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Research Guides & Tutorials
Our Research Guides & Tutorials can help you:
- Select a research topic
- Find books and articles
- Search the Library Catalog: catalogUSMAI
- Cite your sources
- and much more!
Learning Spaces @ the Library
The Albin O. Kuhn Library & Gallery has a wide range of spaces distributed on all floors to meet your learning and research needs. These include individual and group workstations, open spaces, study rooms, and a 24/7 study area. In addition, LIB458 is set up as a technology-enabled study room that supports active learning among students.
Please contact the Circulation Desk for more information on using the study rooms.
Subject Guides
Subject Guides provide students with a variety of subject-specific resources to aid in research. Resources include:
- Databases
- Encyclopedias
- Handbooks
- Online Resources
- and more
Library Media
Select from our collection of over 5,000+ DVDs and 7,500+ CDs. UMBC students, staff, and faculty can check them out for 7 days.
Located on the 2nd floor of the Library, their facilities include:
- viewing stations
- audio listening stations
- group viewing rooms
Special Collections Overview
The collections of rare books, photographs, artifacts, manuscripts and archives housed in this department are available for research use by faculty, students, visiting scholars and the general public.
Gallery Exhibit
August 25 - December 13, 2009The Albin O. Kuhn Library Gallery presents The Art of Persuasion: Poster Design from 1896 through 2008, on display from August 25th through December 13th, 2009.
A public reception will be held on Thursday, October 8th, 2009 at 7:00 pm.
News and Events
- Graphic Design I Student Exhibit in Special Collections
- Historical Statistics of the United States - trial
- New Database: Sage Reference Online
- British and Irish Women's Letters and Diaries - Trial
- A-to-Z Journal List - Trial
- Current Awareness Using RSS Feeds and Email Alerts
- Journal Citation Reports - Faculty/Staff Workshop
- EBSCO Databases - technical difficulties





