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!

Open workshops on publishing for graduate students

Tips on Publishing a Scholarly Book

Thursday, 2/6, 3:00 pm-4:00 pm

This session, directed to graduate students and junior faculty in the social sciences and humanities, will discuss the process of publishing a scholarly book. Attendees will learn how to craft a book proposal, identify potential publishers, approach press editors, and benefit from peer review at a university press. Equally important, you will find out how to work with the publisher’s marketing team to promote book sales, compete for book prizes, and draw wide attention for their scholarship. Bring your questions–and get answers from two experienced publishing professionals!

Presenters:

Melody Herr, Senior Acquisitions Editor at the University of Michigan Press

Renée Tambeau, Director of Marketing and Outreach for Michigan Publishing and the Press.

Open Access Essentials

Tuesday, 2/18, 3:00 pm-4:00 pm

Want to make sure your published work reaches as many readers as possible? Interested in publishing in an open access journal, but aren’t able to pay a publication charge? Curious about why your funding agency is requiring you to share your research findings? This workshop will discuss the basics of open access and how the landscape of scholarly publishing is changing. Attendees will learn how to select appropriate publication venues, understand their rights as an author, and identify important trends in the larger publishing world that are relevant to their work.

Copyright and Your Dissertation

Wednesday, 3/12, 3:00 pm-4:00 pm

Copyright for the dissertation writer is not that scary, we promise! In this workshop we’ll cover data, images, and  reusing prior published articles in your dissertation.  We’ll also show you how to protect your copyright as an author and how to get permissions when necessary.  This session is specifically for those working on a dissertation or thesis.

Faculty Advice for New Academic Authors

Thursday, 3/13, 3:00 pm-4:30 pm

A panel of faculty members from a range of disciplines in the humanities, social sciences, and sciences will discuss their experience as authors, editors, and reviewers in today’s academic publishing environment. Attendees will have the opportunity to hear directly from faculty on topics such as:

• how the peer review process works
• what presses are looking for in book proposal
• common methods for handling reviewer feedback
• tips for successfully co-authoring materials
  
• advice for fitting writing into a busy schedule
• and much more!

Registration for all sessions is available via the TTC.

Literature Review Workshops

Do you need to conduct a literature review for your proposal, dissertation, or research article? Are you concerned about how you’ll find the best articles, how to keep track of your findings, or ways to improve your search process? This workshop will guide participants through the steps that will help them search the literature to see what research has been done on a particular topic and how best to keep track of what they find along the way. Participants will learn about the different kinds of literature reviews, how to judge which are the more important writings on the topic, as well as what are some of the more specialized sources to check in their specific fields. Best of all, they will learn when they can stop searching!

Literature Review for the Social Sciences

Wednesday, 10/30, 1:00pm-3:00pm

Register at: http://ttc.iss.lsa.umich.edu/ttc/sessions/literature-review-for-social-sciences-2/

Literature Review for the Humanities

Monday, 11/11, 3:00-5:00pm

Register at: http://ttc.iss.lsa.umich.edu/ttc/sessions/literature-review-for-the-humanities-2/

For additional information on Library instruction and workshops see:

http://www.lib.umich.edu/instruction-and-workshops

Grants and funding workshops for graduate students and faculty

Finding Funding for Graduate Students
Need funding to do your dissertation work?  Perhaps a fellowship or scholarship for graduate school? A graduate internship over the summer? This hands-on workshop will present an overview of several academic funding databases available to you that can assist in getting research, fellowship, and other grants. University members have online access to resources that list and describe thousands of current funding opportunities from the Federal government, foundations, professional societies, and other sources. We will do hands-on work with the various resources, learn how to develop sound search strategies, and learn about establishing email alerts for new grants.

•   October 7, 4-5:30 pm  
•   October 23, 12-1:30 pm
•   November 14, 8-9:30 am

To register:  http://ttc.iss.lsa.umich.edu/ttc/sessions/upcoming/sponsor/university-library/

Finding Funding for Faculty Research & Projects
This hands-on workshop will present an overview of online and human resources at UM that can assist you in getting research grants. Online sources list and describe thousands of current funding opportunities. We will discuss and demonstrate the various web-based funding databases, search strategies, establish email alerts, and create and use individual expertise profiles.

•   October 9, 2-4 pm
•   November 6, 10 am - 12noon
•   November 19, 8:30-10:30 am
•   December 4, 12-2 pm

To register: http://ttc.iss.lsa.umich.edu/ttc/sessions/upcoming/sponsor/university-library/

Copyright workshops and information

Two copyright workshops are being offered next month for faculty and graduate students. I would encourage everyone to attend one these courses to help you understand your rights and responsibilities regarding copyright:

Copyright Basics
Monday, 6/3, 3:00 pm-4:30 pm

https://ttc.iss.lsa.umich.edu/ttc/sessions/copyright-basics-4/

Copyright and Your Dissertation
Thursday, 6/27, 10:00 am-11:30 am

https://ttc.iss.lsa.umich.edu/ttc/sessions/copyright-and-your-dissertation-3/

If you are unable to attend one of these workshops, here are two useful online resources that offer clear guidelines:

Copyright Basics

http://guides.lib.umich.edu/copyrightbasics

©Guide | What Can I Put in CTools? Ten Copyright Considerations

http://www.lib.umich.edu/files/departments/Guide%20-%20CTools%202012-10-4.pdf

Share Your Academic Work in Bert's Study Lounge

Sharing is part of discovering.

Display your academic work on the big(ish) screens in Bert's Study Lounge in the Shapiro Library. We're looking for art, images, presentations, videos and more!  See our submission and display guidelines for details. Questions? Contact us at shapiroscreens@umich.edu.

