University of New England

The Jack S. Ketchum Library on the University Campus (UC) in Biddeford and the Josephine S. Abplanalp '45 Library on the Westbrook College Campus (WCC) in Portland provide all University of New England students, faculty and staff with these services:

- Libraries homepage
- Web access databases
- ebooks, ejournals, enewspapers, eforms
- Public access computers
- Data jacks and wireless access for individual laptops
- Remote access to databases and online catalog
- Over 150,000 volumes
- Over 30,000 print and electronic full text journal titles
- Over 6,000 electronic books
- Over 150 databases covering all subject areas in the curriculum
- DVDs, videos, compact discs, CD-ROMs, and audio cassettes
- Reference, research, and literature search assistance
- Individual and course-related library research instruction
- Circulation and reserves
- Interlibrary loan and intercampus delivery
- MaineCat and WorldCat
- GPACU libraries on-site borrowing
- Photocopiers and microfilm reader/printers
- Group and individual study space
- A current UNE ID also serves as a UNE Libraries ID

The Ketchum Library was built in 1970 and renovated and enlarged in 1991. The lower level includes the Media Services department, study rooms with data jacks, and the St. Francis Room that is a general purpose meeting room furnished and designed to hold approximately 90 people. Clusters of public access computers, reference and circulating books, reserve materials, and library offices are located on the main level. Journals, circulating books, and study areas are on the upper level. The Library also houses the New England Osteopathic Heritage Center, an archival resource center with a growing collection of documents, photographs, and memorabilia that preserve the history of osteopathic medicine in New England. Wireless network access is available throughout the UC Library building.

The Abplanalp Library was renovated in 2001. Journals are located on the lower level. Public access computers are available for use on the main level of the Library and in the 24/7 lab that is located within the Library. Reference materials are located on the main level, and the circulating collection and study areas are located on the upper level. The Library also houses the Maine Women Writers Collection, a special collection containing literary, cultural, social, and health and medical history sources representing more than 500 Maine women writers. Wireless network access is available throughout the WCC Library building as well.

The Libraries' staff includes ten professional librarians and six library technical assistants. In addition, undergraduate and graduate students are hired to assist. Students are welcome to utilize either Library. The UNE Libraries' online catalog, electronic databases, and full-text electronic journals and books are accessible via the Web from on-campus and from off-campus. Remote access is beneficial to all students and faculty, and of particular benefit to distance education students and students on clinical rotations.

The UNE Libraries are institutional members of the following local, state and national organizations:
· American Library Association (ALA)
· Association of College and Research Libraries (ACRL)
· EDUCAUSE, the Association for managing and using information sources in higher education
· Greater Portland Alliance of Colleges and Universities (GPACU)
· Health Science Libraries & Information Consortium (HSLIC)
· Medical Library Association (MLA)
· National Network of Libraries of Medicine/New England Region (NNLM/NER)
· New England Library Information Network (NELINET)
· North Atlantic Health Science Libraries (NAHSL)
· Southern Maine Library District (SMLD)