mPach project update: April 2013
May 10, 2013
General
University of Michigan staff determined functional requirements for relating journal-level MARC records to article-level MARC records, and journal-level “aboutware”.
Announcements
Current Announcements
New Resource: ICSD
May 9, 2013
Resources
The library has acquired access to Inorganic Crystal Structure Database (ICSD).
Announcing Maize Books (New Michigan Publishing Imprint)
May 5, 2013
Resources
The University of Michigan Press, a unit of Michigan Publishing, is committed to producing and disseminating high-quality scholarship. As part of that commitment, we’re proud to announce Maize Books, a new Michigan Publishing imprint. This imprint represents a lean, responsive model for publishing scholarly and creative works. We understand that scholarship can take many forms, and that traditional academic publishers aren’t always interested in items that don’t fit the typical categories of a “monograph” or a “journal article.”
The University of Michigan Press has the tools and the expertise to help you distribute your scholarship, regardless of its form, and we offer methods to make your work discoverable, accessible, and preservable for the long term. In keeping with our mission to explore new forms of scholarly publishing, Maize Books titles will be evaluated by the acquiring editors and Editorial Director of the University of Michigan Press. They will undergo peer review when desirable, including experimental forms of peer review designed to suit the requirements of individual publications.
The benefits of publishing your work via Maize Books include:
- Fast turnaround times from manuscript to finished publication
- Distribution both online and in print
- Ability to make your work available as a freely accessible Open Access publication as well as via recognized sales channels
- A robust technical infrastructure to give online publications strong search engine optimization and enable long-term preservation, making your work both easy to find and safe for the long term
- High-quality, low-cost print editions produced on demand
- Brand identification with Michigan Publishing, a recognized leader in creating the future of academic publishing and scholarly communication
- The key to advancing knowledge is sharing your scholarship as widely and as effectively as possible. Maize Books and the University of Michigan Press can help you do that.
For more information, please contact maize.books@umich.edu.
Symposium celebrates the Robert Altman collection at U-M
Robert Altman and Eliott Gould on the set of California Split (1974)
May 2, 2013
General
We invite you to take part in any or all of the events planned for the symposium,
Altmannerisms: Conversations Celebrating the Opening of the Robert Altman Archive.
New journal subscription
May 1, 2013
Resources
The library has just subscribed to the Journal of Music, Technology and Education. Published by Intellect, this peer-reviewed journal explores the issues concerning the use of technology in music education. It examines pedagogy at all levels and across genres such as composition, musicology, performance and music production.
Preservation Clinic
May 1, 2013
General
This annual walk-in Preservation Clinic is your opportunity to consult with U-M Library experts. Have stuff you want to keep forever but don’t know how? Books, papers, maps, photographs, LPs, or tapes? Getting worried that those digital wedding snaps won’t last to show your grandchildren?
The Many Hats of Robert Altman: A Life in Cinema
April 22, 2013
General
There is an exhibition on view in the Hatcher Graduate Library Gallery about the life and work of film producer and director, Robert Altman. The exhibition was created by students in the Screen Arts and Cultures Department at the University of Michigan.
Apply for Research Fellowship for Southeast Asian Scholars
April 18, 2013
General
The University Library, the Bentley Historical Library, and the Center for Southeast Asian Studies are pleased to announce a four-week research fellowship for Southeast Asian scholars interested in using the research resources of the University of Michigan. Applications, available at http://ii.umich.edu/cseas/academics/libraryfellowship, are due May 31, 2013.
Borrowing From EMU Library
April 1, 2013
Resources
Will you be in the Ann Arbor/Ypsilanti area this summer? As a reminder, University of Michigan and Eastern Michigan University (EMU) students, faculty and staff are eligible for guest borrowing privileges between these campus librarires.
Suggest a Book for the Collections
March 8, 2013
Resources
The University Library encourages you to make suggestions for additions to our collections. If you would like to suggest a new book, journal, DVD, etc.
Get the Materials You Need via ILL
February 16, 2013
General
While the University Library has vast collections of research materials on campus, sometimes the stuff you need is not available here. As a UM student, staff or faculty member, you can request that the Library borrow items on your behalf from other academic libraries.
