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Got a Second Life?

Have you explored Second Life yet? Second Life is a rapidly growing virtual world built entirely by community members. People are conducting business in Second Life, taking courses (including UCM courses!), meeting people, sharing information, and having fun, all within an immersive “video game” environment.
The University of Central Missouri owns virtual real estate in Second [...]

Featured Database: Learning Express Library

Did you know that you have access to over 200 subscription databases via the library? One of our newer databases is Learning Express Library,  a comprehensive, interactive online learning platform of practice tests and tutorial course series designed to help students succeed on the academic or licensing tests they must pass. You’ll get immediate scoring, [...]

New Scanner – Now You Can Scan Journal Articles, Maps, More

A new scanner is now available on the second floor of the library. The Epson GT-15000 large-format scanner offers up to 600 x 1,200 dpi resolution on documents up to 17 x 12 inches.
Conveniently located near both the map and print journals area, the scanner can be used to scan journal articles (no more copy [...]

New Resource – OED Online

Covering words from across the English-speaking world, the second edition of the Oxford English Dictionary is now available online from James C. Kirkpatrick Library. Searchable by various fields, this historical dictionary groups the various senses of a word in chronological order along with quotation evidence, and it also gives the word’s etymology and pronunciation. The [...]