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<Title>Today's Special: new accessions &amp; highlights</Title>
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    In an effort to highlight the new material that comes into Special Collections every week, Special Collections staff will begin to post brief summaries of some of our recent acquisitions.  These highlights may include new items from our Bafford Photography Collection, University Archives, Regional or Personal Manuscripts, the Center for Biological Sciences Archives, or one of our many  book collections centered on photography, science fiction, artist books, Maryland and Baltimore history, radical thought, alternative presses, or faculty/staff publications.  These materials are open to researchers; <a href="http://aok.lib.umbc.edu/specoll/index.php" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">please contact Special Collections staff or see our website for more information on all of our holdings</a>. </p>
    
    <h3><a href="http://aok.lib.umbc.edu/specoll/televisionscripts/index.php" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">Collection 85: Television scripts</a></h3>
    <p>A unique collection for UMBC!  Fifteen boxes of television scripts dating from 1954 to 1978.  Includes classics like <em>Batman</em> (scripts from 1965-1967), <em>The Beverly Hillbillies</em> (1961-1964), <em>The Brady Bunch</em> (1970-1972), <em>Mission: Impossible</em> (1968-1972), <em>The Mod Squad</em> (1968-1972), and <em>The Partridge Family</em> (1970-1971). </p>
    
    <h3><a href="http://contentdm.ad.umbc.edu/u?/UARCphotos,112" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">UARC 2010-026: University Photographs</a></h3>
    <p>These four color photographic prints were donated by former Library Director Jonathan LeBreton.  The prints show the construction of the Library tower in 1993.</p>
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    <h3>UARC 2010-027: University Photographs </h3>
    <p>7700 digital images documenting the Office of Student Life, Student Government Association, UMBC's 40th Anniversary, Homecoming, and other campus groups and events.  We're working to upload these images into our Digital Collections very soon!  So far, only the set from the <a href="http://contentdm.ad.umbc.edu/u?/UARCphotos,125" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">2003-2004 acdemic year are available online</a>.  The image to the right is from the Winter 2004 Welcome Pep Rally in the Commons Main Street. </p>
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    <div class="html-content">Full Title: “Reflections” @UMB: Complementary/Alternative Medicine (Tai Chi, Acupressure, and more!)Event:  PROMISE Reflections: Complementary and Alternative Medicine Date: Thursday, December 9, 2010 Time: 6:30pm – 8:30pm Location:  UMB Campus, MSTF Atrium, 685 W. Baltimore Street, Baltimore, MD 21201 Parking and Directions:  Please see the comments section for this post for complete directions and parking information. Join us on Thursday December 9th for a relaxing dinner [...]</div>
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<Title>Library Extended Hours (12/7/10-12/20/10)</Title>
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    <p>* Sundays- Thursdays we will be open until 2 a.m.<br>
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    <p>Thank you and good luck on your exams! </p></div>
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<Title>UMBC Blackboard Update: WT2011</Title>
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    <div class="html-content">UMBC Blackboard update is provided by the Division of Information Technology for students, faculty and staff using Blackboard at UMBC. If you have questions or need help, please consult the <a href="http://www.umbc.edu/oit/newmedia/blackboard/help/" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">Blackboard Help tab</a> inside Blackboard or directly at <a href="http://www.umbc.edu/oit/newmedia/blackboard/help/" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">http://www.umbc.edu/blackboard/help</a>. You can also contact the DoIT Help Desk at 410.455.3838, ENGR Room 020. Students may submit a help request via the 24/7 Blackboard Support portal at <a href="http://bbsupport.umbc.edu" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">http://bbsupport.umbc.edu</a>.
    
