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Advising Manual at UMFK

Blake Library

A place to find great staff, tools, and resources

Sofia Birden (sbirden@maine.edu) provides help with:

  • Research
  • Eportfolios
  • Basic technical problems (printing, email, internet access from laptops, etc.)
  • Some Brightspace issues

Circulation staff provides help with:

  • Interlibrary loan (helping get research materials from other libraries when we don't have access to full-text)
  • Working with students on lost/damaged materials and fines
  • Reserve materials (materials placed on reserve for classes)
  • Basic technical problems (printing, email, internet access from laptops, etc.)
  • Basic research if Sofia is not available

Other staff provides help with:

  • Basic technical problems (printing, email, internet access from laptops, etc.)
  • Basic research if Sofia is not available

Other that's available:

  • Equipment to check out, including laptops
  • Quiet study areas
  • Group study areas
  • Whiteboards and tables
  • Possibly course textbooks if your professor put them on reserve
  • More

Library Site

Library Staff 

Library Hours

Email access to library staff is available weekends and most holidays at sbirden@maine.edu.

Advisors, if any other questions come up while helping your students please let Sofia Birden know.

sbirden@maine.edu and 834-7527