UMMA Multipurpose Room - Info Sessions

Information Sessions on Teaching and Research at UMMA

Multipurpose Room (Room 125), University of Michigan Museum of Art

November 28, 10:00 - 10:30

UMMA invites faculty and graduate students from across the university to come and learn how to access our collection of nearly 19,000 art objects for teaching and research.

A grant from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation has enabled UMMA to hire two staff members—David Choberka, the Mellon Academic Coordinator, and Anne Drozd, the Mellon Collections Assistant—who can help to connect faculty and graduate students to UMMA’s resources.

We are particularly interested in promoting and assisting innovative use of our collection by instructors who teach in academic units that do not regularly work with art objects and in connecting faculty for creative, interdisciplinary approaches to teaching with visual and material culture.

We will also be offering two information sessions next semester.

Please plan on coming.

Sincerely,

David Choberka (dchoberk)                                     

Mellon Academic Coordinator                                 

Anne Drozd (drozda)

Mellon Collections Assistant

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David Choberka
Mellon Academic Coordinator

University of Michigan Museum of Art
+1 734 615 8181 phone
+1 734 764 2540 fax

525 South State Street
Ann Arbor, Michigan 48109-1354
www.umma.umich.edu
www.facebook.com/ummamuseum

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Lecturer of German

Department of Germanic Languages and Literatures

3106 Modern Languages Building

812 E. Washington St.

Ann Arbor, MI 48109-1275

Grants Classes

Finding Funding for Graduate Students
This hands-on workshop will present an overview of online resources at that can assist you in getting fellowships, internships, and dissertation/research grants. Online sources list and describe tens of thousands of current funding opportunities. We will discuss and demonstrate the various web-based funding databases available, search strategies, and how to establish email alerts. Additionally, there will be a discussion about matching sponsor and student priorities. (All sessions cover identical content.)

   
     * Wednesday, October 17th, 12-1:30pm, ULIC (4059 Shapiro)
     * Wednesday, November 14th, 12-1:30pm, ULIC (4059 Shapiro)
     * Thursday, December 6, 12-1:30pm, ULIC (4059 Shapiro)
     * Monday, December 10, 4-5:30pm, ULIC (4059 Shapiro)

Great Grantsmanship: Finding Funding Sources for Faculty Research and Academic Projects
This hands-on workshop will present an overview of online and human resources at UM that can assist you in getting research grants. Online sources list and describe thousands of current funding opportunities. We will discuss and demonstrate the various web-based funding databases currently available, search strategies, establish email alerts, and create and use individual expertise profiles. Additionally, there will be a discussion about matching sponsor and faculty priorities. (All sessions cover identical content.)

     * Friday, October 12, 9-11am (4041 Shapiro)
     * Thursday, October 25, 11:30am-1:30pm (Gallery Lab, Room 100 Graduate Library)
     * Friday, November 9, 9-11am (ULIC, 4059 Shapiro)
     * Thursday, December 6, 2-4pm (ULIC, 4059 Shapiro)

To register for any of the workshops, please point your browser to: https://ttc.iss.lsa.umich.edu/ttc/sessions/upcoming/

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.

ARTstor now includes even more contemporary art images

ARTstor, the digital library of more than one million images, has signed an Online Art Agreement (OLA) with Artists Rights Society (ARS) on behalf of six additional international visual arts organizations covering more than 10,000 new artists from six countries. This substantially expands the ARTstor Digital Library’s modern and contemporary artworks for subscribers.

The artists covered in the agreement include: Waino Aaltonen (Finland), Raul Anguiano (Mexico), Oscar Araripe (Brazil), Charles Blackman (Australia), Paul-Emile Borduas (Canada), Arthur Boyd (Australia), Jack Bush (Canada), Fernando and Umberto Campana (Brazil), José Chávez Morado (Mexico), Grace Cossington-Smith (Australia), Adam Cullen (Australia), Wilhelm Dachauer (Austria), Ken Done (Australia), Destiny Deacon (Australia), Max Dupain (Australia), Felipe Ehrenburg (Mexico), Valie Export (Austria), Rosalie Gascoigne (Australia), James Gleeson (Australia), Jorge González Camarena (Mexico), Oswaldo Goeldi  (Brazil), Friedensreich Hundertwasser (Austria), Eero Jarnefelt (Finland), Angelika Kaufmann (Austria), Manfred Kielnhofer (Austria), Awad Krayem (Austria), Emily Kngwarreye (Australia), Ozias Leduc (Canada), Elwyn Lynn (Australia), Adolfo Mexiac  (Mexico), Benito Messeguer (Mexico), Tracey Moffatt (Australia), Rodolfo Morales (Mexico), Hermann Nitsch (Austria), John Olsen (Australia), Jose Clemente Orozco (Mexico), Mike Parr (Australia), Jean-Paul Riopelle  (Canada), Georg Paul Thomann (Austria), Francisco Toledo (Mexico), Brett Whiteley (Australia), Fred Williams (Australia), Peter Paul Wiplinger (Austria), and Erwin Wurm (Austria), among thousands more.
For further information about the agreement see the ARTstor Blog at:

http://artstor.wordpress.com/2012/08/29/new-agreement-with-international-affiliates-of-the-artists-rights-society-ars/

MLibrary Open House for Graduate Students and Faculty

It's YOUR Library. Come learn about it!

MLibrary invites faculty and graduate students to the Library Open House, on Monday September 10, 2012 from 3:30 p.m. to 5:00 p.m., on the second floor of the Graduate Library in the Clark Library. Meet many different subject librarians, learn about our amazing collections, and find out about how we can help you with your teaching and research needs.

Refreshments available as well as a raffle. See you on September 10th!