Thursday, September 27, 2012

UM Department of the History of Art presents a new website for their Visual Resources Collections


As part of a larger effort to make more of our collections available to the U-M as well as the global community, the new site features more images from our collections, articles about the collections and the people connected to them, news items specific to the VRC, events listings, streamlined navigation, and more.

The combined efforts of History of Art/VRC staff and the LSA web services team have created a website to match the needs of the VRC community as we move forward into the digital age.
 
Please join us at  www.lsa.umich.edu/histartvrc and explore the site.
 
Sincerely,
Matt Biro, Chair, History of Art
Kim Schroeder, Head, Visual Resources Collections
 
 
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Stephanie Harrell
Communications Specialist
University of Michigan

Strategies and Techniques for Effectively Using Video in Teaching


Monday, 10/1, 6:00 pm-7:30 pm
There are a multitude of possibilities for bringing video into today’s classroom to support student learning, but how can it best be done in a way that encourages learning and involvement? In this session we will explore the realities of what can be done with current technology as well as some ideas for what might be possible with new technologies on the horizon. We will explore three aspects of classroom use: making video available to students 24/7; effective use of video for classroom presentations; and ways to support students with creating video based assignments.

Register at:
http://ttc.iss.lsa.umich.edu/ttc/sessions/strategies-and-techniques-for-effectively-using-video-in-teaching/

Read Out-- Banned Books Week, Oct. 4th on the Diag

Next week is Banned Books Week. The Read Out will be Thursday, Oct. 4th, from noon-1pm on the diag. The Read Out is an annual event where readers from the campus community read short passages (2-3 minutes) from banned books. Please pass this information along to any interested departments, campus organizations, and individuals. Readers can contact me to schedule a time to read.

Library celebrating recently-published books by faculty


The UM Library is launching an effort to celebrate new book publications by UM authors across the Humanities and Social Sciences. We will host an annual event in recognition of new work, and will feature new releases in a special UM Authors Corner housed in the Hatcher Graduate Library.

Have you published a book during this calendar year (or, will you be publishing one before April 2013)? If so, we'd love to know about it.

Kind regards,

Barbara Alvarez, Jennifer Bonnet, Sigrid Cordell, and Aaron McCollough
MLibrary Faculty Publication Project 
newfacultybooks@umich.edu

Friday, September 14, 2012

Solo Exhibit Series Reception in Bert's Study Lounge


           Please join us for a reception highlighting University of Michigan student work. Featured Artists: Aaron Rappaport, Shannon Kohlitz, Katie Eberts, and Alden Reiss. Refreshments will be served!
Event Details
Date:September 17th, 2012
Time:4:00 PM - 6:00 PM
Location:Bert's Study Lounge, Shapiro Lobby

Is your Ctools site getting messy?

Did you know that you can customize your Ctools site by rearranging and deleting tabs? Check out this quick and easy video tutorial to learn how:

http://www.umich.edu/~umctdocs/TabTutorial.html

Contact me if you would need help.

Annette Haines
Art & Design Librarian
ahaines@umich.edu

New database of performance videos - OntheBoard.tv


The Library has just subscribed to OntheBoards.tv, a streaming video resource providing access to contemporary performances by innovators in the realms of theater, dance, and music:

OntheBoards.tv

OntheBoards.tv is an on-demand website for HD-quality contemporary performance films available for streaming, download or mobile viewing. Launched in January 2010, this first-of-its-kind site brings contemporary work to a wider public by filming top caliber performances with multiple high-definition cameras, editing the film collaboratively with the artists, and delivering them online as feature-length performance films. OntheBoards.tv has more than doubled in size with plans to continue adding multiple new performance films each year. Filmed at On the Boards in Seattle, WA, as well as in peer theaters across the country, the performances present a snapshot of the best new works by current leaders in dance, theater and music. The films consist of compelling international and northwest contemporary performance, including works by artists who are rarely seen in the US and works that will never be performed again. 

Wednesday, September 5, 2012

New interlibrary loan service offers access to 90 million items

Check out this short article in the Record about our new super-fast Interlibrary Loan Service called UBorrow

http://www.ur.umich.edu/update/archives/120905/uborrow

Please let us know what you think!