UMW Libraries News, Exhibits and Events
Thursday, september 25 2008
The last day to register is fast approaching and Simpson Library is rockin’ the vote! Come register, request an absentee ballot, and see our colorful and informative exhibits on the Presidential candidates and their running mates, presented by the UMW College Republicans and the UMW Young Democrats. Find out how you can register and vote in Fredericksburg if you live on campus. Take a look at some of the historical and official government resources we have on Federal elections. Want to register or request an absentee ballot online? Visit one of these websites:
The deadline to deliver or postmark your registration form for Virginia is October 6! The deadline to request, fill out, and return an absentee ballot is October 28! Other states may have even earlier deadlines. Don’t delay!
Monday, August 18 2008
We are finishing the last of the updates to the catalog software. The catalog will be back later today.
Friday, August 15 2008
Both Simpson Library and the CGPS Stafford Library will be closed Friday, August 15th. Both libraries will reopen on Monday, August 18th.
Thursday, August 14 2008
Library online catalog services will be temporarily unavailable Thursday, August the 14th and Friday the 15th as we make necessary upgrades to the catalog software. We hope to have all services restored by the weekend. Please watch this space and the library homepage for any further updates.
Friday, August 8 2008
Some library web services may be temporarily unavailable this afternoon as we make routine upgrades to our web server. Only access to the catalog should be affected. We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause.
Tuesday, June 8 2008
Library catalog services are temporarily unavailable. We expect them to be back later today. We apologize for any inconvenience.
Friday, June 27 2008
Around noon today library services will be temporarily unavailable. This includes access to the catalog and online databases. We do not anticipate this being a long outage. Again, we apologize for any inconvenience.
Friday, June 27 2008
All library services have been restored. We apologize for any inconvenience.
Thursday, June 26 2008
Due to a power failure on the Fredericksburg campus, some library services, including ILLIAD and the UMW Libraries Catalog, are currently unavailable. Off-campus access to databases and journals has also been affected. On-campus access is limited - please use the links on our Downtime page to access databases from on-campus. Please contact the CGPS Stafford Library at 540-286-8025, cgpslib@umw.edu, or via Ask the CGPS Library, for assistance. It is anticipated that access to these services and resources will not be restored until Friday, June 27th.
Monday, June 16 2008
Via our participation in the VIVA ( http://www.vivalib.org/ ) consortium, UMW Libraries are pleased to offer access to the following databases: Academic Search Complete; Alt HealthWatch; Associates Program Source; Business Source Complete; Communications & Mass Media Complete; Computers & Applied Sciences Complete; Consumer Health Complete; Economia 7 Negocios; Education Research Complete; Environment Complete; Fuente Academica; Health Source - Consumer Edition; Health Source - Nursing/Academic; Hospitality & Tourism; Humanities International Complete; Legal Collection; MasterFile Premier; MedicLatina; Military & Government Collection; Salud en Espanol; Newspaper Source Plus; Psychology and Behavioral Sciences Collection; Regional Business News; Religion and Philosophy Collection; Vente et Gestion; and Women's Studies International.
Please see the Databases A-Z ( http://www.umw.edu/library/research/az/a.php ) and Databases by Subject ( http://www.umw.edu/library/research/databases_by_subject/default.php ) listings for more information about and to access these new databases.
UMW Libraries' subscriptions to the following databases ended on June 30th: Academic Onefile; Business & Company Resource Center; Computer Database; Educator's Reference Complete; Expanded Academic ASAP; Gale Powersearch; General Business File ASAP; General Onefile; General Reference Center Gold; Health & Wellness Resource Center; and Health Reference Center Academic. Access to these databases, which had been available via our participation in the VIVA ( http://www.vivalib.org/ ) consortium, will not be available after June 30th.
Tuesday, April 1 2008
All library materials are due on or before May 2nd. A $75 replacement charge, plus a $10 processing fee, plus any applicable late fees, will be posted to your Student Account for each item not returned by May 2nd. Books due to the CGPS Stafford Library must be returned by 3pm on May 3rd.
Monday, March 10 2008
La Maschera della Donna, Feminine Masks in the Traditional Carnival of Piedmont, Italy
Photo Exhibition, March 10-30, 2008
Edited by Michele F. Fontefrancesco (UMW), this exhibition collects photos, taken by Piercarlo Grimaldi (Università degli Studi di Scienze Gastronomiche) and by Davide Porporato (Università del Piemonte Orientale), of diverse women's masks used today in nine feasts of Piedmont, a region whose folkloric importance was made known with works and expositions of national and internationally relevance.
The exhibit, sponsored by Simpson Program in Medieval Studies, Modern
Foreign Language Department, UMW: Italian Studies, UMW Women's
History Month, Università Piemonte Orientale: Facoltà Lettere e Filosofia a
and Simpson Library gives its visitors the opportunity to meet part of the Italian
culture that generally is not known.
Monday, March 3 2008
Simpson Library will observe shortened hours and weekend closings during Spring Break Week (Saturday, March 1st through Sunday, March 9th) and will be closed on Monday, March 3rd for the University's Spring Break Holiday. Please see Simpson Library's Hours for hours and closings during Spring Break.
The CGPS Stafford Library will observe regular hours through Sunday, March 2nd, will be closed on Monday, March 3rd for the University's Spring Break Holiday, and will resume regular hours on Tuesday, March 4th.
Thursday, February 28 2008
Ceramics II: Work from Fall 2007
The pieces in this display are from Lorene Nickel’s upper level ceramics class. All of the students were in their second or third semester of ceramics and began to develop distinctive styles of working with clay. Some of the pieces are functional, and others are purely sculptural. A few pieces, such as Madeline Lyerly’s series, “Split Cups,” are influenced by the tradition of ceramic utilitarian vessels, but are not actually meant for use. Several of the pieces, including Patricia Collins’ “Ode to Odundo,” were made as part of an assignment to study a ceramic artist. The students each researched an artist, then either copied one of the artists’ pieces or made a piece influenced by that artist.
Untitled by Steph Smith pictured at left.
Monday, February 4 2008
February 1 - May 15, 2008
The exhibition will highlight documents and artifacts from the university’s 100-year history, as well as showcase gems from the library’s rare book collection.
Among the UMW historical items on display will be the shovel used in the institution’s first groundbreaking ceremony on December 14, 1909, the first commencement program from 1912 and James Farmer’s Presidential Medal of Freedom certificate.
The exhibit also will include a copy of the 1922 edition of the student newspaper “The Bullet,” the 1913 student yearbook “Battlefield” and memorabilia from Mary Washington’s renowned marching band.
The rare book collection, begun in 1963, consists primarily of 17th- and 18th-century volumes of literature and science, examples of the bookman’s art from a variety of fine presses, and first editions from literary figures such as James Joyce, Ellen Glasgow, Willa Cather, Eudora Welty and William B. Yeats. Items on display will include an 1892Kelmscott Press volume of “The Golden Legend,” printed in Golden type on handmade paper and illustrated with beautiful woodcuts; a 1602 copy of “The Works of Geoffrey Chaucer,” formerly owned by past UMW President Grellet Simpson; and Charles Dickens’ “Bleak House” in its original parts.
For more information, call the Simpson Library at (540) 654-1752.