2005 Archives of news and events
Friday, December 16, 2005
Winter Break Hours
Please note Simpson Library's modified hours of operation and closures during the Winter Break, beginning Saturday, December 17th.
The Library will be closed from Thursday, December 22nd through Monday, January 2nd in accordance with the University holidays.
Regular hours resume on Monday, January 16th at 8 a.m.
posted by UMW Libraries | 12/16/2005 05:04:00 PM
Saturday, November 19, 2005
Thanksgiving Week Hours
In celebration of the Thanksgiving Holiday, Simpson Library will be open from:
8AM to midnight on Monday, Nov. 21st
8AM to 7PM on Tuesday, Nov. 22nd
8AM to noon on Wednesday, Nov. 23rd.
The Library will be closed Thursday, Nov. 24th through Sunday, Nov. 27th.
Regular hours resume on Monday, Nov. 28th.
posted by UMW Libraries | 11/19/2005 12:32:00 PM
Tuesday, November 15, 2005
Global Warming Displays
Come see our new displays on global warming!
Simpson Library, Second Floor
November 15 through the end of December, 2005
posted by UMW Libraries | 11/15/2005 04:30:00 PM
Monday, October 10, 2005
Celebrate Virginia Archives Week
October 9 -15, 2005
Archives Week in Virginia recognizes those institutions and individuals that help preserve and make accessible the records of our actions as citizens, businesses, religious groups, government and society.
This year's celebration theme, "In Archives We Trust: Preserving Virginia History for Her People" reflects the role of archivists in preserving the historical record and serving as the guardians of the Commonwealth’s rich history and cultural heritage.
View the Virginia Archives Week Poster
Visit the University of Mary Washington’s Archives in Simpson Library
posted by UMW Libraries | 10/10/2005 04:44:00 PM
NEW!!! Popular Reading Section
In response to many requests, Simpson Library has established a Popular Reading section, located on the first floor.
For your reading enjoyment, we now have books by Carrie Fisher, John Grisham, Anita Shreve, Walter Mosley, Stephen King, Alice Walker, Christopher Pike, Nicholas Sparks, Kaye Gibbons, and many other best-selling authors.
So . . . take a break, and check out something fun to read today!
posted by UMW Libraries | 10/10/2005 04:20:00 PM
Monday, October 03, 2005
GREAT BOOK GIVEAWAY
Week of October 3, 2005
Throughout the week of October 3rd, Simpson Library will be offering to the public books that have recently been withdrawn from the Library's collection. We are also including donations of personal books from Library staff members and private individuals.
Materials are withdrawn from the Library's collection only after careful review by the Collection Development Librarian, the Library's area specialists, and the faculty within the particular discipline. Many matters are taken into consideration during this review; for example, physical condition, items replaced by fresher copies, multiple copies, and items determined by subject specialists and faculty to be out-of-date or superceded by more current information.
Beginning early Monday morning the book trucks will be located along the front wall of the Library--please come by and browse!
posted by UMW Libraries | 10/03/2005 02:19:00 PM
Wednesday, September 28, 2005
Celebrate your Freedom to Read!: BANNED BOOKS WEEK
September 24 - October 1, 2005
Join us in celebrating the freedom to read:
Fighting the Forces of Darkness: Harry Potter, Fantasy, and Censorship
September 27, 7:00-8:00PM
Dr. Warren Rochelle
Simpson Library, First Floor
Free prize drawing at the event!!
Event sponsored by Simpson Library and the Office of Judicial Affairs and Community Responsibility.
Banned and Challenged Books
Displays - Simpson Library
Campus Activities (pdf)
Banned Books Week Resources
posted by UMW Libraries | 9/28/2005 11:05:00 AM
Tuesday, September 27, 2005
Celebrate Constitution Day
September 17
During this month long celebration of the Constitution, check out some of the research resources on the Constitution and its related issues.
Constitution Resources
CQ Press in Context’s Celebrating Constitution Day
Government Resources
posted by UMW Libraries | 9/27/2005 09:27:00 AM
Tuesday, August 23, 2005
Interlibrary Loan (ILL) policy has been updated.
Students are now limited to ten active requests at a time. Active requests include loans requested or received but not yet returned, and articles requested. Also, students may submit up to ten requests each semester at no charge. A $2.00 charge will be assessed for each additional request, including resubmitted requests and requests for items that are owned by the UMW Libraries.
For more information, please see the ILL FAQ.
posted by UMW Libraries | 8/23/2005 05:02:00 PM
Tuesday, May 31, 2005
Now! Read the Chronicle Online!
Great news! Thanks to Simpson Library, UMW faculty, staff, and students can now access the full online contents of The Chronicle of Higher Education right from your desks or laptops.
Keep up with the latest news, trends, legislation, and opinions affecting colleges and universities. With our new Chronicle Campuswide subscription, all you have to do is go to http://chronicle.com from any computer on the university's network. There's no need for a password or sign in.
Want to get Chronicle headlines delivered daily to your RSS reader? Click on http://chronicle.com/help/rss.htm for more information.
Chronicle archives are searchable and available on the site. Or, as always, search and retrieve full text for issues back to 1997 through the LexisNexis database on the Library's homepage.
posted by UMW Libraries | 5/31/2005 10:13:00 AM
Wednesday, April 20, 2005
Being American After 9-11 Exhibit
Entries from the student arts contest held in conjunction with the University’s international conference, The Arrogance of Power: Being American After 9-11 are currently on display at Simpson Library. All entered works explored the theme of American identity after the attacks on the World Trade Center and Pentagon buildings on September 11, 2001. The first floor showcases all of the entries submitted including paintings, sculpture, music, poems, and short stories. The three winning entries are displayed in a separate case on the first floor.
