News and Events at the UMKC Libraries

Announcements

• Extended Hours for Finals Week
• Bookmark databases with del.icio.us
• University News coverage of Groundbreaking
• Ceremonial Groundbreaking...Expansion and Renovation
• Library Acquires 22 New Databases and E-Resources
• First Friday Book Sales are back!
• IKON Copy Services Open House
• No Parking on Service Road until September 4, 2007
• Café a la Carte comes to the Miller Nichols Library
• The UMKC University Libraries has a new web address!
• Register now - The most important class of your college career!
• Library Service Road Closure
• Kansas City Literary Festival
• Miller Nichols to Extend Hours for Finals Week
• University Libraries Toolbars Available
• Archive of Announcements
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Updates

• Calendar of events
• Database changes
• New titles added to the UMKC libraries' collections
  • Dental Library and Health Sciences Library
  • Leon E. Bloch Law Library
  • Miller Nichols Library
  • Music/Media Library
• Job opportunities at UMKC Libraries

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Extended Hours for Finals Week

In response to student requests, the Miller Nichols Library will be open extended hours for finals week starting on Friday, December 7th. Library hours will be:

Days	Times
Friday, December 7	7:30 a.m. - 9:00 p.m.
Saturday, December 8	9:00 a.m. - 9:00 p.m.
Sunday, December 9	12:00 noon - 1:00 a.m.
Monday - Wednesday, December 10 - 12	7:30 a.m. - 1:00 a.m.
Thursday, December 13	7:30 a.m. - 11:00 p.m.
Friday, December 14	7:30 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.

Café a la Cart will also extend its hours to be open until 9 p.m. Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday, December 10 - 12.

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Bookmark databases with  del.icio.us

We've made it easy to add our databases to your del.icio.us bookmarks. All you have to do is look for the del.icio.us icon next to the link "Save to del.icio.us." Click on the link, and you'll be taken to the del.icio.us website. If you're already a member, you'll be able to save your bookmark from this screen. New to del.icio.us? You'll be asked to register. (Don't worry--it's free.) For more information on del.icio.us, visit their website at http://del.icio.us/.

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UMKC UNIVERSITY NEWS

The golden shovels dug into the earth and applause broke out among the 150 people present. The Miller Nichols Library expansion was officially under way. On a joyous and sunny afternoon, Jeannette Nichols, a trustee of The Miller Nichols Charitable Foundation and director of The Miller and Jeanette Nichols Foundation, welcomed the guests.
Read the entire article.

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Ceremonial Groundbreaking...Expansion and Renovation

When complete, the Miller Nichols Library and Interactive Learning Center will enable UMKC to accommodate a 20 percent increase in enrollment with approximately 170,000 renovated square feet and 65,000 new square feet of classroom and learning space. The complex will provide space for critical student services, research, and sustained growth of the UMKC library collections via an automated high-density storage and retrieval system.

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Library Acquires 22 New Databases and E-Resources

As the information needs of UMKC students and faculty continue to increase, the electronic resources of the University Libraries continue to grow. Over the past summer the Libraries have added 22 new databases, electronic collections that provide access to online information, including reference sources, primary sources and full text articles in more than 1600 journals, magazines, and newspapers. The Libraries’ website now provides a total of more than 200 online databases, available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week to UMKC faculty, students and staff. The new resources cover a variety of subject areas, including ethnic studies, literature, art, educational testing, history, medicine, political science, economics, law, psychiatry, theatre, and business. Additionally, two of the Libraries’ databases, the Gale Virtual Reference Library and Oxford Reference Online Premium, include more than 400 electronic encyclopedias, dictionaries and handbooks on many different subjects.

New resources were selected for the Libraries collections by Subject Specialist Librarians, based on student and faculty requests, with the goal of empowering students and faculty to discover information and gain knowledge in their fields of study. According to Brenda Dingley, Assistant Director for Technical Services and Collections, “The Subject Specialists worked together to ensure that the Libraries acquired the resources that would be most useful and valuable to researchers over a wide range of subject areas. The Libraries received additional funding from the Office of the Provost, the Friends of the Library and UMKC academic departments in order to make many of these purchases.” Most of the new sources include current articles, but articles from 1800 – 1899 are available in 19th Century U.S. Newspapers. Art Museum Image Gallery has more than 155,000 images of art held in museums throughout the world. Value Line Research Center provides financial data on corporations and industries. Social Explorer includes maps of current and historical census data and maps. Specialized encyclopedias, generally written by experts in the field, are available in many subject areas. Oxford Reference Online Premium has English-language and bilingual dictionaries, including a Visual English Dictionary.

