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Announcements for February, 2012
 Catalog Confessions: Drop us a NoteFebruary 28, 2012 General This project connects our Library with the important issue of student mental health by gathering anonymous submissions on the back of cards harvested from the Graduate Library's card catalogs. Catalog Confessions launches the week of March 7 to coincide with the 10th annual Depression on College Campuses Conference. |
 New Resource: JSTOR Collections AcquiredFebruary 21, 2012 Resources MLibrary is pleased to announce that it has acquired four new JSTOR journal archive collections. We now provide access to the Arts & Sciences V, Arts & Sciences VI, Arts & Sciences VIII, and Arts & Sciences IX collections comprising back files of more than 500 additional scholarly journals in the humanities and social sciences. |
 Library Hours During Winter Recess/Spring BreakFebruary 21, 2012 Facilities
The hours of operation for many libraries will be different during the upcoming winter term recess ("Spring Break"), Saturday, 2/25 through Saturday, 3/3. Please check the library hours for this coming weekend and next week to help you plan your library visit.
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 Mini-Comics Day at the DuderstadtFebruary 20, 2012 General The Art, Architecture, and Engineering Library is hosting its 2nd annual Mini-Comics Day on March 10, 2012 from 10am to 6pm. Participants are challenged to write and draw a complete mini-comic within the span of a day. Registration is now open-- send email to minicomics-2012@umich.edu to sign up! |
 New Resource: Michigan Daily Alumni PhotographersFebruary 17, 2012 Resources
In collaboration with the Bentley Historical Library, as part of their Michigan Daily Alumni Photographers Project, MLibrary's Digital Library Production Service has created a new digitized collection showcasing the works of alumni photographers on The Michigan Daily staff during their time at the University of Michigan.
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 Factiva available on all three campusesFebruary 16, 2012 Resources Thanks to the Kresge Business Administration Library, the University Library is pleased to announce access for all three U-M campuses to a new online resource: Factiva. (Previously this database was available only to constituents of and walk-in users to the Stephen M. Ross School of Business.) |
Oehrli, Hallman, and Downing to Present at SXSW Film FestivalFebruary 15, 2012 People Angie Oehrli (Learning Librarian), Phil Hallman (Film Studies Librarian) and Karen Downing (Foundations & Grants Librarian) will be included in the panel Dig Deep: Libraries, Archives and Filmmaking at the SXSW Film Festival in Austin, Texas, on Tuesday, March 13, 2012. |
New Resource: ProQuest Statistical DatasetsFebruary 12, 2012 Resources The University Library is happy to announce that the U-M Ann Arbor campus has access to an important resource for finding statistics and using them to create tables, maps and reports: ProQuest Statistical Datasets
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 Materials Collection Open House March 13thFebruary 10, 2012 Resources You are invited to the Art, Architecture and Engineering Library's open house on March 13th for our new materials collection. The UM Library is leasing the collection from Material ConneXion®, a leading global platform for innovative and sustainable materials used in design, building and manufacturing. The collection consists of samples of 200 materials, a selected subset of the over 6,500 materials found in the Materials ConneXion® database. |
StartupTrek 2012February 10, 2012 General Startup Trek 2012 is a unique initiative to bring a small group of top early stage startups to Ann Arbor for a shot to compete for you – some of the top young technical talent in the country – for summer internships and post-graduation permanent positions. Launching your career at a high-growth early stage company is the opportunity to learn more in 6 months than in the same number of years at a big organization. |
 U-M Celebrates LanguageFebruary 3, 2012 General Please join us for the opening reception of the new exhibit: U-M Library Celebrates Language. The Library’s collections include materials in over 430 languages, covering thousands of years of civilization. This unique exhibit showcases examples of some of the materials and topics you can explore through the Library’s diverse and vast collections. Tuesday, February 7th, 2012 The exhibit runs February 1 - April 30. |
News and LinksFebruary 1, 2012 Resources
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 Register for Upcoming WorkshopsJanuary 31, 2012 Workshops MLibrary staff offer many subject- and technology-related workshops throughout the year. The Faculty Exploratory offers hands-on technology workshops while the University Library workshops can get you up-to-speed on specific resources, tools, funding strategies, just to name few. Online registration is quick and easy! |
Gale Virtual Reference Library UpdatedJanuary 31, 2012 Resources The Gale Virtual Reference Library (GVRL) has a new interface. This new interface allows for a visual browsing experience by subject, as well as an enhanced advanced search. All reference book articles are more readily available in both text and PDF format. Articles can also be downloaded in MP3 format. |
 Mobile Library Services SurveyJanuary 31, 2012 General
Take our 10 minute survey to tell us about your use of mobile library services and enter a drawing for one of four $50 Amazon.com gift cards.