Staff in the Interlibrary Loan (ILL) department quickly locate books or copies of journal articles from other libraries on your behalf, at no cost to you. If you don't find what you need in our collections (by searching the library catalog), simply complete the request form with your citation information. You will be notified when the book, journal article, etc. is ready for your use.
Questions about this service should be directed to 734-764-8584 or interlibrary.loan@umich.edu. If you need help locating complete citations, please feel free to contact the Ask a Librarian service.
Share Your Academic Work in Bert's Study Lounge
February 13, 2013
General
Sharing is part of discovery.
Study Room Reservations
February 13, 2013
General
Looking for a group study room? You can reserve a study room in advance via our online forms.
Focus on MPublishing: UM Faculty Reprints
February 13, 2013
Resources
The University of Michigan MPublishing Faculty Reprints is a service designed to put out-of-print books written by UM faculty back into circulation, by making an electronic version openly accessible in HathiTrust and in Deep Blue, the university’s institutional reposit
Register for Upcoming Workshops
February 12, 2013
Workshops
MLibrary staff offer many subject- and technology-related workshops throughout the year.
Color Your Microform Research Green!
February 10, 2013
Resources
The University Library owns millions of pages of important content on microfilm, content which is not currently available in any other format.
Advanced Scheduling Available from Askwith Media Library
February 9, 2013
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The Askwith Media Library offers faculty and staff the ability to schedule (“book”) their media materials in advance within the library catalog (Mirlyn).
Angela Davis MLK Day talk is available
February 8, 2013
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Angela Davis spoke as part of the U-M 2013 Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. symposium, and the recording of her talk, "Impediments to the Dream: The Prison Industrial Complex and the Dream," is now available for viewing.
New Publication from Jason Geary
February 1, 2013
People
Musicology professor Jason Geary has a newly published essay titled "Converting the Pagans: Mendelssohn, Greek Tragedy, and the Christian Ethos." It appears in Mendelssohn Perspectives from Ashgate (ML 410 .M5 M59 2012).
Digital Films Service - Streaming video for instructors
February 1, 2013
Resources
Got Questions? Try Texting a Librarian
January 19, 2013
Resources
The Ask a Librarian research help service provides text message (SMS) service as an option to contact the Ask a Librarian staff on your cell phone.
Text us your question at 734-315-0507.
More Content Added to Classical Music Library
January 11, 2013
Resources
Alexander Street Press has recently added another 647 albums (10,519 tracks) to its streaming audio resource, Classical Music Library. You can see a list of all of the new content underneath their What's New tab.
Another New Streaming Video Resource Available!
January 11, 2013
Resources
The library has just subscribed to Naxos Video Library. Naxos Video Library is a performing arts video library currently containing over 1,300 operas, ballets, documentaries, live concerts, and musical tours of historic places.
New Streaming Video Resource
January 7, 2013
Resources
The library has just subscribed to Classical Music in Video. Classical Music in Video currently contains over 730 videos of classical music performances and masterclasses. Eventually it will expand to contain 1,000 hours of video - approximately 1,500 performances in all.
Need Help? Got Questions? IM Us!
December 31, 2012
General
Need help with your library-related research, class assignment, or research project? Instant message (IM) a librarian for assistance via the Ask a Librarian service!
New Faculty Publication
November 30, 2012
People
Andrew Mead, Professor of Music Theory, has a new essay titled "Time Management: Rhythm as a Formal Determinant in Certain Works of Elliott Carter." It appears in the new book from Cambridge University Press, Elliott Carter Studies (ML 410 .C3293 E68 2012).
New Faculty CD
November 30, 2012
People
Oboe professor Nancy Ambrose King has just released a new CD of oboe concerti performed with the Prague Chamber Orchestra.
Borrow a Laptop Lock
October 23, 2012
Resources
Where Can I Find an Image?
January 31, 2012
Resources
Have you discovered that the Google image search isn't all that helpful for locating images related to your academic work? The University Library produces and/or subscribes to numerous image databases.
You can find blueprints, medical images, art images, even photos associated with today's news, in our databases. Whether you'd like to add an image to your report, lecture, presentation or poster, you will likely find a good source using the library's image databaess. And check out the library's helpful research guide to learn more about these unique resources.
