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FACULTY UPDATE FROM THE
UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND LIBRARIES SPRING 2014
90 million reasons to like the Big Ten Q: What do you do when you quickly need books that are currently unavailable or not owned by the UMD Libraries? A: UBorrow Of the many benefits
associated with the university’s membership in the Big Ten, one of the most immediate is the opportunity for students, faculty and staff to borrow items from our new Big Ten partner libraries. We recently launched “UBorrow,” a service offered by the Committee on Institutional Cooperation (CIC), the academic consortium of Big Ten institutions plus the University of Chicago. And although the Big Ten membership becomes official on July 1, the University Libraries and other campus units are already developing strong relationships within the CIC. UBorrow is one result. As faculty, you’ve long been able to borrow books from nearly any library in the world. Interlibrary loan—or I-L-L, as most call it—provides such access through an established network of cooperating libraries. But UBorrow taps into a network of true partners, and borrowing privileges are therefore significantly better. Not only is the service simpler to use, but loan periods are longer and delivery is faster.
More than 90 million books (printed books, that is) and other materials such as films are available from the 15 CIC libraries and the Center for Research Libraries, a consortium which has especially strong collections in area studies. An advantage for the staff who process the loan requests at McKeldin Library is UBorrow’s automated utility—the service identifies the copy of a book without the need for staff to do so. Consequently, orders are filled faster. “We were eager to introduce this service at Maryland because it’s a win-win,” says Tim Hackman, head of resource sharing and access services at the University Libraries. “A faster and better loan service with less mediation by our library staff works to everyone’s benefit.” Response to the new service on campus is already high. Loans processed through UBorrow without staff intervention now account for about one third of interlibrary lending. Because UBorrow is accessed through a separate interface, not WorldCat UMD, users need to know about the service and make a point of going there, Hackman says. “There will be a bit of a learning curve,” he says, “but the initial response has already exceeded our expectations, so our hopes are high.”
WHY USE UBORROW?
Bigger selection Borrow items from any of our USMAI and Big Ten partners or the Center for Research Libraries.
Simpler to use
Start your search in UBorrow. It will find the best copy of an item for you from our collections or a distant one.
Faster delivery
Get them usually within a week.
Longer loan time
12 weeks + guaranteed 1 month renewal.
Student leaders endorse libraries As evidence of their high levels of
interest and engagement, members of the dean’s Student Advisory Group on their own initiative rallied their peers to support the University Libraries. Three student groups— the Student Government Association (SGA), Graduate Student Government (GSG) and Residence Halls Association (RHA)—this semester passed resolutions advocating for greater library funding from the campus. The students were motivated in part by our proposal to increase by 10 percent the Library Technology Fee, a $50-per-semester student fee that supports library equipment, online collections and support for technology-related services. But they were also motivated by a general understanding of the skyrocketing inflation associated with subscription data bases, the levels of support of our new peers in the Big Ten, and a desire to underscore the value they place in libraries.
Avoid recalls
Use UBorrow instead of recalling UMD books from other users. Items obtained through UBorrow will not be recalled except under unusual circumstances.
lib.umd.edu/access/uborrow
A diverse group of students meets throughout the academic year, engages in discussions about the changing nature of libraries, and advises the Dean of Libraries on issues important to them, including how the Library Technology Fee is spent.
A researcher’s best friend, or best-kept secret? (Maybe both.) Save time by downloading a toolbar that provides
Shared resources for a stronger university
quick access to several library catalogs, allows you to search by ISBN numbers, links materials in Amzaon.com to WorldCat UMD and more. You can even “click and drag” terms to a search feature that identifies relevant articles in Google Scholar.
Students and faculty of both the College Park and
With the expanded toolbar, you can:
Baltimore campuses of the University of Maryland now have access to the jointly licensed databases below. They are a benefit made possible by the special working relationship between the campuses known as Mpowering the State. The University of Maryland: MPowering the State collaboration brings together two universities of distinction to form a collaborative partnership. This special working relationship between the University
of Maryland, Baltimore (UMB) and the University of Maryland, College Park (UMCP) is designed to promote innovation and impact through collaboration. The two campuses are leveraging their considerable strengths to attract exceptional faculty, better serve students, and position the state in a new economic reality. Libraries on both campuses have made significant progress to make all relevant information available and accessible for faculty and students at both universities.
J O I N T LY L I C E N S E D D ATA B A S E S l Applied Clinical Informatics Journal (AMIA Journals)
l JoVE: Journal of Visualized Experiments (JoVE)
l BioMed Central
l Methods of Information in Medicine (AMIA Journals)
l Clinical Key l Computers, Informatics, Nursing (AMIA Journals)
l Molecular Psychiatry (Nature)
l Embase
l ProQuest Dissertations and Theses
l Embase Classic Backfiles
l ProQuest Legislative Insight
l Essential Science Indicators l Global Health l Intellectual Property Watch l Journal of Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine (Wiley)
l Regenerative Medicine (Future Medicine Ltd.) l Scopus l Springer Protocols: 2014 Protocols l Wiley/Blackwell Package
n Locate items in the UMD catalog through the toolbar n Identify items by ISBN, ISSN, DOIs and PubMedIDs n Gain easy access to library-related sites n Find things by keyword in Google Scholar n Link materials in Amazon and the New York Times to the UMD catalog n Turn ISBN, ISSN, DOI and PMID into links Download the toolbar and learn more:
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