We would like to assess our latest Library Minute Videos and we would love your input and suggestions. If you watched one or more of the movies, please take this brief survey to help us create new films in the future.
https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/PTDH235
If you haven’t watched any of the videos, you can check them out here:
https://library.umassd.edu/libraryinfo/LibraryPresentations.html#minute
Thank you and have a great summer!
Kari Mofford
The PhotoGraphics Department of the Claire T. Carney Library is proud to unveil the PhotoGraphics Image Collection (PIC).
PIC is UMass Dartmouth’s photographic imaging resource. We maintain a collection of images available for use in your university publications, presentations, displays, and websites. The database features images of UMass Dartmouth events, architecture and campus life, as well as faculty, staff, administrators, alumni and students in a wide variety of settings.
You may access PIC by visiting:
https://cumulusphoto.umassd.edu/sites/
Faculty, staff & students may login in using their UMassD email account user name and password.
If you are not a faculty/staff member or student, you may still access PIC as a guest with limited access.
Need help using PIC? Try the tutorial found here: https://library.umassd.edu/photographics/pic_tutorial.pdf
PC Users: If you are using Internet Explorer, please make sure you have updated to the latest version (IE 9). There have been some issues with IE 8.
MAC Users: There may be some issues with the latest versions of Firefox for MAC. It is suggested that you use Safari.
Currently PIC (PhotoGraphics Image Collection) contains images taken over the past two years. New images will be added continually, and those from previous years will be added to the collection as time allows. Should you be in need of older images that are not located in PIC, please contact the PhotoGraphics Department directly at PhotoGraphics@umassd.edu.
In recognition of the limited study seating in the Claire T. Carney Library and Computer Labs during the construction, we are increasing the open hours. Three hours will be added each evening Sunday through Thursday and six hours will be added on Friday and Saturday evenings.
Starting February 12, the Library and Lower Level Computer Lab and IT Service Desk hours will be:
Terrance Burton
Dean of Library Services
University of Massachusetts Dartmouth
285 Old Westport Road voice 508-999-8664
North Dartmouth MA 02747
email tburton@umassd.edu
Donna R Massano
CIO and Associate Vice Chancellor for Information Technology
University of Massachusetts Dartmouth
285 Old Westport Road voice 508-999-8043
North Dartmouth MA 02747
email dmassano@umassd.edu
To: UMass Dartmouth Students, Faculty and Staff
From:
Terrance Burton, Dean of Library Services
Donna Massano, CIO and Associate Vice Chancellor for Information Technology
Subject: Library Building Changes in January 2012
The next phase of the Claire T. Carney Library expansion and renovation project will take place in January 2012. It will bring a dramatic change in how the library building will be used during the spring semester and summer months. The concentration of collections, services and people onto the 4th and 5th floors and a small area of the lower level will be inconvenient. It will be very different from what people expect from a library but it is what needs to be done in order to complete the public portions of the renovation and addition for the start of the Fall 2012 semester. The patience and understanding of the entire university community during this time is greatly appreciated.
Below is an itemized list of temporary service and location changes.
1. Library Floors 4 and 5
The renovation of the 4th and 5th floors will be complete in mid-January. The floors are transformed into modern study and work spaces. Furniture and carpeting are new. Windows have been replaced. Restrooms are completely renovated. The climate control system has been upgraded. Books stacks are aligned differently on the 5th floor. Staff offices only (no collections) are present on the 4th floor.
2. Library Floors 1-3
In order to renovate floors 1-3, all people and materials need to move to another location. Most of the staff and materials will relocate to the 4th and 5th floors. All collections that will stay in the building will be moved to the 5th floor.
All of the student study seating will be on the 5th floor. This means there will be a limited number of seats available.
Circulation/Reserve and Reference services will be temporarily available at a combined desk on the 5th floor.
The computer labs will be located on the Library Lower Level and the Learning Commons Service Desk split, with computer help and printing on the Lower Level and Reference on the 5th floor .
Mobile Computing Loan Program (MCLP) will be located on the Library Lower Level.
3. Office of Faculty Development
The Office of Faculty Development will continue to hold events throughout the spring semester; however, the faculty lounge area will be temporarily closed. The new mailing address will be announced at the beginning of the semester.
