Wednesday, April 16, 2014

Faculty Invite to Enriching Scholarship Artists' Books Workshop

I would like to invite interested faculty and graduate students to sign up for my Enriching Scholarship Workshop, Artist Books For Inspiration or Just for Fun, happening on Thursday, 5/8 from 1:00 pm-3:00 pm in The AAEL Special Collections Room, room B245 in the Duderstadt Center.
Artists’ books are books that were created as works of art. The Art, Architecture and Engineering Library (AAEL) Special Collections has a growing collection of artists’ books in its holdings. These books have been created via printing press, silk screening, painting, sewing, and numerous other processes. They are made from a wide range of media including aluminum, cloth, handmade paper and wood. The books vary greatly in size and structure. Some fit in the palm of a hand, while others span the length of a table. Some are bound, while others must be constructed to be read, and still others illuminate to be read in the dark. In this hands-on session, Annette Haines, the Art and Design Librarian, will showcase this vibrant and thought-provoking collection and discuss ways in which you might incorporate these books into your courses.
Click here to register for this workshop.

Enriching Scholarship is a weeklong, campus-wide conference sponsored by the Teaching and Technology Collaborative. Throughout the week of May 5th-9th free workshops are offered for faculty, staff, and students to support teaching and technology.
This year's Enriching Scholarship Keynote (Monday, May 5th) "From Disruption to Design: Technology and the Future of Residential Education" will be given by Diana Oblinger, President and CEO of EDUCAUSE.
Visit the Enriching Scholarship website to view the schedule and register for sessions.
Please join us for a week of teaching a learning together!

Tuesday, April 15, 2014

Workshops on Citation Analysis

The Library will be offering two workshops on citation analysis in the coming weeks. The first workshop will be an overview for beginners and the second workshop, provided as part of the Enriching Scholarship series will be slightly more advanced. We invite you to come to one or both of these workshops to find out more about both traditional models of citation analysis and emerging methods. Registration is required. 
  • What is citation analysis?
  • How can citation analysis help you promote your research and yourself?
  • Are there ways to compare and find the best place to publish your research using citation analysis?
  • How can you gather data on your impact beyond scholarly journals? 
Thursday, April 24, 1:00 pm to 2:30 pm
University Library Instruction Center (ULIC)
4059 Shapiro Library 


Monday, May 5, 3:00 pm to 4:30 pm
University Library Instruction Center (ULIC)
4059 Shapiro Library 

Questions? Contact Sue Wortman or Emily Puckett Rogers

University Library Hosts Job Fair for Students

Date & Time
April 18, 2014 - 1:00pm to 4:00pm
Location
Hatcher Graduate Library Gallery, 100

Are you a student looking for Spring/Summer and/or Fall 2014 employment?  Are you interested in a flexible work schedule that accommodates your class schedule?

Please join us if you are interested in working in the University of Michigan Library system. Potential work locations include the Hatcher-Shapiro Libraries, Buhr Building, the Museums Library, the Music Library and the Duderstadt Center. No registration is required to attend this student job fair. Please contact libjobfair@umich.edu with questions. 

There are a variety of work study and non work-study positions available including:
  • Staffing Customer Service and Information Desks
  • Shelving
  • Document retrieval
  • Instructional Technology consultants
  • Programmer/Analysts
  • Publishing Marketing assistants
  • Project assistants
  • Peer Information Counselors

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