Mardigian Library News

The Naxos Music Library offers over 140,000 music tracks for online listening. It includes classical, jazz, blues, folk, world, and also a small selection of pop and rock. New releases are added monthly. Users can search music tracks by genre, composer, artist, period, and more.
Naxos Music Library is available to currently registered UM-Dearborn students, faculty, and staff, from both on-campus and off-campus locations. The Mardigian Library subscription to Naxos Music Library allows for up to three simultaneous users.

GuideStar is now available through the library web site. GuideStar provides financial data on over 1.5 million nonprofit organizations in the United States. It lists the mission and programs, balance sheets, annual reports, lists of officers, and IRS 990 Forms for nonprofits, including foundations. Currently registered UM-Dearborn students, faculty, and staff can use GuideStar on campus, or from off-campus with your UMID.

Does that term paper have you feeling stressed out? Are you rushed, frustrated or just need help? Student learning is the Mardigian Library's first priority! The library is open seven days a week, until 11:45 pm Sundays through Thursdays, and our website resources are available anytime, anywhere. What's new

• Central Search - Search multiple library resources and Google with one easy search! Try it now.

Research basics

• Can't seem to get started writing that paper? Learn about the research process
• Check out Library News to learn about new resources and more.

Get help!

• For no hassle, convenient access to a librarian, talk to one:
  • in person
  • by phone, 313-593-5563
  • via email
  • or via instant messaging
• If you're not sure where to find things in the library, our floor plans will lead the way.

Prizes!

• Try Central Search and complete a quick survey by October 15, 2006 to be entered in a drawing to win a prize!

The Mardigian library supports your teaching activities and student learning. Bookmark the Faculty Services webpage for easy access to the library tools you need. What's new?

• Central Search - Search multiple library resources with one easy search! Try it now.
• The library's website has been revised to include the university's template. Most library webpage addresses remain the same.

Student research

• Will your students be writing a term paper? Consider scheduling a Research Education session for your class.
• Don't have time in your busy course syllabus? Encourage students to attend Research Education open sessions offered at the library several times per semester.
• Our website resources are available anytime, anywhere.
• Consider adding library information to your syllabus.

Did you know that the Mardigian Library's resources are available to staff members either for professional or personal use?

• The Mardigian library's resources are available anytime, anywhere via our website
• Want to read that hot new thriller? Request it using MeLCat, and it will be delivered to our library for your use within three to five days.
• Join our bookclub, R.E.A.D., which meets four times a year during the lunch hour.

Today you'll see two significant changes to the library web site:

• Central Search is now available.
• The look of the library web site has been updated to correspond with the new campus web design.

Central Search is a new tool that allows researchers to search multiple library databases at the same time. Central Search includes articles from journals, magazines, and newspapers and also includes books, DVDs, and other items in our library, as well as encyclopedia articles and other reference information. It saves time by letting you search multiple library databases at once. Try Central Search on the library home page.

We’d like to get your opinion! After you try Central Search, fill out a quick survey to let us know what you think.

You can also send us general comments about the library web site or other library services.