Visitor Information:

The University Library welcomes visits to campus from our national and international colleagues in the library and information technology arenas. Due to the volume of requests we receive and the need to balance this important outreach with service and production schedules, requests for tours, demonstrations, and discussion sessions should be made four to six weeks in advance.

Further information on visiting the Library.

Information About the Library:

• A profile of the Library [PDF]
• List of all system libraries within the University Library
• List of subject specialist librarians
• Employment at the University Library
• More information about the library

Internal Sites of Interest

Instructor College

Instructor College is a specially focused staff development initiative of the University Library. Its goal is to strengthen the instructional skills of Library staff. By giving excellent instruction, the Library seeks to help users realize the full value of the resources it provides.

Librarians' Forum

The purpose of the Librarians' Forum is to provide for discussion of professional issues and to promote effective participation of librarians in University of Michigan University Library affairs. The Forum advises the University Librarian on matters that affect the academic or professional interests of the librarians in the University Library.

Library Diversity Committee

The University Library has a long history of supporting diversity efforts, within the library and throughout the University of Michigan Campus. The Library Diversity Committee is a long-standing effort of the University Library to address issues of diversity for library staff members.

Digital Initiatives

Michigan's program is a mature digital library environment capable of supporting large-scale conversion of materials, the development of tools and services to support information access, the capability to share expertise and resources with the broader scholarly community, and the stature to shape national and international dialogue. It is this unique combination of qualities that has made Michigan an attractive partner to entities outside the University and a credible participant in national and international efforts. Forming alliances with a range of public and private partners, the Library extends its services and content to the world.

Usability in the Library

This website is sponsored by the University of Michigan University Library's Usability Working Group. The usability studies have been conducted by various groups throughout the UM Libraries as well as by the Usability Working Group. The goal of this website is to provide open access to our reports and working documents in order to share our findings with the University of Michigan Libraries as well as the community-at-large. We hope that sharing our findings will benefit and inform others in their research.

Copyright at the University of Michigan

This site provides basic information about copyright and scholarly publishing to support your activities as part of the U-M community. Copyright law can be complex and confusing, and wherever possible we provide clarification on the issues most relevant to scholars, researchers, staff, and students.