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Offered on the Augusta and Bangor campuses
The Mande Kora Music
Music Margit performed is provided for all to use under a Creative Commons license by the University of Maine at Augusta. Windows Media Player Required.
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The Interlibrary Loan Department provides access to materials held by other libraries.
Patrons with valid IDs can use the requestor function in URSUS to borrow from other libraries in Maine.
Policy
Current students, faculty, and staff of The University of Maine at Augusta may use interlibrary loan services. Distance education students should contact Off-Campus Library Services.
For community borrowers, interlibrary loan service is limited to in-state borrowing.
We are unable to fulfill requests for: reference books, bulky or fragile items; rare or valuable materials; textbooks; dissertations; and entire issues of journals.
Procedure
Please fill out the above request forms accurately and completely.
Patrons are notified by e-mail or phone when materials are ready for pick-up. Items will be held for a period of two weeks.
Loan Periods
Loan periods for books are set by the lending libraries and may vary. Most libraries loan books for one month, and offer an option for renewal. Renewal requests must be placed before an item becomes overdue.
Do not remove the interlibrary loan label.
Charges will apply for unreturned items.
THE MANDE KORA: A WEST AFRICAN SYSTEM OF THOUGHT
Collected writings, essays, and interviews from 35 years of ethnic music research
By Margit Cronmueller Smith, MA
Tuebingen, Germany
Manuscript and Music
This manuscript and related music Margit performed is provided for all to use under a Creative Commons license by the University of Maine at Augusta.
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UMA is indebted to Dr. Hadley Smith former Associate Professor at UMA, long time Economist with the US Agency for International Development in Africa and, during her studies and work in Africa, Margit’s husband. Hadley honors Margit by compiling and arranging completion of her manuscript and having her music converted from cassette tapes to mp3 files - all to benefit world music researchers worldwide. Margit’s Kora manuscript of 207 pages consists largely of ten years of her extensive professional interviews with many of West Africa’s leading Mande kora performers.
Margit died in her home country of Germany in 2004 from breast cancer. Her work and incredible talents are here today because of her many friends and Hadley Smith who orchestrated all of it.
Quote from Margit:
"I must admit, that during my apprenticeship, I was frequently discouraged, impatient, rough, hot tempered and lost. I actually damned the 'shortcomings' of the kora. Now I am wiser and acquired some of the sanun suman jeli qualities….and think that these “shortcomings” are assets of the instrument, because they keep away superficial musicians who look for instant success and are unwilling or incapable of honor (lanbe) and follow the traditional Manding way, or lit., siliaba, the big, meaning the correct and straight (no detours) way."
Obtaining Your Library Card
Activating Your Library Card
Community Borrower Card
Lending Policy
Fines and Overdue Notices
Library Laptop Loan Program
Obtaining Your Library Card
Your UMA Student, Faculty or Staff ID card is also your library card. Student ID cards may be obtained at the Information/Card Services desk in the Richard J. Randall Student Center on the University of Maine at Augusta campus. For more information: UMA Card Services.
Reminder: ITV and other distance education students should contact Off-Campus Library Services.
Activating Your Library Card
Your library barcode number (16-digit number beginning 25022 on the bottom of your ID card) must be activated by the Bennett D. Katz Library before you may begin borrowing privileges and remote access to online library databases and services.
To activate your card stop by the Circulation desk in the library or call 207-621-3349 or toll free 1-800-696-1124, ext. 3349 to speak to a library representative.
Community Borrower Card
The Bennett D. Katz Library also offers Community Borrower cards for UMA alumni, retired UMA faculty and staff and community members of the greater Augusta area. This card provides borrowing priviledges through the URSUS and MaineCat Statewide catalog. This card will not provide access to our online journals and databases.
Community Borrower cards may be obtained at the Circulation desk in the Bennett D. Katz Library on the UMA campus.
Lending Policy
Books:
Loan period (books) - 4 weeks.
Renewal (books) - 4 weeks, unless the book belongs to another library.
Media:
Loan period (CD/DVD/VHS) - 2 weeks
Renewal (CD/DVD/VHS) - 2 weeks, unless the item belongs to another library.
Renewing Items:
You may renew items over the phone by calling 621-3356, 621-3349, 1-800-696-1124, ext. 3349 or by logging into your library account.
Checkout limit - 20 items.
Please note: Only 2 DVD or VHS videos may be borrowed at a time.
Fines and Overdue Notices
All UMA students are sent e-mail notification of overdue items and should make sure their UMA e-mail account is active. UMA faculty and staff, community patrons, and other students in the University of Maine System receive overdue notices by U.S. mail or e-mail, as appropriate.
Overdue charge - Overdue books will accumulate fines according to the circulation policy of that item’s home library.
UMA's fine is $0.50 per day.
Lost book charge -The cost is determined by the item’s home library, plus a $10.00 processing fee.
Payment for fines and lost book charges can be made at the Circulation Desk in the library. Only cash and personal checks accepted. Sorry no debit or credit cards accepted at this time.
Students should be aware that overdue book fines left unpaid will be entered into their student account and may impede class registration, financial aid awards or graduation.
Library Laptop Loan Program
The Katz Library loans HP Probook laptops to UMA students 3-hours of in-library use. Students must be at least 18 years old and present a valid UMA photo ID card to sign out a laptop.
Laptops are available at the Katz Library Circulation desk. UMA student wishing to borrow a laptop must read and sign the Laptop Policy Form which is available at the Circulation desk. If you have any questions, please call us at 621.3349.
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