
A&S 110 (WS ’06)1 credit hour in 8 weeks
M/W 12-12:50 p.m.
Reference No. 35311
Register online at: http://www.umkc.edu/registrar/course/oraCourse.asp
In A&S 110, learn and discuss what you are expected to know to succeed in college – the importance of discovering, understanding, analyzing, and using ideas and information to achieve genuine learning. While not geared to any specific discipline, this course is core to success in any discipline. It is open to all students, but offers the most benefit when taken early in your academic career. This course is part of a new UM system initiative for information literacy, so enroll now for this exclusive learning opportunity!
Reception to Honor Marilyn Carbonell
The University Libraries is hosting a reception honoring Marilyn Carbonell for her 29 years of dedicated service to the UMKC University Libraries. The reception will begin at 3:00pm on Wednesday, February 1, 2006 in Room 303 of the Miller Nichols Library. All are invited.
Marilyn Carbonell, Assistant Director for Collection Development, is leaving the University Libraries after 29 years to become Head of Libraries Services at the Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, where she will head a 15-member team and be responsible for the Spencer Art Reference Library, the Museum Archives, and the Slide Library. SARL is the premier art history reference library in the region.
In her 18 years as Assistant Director for Collection Development, Marilyn has been responsible for the team of faculty librarians who build and manage the Libraries’ collections. She has also overseen the Special Collections Department, including the Marr Sound Archives. She has served on numerous committees; been involved in many initiatives; and taught library instruction sessions, most intensively Art and Art History (where she is an adjunct assistant professor), and the Master of Liberal Studies Program in the College of Arts and Sciences. She actively supports student honors and undergraduate research as a member of the faculty advisory groups for SEARCH, the UMKC Chapter of the National Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi, and is a member of the KCUR Advisory Board.
Marilyn has represented the Libraries on regional, statewide, and UM System committees, especially those dealing with collection building and electronic resources, and partnerships with the Truman Presidential Museum & Library, and served as the first chair of the MERLIN Collection Development Committee. She has been active in the American Library Association, chiefly in the Reference and User Services Association.
Marilyn joined the Libraries in September 1976 as the Art, Theatre and Pharmacy Reference Librarian. She has a master’s degree in art history (University of Iowa) in addition to a master’s degree in library science (Northern Illinois University). She has assisted the UMKC Friends of the Library by managing the annual faculty grant opportunities for their Annual Gift to the Libraries. She and Prof. Emeritus David Weinglass, her husband, are life members of the Friends. She has worked with donors and friends to enhance the collections and services for students, faculty and the community throughout her years at UMKC.
Marilyn’s contributions to the UMKC University Libraries, to the campus, and to the community are extraordinary. She will be dearly missed, but we are delighted she is taking on such an exciting new role. Please join us in wishing her the best in her new position.
Link to more information about the reception in PDF format.
UMKC MERLIN and MOBIUS Library Catalog Users – Note this Change!
Starting the week of December 27, when viewing your library account in the MERLIN Library record or requesting books in the MERLIN or MOBIUS Library Catalog, you will need to add the letter “k” (for Kansas City) to your UMKC ID number.
Your ID number in a MERLIN request will now look like this: 012345678k
The Miller Nichols Library will be closed December 24 – January 2. The Health Sciences Library will be open Tuesday, December 27 – Friday, December 30.
Complete hours for all the UMKC Libraries may be viewed on our website.
http://library.umkc.edu/AbouttheLibraries/services-faq.htm#hours
Dr. Joan Dean featured in University Libraries Communications Campaign Poster Series
The expression “24/7” has become a part of everyday speech. People apply it to hamburger stands that never close as well as TV infomercials. Such overuse can dilute an expression’s significance for day-to-day living.
For the students, faculty and staff of the UMKC University Libraries, “24/7” is neither a euphemism nor an exaggeration. It accurately describes when the millions of library resources are available through remote access. Any hour of the day or night, students, faculty and staff can use their personal computers to research databases, electronic journals and monographs, exhibits, newspaper articles and other library materials. The door to these extensive collections is the UMKC University Libraries website (http://library.umkc.edu/). It opens to you with a UMKC single sign-on account; username and password.
Many UMKC faculty scholars can attest to the benefits of utilizing the UMKC Libraries’ remote access capabilities. Few are more familiar with these benefits than Dr. Joan Dean, who is featured on the Libraries’ most recent communications poster. She is a distinguished teaching professor of modern American, British and Irish Literature. Her most recent book, Riot and Great Anger: Stage Censorship in Twentieth-Century Ireland, has drawn wide praise from her fellow-scholars. Professor Dean continues to “come to the library” to research even when working from as far away as the Emerald Isle! As she says “No matter where in the world I am, University Libraries is always home.”
Dr. Dean’s knowledge of the Libraries’ extensive collections and skilled professionals does not come solely from her scholarly endeavors, however. From April 2004 to May 2005 she served as the Interim Dean and Director of Libraries at UMKC. While Professor Dean is delighted to have returned to her true calling as a scholar and educator, her ties to the UMKC Libraries have been strengthened and enriched.
The access to library resources which Dr. Dean enjoys is available to each and every UMKC student, faculty and staff via the Library’s homepage. “24/7” is not merely a catchy phrase, it is part of the University Libraries’ ongoing commitment to serving You!
"No matter where in the world I am,
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