Image Caption Still shots from the movies "Stop Making Sense," "The Brother from Another Planet," and "Choose Me." Join us next Thursday, 18 April between 4-6p for our next Third Thursdays at the Library event ..read more

Asia Library Technical Services colleagues share their reflections on CEAL 2024 annual conference ..read more

Paper seedling planter pots created using 3d printed molds. These will be used for the Library’s Earth Day workshop planting seeds from the new Seed Library ..read more

The findings from a qualitative study on users of open access (OA) books reveal a wide range of needs and impacts. The data comes from two collections: one of OA books published by Lever Press (https://www.leverpress.org/) and the other of backlist books turned OA by the Big Ten Open Books project (https://bigtenopenbooks.org/). While the samples are small, the findings highlight the importance of qualitative approaches to capturing the variety of reader and, more broadly, user experiences ..read more

CHOP (China Ongoing Perspectives) Film Series presents a mini-film festival showcasing documentaries about China through the lens of European and Chinese directors ..read more

Hobby build of a display stand for a heavy metal hilt replica lightsaber from Star Wars ..read more

Image Caption Although the fishrappr moniker is a play on the practice of wrapping fish and chips in day-old newspapers for serving, this whimsical take on the meaning is by our Digital Conversion Production Manager, Larry Wentzel. In our inaugural Digital Collections Connection meeting on March 7, 2024, we shared a couple of slides that showcase the history of the technical infrastructure for digital collections at U-M Library. During the session, we heard that this overview of our systems was helpful to content partners in understanding current functionality and limitations. We wanted ..read more

This blog post reflects on the learning experience I had as a novice user research (UX) intern at the U-M Library. Through this nurturing and eye-opening experience, I enhanced my understanding of research operation, the activities which support the user research conducted by library employees in the Design & Discovery unit of the library ..read more

Creating festive gifts for parents utilizing the Laser Cut and engrave facility ..read more

Image Caption Cover of Marie Curie and Her Daughters by Shelley Emling. This is a biography of the famous scientist Marie Curie that focuses on her relationship with her two daughters, Irène and Ève, who led fascinating lives in their own right. Irène followed in her mother's footsteps as a Nobel Prize-winning scientist, and Ève became a pianist, author, and humanitarian. It is a perfect read for Women's History month ..read more