First Library e-Newsletter
Lucky You! Not everyone will be getting this inaugural issue of our electronic newsletter. Please let us know what you think. PLEASE
forward to all your friends and colleagues. But don't worry, your email in-box will not be
filled with library emails. We expect to send our e-newsletter once per semester with timely and useful information for the UNM
community. Questions? Email us.
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Zimmerman Basement Study Area
It's a great
space
with 10 new study rooms, wireless access, great chairs and tables and much more.
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Zimmerman Library Back and Better
After Fire and Flood
You may have noticed the Zimmerman basement is finally open after two
years of reconstruction following the Spring 2006 fire. Journal collections have been returned and the space redesigned. Help us celebrate this
milestone !
Please join us for the Grand Opening Event:
April 30th (the two year anniversary of the fire)
2:00 p.m. in the basement public area
2:30 p.m. remarks by President Schmidly and others
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The UL sponsored a photography contest for students. They were asked to submit photos
creatively portraying a
library
space or activity. Above is the first prize winner dubbed "the Library Anxiety Photo" by the marketing committee who judged the contest.
Photo by Sarah Guilinger (Biology Major) and Gary Lawson (Archeology Major).
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Elevate Your Day. . .
was the theme as we celebrated the grand opening of the new Fine Arts and Design
Library (FADL) in February. Abundant
natural
light welcomes visitors to the largest collections of print and digital
materials in architecture, art, music, dance and film in the state.
More than 10,000 people visited the facility in its first month of
operation. Eight group study rooms provide the opportunity for
students and faculty to work collaboratively. The facility boasts three
times the number of computers from its previous location and a spacious
library instruction room.
The UL has recently multiplied digital holdings in
art and music. ArtStor, a
database of over
500,000
images, is the
preeminent scholarly digital image repository. Five audio databases
provide listening pleasure on or off campus to UNM students, faculty
and
staff. Come visit!
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Second Place in the photography contest is a photo by Imran Mansuri (Masters of
Architecture Program) of the new Fine Arts and
Design
Library at sunset.
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Native American Community Academy (NACA) Students Visit University
Libraries
The Indigenous Nations Library Program (INLP) hosted 7th and 8th graders from NACA on March 10.
The students are participating in the National
History Day competition. Librarians from the Center for Southwest Research and the Indigenous Nations Library Program helped students find
primary and secondary resources for their essays. This is the first time NACA has participated in this competition and they hope to make this a
yearly event. For more info on INLP contact
us.
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Third place is a photo by Mahina Miller (Art Studio Major) of a student studying at the base of
the "History of Language" sculpture in the main stairwell of Zimmerman.
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Database Highlights
Looking for news? The UL subscribes to many newspaper collections - historical and current, regional, national and international in
scope. New collections include the Latin American Newsstand, the US Hispanic Newsstand and Hispanic American Newspapers
(Series 1) 1808-1980. For a complete list of our newspaper collections go to the Database Advisor and select Newspapers.
From classical to cowboy music, Gregorian Chants to zydeco, and everything in between our new music
collections give you access to thousands of recordings to enhance your teaching and for personal listening. For a complete list of our music
databases go to the Database Advisor
and select Music.
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Events
Molluscan Biogeography and
the Value of Historical Collections
Bruce Neville
Assoc. Professor University Libraries
April 29, 2:00 p.m.
Willard Room, Zimmerman Library
Exhibits
The President, the Prince and the People: a selection of Zimmerman Library's literary and pictorial sources of the
Mexican Reforma and
French
Intervention Periods.
Herzstein Latin American
Reading Room Gallery
Zimmerman Library
April 28 to September 16, 2008
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