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| Community Brings Du Bois Mural to Life | |
 | Students, artists, and community members are helping to repaint a mural depicting the life of W.E.B. Du Bois, the Library's namesake, in Great Barrington. Du Bois was born there and went on to become one of the leading black thinkers of the 20th century. Full Story July 26, 2010 • Berkshire Eagle |
Using Library Experts Wisely | |
 | UMass Amherst Librarian Dave Mac Court is featured in an article by a teacher on how he helped his students use librarians in their coursework. "Today's librarians bear about as much resemblance to the tight-bunned owlish matrons of 1950s films as laptops do to manual typewriters..." Full story July 21, 2010 • Inside Higher Ed |
| New Circulation/Reserves Desk In Du Bois Library | |
 | The new Circulation/Reserves Desk on the Lower Level of the Du Bois Library provides service all hours the building is open. This single desk combines the services of the Circulation Desk (checkout, return, billing, and pickup for Five College and Interlibrary Loan books) with those of the Reserves Desk (circulation and return of print reserve materials, laptop computers, and digital cameras). More information July 15, 2010 |
Exhibit: "10 Years of Massachusetts Book Awards" | |
 | The UMass Amherst Libraries present an exhibit, "10 Years of Massachusetts Book Awards," on the Lower Level of the Du Bois Library, through September 30, 2010. A reception will be held on September 16, 2010, from 4:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. The exhibit features the prizewinners in several categories across the decade of the Award's existence to date. More information June 29, 2010
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Libraries Announce RefWorks Available to Alumni | |
 | The UMass Amherst Libraries provide RefWorks at no charge to UMass Amherst alumni. RefWorks is a web-based citation management program used to organize citations, retrieve references, and generate bibliographies. More information June 23, 2010 |
| Peregrine Falcons on Roof of Du Bois Library | |
 | Officials from the state Division of Fisheries and Wildlife conducted the annual banding of peregrine falcon chicks in the nesting box atop the W.E.B. Du Bois Library on May 28. Richard P. Nathhorst, facilities and campus planning, says more than 20 chicks have been fitted with the identification bands in recent years. Birds from this site have been seen up and down the East Coast and in Colombia, according to state officials. June 1, 2010 • The Springfield Republican full story and falcon video |
Libraries FY2010 Serial Review Extended Through June 18 | |
| | The rising prices of scholarly materials have made it difficult for libraries and universities worldwide to provide needed resources for their faculty and students. Since FY2008, the UMass Amherst campus has struggled to maintain level funding of the library materials acquisitions budget.... Full text and additional information May 10, 2010 |
Libraries Announce Teaching Commons Opening | |
 | The UMass Amherst Libraries announces the opening of the Teaching Commons on Wednesday, May 26, 2010 and will host an Open House for faculty on that day from 2 p.m. to 5 p.m. in the Teaching Commons on Floor 26, in the Du Bois Library. The program includes welcoming remarks at 2:30 p.m., followed by discussion and tours of the facility. Refreshments will be served. May 7, 2010 press release invitation |
NEH Awards Grant to Libraries to Complete Du Bois Digitization | |
| | The University of Massachusetts Amherst Libraries have been awarded a grant of $314,787 from the National Endowment for the Humanities' We the People program to complete digitization of the papers of African-American intellectual and activist W.E.B. Du Bois. May 4, 2010 press release |
Libraries Announce Winners of Student Awards | |
 | The Department of Special Collections and University Archives is pleased to announce the winners of the first annual Emily Silverman Book Collecting Award and the second annual Friends of the Library Undergraduate Research Award. April 21, 2010 press release |
Libraries Acquire New Research Tools | |
| | The UMass Amherst Libraries now provide access to the following databases, which can be found at http://www.library.umass.edu/. These resources are available to users anywhere with an OIT account and to all walk-in users. April 16, 2010 New databases |
UMass Amherst on YouTube | |
 | UMass Amherst now has a site on YouTube where one can view hundreds of videos about campus life, including the library. Categories include research, athletics, student life, and many more. View videos |
New England Chowder Compendium | |
 | UMass Amherst Senior Jake Walker has created the New England Chowder Compendium, an online collection of chowder recipes, pictures, and ads from the 1870s to the 1970s. Working in Special Collections, he created the site from the Beatrice A. McIntosh Cookery Collection in the library. In using the compendium one can find how chowder has been transformed from its layered preparation centuries ago to its current conception. New England Chowder Compendium Read review in Eat Me Daily April 15, 2010 |
It's big. And now it's even better - The W.E.B. Du Bois Library at UMass! | |
 | Alumna Betty Londergran has written a piece in her blog about her love of UMass, particularly the Du Bois Library. April 14, 2010 Blog |
"Dinner with Friends" April 10 | |
 | On Saturday, April 10, 2010, at 6:30 p.m., the Friends of the UMass Amherst Libraries will host the eighth annual "Dinner with Friends" in the Learning Commons at the W.E.B. Du Bois Library on the UMass Amherst campus. The event features talks by three notable speakers: authors Bernard A. Drew and Jacqueline Sheehan, and illustrator and 2009 Caldecott medalist Beth Krommes MAT '80, as well as a champagne and hors d'oeuvre reception with the UMass Jazz Quartet, and a gourmet dinner. Press release. March 23, 2010 |
Spring 2010 Journal Review | |