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    1.  <a href="http://www.umbc.edu/blogs/oit-news/archives/2010/12/wt2011_sp2011_b.html" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">WT2011 &amp; SP2011 Bb Course Shells Created 12/1</a>
    2.  <a href="http://www.umbc.edu/blogs/oit-news/archives/2010/08/support_for_wt_1.html" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">Instructional Continuity Support WT &amp; SP 2011 Courses</a>
    3.  <a href="http://www.umbc.edu/blogs/oit-news/archives/2010/10/reminder_247_bb.html" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">24/7 Bb Support Still Available For Students Only</a>
    4.  <a href="http://www.umbc.edu/blogs/oit-news/archives/2010/12/only_4_seats_le.html" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">Only 4 Seats Left in Hybrid Course Re-design Workshop 1/14/11</a>
    5.  <a href="http://www.umbc.edu/blogs/oit-news/archives/2010/12/ad_hoc_sp2011_a.html" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">Ad Hoc SP2011 AV Support Reservations Now Being Accepted</a>
    6.  <a href="http://www.umbc.edu/blogs/oit-news/archives/2010/12/fyi_educause_mi_1.html" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">FYI: EDUCAUSE Mid-Atlantic Regional Conference 1/12-1/14</a></div>
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<Summary>UMBC Blackboard update is provided by the Division of Information Technology for students, faculty and staff using Blackboard at UMBC. If you have questions or need help, please consult the...</Summary>
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<Title>Only 4 Seats Left in Hybrid Course Re-design Workshop...</Title>
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    <div class="html-content">Full Title: Only 4 Seats Left in Hybrid Course Re-design Workshop 1/14/11<img src="http://www.umbc.edu/oit/hybrid/images/hybrid4.jpg" style="max-width: 100%; height: auto;"><span>
    <p>Participants learn the principles of good course design and apply them to a traditional, face-to-face (F2F) course that could be delivered as a hybrid (part-online, part F2F) course. Using hybrid delivery to demonstrate best practices of hybrid teaching, this <a href="http://www.umbc.edu/oit/hybrid/training" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">workshop</a> is open to any UMBC instructor considering teaching a hybrid course in any semester.</p></span></div>
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<Title>FYI: EDUCAUSE Mid-Atlantic Regional Conference 1/12 - 1/14</Title>
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    <div class="html-content">The 9th Annual <a href="http://net.educause.edu/marc11" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">EDUCAUSE Mid-Atlantic Regional Conference</a> will be held at the Baltimore Marriott Waterfront Hotel from January 12 -14, 2011.  This year's conference is titled "Setting a New Course for the Future" and will focus on meeting the changing needs of learners, faculty, researchers, and administrators through innovation - while continuing to support the critical IT infrastructure.  The <a href="http://net.educause.edu/Program/1025755?START_DATE=01%2F13%2F11&amp;END_DATE=01%2F13%2F11" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">programming on Thursday</a> is particularly geared towards faculty and educational technologists, and includes presentations and hands-on opportunities that focus on classroom activities.   This year EDUCAUSE is offering special one-day registration options. Early registration is open until December 15 and can be found at <a href="http://net.educause.edu/Registration/1025803" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">http://net.educause.edu/Registration/1025803.</a></div>
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<Summary>The 9th Annual EDUCAUSE Mid-Atlantic Regional Conference will be held at the Baltimore Marriott Waterfront Hotel from January 12 -14, 2011.  This year's conference is titled "Setting a New Course...</Summary>
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<NewsItem contentIssues="false" id="3906" important="false" status="posted" url="https://beta.my.umbc.edu/groups/gsa/posts/3906">
<Title>Ad Hoc SP2011 AV Support Reservations Now Being Accepted</Title>
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    <div class="html-content"><a href="http://www.umbc.edu/oit/classroomtechnology/" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">AV Services</a> is now accepting ad hoc reservations for AV equipment and support for SP 2011 courses. As <a href="http://www.umbc.edu/blogs/oit-news/archives/2009/08/changes_in_requ_1.html" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">previously announced</a> all such requests should be submitted via the <a href="http://www.umbc.edu/oit/classroomtechnology/avrequest.html" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">Request Service Form</a>, or via the <a href="http://rt.umbc.edu" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">RT system</a> directly. Faculty requiring AV equipment in their classroom on a regular basis should be working with their departmental scheduling coordinator to request a "Smart Classroom" during the course scheduling process. This will maximize the possibility that faculty members will be scheduled into an appropriate room already containing the AV equipment they need. 
    
