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Celebrate with the Library!
This November, the Library is celebrating Native American Heritage Month with book and media displays, two Spotlight! workshops, and a free film screening. We hope that you will join us in this...
November 5, 2019
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8:46 AM
The Library can help!
Did you know that you can make an appointment to meet with a librarian and get help doing your research? Subject Librarians can: Help you find information on a topic Help you develop...
October 29, 2019
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8:50 AM
Open Access Week is drawing to a close--but there's still plenty more to learn! Check out this video put out by the Right to Research Coalition. Dr. Francis Collins, the Director of the National...
October 25, 2019
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12:19 PM
Today we have a feature length look into academic publishing profits and Open Access. It's a long watch, but even the first five minutes offer valuable insights into the issue: "A lot of...
October 24, 2019
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2:28 PM
Have you published in an open access journal? Or posted a work in ScholarWorks@UMBC? Or on a pre-print service such as http://arXiv.org? Open access can take many shapes and forms--how have you...
October 23, 2019
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12:37 PM
How has open access impacted you?
How might your life be better if your TEXTBOOKS were open access so that you didn’t have to pay for them? If you could have access to everything you want without paywalls getting in the way?...
October 22, 2019
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2:04 PM
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The UMBC Library is interested in your thoughts on e-books. If you take a 10-minute survey you could win a $25 Amazon gift card. This survey was previously conducted in Spring 2012 and Fall 2014...
October 22, 2019
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11:26 AM
Learn more, and don't miss our horror film screening!
UMBC is supporting open access (free access) by participating in Open Access Week 2019. In addition to our horror film screening on Thursday, we'll be sharing information all week on open access...
October 21, 2019
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9:24 AM
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Free access until Nov. 10
UMBC now has trial access to the database CultureGrams (Proquest) until Nov. 10, 2019. CultureGrams™ provides concise and reliable cultural information on the countries of the world. ...
October 17, 2019
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3:42 PM
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The Media Booking Form will not be available as of January 2020. Faculty and staff may place a hold on any media item (DVDs, CDs, VHS) through its catalog record—just click on the yellow...
October 16, 2019
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8:20 AM