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<Title>Library Hours and Services</Title>
<Tagline>Update on Coronavirus Planning</Tagline>
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    <div class="html-content"><div><span>Library hours and services are in flux due to campus planning for COVID-19 (coronavirus). Please stay tuned to MyUMBC or the <a href="https://library.umbc.edu/" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">Library &amp; Gallery website</a> for the most recent information and hours.</span></div><div><span><br></span></div><div>All Library &amp; Gallery events are canceled until at least April 6, per University policy. </div><div><br></div><div>For research assistance, we encourage our users to contact us <a href="https://library.umbc.edu/makearesearchappt#foo" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">via email or our Ask a Librarian chat service</a>.</div><div><span> </span></div><div><span>Students and instructors with materials on course reserve:  some </span><strong>physical reserves materials </strong><span>may be available in our catalog as e-books, on sites that allow streaming of media items, or are accessible via the public domain. </span><span>If the item is not available electronically, the Reserves (or ILL) staff, upon request, may be able to </span><strong>digitize assigned readings</strong><span> </span><span>from items on Course Reserves and post to Blackboard.</span><span> </span><span>We are unable to reproduce content from a disc. Please allow a minimum of five business days for requests to digitize course materials. Staff will prioritize requests by the assignment due date whenever possible.</span></div><div><span><br></span></div><div><p>For requests to digitize course readings, please obtain the name and number of the course and share the digital copy with the Reserves staff (<a rel="nofollow external" class="bo">reserves-group@umbc.edu</a>).</p><p>For inquiries regarding <strong>due dates and fines</strong>, nothing will become due from Sunday March 15th through Sunday March 22nd.  All USM libraries will be lenient with fines if campuses close post March 22nd. <span>Note that </span><strong>some short-term loan items may become due</strong><span> whenever the owning library is open.  Patrons do need to be mindful of honoring such due dates – i.e. course reserves, and media items and equipment.</span></p></div></div>
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<Title>New Course Reserve System!</Title>
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    <div class="html-content"><p><span><span>The Kuhn Library now provides access to course reserves through Ares from Atlas Systems; this new software seamlessly integrates with Blackboard (Bb) for streamlined availability and processing.</span><span><strong><u> </u></strong></span></span><span>Instructors who wish to submit course reserves requests </span><span>and students who want to access their faculty reserves listings </span><span>can now do so directly from their course site in Bb. </span></p><p><span><br></span></p><p><span>Questions? Email <a href="mailto:reserves-group@umbc.edu" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">reserves-group@umbc.edu</a>, visit our <a href="https://library.umbc.edu/reserves/facinfo.php" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">Course Reserves Information page</a>, or stop by the Check-Out desk at the Library.</span></p><span></span><p><span>Information on submitting materials for course reserve can be found on our <strong>instructor’s guide page</strong> </span><a href="https://library.umbc.edu/reserves/Bb_Guide_Instructors.pdf" rel="nofollow external" class="bo"><span>(download PDF)</span></a><span><br></span></p></div>
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