MLibrary wants to discover how we can better design mobile library services that will help you -- UM-Ann Arbor students, researchers, faculty, and staff -- do your academic work. |
.jpg "Gale Encyclopedia of American Law") New Resource: Gale Encyclopedia of American LawJanuary 31, 2012 Resources Gale Encyclopedia of American Law, 3rd edition, is now available to the U-M community. Previously known as West's Encyclopedia of American Law, this encyclopedia provides current information on over 5,000 legal topics. It is part of Gale Virtual Reference Library. If you have questions about this resource, please Ask a Librarian. |
Winter Engineering Career FairJanuary 24, 2012 General February 1st & 2nd, 2012 (organizations select one day) The Winter 2012 Engineering Career Fair will be held on Wednesday, February 1 and Thursday, February 2 from 1:00-6:00 PM. This event is co-sponsored by the ECRC and the University's central career office, The Career Center. Volunteers provided by Society of Hispanic Professional Engineers and Theta Tau Professional Engineering Fraternity. |
 New Resource: Rediscovering Shenoute of Atripe (ca. 348-465), a Digital ProjectJanuary 20, 2012 Resources The Special Collections Library is pleased to announce access to Rediscovering Shenoute of Atripe (ca. 348-465), a digital project describing 20 parchment leaves (eight-ninth century C.E.) that contain works by Shenoute, the most important Coptic writer of Late Antiquity. Stay tuned as this collection will be soon available through Mirlyn and DLPS. |
New Resource: FactivaJanuary 19, 2012 Resources The University Library is pleased to announce access for all three U-M campuses to a new online resource: Factiva. (Previously this database was available only to constituents of and walk-in users to the Stephen M. Ross School of Business.) |
 New Resource: Dustbooks eDirectoriesJanuary 19, 2012 Resources
The University Library is pleased to announce access for all three U-M campuses to a new online resource: Dustbooks eDirectories. |
 New Resource: CultureGramsJanuary 17, 2012 Resources The University Library is pleased to announce access for all three U-M campuses to a new online resource: CultureGrams |
 8th Annual Faculty ExhibitionJanuary 16, 2012 General An expansive snapshot of current creative practice by faculty from the School of Art & Design, with a lively mix of work in a spectrum of media, from paintings, prints and ceramics, to installation, performance and kinetic work. Exhibition Closing Reception: Friday, February 3 from 6:00 - 9:00pm Exhibition runs January 13 - February 3, 2012 |
New Resource: AES E-LibraryJanuary 12, 2012 Resources
The University Library is pleased to announce access for all UM campuses to a new resource: AES E-Library from the Audio Engineering Society (AES).
The E-Library is a searchable database of articles and papers 1953-present, and includes full text articles from the peer-reviewed Journal of the Audio Engineering Society as well as the Society's convention and conference papers. The database will appeal to researchers both in Music and in Engineering.
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New Resource: IET Digital LibraryJanuary 12, 2012 Resources The University Library is pleased to announce access to a new resource: IET Digital Library. The IET Digital Library consists of professional and academic e-books featuring some 300 books across 12 series, covering all the key areas of engineering and technology. If you have questions about this resource, please Ask a Librarian. |
 New Resource: Bibliography of English Women Writers, 1500-1640January 11, 2012 Resources The University Library is pleased to announce access for all three UM campuses to a new online resource: Bibliography of English Women Writers, 1500-1640. |
New Resource: Milton: A Bibliography (1624-1799)January 11, 2012 Resources
The University Library is pleased to announce access for all three UM campuses to a new online resource: Milton: A Bibliography for the Years 1624-1700.
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 New Resource: Jewish Life in AmericaJanuary 10, 2012 Resources The University of Michigan is pleased to announce access to a new full text resource by Adam Matthew Digital: Jewish Life in America c.1654-1954
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 New Resource: Confidential Print: Middle EastJanuary 10, 2012 Resources The University of Michigan is pleased to announce access to a new resource published by Adam Matthew Digital: Confidential Print: Middle East |
 Focus on MPublishing: UM Faculty ReprintsJanuary 8, 2012 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, both online and in print, making them openly accessible and affordable. |
New Resource: Motif-Index of Folk LiteratureJanuary 6, 2012 Resources The University of Michigan community now has access to an electronic version of Motif-Index of Folk Literature: A Classification of Narrative Elements in Folktales, Ballads, Myths, Fables, Mediaeval Romances, Exampla, Fabliaux, Jest-Books, and Local Legends, revised and enlarged edition of 1955, compiled by Stith Thompson. This is part of the Past Masters series of Intelex.
