Libraries and Technology
Libraries
UVM's libraries are well-loved, well-used resources by students and community members. They have a dynamic quality — created by the depth of the collection, the facilities' considerable technological resources and a staff of research librarians — that makes them uniquely attractive environments for research and work. It's not unusual, for instance, to find the Bailey/Howe Library's Cyber Café crowded with working students. Visit the libraries online: University Libraries website (gateway to Bailey/Howe, Dana, Cook libraries)
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Ask-a-librarian: Our service to save you time and reduce frustration. Instant message, e-mail, call or stop by the reference desk for a one-on-one session (or appointment) with a reference librarian.
Quick facts about UVM's exemplary libraries
The libraries are here to help you on your journey of discovery and creation; you are encouraged to share your ideas and feedback about our services.
- With 1.4 million print volumes of books and journals, the collection is Vermont's largest research library.
- UVM offers access to a total of 27,000 journals online, as well as databases and e-books.
- Reference librarians can help locate unique resources, tailored to your own assignments, in person, by phone, or even via e-mail and instant messaging.
- If there is a book or article you need that isn't in the collection, our interlibrary loan team acquires it for you, often within days.
- Productivity software (for example: word processing, spreadsheets, statistical analysis programs) on computers allows you to work seamlessly alongside library services and collections.
Holdings that make UVM libraries special
In addition to the main collection, a number of special features attract patrons to the libraries:
- the most extensive collection of Vermont materials in the world;
- Dana Medical Library, Vermont's only health sciences research library, and its medical history collection;
- a number of primary source materials in environmental history including papers, letters and manuscripts of George Perkins Marsh, a Vermonter many consider to be the country's first environmentalist;
- a geographic information system (GIS) facility and a multimedia laboratory in the main Bailey/Howe library;
- the Center for Digital Initiatives housing digital access to UVM's signature collections from a remote location
- includes materials generated by Vermont congressmen, including such well known figures as George Aiken and Robert Stafford, documenting topics ranging from the abolition of slavery to social life in Washington, D.C.
Technology
- Computer labs: UVM boasts 45 computer labs, 46 computer-teaching enabled classrooms and 49 multimedia classrooms.
- Wireless on campus: UVM's wireless network allows students, faculty and staff to stay connected as they move about much of the campus. See which campus locations have wireless Internet, and view the locations on the campus map.
- Internet connections in the residence halls: Every residence hall room has multiple Internet ports — one for each student.
- Access to task completion: Students use UVM's Web-based services to apply for admission, register for and add/drop courses and buy textbooks from the campus bookstore.
- Online courses: In 2006–07, almost 8,000 students took 620 course sections that used WebCT, a toolset that allows the delivery of courses and materials online.
- Technology in the classroom: The Center for Teaching and Learning is one of the most active units of its kind in the country. One of its primary missions is to help faculty bring creative, cutting-edge technology into the classroom to engage students and help them learn.
- Access to information: The library catalog, several databases and special collections are all available online.
Last modified January 31 2008 11:47 AM
