[The following was provided by UMKC Libraries.] UMKC Libraries’ Electronic Resources Support Team has created a blog to keep users up-to-date regarding changes to the libraries’ online collections, including databases and online journals and books.
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UMKC Libraries’ new blog keeps users informed about online resources
May 8th, 2012 · No Comments · Classroom Technology, Divisions, Departments and Centers, Libraries
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Farewell reception for Sharon Bostick, UMKC dean of libraries
April 10th, 2012 · Comments Off · Libraries
[The following was provided by UMKC Libraries.]
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UMKC Friends of the Library Celebration – “Treasure Hunt: An exploration of the art and artifacts of UMKC Libraries’ LaBudde Special Collections”
April 3rd, 2012 · Comments Off · Academic units, Libraries, Staff
[The following was provided by the UMKC Libraries.] The Friends of the Library will celebrate Kansas City through the treasures housed within the UMKC Libraries during its 47th Annual Celebration, beginning at 5:30 p.m. on April 17 at Union Station. The treasures – curated by Stuart Hinds – will showcase the unusual and culturally significant [...]
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Charity Bingo to support LGBTQIA Scholarship
April 3rd, 2012 · Comments Off · Community Connections, Diversity, Libraries, Students, UMKC Foundation
[The following was provided by LGBTQIA office.] UMKC Foundation and the LGBTQIA Office invite you to the Charity Bingo, an event to raise money and awareness for the UMKC LGBTQIA Scholarship.
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Provost Announcement: Bonnie Postlethwaite appointed Dean of University Libraries
March 27th, 2012 · Comments Off · Academic units, Announcement, Faculty, Libraries
[The following is a March 22, 2012, UMKC announcement from Provost Gail Hackett] I am pleased to announce the appointment of Bonnie Postlethwaite as Dean of University Libraries for a two-year term, effective July 1, 2012. As the current Associate Dean of Libraries with a long history of administrative service and an extensive knowledge of UMKC [...]
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UMKC student and faculty survey results used to improve University Libraries
March 13th, 2012 · Comments Off · Academic units, Administration, Communications, Libraries, Mission and Goals, Technology
[The following was provided by UMKC University Libraries.] In Spring 2011, UMKC University Libraries invited faculty and staff to participate in a survey to help measure the effectiveness of our libraries’ space and services. The LibQual+ survey is a rigorously tested Web-based, nationally normed assessment tool.
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Provost Announcement: Dean Sharon Bostick appointed Dean of Libraries, Illinois Institute of Technology in Chicago
February 20th, 2012 · 1 Comment · Academic units, Administration, Announcement, Libraries
[The following was provided by the Division of Academic Affairs and Office of the Provost.] Dean Sharon Bostick has accepted the position of Dean of Libraries at the Illinois Institute of Technology (IIT) in Chicago. She will be leaving UMKC July 31, 2012. During Dean Bostick’s seven years at UMKC’s University Libraries, she led a [...]
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Declare your love for UMKC Libraries by sharing your Library Haiku
January 31st, 2012 · Comments Off · Academic units, Announcement, Communications, Libraries
[The following was provided by UMKC Libraries.] Have a secret crush on your Dental librarian?…Covet the cappuccino at Miller Nichols Library’s Robot Café?…Groove on the vast volumes of medical journals at the Health Science Library? Haiku’s are short, three line poems with five syllables in the first line, seven syllables in the second line, and [...]
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KC Public Library hosts lecture by UMKC Victorian scholar
January 24th, 2012 · Comments Off · Announcement, Communications, Community Connections, Divisions, Departments and Centers, Faculty, Lectures, Seminars, Panels and Symposia, Libraries
Dr. Jennifer Phegley, UMKC Professor of English, will discuss her book, Courtship and Marriage in Victorian England, at the Kansas City Public Library downtown on Thursday, Feb. 9 at 6:30 p.m.
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UMKC Libraries hosts 2012 African American Read-In events
January 3rd, 2012 · Comments Off · Academic units, Communications, Diversity, Faculty, Lectures, Seminars, Panels and Symposia, Libraries, Mission and Goals, Staff, Students
[The following was provided by UMKC Libraries.] Join more than one million readers nationwide as UMKC Libraries celebrates Black History Month by participating in the 23rd National African American Read In. This year’s UMKC Read-In events will be on Feb. 21, 3:00 – 4:30 p.m. at the Miller Nichols Library, iX Theatre, and Feb. 29, Noon [...]
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