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<Title>UMBC&#8217;s President, Dr. Freeman Hrabowski Visits the...</Title>
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    <div class="html-content">Full Title: UMBC’s President, Dr. Freeman Hrabowski Visits the Saturday Dissertation House<p><a href="http://dissertationhouse.files.wordpress.com/2011/03/p1070279.jpg" rel="nofollow external" class="bo"><img src="http://dissertationhouse.files.wordpress.com/2011/03/p1070279.jpg?w=300&amp;h=225" alt="" width="300" height="225" style="max-width: 100%; height: auto;"></a>Imagine the surprise on the looks of the faces of students participating in a Saturday Dissertation House session when the President of the University peeks in to say hello and wish everyone luck! The smiles permeated the room as UMBC’s President, Dr. Freeman Hrabowski made an impromptu visit to the Dissertation House this afternoon. Dr. Hrabowski greeted the group as “future Ph.D.s” and wished them well. ABOUT Dr. Hrabowski: <a href="http://www.umbc.edu/aboutumbc/president/index.php" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">http://www.umbc.edu/aboutumbc/president/index.php</a></p>
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<Summary>Full Title: UMBC’s President, Dr. Freeman Hrabowski Visits the Saturday Dissertation House Imagine the surprise on the looks of the faces of students participating in a Saturday Dissertation House...</Summary>
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<Title>Saturday Morning Dissertation House Discussion:...</Title>
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    <div class="html-content">Full Title: Saturday Morning Dissertation House Discussion: Understanding Your Advisor<p><a href="http://dissertationhouse.files.wordpress.com/2011/03/p1070241.jpg" rel="nofollow external" class="bo"><img src="http://dissertationhouse.files.wordpress.com/2011/03/p1070241.jpg?w=300&amp;h=225" alt="" width="300" height="225" style="max-width: 100%; height: auto;"></a>This morning, Dr. Carter is discussing the need to be prepared for meetings with your advisor and your dissertation committee. Bottom line: Be professional! Be on time, come prepared, and follow-up.  Students will blog about their plans and experiences throughout the day. Take a look: <a href="http://dissertationhouse.wordpress.com/blog-online-challenge/winter-2011-challenge/" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">http://dissertationhouse.wordpress.com/blog-online-challenge/winter-2011-challenge/</a></p>
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<Summary>Full Title: Saturday Morning Dissertation House Discussion: Understanding Your Advisor This morning, Dr. Carter is discussing the need to be prepared for meetings with your advisor and your...</Summary>
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<Title>Blackboard Down for Extended Maintenance from 10 pm...</Title>
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    <div class="html-content">Full Title: Blackboard Down for Extended Maintenance from 10 pm Fri. 3/18 to 10 am Sat. 3/19As a part of DoIT's regular <a href="http://www.umbc.edu/blogs/oit-news/archives/2007/09/weekly_blackboa.html" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">scheduled maintenance,</a> <strong>Blackboard will be down for an extended time on Friday, March 18 (10 p.m.) until Saturday, March 19 (10 a.m.)</strong> in order  to reindex the entire database.  This process is the second phase of a 2-step process recommended by Blackboard in order to fix the previously reported <a href="http://www.umbc.edu/blogs/oit-news/archives/2011/02/known_issue_bb_1.html" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">spikes in database utilization</a>. The first phase, replacement of a key database function, was completed on February 11.  DoIT staff are hopeful that the completion of this second step will resolve any lingering Blackboard performance issues.
    
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<Summary>Full Title: Blackboard Down for Extended Maintenance from 10 pm Fri. 3/18 to 10 am Sat. 3/19As a part of DoIT's regular scheduled maintenance, Blackboard will be down for an extended time on...</Summary>
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<Title>Dissertation House at UMBC, Starts today at 9AM Sharp!</Title>
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    <p>Today’s Dissertation House will be held in Room 331 of the Commons on UMBC’s campus.  Those who are not participating in person may join us online: <a href="http://dissertationhouse.wordpress.com/blog-online-challenge/winter-2011-challenge/" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">http://dissertationhouse.wordpress.com/blog-online-challenge/winter-2011-challenge/</a> .</p>
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<Title>UMBC Moving to Google Calendar</Title>
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    <strong>Oracle Calendar to Google Calendar Migration</strong>
    On June 7th, 2011 the campus will move to Google calendar as the new campus-wide enterprise calendaring solution. Oracle calendar has been the campus’ calendaring solution for the last decade. Unfortunately, Oracle calendar has not kept up to date with current web and mobile technologies.</div>
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<Summary>Oracle Calendar to Google Calendar Migration On June 7th, 2011 the campus will move to Google calendar as the new campus-wide enterprise calendaring solution. Oracle calendar has been the campus’...</Summary>
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<Title>IHE Journal Publishes Article on Check My Activity...</Title>
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    <div class="html-content">Full Title: IHE Journal Publishes Article on Check My Activity Tool for Students<em>The Internet and Higher Education</em> has published an article about UMBC's Check My Activity (CMA) tool for students in its special issue on web mining in education. For more information, see the following:
    
