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7. WORLDWIDE ACADEMIC SUPPORTSERVICES AND RESOURCES7.4.2 Information and Library ServicesUMUC’s Information and Library Services enhances the educational mission of the university by educatingstudents in library and information literacy to ensure their academic and career success; promoting informationliteracy within the university; and providing extensive online library resources and user-centered servicesfor UMUC students, faculty, and staff worldwide. Through the library Web page (http://www.umuc.edu/library),faculty and students have access to more than 120 online library databases (most of which are full-text) and anextensive e-book collection. Information and Library Services supports faculty who are teaching a WebTycho orWebTycho-enhanced class by obtaining copyright clearance and posting class materials in the Reserved Readingsarea (http://www.umuc.edu/library/faculty.shtml) of the online classroom (certain restrictions apply) in additionto providing the online services and support summarized in Section I.7.2.7.4.3 Effective Writing CenterEffective writing is critical to the intellectual life of university students, and it is the responsibility of the universityand its faculty to promote effective writing both for purposes of communication and as a tool for masteringcourse content. The Effective Writing Center (http://www.umuc.edu/ugp/ewp_writingcenter) supports thismission at UMUC with a range of services and resources for faculty. Among those are workshops, individualconsultation, a program of “guest lectures” for the classroom, and assistance with the development of materialson effective writing in specific academic disciplines.For students, the Effective Writing Center features self-study modules on topics such as “How to Avoid Plagiarism”(http://www.umuc.edu/ugp/ewp_writingcenter/modules/plagiarism). Faculty may direct students with writingproblems to the Effective Writing Center for assistance.7.4.4 Center for Intellectual PropertyThe Center for Intellectual Property (CIP) conducts professional development training via online workshops,webinars, and symposia on copyright and academic integrity issues. Through this office, UMUC faculty haveaccess to a myriad of digital resources, including online tutorials (such as copyright and digital copyright primers)that assist faculty and students in their understanding of copyright issues such as ownership, fair use, andthe public domain. The Center for Intellectual Property also provides faculty access to the Virtual Academic IntegrityLab (VAIL), designed to address academic integrity issues that face the 21st-century classroom. Furtherinformation on these resources and services is available at http://www.umuc.edu/distance/odell/cip/cip.shtml.January 2011 www.asia.umuc.edu 21