This semester, the Albin O. Kuhn Library & Gallery, will be suspending its access to new titles in Kanopy. This change comes as a result of the unsustainable cost of providing unlimited access through an automatic licensing model. By the end of the fall semester, we had fully expended the amount that was allocated to Kanopy for the entire year.

Kanopy's pricing model for libraries was based on views per title. Once a title was viewed three times for longer than 30 seconds on the fourth viewing we were charged a licensing fee of $150 for one year of access.

We understand and respect how popular streaming media is and that it can be an invaluable instructional resource. We regret having to make this change. But we could not sustain our access to Kanopy. Until the licenses expire, users will still be able to watch and stream all of our currently licensed films in Kanopy (approximately 307 titles).

UMBC is not alone in having made this difficult choice. Many libraries have either dropped their Kanopy collections or are working with Kanopy to provide access to a very limited collection. We will be working with Kanopy to see if a limited access collection might be feasible.

Other options for streaming and viewing video

We have a number of other streaming video platforms available to the UBMC community. For a complete list, please see our Resources for Streaming Media guide

We also have an extensive DVD and Blu-Ray collection. The titles are listed in our Library Catalog and are also browsable in the 2^nd floor of the Albin O. Kuhn Library & Gallery.

The Brookings Institution is looking to hire UMBC Research Interns for this summer.  The positions are full-time, paid ($15 per/hr) and are open to undergraduates and graduate students. The Brookings Institution is a highly regarded, nonprofit public policy organization based in Washington, DC. Its mission is to conduct in-depth research that leads to new ideas for solving societal problems at the local, national and global levels. It takes pride in being one of the world’s leading think-tanks.

To apply:

URCAD.umbc.edu

(200-word abstract and mentor approval required)

Undergraduate Research and Creative Achievement Day (URCAD)  URCAD is April 22, 2020!

Are you an artist who wants to exhibit their work?

Did you conduct research with a UMBC faculty member?

Did you participate in a summer research experience?

Do you have a capstone project, honors thesis, or other senior project you want to share with the UMBC community?

All current undergraduates who have conducted research, scholarship or creative work in the last year may apply to present their results at URCAD.

Show your research some love on Valentine's day- application Deadline: 2/14/20