Fogler Library expanding partnership, project through Maine Shared Collections Cooperative

UMaine Alert

Posted: April 19, 2024 - 1:32 PM

At approximately 9:24 a.m. on Friday, April 19, a University of Maine graduate student was struck by a university vehicle on Long Road at the University of Maine campus in Orono. The student reports that they are at a local hospital with minor injuries.

Emergency services, including the Orono Fire Department, University Volunteer Ambulance Corps, University of Maine Police Department, Orono Police Department and Penobscot County Sheriff’s Office responded to the scene.

The university vehicle involved in the incident was a Chevrolet Express van. It was being operated by a university employee.

Counseling services and support are available for students, faculty or staff who may have been affected. The Counseling Center can be reached at 207-581-1392 and the Dean of Students Office can be reached at 207-581-1406.

The scene has been cleared and Long Road is now accessible. An investigation is being conducted by the University of Maine Police Department with assistance from the Penobscot County Sheriff’s Office Crash Reconstruction Unit. Any witnesses to the incident are encouraged to contact Lt. Noel Santiago at noel.santiago@maine.edu.

February 20, 2019 News

The Maine Shared Collections Cooperative, founded by eight of Maine’s largest libraries including Raymond H. Fogler Library at the University of Maine, is expanding its partnership with Online Computer Library Center’s (OCLC) Sustainable Collection Services.

The groups will expand a project to analyze library collections throughout Maine and ensure that important print works are identified, retained and shared among state libraries.

“This shared-print retention project is important because all libraries are doing independent withdrawal and weeding projects, and we want to make sure that we don’t lose valuable content in the midst of that work,” says Matthew Revitt, Special Collections and Maine Shared Collections librarian at UMaine. “We protect titles for the patrons and users of libraries in Maine primarily, but obviously that means that patrons outside of the state will benefit as well.”

Fogler Library has made a vital contribution to the progress of the Maine Shared Collections Cooperative, both as one of its eight founding partners, and also as the administrative host for the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) grant that helped fund the program’s first four years.

In 2014, Fogler Library created a position to oversee the program’s day-to-day activities, recruit and work with new members, and plan for the 2019 group collection analysis project. UMaine also continues to act as the administrative host for the group analysis, signing the contract with OCLC on behalf of the participating libraries.