You are invited to participate in our Student Mobile Agility survey. The survey asks questions about a student’s use of mobile technology in and around their academic environment and how you want to interact with the University using these technologies.
The questionnaire will take approximately ten minutes to complete. Students who complete the survey and choose to enter an email address will be put into a random drawing for a new iPad.
Your participation in this study is completely voluntary. Your survey responses will be strictly confidential and data from this research will be reported only in the aggregate.
Take the survey now at: http://mobileagility.questionpro.com/
Not able to come to the Library? Need a resource but don’t know where to find it? Check out these tools:
Remote Access: You can access the University Libraries’ databases, online journals, and e-books from off campus. Instructions for remote access or using VPN can be found here.
Library Toolbar: access UMKC Libraries’ resources from anywhere on the Web! This toolbar enables you to:
- search the library catalog (MERLIN), online journals, RooSearch and WordCat
- find library resources on selected websites with “Find it @ UMKC”
- direct link into UMKC resources by DOI, ISSN, and ISBN numbers on selected pages
- search Google Scholar by dragging and dropping text onto the “Scholar” button on the far right side of the toolbar
Installation of the toolbar is a breeze! Just click here and follow the instructions. For an instructional video, click here.
And don’t forget, you can always text a librarian!
With midterms now over and the weather getting dreary, it is easy to put off school in favor of more relaxing activities. However, keep in mind that finals are closer than you think, and time is going to fly. To avoid huge stress during Thanksgiving break and right before finals, start planning now. Besides, most students want to go home for Thanksgiving, and no one likes to do homework when you’re surrounded by friends and family you haven’t seen in a while. However, do try to set aside some time each day for review and preparation.
If you have big presentations the last week or two of classes, start planning them now. Be sure you choose your topic well in advance, start looking for resources, and draft your outline. A few weeks between now and Thanksgiving will give you a lot of options without having to spend much time during any one sitting. Then, as the presentation gets closer, you can focus on creating your visuals and practicing what you will say.
If you have big projects coming up, chunk them into smaller pieces and give yourself deadlines to meet. Make yourself finish the research you need within the next few weeks, then work on the paper, then the visuals, etc. This will lessen the stress and allow more time near the end of the semester to focus on those big tests during finals week.
If you are facing a large test during finals week, start working now. After all, there isn’t a lot of time to prepare for them after Thanksgiving break. Be sure you are reading all your material carefully and taking good notes. Create outlines of the chapters and take detailed in-class notes during lectures. Make flashcards for any vocabulary terms you have, and practice writing and critical thinking with all the major concepts in the course. Take a few minutes to review these notes each day. Each week, spend one large study session (45 minutes- 1 hour) making sure you still understand everything. If you start this now, you will feel much more prepared when finals week comes.
Want to check out a book* or journal article that isn’t in UMKC Libraries’ collection? It’s easy using ILL@UMKC!
To request an item, just follow these simple steps:
- Log into ILL@UMKC using your UMKC single sign-on.
- Select the link under “New Request” for “Book” (or other type of item).
- Fill out the form and click on the “Submit Request” button at the bottom of the form.
- UMKC Libraries communicates with other libraries that have the book.
- UMKC Libraries arranges for the book to be delivered to UMKC’s Miller Nichols Library.
- Wait for an e-mail notifying you that the book is ready for pick up, usually in 10 days or less. Journal articles often are available in as few as three days.
It is that simple! And best of all, ILL@UMKC is FREE to all UMKC students, faculty, and staff!
Have more questions about ILL@UMKC? Check out the frequently-asked questions (FAQ) page or contact UMKC Libraries.
*Inter library loan may not be used to request textbooks.
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