Healey Library will be closed Tuesday 4 pm – Wednesday 10 am due to necessary facilities work. As always, online resources are available through UMBrella.
For library research questions, please email Library.Reference@umb.edu.
Healey Library’s Fine Amnesty Program
*Please note: Fine amnesty for library items ended on January 31, 2019. Current Library fine and fee policies are now in effect.*
Healey Library is sponsoring a fine amnesty program until further notice. What does this mean for students?
- All fines on regular items from Healey Library’s circulating collections (books and DVDs) will be forgiven upon the return of the item(s) to the library!
- The removal of fines will also result in the removal of any holds from a student’s WISER account.
- Please note the EXCEPTIONS to this amnesty:
- Late fines on course reserve items, item recalls, or laptop fines
The Library’s system of Course Reserves and recalls, as well as its circulating laptop collection, is set up to provide equitable access of Library materials and resources to all of our patrons. Late returns create difficulties for other students, faculty, or staff and so are not eligible for amnesty. Fines and holds on accounts will continue to be applied to late course reserve items, recalls, or laptops. - Late fines and fees on Interlibrary loan (ILL) items
These fines and fees cannot be waived.
- Late fines on course reserve items, item recalls, or laptop fines
For questions related to library fines and fees, please email Library.Circulation@umb.edu.
March 17: Downtime for Access to Library Resources
Please plan ahead for scheduled maintenance that will affect on-campus and off-campus access to Healey Library’s subscription resources on Saturday, March 17, 5pm-midnight Eastern time. During this period, users will be unable to access the Library’s subscription electronic resources, including e-books, journal articles, and streaming videos, from on- and off-campus. Users will also be unable to log into UMBrella to save searches, add items to their bookshelf, or review their accounts.
As this downtime may affect your students’ ability to review assigned course materials, particularly those linked in your Blackboard course pages, please remind your students to plan ahead for this system maintenance window.
Please send any questions, comments, or concerns to Library.Systems@umb.edu. Thank you for your patience!
UMBrella Update: Changes to Your Library Login!
After the successful launch of UMBrella and the rollout of our updated and mobile-friendly Library homepage, the Library is thrilled to announce another improvement:
As of TODAY, Library users will be prompted to enter their UMass Boston email username and password instead of their barcode when accessing the Library’s electronic resources from off-campus!
Migrating the Library’s off-campus access to the University’s single sign-on (SSO) system streamlines patrons’ access to the Library’s resources whenever and wherever needed.
Library barcodes are not going away! Patrons will still need their barcode to check out items from the Library, and, for the short term, to submit interlibrary loan (ILL) requests.
Please continue to put UMBrella through its paces and share with us any issues you encounter or improvements you’d like to suggest. The feedback form awaits your comments!
Thank you to UMass Boston’s Information Technology Services (ITS) and UMass’s University Information Technology Services (UITS) for their continued partnership in helping us enhance library services and resources for the campus community!
UMBrella Update: OPEN for Research and Discovery!
Good news: UMBrella is live! The Library’s new, powerful, state-of-the-art, single-stop information search and discovery tool can be accessed directly from the Library’s new and improved, mobile-friendly library homepage. We encourage you to jump right in to see how UMBrella enhances your research experience, and to let us know how it goes.
To help you get started, here are some pointers and links:
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- Healey Library invites you to sign up for one of our introductory UMBrella training workshops offered throughout the month of February. Other training materials will be made available online for those who cannot attend a workshop in person.
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- Please share your feedback about the new system so that we can continue to improve your search experience. Please fill out this comment form after you’ve had a chance to explore UMBrella.
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- As with any major platform migration, we are committed to addressing any questions, problems, or inconsistencies that arise from the migration process. We sincerely welcome your suggestions and feedback. Please direct questions or comments to Library.Systems@umb.edu so that we can address them as quickly as possible!
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- UMBrella users can search nearly all of the articles, books, videos, and e-books that the Library owns or subscribes to. In addition, users can search through multiple pathways. For example, users can access individual databases like CINAHL or JSTOR, or search specific journal titles through UMBrella.
Here’s what’s on the horizon in the near future:
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- Healey Library staff will be using your feedback and questions to inform our ongoing interface adjustments and to troubleshoot any issues that arise. This process will result in a continually improving research experience for our users!
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- We are pleased to announce that UMBrella uses the University’s Single Sign-On authentication system. Users log in to UMBrella the same way they access WISER and HR Direct, using their UMass Boston email username and password. We are in the process of extending the Single Sign-On system to replace the existing barcode and last name combination for off-campus access to databases and e-journal articles.
The launch of UMBrella is a joint partnership between Healey Library, Information Technology Services, and UMass Information Technology Services. All of us wish you the best in your research journeys and look forward to your feedback on UMBrella!