The exhibit continues on the second floor where it divides into two themes: “National Remembrances” and “Personal Reflections.” The displays examine how a nation collectively remembers a tragedy and how individuals cope privately. Many of the materials displayed are from the Michael Mello Collection currently being processed by the Special Collections Department.
The exhibit will run from April 1, 2005 through August 20, 2005.
posted by UMW Libraries | 4/20/2005 02:47:00 PM
Tuesday, April 12, 2005
All Library materials checked out to students are due on or before April 30, 2005
Materials not returned as of Monday, May 2 will be considered lost. A $75.00 charge, plus a $10.00 processing fee and any applicable late fees, will be posted at The Office of Student Accounts in George Washington Hall for each item that is not returned. If a billed item is returned within six months, the $75.00 charge will be waived, but the processing fee and late charges will stand.
Check at the Circulation Desk to make certain your account is clear. Once an item is posted to your student account, it will no longer show on your online Library account.
Because Interlibrary Loan materials do not belong to this Library, they will not appear on your online Library account. To be certain that you have returned all ILL material, contact cbailey@umw.edu.
posted by UMW Libraries | 4/12/2005 03:32:00 PM
Thursday, March 24, 2005
Celebrate Women's History Month
The exhibit, Mary Washington Girls, American Women, 1908-2008, will be on display through March 30 at Simpson Library, 2nd floor. Designed and researched by students in HISP 463, the exhibit showcases the changing roles of women students attending Mary Washington over the last 100 years.
posted by UMW Libraries | 3/24/2005 03:45:00 PM
Wednesday, March 23, 2005
NYPL DIGITAL GALLERY
UMW has free access to over 275,000 digital images from the New York Public Library in this new Digital Gallery! This notable collection includes posters, maps, manuscripts, rare prints, photos, and books as well as menus, post cards and trade cards-- representative of New York, US, Europe, and the Far East.
Browse by Subjects A-Z, by Library Divisions, or by Collection Guides. Search by using Basic or Advanced Searching. Curious?? Find it by clicking on our Databases page or click here!
posted by UMW Libraries | 3/23/2005 02:29:00 PM
Monday, February 21, 2005
ARTstor --New to UMW!
ARTstor, a new campus-wide resource, is a digital library presenting collections of nearly 300,000 art images as well as descriptive information from art, architecture, and archaeology.
Individual images can be viewed and analyzed by zooming and panning while group images can be saved and shared. With ARTstor, presentations can be developed and given both online and offline.
Find ARTstor under Databases on our Library Home Page--and use it today!
posted by UMW Libraries | 2/21/2005 04:31:00 PM
Friday, January 28, 2005
New Online Reference Sources
Two new online reference sources have been added, the CRC Handbook of Chemistry and Physics, a key reference book, and ENGnetBASE, a large electronic library of over 250 engineering-related handbooks, manuals, and other reference sources covering areas such as chemical engineering, computer engineering, civil engineering, materials science, electronics, lasers and optical engineering, nanotechnology, biomedical engineering, etc. See the Library's database and subject resource pages for access!
posted by UMW Libraries | 1/28/2005 01:03:43 PM
Tuesday, January 25, 2005
Humanities & Social Sciences Index Retrospective--New!
This bibliographic database offers periodical citations from nearly 1200 humanities and social sciences journals for years 1907-1984.
Broad subject coverage includes Anthropology, Art, Economics, Gender Studies, Geography, Pol. Science, Sociology, Linguistics, Music, Psychology, Religion and many other fields. Includes Book Review Citations.
Find it under Databases on our Library Home Page.
posted by UMW Libraries | 1/25/2005 03:29:28 PM
Where the Wild Things Are Ranks #1
Sendak Book Wins
Last semester members of the UMW campus community voted for their favorite children’s book. The winner was Maurice Sendak’s 1964 award-winning picture book, Where the Wild Things Are.
Vying for second place with five votes each were Goodnight Moon by Margaret Wise Brown and the “Harry Potter” series by J.K. Rowling. Third place went to The Giving Tree, by Shel Silverstein. Thanks to all who voted.
posted by UMW Libraries | 1/25/2005 11:34:13 AM
Saturday, January 22, 2005
Weather-related closing on Jan. 22
Simpson Library will be closing at 1:15 p.m. on Saturday, January 22, 2005 due to inclement weather. Call the library's information hotline at 654-1125 to check library hours on Sunday, January 23, before making a trip in! Weather-related and other closings are always announced on the information hotline, and if the campus is closed, the library is as well!
posted by UMW Libraries | 1/22/2005 01:23:42 PM
Monday, January 17, 2005
NEW FULL-TEXT DATABASES!!
Greenwood Daily Life Online--content found in reference works, monographs, and primary documents from antiquity to the present.
Patrologia Latina--content for religion and classical studies from 200 A.D. -1216.
For access, check Databases from our Library Home Page.
posted by UMW Libraries | 1/17/2005 09:25:30 AM
Friday, January 07, 2005
Welcome New Students!
Please join us in the lobby of the library at 8:30 a.m., Friday, January 7, 2005, for a tour and brief orientation to library resources. We look forward to seeing you!