
UMW Libraries is performing necessary system updates throughout the day. This may cause periodic downtime of the library catalog, digital archives, computer labs, printing, and remote authentication. We apologize for the inconvenience.
The Simpson Library student awards were announced today during the student assistant appreciation reception. The staff would like to congratulate the award winners and thank all our student assistants for a fantastic year! The 2012 Weinbrecht Award was given to Sara Sellers. This award is named for Ruby York Weinbrecht, who in 1948 graduated from MWC with not only a major in history on [...]
In 1791, James Boswell wrote what has come to be known as “the first modern biography” on Dr. Samuel Johnson. This semester the Library’s exhibit explores the lives of both Boswell and Johnson. Visitors can view rare books from UMW Libraries’ Special Collections, including Samuel Johnson’s Dictionary of the English Language (1755) and The Rambler [...]
UMW Libraries recently purchased a 1920s photograph of “Faculty and Students, Summer School, July 22, 1920, State Normal School” which was showcased in the Flashback section of the Free Lance-Star. The photograph was originally purchased by Ingrid and Michael Kelly at the Big Flea Market in Chantilly. The Kellys, whose daughter and son-in-law graduated from [...]

Several products UMW Libraries subscribes to that are owned or hosted by EBSCO are currently unavailable. No estimate has been provided on when service will be restored. Affected resources include, Academic Search Complete, EBSCOhost Research Databases, and OmniFile Full Text Mega Edition. As of 8AM March 28, 2012, all services have been restored.
Simpson Library Evening Reference Librarian Peter Catlin has created a new LibGuide on locating items in other languages. You can use this guide to find articles, books, videos, and websites in any of the languages taught at UMW, including Arabic, Chinese, French, German, Italian, and Spanish. If you’re looking for information about other languages, check out the Modern Foreign Languages guide, created by Reference [...]