All of these new online resources are available to UMKC students, faculty and staff on campus and from anywhere with Internet access, using a UMKC Single sign-on account. Links to the Libraries’ electronic resources are available at http://library.umkc.edu/online/databasesmain.htm. Recently added online resources are highlighted by the word “New”.

New databases page.

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Final First Friday Book Sale of 2007!

Gently used books at bargain prices!

The last First Friday Book Sale of 2007 will be on Friday, December 7, from 10-4 on the ground floor of the Miller Nichols Library – mark your calendar and please help spread the word by either printing and posting the attached flyer, or by forwarding it to anyone you think might be interested. First Friday Book Sale Flyer

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IKON Copy Services Open House

Open House Flyer in .pdf.

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Library Service Road Closure - No Parking on Service Road until September 4, 2007

The library service road is nearing completion. As of August 28, 2007 the dock is open to vehicles that are of UPS delivery size and/or smaller. Larger trucks cannot use the dock for another week or so. We are waiting on a concrete test to show it has met strength. The service road will be open for parking on Monday, September 4, 2007. This week, August 27 - September 1, 2007, the contractor will have a street cleaner come through to clean off the drive.

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Café a la Carte comes to the Miller Nichols Library

UMKC Food Services, SODEXO and the University Libraries are pleased to announce that the Miller Nichols Library now has a Café a la Cart! Located at the south entrance to the library, the Café offers sandwiches, salads, fruit, coffee, sushi, cookies, and cold bottled drinks to go. The Café is open Monday through Thursday from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m.

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The UMKC University Libraries has a new web address!

The URL for the UMKC University Libraries has changed. The new URL is http://library.umkc.edu/. If you have bookmarks for any resources on the University Libraries’ website, you will need to update them to reflect the new address. For a limited time you will be redirected to the new web address. You may email any questions or concerns to: http://library.umkc.edu/forms/feedback.htm.

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Register now - The most important class of your college career!

A&S 110 Successful Research: Making Sense of the World of Information
Learn the skills you need to succeed in all your classes. In this class we’ll teach you how to:

• Think critically
• Ask questions to help you learn
• Find and evaluate information

Helpful for students getting degrees in any field.
Perfect for students new to or confused about university-level research.
Only eight weeks long, so it fits into your schedule easily.
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A&S 110 (FS 2007)
1 credit hour in 8 weeks.
M/W 12-12:50 p.m.
Miller Nichols Library, Room 121

Choose a section:

Ref. No. 40221 (Meets Aug 20 – Oct 10)
Ref. No. 40222 (Meets Oct 15 – Dec 14)

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Library Service Road Closure - May 14 - August 27, 2007

Due to campus maintenance, the wheelchair ramp on the North side of Miller Nichols library will be closed from May 14 through August 27, 2007. There will be no wheelchair access to the North entrance (parking lot side) of the Library. Wheelchair access will only be available at the Library’s South entrance (on 51st Street). The handicapped parking located between Miller Nichols Library and the Fine Arts Building will be closed during this time. Accessible spaces will remain available in the parking lot directly North of the Library. Additional spaces will be reserved at the southeast end of that parking lot (nearest Rockhill Road) to make the travel distance to the south entrance of the library as short as possible. Road closure information in .pdf format.

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UMKC Friends of the Library Book Sale

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Miller Nichols to Extend Hours for Finals Week
April 27 - May 3, 2007

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University Libraries Toolbars Available

The University Libraries is excited to offer new toolbars to its users. These toolbars are easy to install in either Internet Explorer or Firefox and provide convenient access to electronic journals, the library catalog, popular databases, and much more.

Five library toolbars are currently available:

• UMKC Libraries toolbar for general research
• Business toolbar
• Health Sciences Library toolbar
• Music toolbar
• Music Education and Music Therapy toolbar

More information, including download links, is available at the toolbars page.