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 MLibrary Undergraduate Student Research AwardDecember 6, 2011 General In recognition of the extraordinary academic achievements of our undergraduate students, the Shapiro Undergraduate Library announces the 2nd Annual MLibrary Undergraduate Student Research Award for excellence in library research conducted in support of an undergraduate student project. Students who have written or participated in a research paper/project from Spring 2011-Winter 2012 term are encouraged to submit their work for consideration. Faculty sponsorship is required for the award application. |
Stephen S. Clark Library Now OpenDecember 5, 2011 General Please stop by and tour the new Stephen S. Clark Library, which brings together our map collection, government information center, and spatial and numeric data services. We're located on the second floor of the south Hatcher Library building. |
 Downloadable E-Audio Books (MyiLibrary) Platform RetiredDecember 4, 2011 Resources
The MyiLibrary Audio Books are being transitioned to a new audio book service called Recorded Books OneClickDigital. The transition to the Recorded Books OneClickDigital platform is expected to happen during Winter term 2012 but a specific date for the transition has not yet been announced. We will provide updates as more information becomes available. Unfortunately this means that we do not have access to e-audio books.
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 New! Complete Access to Chronicle of Higher Education Digital EditionDecember 2, 2011 Resources The University Library is very pleased to announce that all three U-M campuses now have institutional online access to the complete Chronicle of Higher Education Digital Edition website providing expanded content from the Chronicle. All current U-M faculty, students and staff (as well as visitors using guest workstations in U-M libraries) who navigate to the Chronicle’s website through the library link at http://www.lib.umich.edu/database/link/558334 will have access to the full content of the website, which is updated throughout the day and includes the latest news in academe. |
 Suggest a Book for the CollectionsDecember 1, 2011 General 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. for purchase by the Library, please fill out our purchase suggestion form. Your suggestion will be forwarded to the appropriate library subject specialist for consideration. Because we obtain new materials every day, please check the library catalog before submitting your suggestion. |
 Visit GroundWorks Media Conversion LabNovember 29, 2011 Facilities The GroundWorks Media Conversion Lab in the James and Anne Duderstadt Center (North Campus) is your place to create and to convert audio, video, and print media to a digital format. Resources in this lab include powerful video editing stations, professional-grade software, drawing tablets, document/art digital scanners, large-format poster printers, and a sound-proof recording booth. |
Computer and Video Game Archive featured in Chronicle of Higher EdMay 11, 2011 General An article in the Chronicle of Higher Education on library video game rooms features AAEL's Computer and Video Game Archive and quotes David Carter, engineering librarian. The full article can be found here: Video-Game Rooms Become the Newest Library Space Invaders |
New Website for Korean DVD CollectionsApril 12, 2011 General The Asia Library's Korean Collection has released a new website for navigating Korean DVD collections: |
 MLibrary Review ResourcesMarch 21, 2011 Resources Book reviews provide critical information about a book’s reception at the time of its publication. The Library provides complete full-text online coverage to three major book review journals: The London Review of Books (1979- present), The New York Review of Books (1963- present), and The New York Times Book Review (1896- present). |
Paul Courant joins ARTstor Board of TrusteesMarch 17, 2011 General ARTstor, a nonprofit digital library, recently announced that Paul Courant has joined its Board of Trustees. Founded by the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, ARTstor’s mission is to support the use of digital technology to enhance scholarship, teaching, and learning in the arts and associated fields. |
 Need Help? Got Questions? IM Us!February 5, 2011 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! |
Melissa Levine to attend 2011 Frye Leadership InstituteFebruary 4, 2011 General Melissa Levine, Lead Copyright Officer, has been accepted into the 2011 class of the Frye Leadership Insititute. The ten year old institute focusses on developing library leadership. |
 Kamada Collection at Asia LibraryMarch 12, 2010 Resources Staff of the University of Michigan Asia Library have recently uncovered a cache of old Japanese books, consisting of approximately 2,000 volumes, and mostly dating to the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries. The materials constitute the Kamada Collection, which the Library purchased from Japan during the 1940s, while Japan remained under Allied Occupation. |
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