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Library Closing at 3:00PM Due to Inclement Weather
Due to the inclement weather, the UMB campus and HS/HSL library will be closing at 3:00PM on Tuesday, March 20th. Please contact the UMB Campus Alerts page for information about campus opening times … Continue reading
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Intermittent Network Outage: 3/19, 2PM-6PM and 3/20, 11AM-3PM
UM network engineers have scheduled intermittent network outages for the following dates/times. The following resources will be affected: off-campus access to e-resources, access to the library catalog, the FindIt button in database results, and availability information in OneSearch. Monday, March … Continue reading
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Whiteboard Project: Do You Have Any Phobias?
Yes, yes, you do. Acrophobia (fear of heights) is the winner with 22 votes, followed closely by claustrophobia (fear of enclosed places) with 21 votes. Just looking at … Continue reading
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Lombard Street Tree Work, March 8, 4am-Noon
Facilities has scheduled tree removal work on Lombard St for Thursday 3/8 – from 4am – Noon. The sidewalk on Lombard will be closed from Greene St to Penn St. Pedestrian access to the HS/HSL, Campus Center, and School of … Continue reading
Whiteboard Project: What Healthy Vending Options Would You Like to See?
The Library Genie was asked for healthy vending options, so we decided to see what you would prefer. Clif BARS were the winner, with KIND bars, kale chips, and Boom Chicka Pop following closely behind. The Genie likes Oreos too, … Continue reading
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For All the People: A Century of Citizen Action in Health Care Reform Exhibit
The National Library of Medicine is pleased to present our latest traveling exhibition, For All The People: A Century of Citizen Action in Health Care Reform. Health care reform has been a contentious political issue in the United States for more … Continue reading
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Check Out the UMB Entrepreneur Toolkit
The HS/HSL has put together a toolkit of information for entrepreneurs and innovators on campus interested in learning more about intellectual property, starting their own company, innovating, and other related topics. The guide was … Continue reading
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Reserve a Study Room
The Library has 45 study rooms available for group use throughout the 2nd, 3rd, 4th and 5th floors. Most are available without reservation on a first come, first served basis. Four study rooms on … Continue reading
BrowZine is Now Active: View Our Guide to Learn More
BrowZine is a convenient service that organizes articles found in Open Access and HS/HSL subscription databases. It can also deliver them to your mobile device in a consistent format. What is BrowZine used … Continue reading
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An Introduction to Data Visualization with Tableau Workshop, March 7, Noon-1:00
Tableau is a business analytics tool for creating a wide variety of interactive data visualizations. The software is available as a free version as well as a more robust full-scale version. Tableau can be … Continue reading
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