    Over the past several years, DoIT has worked in conjunction with the <a href="http://www.umbc.edu/provost/" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">Office of the Provost</a> to equip more of the classrooms scheduled by the <a href="http://www.umbc.edu/registrar/" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">Office of the Registrar </a>with permanently installed AV gear.  At the same time, the number of faculty requiring such gear has also increased. While AV Services does have number of mobile carts that can be delivered, in the past year staff members have noted that the deployment of these carts has approached 100% during the peak class times of 10 am to 2 pm, especially on Tuesdays and Thursdays. Additionally, many of the global (semester-long) requests for gear do not come in until the first week of the semester, which makes it hard to anticipate any shortages that might occur. To date, AV Services has not yet had to deny any service requests, and we are hopeful that it will not reach that level.  We are asking that academic departments help our efforts in planning ahead by taking advantage of the ability to request a Smart Classroom during the scheduling process.  Departmental scheduling coordinators have all been trained how to make this request, and we anticipate that it will increase the efficiency of scheduling limited resources.</div>
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<Summary>AV Services is now accepting ad hoc reservations for AV equipment and support for SP 2011 courses. As previously announced all such requests should be submitted via the Request Service Form, or...</Summary>
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<Title>WT2011 &amp; SP2011 Bb Course Shells Created 12/1</Title>
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    <div class="html-content">Bb course shells for both WT and SP 2011 were created on Dec. 1, and will continue to be updated daily. Bb shells were created for all courses (designated as lecture, lab, or discussion) listed in the <a href="http://www.umbc.edu/registrar/schedule/index.html" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">UMBC Schedule of Classes (SOC)</a>, provided that there was an <a href="http://www.umbc.edu/blogs/oit-news/archives/2010/08/how_new_employe_1.html" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">instructor of record</a> listed.  The addition of new course sections and instructors will result in new Bb shells being automatically generated each morning. Student enrollment in Bb will continue to mirror the official registration in SA, and will update multiple times daily.
    
    If you are an instructor, and your name is not associated with the course you are teaching in the <a href="http://www.umbc.edu/registrar/schedule/index.html" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">SOC</a>, please see your departmental scheduling coordinator to get that issue resolved.
    
    Additionally in situations where one instructor is teaching multiple sections of the same course, by default all sections will be combined into one Bb course shell. If you want to have separate shells for different sections, or if you need a shell for for a research or independent study course, please submit a <a href="http://www.umbc.edu/oit/newmedia/blackboard/help/newcoursereq.html" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">new course request</a>.
    
    As a reminder, all <a href="http://www.umbc.edu/oit/newmedia/blackboard/help/procedures.php" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">Bb course shells are initially unavailable</a> to students until the <a href="http://www.umbc.edu/oit/newmedia/blackboard/help/MakeAvail.htm" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">instructor makes it available</a>.</div>
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<Summary>Bb course shells for both WT and SP 2011 were created on Dec. 1, and will continue to be updated daily. Bb shells were created for all courses (designated as lecture, lab, or discussion) listed in...</Summary>
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<NewsItem contentIssues="false" id="3819" important="false" status="posted" url="https://beta.my.umbc.edu/groups/gsa/posts/3819">
<Title>Voice Mail System Failure November 29, 2010</Title>
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    <div class="html-content">Earlier today, DoIT staff noticed errors on one of the two UMBC Voicemail systems supporting the campus phone service.  The particular voicemail system is accessed by dialing x51121.
    
    We placed a call with Siemens tech support and their technician arrived on-campus this afternoon.  The technician determined that one of the hard drives in this system failed, and we worked with Siemens to install a replacement drive.  
    
    Unfortunately, all messages stored on the faulty hard drive can’t be recovered. These lost messages may impact one or more stored messages on individual phone numbers. Due to the age of our phone switch (almost 30 years old) there exists no method to provide a backup of voice messages for recovery purposes.</div>
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<Summary>Earlier today, DoIT staff noticed errors on one of the two UMBC Voicemail systems supporting the campus phone service.  The particular voicemail system is accessed by dialing x51121.  We placed a...</Summary>
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<NewsItem contentIssues="true" id="3751" important="false" status="posted" url="https://beta.my.umbc.edu/groups/gsa/posts/3751">
<Title>PROMISE Research Symposium, Coming January 21, 2011</Title>
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    <div class="html-content">Registration is now available for our 6th Annual PROMISE Research Symposium at <a href="http://www.gradschool.umd.edu/index.php/current_students/promise/">http://www.gradschool.umd.edu/index.php/current_students/promise/</a>! This event is open to scholars from all three campuses across disciplines. We invite you to present your work and support your fellow graduate school colleagues. Please see the event and logistical details below: EVENT: 6th Annual PROMISE Research Symposium DATE: Friday, [...]</div>
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