New Interlibrary Loan Text Messaging Feature!

George walked the distance to his apartment after a long day. He had been on campus most of the day in classes and working in study groups. Now, although tired he knew it was time to start work on his research paper.

                George switched on his computer and decided to check his email. To his surprise he found that he had three books available for pick up from interlibrary loan. These were books he had been waiting for and the main reason for his delay in finishing his research paper.  He sighed heavily; he would have to return to campus to pick up the materials. If only there was a way he could have been notified before leaving campus.

                Many students might find themselves in similar situations, with no email access to alert them of the need to stop by the library. Now thanks to a new venture here at the Frederick Douglass Library, students can be notified on their cell phones automatically via text messaging when ILL materials arrive.

                The service is easy to set up. All we need to know is your cell phone number and your provider’s email extension. Don’t know your provider’s extension? We have links that will help you find it.

                To set up this service follow these simple steps:

·         Login to your ILLiad account

·         Click on Change User Information (lower left hand side)

·         In the email field after your email put a comma (no space), your 10 digit cell phone number and your providers email extension.

·         Ex: jdoe@umes.edu,9876543210@vtext.com

·         Don’t know your provider’s extension visit the following websites to find it.

www.emailtextmessages.com

www.livejournal.com/tools/textmessage.bml?mode=details.

            Students are responsible for any charges related to text messaging. This is a great service that will allow students to be notified faster when ILL materials are available, due or have issues.

by Joseph Bree, Access Services Librarian

Library Hours to Change

Intersession Library Hours

The Library will be closed on December 17 and 18, 2011.

Opening hours from  December 19 through December 23 are 8:00 am - 5:00 pm.

The Library will be closed from December 24, 2011 through Monday, January 2, 2012. It will re-open on Tuesday, January 3, 2012 at 8:00 am.

Frederick Douglass Library staff wish you Happy Holidays!

Library Staff Member in Concert

Come see Library's own Jennifer Neumyer play her flute with the UMES Wind Ensemble and support our students. The concert is FREE and open to the public.

The University of Maryland Eastern Shore Wind Ensemble

performs its fall concert on Nov. 15 at 7 p.m. in the Ella Fitzgerald

Center for the Performing Arts.

Document Delivery

Have you ever been wrapped up in your teaching and research that you haven’t had time to go to the library to get the resources you need? The Frederick Douglass Library now has the solution for busy faculty. Through the Interlibrary Loan department Faculty can have library materials delivered directly to their personal or department office. This new service called Document Delivery is being offered to all faculty and staff. Graduate students are also offered this service but only for library owned articles which will be delivered electronically.

                The method is simple just search the library catalog for the item you wish to have delivered. Once you find the item you want click the Find It button. An option will appear which says “Request Document Delivery of UMES Resource to department.” This option will link you to your Illiad account where you can sign in and have the information automatically populate the request form. You simply have to verify the required fields are complete and click the submit button. Provided the item is available for check out it will be delivered to your office or department at the next delivery time currently set for the afternoon Monday through Friday. Pickup of items can be arranged by calling the Interlibrary Loan Department.

                In addition any article requested by Faculty, Staff or Graduate students via Inter-library loan that is found to be available in the library’s print collection will be scanned and made available through your Illiad account electronically.

                Through this service Faculty and staff will have more access to library materials without the hassle of trekking to the library although we hope that doesn’t stop you from coming by to see us.

                For More information about Document Delivery Contact Joseph Bree at jdbree@umes.edu or call ext 6270.

by Joseph Bree, M.L.I.S.

WEPA printing comes to the Library.

WEPA PRINT BETTER -- A new rectangular fixture can be visible all over campus. With its bold maroon and black hawk graphics and computer screen you may have wondered what its purpose was. This cost saving and paper saving device is a special printing kiosk. This new way to print has several options: Direct printing from a computer to any of the multiple stations on campus, by inserting your jump drive, or by sending a job from your Smart Phone. The library has 3 stations for your convenience, two on the main floor (one in the reference computer lab and one near the front computer section), and one on the basement level near the Media Center. Support or other questions can be answered by calling 877-GET-WEPA or visiting http://www.wepanow.com/

Snapshot Day!

One Day in the Life of Maryland Libraries

Libraries all around Maryland have chosen Wednesday, October 5, 2011 as “Snapshot Day.” On this day, the Frederick Douglass Library (FDL) will record various statistics to create a snapshot of a day’s use of the FDL.

Visit the FDL on October 5 and be a part of “A Day in the Life of Libraries.” Help us show the incredible impact of our libraries. Let us know why the library is important to you and the UMES community. Share your story here or respond to a brief survey while you are at the library.

The Frederick Douglass Library welcomes the incoming Class of 2015! We look forward to helping you meet your information needs.