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NEWS
Stay updated on events, resources and projects at Fogler Library and across UMaine Libraries. Discover what's new and exciting in our library community!
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Reserves and purchasing for Spring courses
Faculty who are planning to use any new material for Course Reserves or Brightspace in a Spring 2026 course can provide us with their lists at our Submitting Reserve Materials page.
It can take a couple of weeks for us to get access to some new purchases, physical or digital. Please note that a large book distributor closed this fall and as a result some book purchases are taking longer than normal. The earlier you get your requests to us, the more likely they will be available for the first week of classes.
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Partner with librarians to simplify course material access
Whether you're building a new course, updating a program or refreshing a class to better fit your teaching style, Fogler Library is here to help. Our Research and Instruction team can connect you and your students with high-quality materials — from journal articles and databases to ebooks and Open Educational Resources. Working with your subject librarian ensures access to relevant resources at no cost to you or your students, and we can often even purchase new materials to support your teaching.
We can also help you create permalinks for articles, ebooks and other online resources. Unlike traditional URLs, permalinks don’t expire, making them easy to include in Brightspace, on your syllabus, or in other course materials.
For those teaching or studying off campus, the URSUS Proxy Bookmarklet offers seamless access to restricted content on publishers’ websites and library databases. Once installed in your browser’s favorites bar, it allows you to access materials just as if you were on campus.
Have questions or want to explore additional support? Connect with your Subject Specialist to learn more about how we can partner with you and your students.
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Unearthing the present: New display explores the archaeology of the modern age
Fogler Library is hosting a new display, “Archaeology and the Every Day,” curated by visiting lecturer Dr. Jeff Benjamin and students from his ANT 207 Contemporary Archaeology class, which studies the human past within living memory.
The exhibit examines the Anthropocene — a commonly used term for the current geological age, during which earth has been ruled by one species, Homo sapiens — through the lenses of technological change and consumerism, the “every day,” and home and displacement. It reveals how the imprint of modern human activity is as unmistakable as that of ancient ruins and relics.
The interpretative text blocks used in the display are drawn from midterm papers submitted by ANT 207 students, who approached this project with great enthusiasm and commitment.
Visitors are invited to explore this thought-provoking exhibit, located at the north entrance of Fogler Library, which challenges us to consider how the everyday objects we often overlook may one day become artifacts studied by future generations.
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FEATURED RESOURCE
Find unique databases and online resources available through the UMaine Catalog to enhance your research, teaching and learning. Explore something new each week!
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HeinOnline
HeinOnline Academic includes more than 292,000 titles of legal, historical, and government documents. In addition to more than 2,800 law-related periodicals, the database contains the entire U.S. Congressional Record, Federal Register, and Code of Federal Regulations, complete coverage of the U.S. Reports back to 1754, and sections dedicated to treaties, constitutions, case law, world trials, classic treatises, international trade, foreign relations, U.S. Presidents and more.
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