| | Academic research libraries across the U.S. are experiencing budget challenges due to the economic downturn and the cumulative effect of an annual inflation rate of 5 - 8 % on the cost of books, journals, electronic resources and other materials used by students and faculty. At UMass Amherst since FY 08, the campus has struggled to maintain level-funding of the library materials acquisitions budget... Full text and additional information March 11, 2010 |
| Du Bois Center Hosts Inaugural Symposium | |
 | The W.E.B. Du Bois Center hosts its inaugural symposium on Thursday, March 25, 2010, at 5:30 p.m., Cape Cod Lounge, Student Union, UMass Amherst. Lonnie G. Bunch, III, Ph.D., will speak on "The Challenge of Building a National Museum." Dr. Bunch is the director of the Smithsonian's National Museum of African American History and Culture. The event is free and open to the public. March 10, 2010 press release video |
Libraries Announce Spring Break Improvements | |
| | The UMass Amherst Libraries will make improvements to the W.E.B. Du Bois Library during the week of March 13 to March 19, spring break. The Du Bois Library will be closed Saturday, March 13 and Sunday, March 14 to install a new fire protection system and for water service work. The library will re-open on Monday, March 15, at 8:00 a.m. press release March 5, 2010 |
Exhibit: "Digitizing Du Bois: One Year Later" | |
 | The UMass Amherst Libraries present an exhibit, "Digitizing Du Bois: One Year Later," through May 21, 2010, in Special Collections and University Archives, Floor 25, Du Bois library. The exhibit features noteworthy items discovered during the process of digitizing the Du Bois Papers. The items include photos, letters, posters, and other papers relating to W.E.B. Du Bois's life and the history of the 20th century. press release February 22, 2010 |
Global Access for Du Bois Collection | |
| | Rob Cox, head of special collections and university archives, is interviewed by UMass Magazine on the digitization of the Du Bois Collection, "...students and teachers at all levels will soon be able to access Du Bois' experiences, thoughts, and writings as a basis to conduct research in American history and social studies." Read story February 16, 2010 • UMass Magazine |
Speakers Praise Learning Commons at Celebration | |
| | I can’t tell you how much this means to students, having this resource,” said Ngozi Mbawuike, president of the Student Government Association. “No matter what your needs are, there is a place for everyone here.” Provost James V. Staros said that the Learning Commons, with its high-tech work stations and group learning environments, has “transformed the library, the campus and student life.” February 11, 2010 • In the Loop full story |
UMass Celebrates Expansion of Learning Space | |
| | Continuing coverage of the Learning Commons expansion by The Boston Globe. The expansion includes a 20 percent increase in overall space to 30,000 square feet, a 60 percent boost in seating to 450 and eight new group study rooms. Febuary 9, 2010 • The Boston Globe full story |
UMass Celebrates 20 Percent Expansion of Library Learning Commons | |
| | "As part of an ongoing, five-year, $8.5-million renovation project, the University of Massachusetts celebrated a 20 percent expansion of the Learning Commons in the campus' main library yesterday. The 6,000 square-foot addition, which opened at the beginning of the semester, boosts available seating by 60 percent - from 250 to 450 - in the W.E.B. DuBois Library's Learning Commons..." watch video read full story February 9, 2010 • The Daily Collegian |
UMass Marks Library Project | |
| | Director of Libraries Jay Schafer and Chancellor Robert Holub comment in Springfield Republican article on Learning Commons expansion celebration. "While it's not the only such space on college and university campuses," Holub said, "it is one of the most innovative and most emulated." Read article February 9, 2010 • The Springfield Republican |
| Library Celebrates Major Expansion of Learning Commons | |
 | The University of Massachusetts Amherst held an event celebrating the expansion of the Learning Commons at the W.E.B. Du Bois Library, where students have access to research tools and assistance, academic advising, tutoring and writing assistance - all in a comfortable, high-tech environment that fosters small group interaction. video press release invitation |
UMass Amherst Libraries Hosts 16th Annual Du Bois Lecture | |
 | The UMass Amherst Libraries hosts the 16th Annual Du Bois Lecture, by Evelyn Brooks Higginbotham, Thursday, February 25, 2010 at 7:00 p.m., Cape Cod Room, Student Union, UMass Amherst. Evelyn Brooks Higginbotham, Ph.D. is the Victor S. Thomas Professor of History and of African and African American Studies at Harvard University. The event is free and open to the public. February 1, 2010 video invitation press release |
Libraries Provide Resources on Haiti | |
 | In response to the earthquakes in Haiti, the UMass Amherst Libraries has compiled a list of resources for the campus community and the public. This list is available at http://guides.library.umass.edu/haiti The web page includes links to local/international news coverage of this tragedy and organizations that are providing assistance, as well as library resources for background information. Press release. January 19, 2010 |
Exhibit: "Writing the Landscape: Books from the Library of American Landscape History" | |
 | The UMass Amherst Libraries is hosting an exhibit "Writing the Landscape: Books from the Library of American Landscape History." The exhibit features several books developed by the Library of American Landscape History (LALH) and photographs by noted landscape photographer Carol Betsch. The exhibition is on view from February 1 - May 20, 2010. A reception will be held on February 4, 2010, from 4:00 to 6:00 p.m. The exhibit and reception will be in the Learning Commons on the Lower Level of Du Bois Library at UMass Amherst. Press release. January 12, 2010 |
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