4. Lab Reservations
Because of the Learning Commons renovation on the Library 1st floor, there is a significant reduction in the number of student workstations. To make available as many computers as possible, a “No Reservation Policy” will be in effect until the Learning Commons reopens in the Fall 2012 semester. This means that neither the Library Lower Level training rooms nor LARTS 216 may be reserved for instruction.
5. Access to the Building
In order to gain access to the upper floors, people will use the elevator or north stairs. These stairs will go all the way from the 1st through 5th floors. A minor renovation will happen prior to the start of the spring semester in order to open up this stairway. The elevator renovation will begin during the spring semester. There will always be one elevator available for public use. The only public space on the 1st floor will be a limited area between the entrance, elevator and stairs.
Access from the Parking Lot 13 and the Charlton College of Business will remain unchanged with the access to the building via the Loading Dock.
Terrance Burton
Dean of Library Services
University of Massachusetts Dartmouth
285 Old Westport Road voice 508-999-8664
North Dartmouth MA 02747 email tburton@umassd.edu
Donna R Massano
CIO and Associate Vice Chancellor for Information Technology
University of Massachusetts Dartmouth
285 Old Westport Road voice 508-999-8043
North Dartmouth MA 02747 email dmassano@umassd.edu
The Claire T. Carney Library will be open continuously from noon on Sunday December 4 through 11 PM on Wednesday December 21. This period includes the last weeks of classes and final exams. The library will be open regular hours (7:30 AM to 11 PM) on Thursday December 22 and 7:30 AM to 7 PM on December 23.
Off Hours Building Access via UMass Pass
Anyone using the building beyond the regular library hours must be a member of the UMassD community and show a valid UMass Pass to enter the building. Guests will not be admitted. The entrances will be at the first floor and lower level. Please be sure to have your UMass Pass with you. If you need to obtain a UMass Pass, please go to their office located on the ground floor of the Campus Center Monday – Friday 9 AM to 4 PM.
Services Available
Floors 1-3 of the library building will be open during the extended hours. The LC Service Desk on the first floor will be staffed. The computer labs on the lower level will not be available during the overnight hours. There will be many seats on the upper three floors available for computer and study use. Regular library services such as circulation/reserve transactions and reference assistance will only be available on the same schedule as regular library hours.
Personnel from the Department of Public Safety and DART van service will be available.
These extended hours are sponsored by the Claire T. Carney Library, CITS, UMD Dept of Public Safety and Campus Services.
Our library and university community lost a valued friend and staff member when Patricia Sikora passed away suddenly on August 14th of this year. Many of our community members may have worked with her on research projects or during her time assisting people in the library’s Audio-Visual Services and Archives departments. Saddened as we are, we take this opportunity to reflect on Pat’s work here at the university.
A long-time employee of the UMass Dartmouth Library, she had worked as an assistant in the Archives and Special Collections since 1997, and prior to that had held several positions in the Audio-Visual Department of the library from 1975-1997. Pat completed graduate work in instructional media at Bridgewater State College and took courses in library science before working at UMD, then known as SMU. Through her work scheduling equipment in the Audio-Visual Department, Pat became acquainted with many of the faculty on campus through the years. In the archives, she was particularly interested in the Robert F. Kennedy Assassination Archives, providing hours of assistance to patrons conducting research into the questions surrounding this tragic event. In particular, she assisted Sirhan Sirhan’s legal counsel, Larry Teeter, who filed legal documents on Sirhan’s behalf. Through numerous long-distance correspondences, Pat and Larry Teeter became friends, and through him she was acquainted with other individuals researching the case. She also assisted students in Professor Philip Melanson’s senior seminar on the Robert F. Kennedy Assassination, which met in the archives reading room for many years. Her cataloging work in the archives included the Papers of California Attorney Marilyn Barrett, who filed the request to reopen the case in 1992, and the Floyd B. Nelson Assassination Research collection. A founding member of the Assassination Truth Committee, Nelson was instrumental in bringing its inconsistencies to public light, beginning in 1969, which eventually led to the release of the records of the LAPD’s investigation to the state archives in California. The unsolved nature of the case intrigued Pat.
We will all miss her.
– The Library Staff
Through the generous support of the Provost’s Office, the Carney Library is pleased offer UMassD students, faculty and staff access to Project Muse. This purchase enhances the availability of scholarly, peer-reviewed literature in the humanities and social sciences. We hope that faculty in related disciplines discover Project Muse to be a useful tool to identify and access literature.