    Fritz, J., <a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.iheduc.2010.07.007" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">Classroom walls that talk: Using online course activity data of successful students to raise self-awareness of underperforming peers</a>, <em>Internet and Higher Education</em>, Volume 14, Issue 2, March 2011, Pages 89-97.</div>
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<Summary>Full Title: IHE Journal Publishes Article on Check My Activity Tool for StudentsThe Internet and Higher Education has published an article about UMBC's Check My Activity (CMA) tool for students in...</Summary>
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<Title>Maryland Digital Library (MDL) Database trials -...</Title>
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    <div class="html-content">Full Title: Maryland Digital Library (MDL) Database trials - Updated 2/24<p>Based on requests and expressed interest in new or alternate products, the MDL has arranged trial access to the following databases. For off-campus access, please login via VPN first (<a href="http://vpn.umbc.edu" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">http://vpn.umbc.edu</a>). Then follow the link under "News &amp; Events" on the library homepage. For more info on remote access, see <a href="http://aok.lib.umbc.edu/services/remoteaccess.php" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">http://aok.lib.umbc.edu/services/remoteaccess.php</a></p>
    
    <p>URLs and log-in information, where needed, are as follows:</p>
    
    <p><strong>NEW  2/24</strong> - Encyclopedia Britannica Image Quest <br>
    <a href="http://aok.lib.umbc.edu/databases/trials/mdl2011.php#image" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">Log-in Information</a></p>
    
    <p>EBSCO <br>
    Academic Search Complete	<br>
    Business Source Complete<br>
    Communication &amp; Mass Media Complete<br>
    Criminal Justice Abstracts <br>
    <a href="http://aok.lib.umbc.edu/databases/trials/mdl2011.php#ebsco" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">Log-in Information</a></p>
    
    <p>Additional EBSCO Trials - no log in required<br>
    <a href="http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?authtype=ip,uid&amp;profile=ehost&amp;def%20aultdb=vth" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">Art &amp; Architecture Complete</a><br>
    <a href="http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?authtype=ip,uid&amp;profile=ehost&amp;def%20aultdb=f3h" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">Film &amp; Television Literature Index, with Full Text</a></p>
    
    <p><a href="https://www.proquest.com/trials/trialSummary.action?view=subject&amp;trialBean.token=2V5GKYJTT82SWEEOOWBJ" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">ProQuest</a> (no login necessary)         <br>
    History Online and History Study Center - ends 3/20/11<br>
    ProQuest Central - ends 3/20/11                            <br>
    ProQuest Newsstand - ends 3/31/11<br>
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    <p>Oxford Bibliographies Online   <br>
    <a href="http://www.oxfordbibliographiesonline.com/" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">www.oxfordbibliographiesonline.com</a><br>
    <a href="http://aok.lib.umbc.edu/databases/trials/mdl2011.php#obo" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">Log-in Information</a></p>
    
    <p>Oxford Journals<br>
    <a href="http://aok.lib.umbc.edu/databases/trials/mdl2011.php#oj" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">Log-in Information</a></p>
    
    <p>Bio One 2	(Active for subscribers to BioOne 1, no login necessary) <br>
    <a href="http://www.bioone.org/search" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">http://www.bioone.org/search</a><br>
    		<br>
    Past Masters	<br>
    good thru 2/25<br>
    <a href="http://aok.lib.umbc.edu/databases/trials/mdl2011.php#pm" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">Log-in Information</a><br>
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    <p>SAGE          good thru 2/28<br>
    Criminology and Nursing/Health Science	<br>
    <a href="http://aok.lib.umbc.edu/databases/trials/mdl2011.php#sage" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">Log-in Information</a></p>
    
    <p> H.W. Wilson    (no login needed)       <br>
    <a href="http://vnweb.hwwilsonweb.com/hww/jumpstart.jhtml?un=ATY89&amp;pw=COGA217677&amp;prod=RGR" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">WilsonWeb  Readers’ Guide Retrospective</a>                  good thru 2/28</p>
    
    <p>Gale (no login needed)<br>
    GREENR - Global Reference on the Environment, Energy, and Natural Resources<br>
    <a href="http://www.galetrials.com/default.aspx?TrialID=8463;ContactID=27220" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">http://www.galetrials.com/default.aspx?TrialID=8463;ContactID=27220</a><br>
    (if the above link doesn't work, please copy and paste into your browser)</p>
    
    <p>Theatre in Video<br>
    <a href="http://aok.lib.umbc.edu/databases/trials/mdl2011.php#tiv" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">Log-in Information</a></p>
    
    <p>American Geophysical Union<br>
    Current Journals, Journal Archive, Industry News<br>
    <a href="http://aok.lib.umbc.edu/databases/trials/mdl2011.php#agu" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">Log-in Information</a></p>
    
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    Please let us know what you think.</p>
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<Title>Pre-Spring Break Dissertation House: Friday, March 11...</Title>
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    <div class="html-content">Full Title: Pre-Spring Break Dissertation House: Friday, March 11 – Saturday, March 12, 2011<p>UMBC will host a 2 day “Pre-Spring Break Dissertation House” on Friday, March 11 and <a href="http://dissertationhouse.files.wordpress.com/2011/02/dh_umbc_jan10_use.jpg" rel="nofollow external" class="bo"><img src="http://dissertationhouse.files.wordpress.com/2011/02/dh_umbc_jan10_use.jpg?w=300&amp;h=210" alt="" width="300" height="210" style="max-width: 100%; height: auto;"></a>Saturday, March 12, 2011.   Breakfast, lunch, and a snack will be served daily. This Dissertation House session will be held in lieu of the annual <a href="http://promisecommunitybuilding.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">Dissertation House and Community Building Retreats at Coolfont and Rocky Gap. </a></p>
    <p>Location: UMBC Commons, Room 331 (<em>changed from 327</em> (Friday)), Room 329 (Saturday). Time: 9:00 AM Sharp – 5:00 PM on both Friday and Saturday</p>
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