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New Resource: Humanities and International Studies Databases by Brill

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May 23, 2013
Resources

The University Library is pleased to announce online access to several databases by the Dutch publisher Brill in the areas of Humanities and International Studies:

 

Register for Upcoming Workshops

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May 19, 2013
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 and technologies, and research strategies, just to name few. Online registration is quick and easy! If you're wanting to see all of the technology workshops offered across campus, take a look at the registration site for details.

Digital Films Service - Streaming video for instructors

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May 5, 2013
General

The University Library provides a service to stream complete films in support of instruction. Streaming video is a method to deliver video content to computers desktops, without downloading that content. Depending on whether permission or a streaming license is available, Askwith Media Library staff can stream feature films and documentaries via an instructor's class CTools site. This delivery mechanism allows instructors to efficiently "reserve" films for course-related use, and allows students to view required films outside of class time.

To find out more about our list of licensed films and our growing collection of online video products, please see our Library Digital Films Service guide.

A special note to instructors: We are taking your streaming film requests now for Spring/Summer term 2013. Please complete our Faculty Streaming Request form.

Announcing Maize Books (New Michigan Publishing Imprint)

May 5, 2013
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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.

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.

Apply for Research Fellowship for Southeast Asian Scholars

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April 18, 2013
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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.

Get the Materials You Need via ILL

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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.

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