Please check out Project Muse and let us know what you think.
What: A Celebration of Research and Scholarship Wine and Cheese Reception
Where: Woodland Commons, UMass Dartmouth
When: Thursday, May 12th, 2011 4:00 – 6:00 pm
Come and Celebrate!
This reception is our chance as a university community to celebrate the scholarship and research of our faculty and staff.
The research and scholarship being recognized represents the intellectual and creative work (other than books) of our faculty and staff that have been published, performed or otherwise disseminated during the period from Summer 2009 through Summer 2010. More than 200 such items of scholarship will be recognized at this reception. These works are representative of the inspirational and groundbreaking activity that takes place across campus. This collection of work is a constant reminder to all of us that ideas can build bridges between people, communities and cultures.
Dear UMass Dartmouth Community,
I am pleased to announce the appointment of Terrance Burton as Dean of Library Services and invite you to join me in welcoming Terry to UMass Dartmouth. I also want to take this opportunity to thank Bob Green for his leadership as Interim Dean for the last year and for his service as Chair of the Search Committee for the new Dean.
Terry comes to us with over twelve years of leadership experience in university libraries. His previous positions include service as Coordinator of Library Instruction at the University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh, Director, Health Sciences Library, West Virginia University and Director, Health Sciences Library, University of Wisconsin-Madison.
At West Virginia University and the University of Wisconsin he was involved in the design and execution of new library facilities, the management and development of faculty and academic staff librarians and the programmatic integration of the library into the university’s educational, research and outreach missions. At the University of Wisconsin he was responsible for migrating the journal collection from one that was available only in print format to one that was almost entirely online.
While much of Terry’s experience has been in health sciences libraries, his educational background is in the arts with a BA in History and Theater Arts from Carroll College, Wisconsin, and an MFA in Theater Design and Technology, from the University of Georgia. His experiences teaching theater and speech have given him a first had understanding and appreciation for the information needs of faculty and students from a user perspective.
Terry notes that his goal at UMass Dartmouth is to provide library services that serve the total person, be they students or faculty, and that throughout his career, he has been an advocate for a broad education. We are pleased to have Terry as part of our community and he has indicated that he is excited to have the opportunity to work with all of us to integrate the library’s information management expertise into the University’s educational, research and service functions.
Anthony J. Garro
Provost and Vice Chancellor
For Academic and Student Affairs
Do you have any unpaid library fines? This year you can clear that fine and help a local child have a better holiday season.
From now until Thursday December 17, 2009, you can donate new children’s books in lieu of library fines you may owe the Claire T. Carney Library. The value of these NEW BOOKS should be equivalent to the fine. There will be a limit of 4 fines per person. This does not apply to replacement fees for lost materials.
The children’s books that you donate must be new and in excellent condition. We will also accept NEW children’s hats, mittens, gloves and scarves in addition to books. A library supervisor will make the final determination on whether an item is acceptable in lieu of the library fine.
Even if you do not have a library fine, we will gladly accept your donations to help local children. All items should be brought to the Circulation Desk on the 1st floor of the library.
This is a collaboration between the Claire T. Carney Library and the UMass Dartmouth Department of Public Safety.
For additional information please contact Catherine Fortier-Barnes at 508-999-8665 or email cfortier@umassd.edu
Children’s Book for Library Fines 2009
Do you have any unpaid library fines? This year you can clear that fine and help a local child have a better holiday season.
From now until Thursday December 17, 2009, you can donate new children’s books in lieu of library fines you may owe the Claire T. Carney Library. The value of these NEW BOOKS should be equivalent to the fine. There will be a limit of 4 fines per person. This does not apply to replacement fees for lost materials.
The children’s books that you donate must be new and in excellent condition. We will also accept NEW children’s hats, mittens, gloves and scarves in addition to books. A library supervisor will make the final determination on whether an item is acceptable in lieu of the library fine.
Even if you do not have a library fine, we will gladly accept your donations to help local children. All items should be brought to the Circulation Desk on the 1st floor of the library.
This is a collaboration between the Claire T. Carney Library and the UMass Dartmouth Department of Public Safety.
For additional information please contact Catherine Fortier-Barnes at 508-999-8665 or email cfortier@umassd.edu