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/

New space available for groups to meet and engage with library materials

This new space was recently created in the lower level of the Duderstadt Center near the Art, Architecture and Engineering Library Special Collections room. Over the past several years, interest in special collections materials like artists' books has increased the number of classes visiting the collections. The new space offers a quiet, bright and flexible environment for special materials instruction and viewing. In addition, the space will be equipped with an 80" flat screen monitor allowing for demonstrations of databases and other digital content. When not in use for classroom visits, the room will be open for group study. The room will soon be entered into the Duderstdt Center Room Scheduling Online Reservation System at http://www.dc.umich.edu/scheduling/scheduling.htm so that other groups can book the space for meetings or events. If you have any questions about this space, please contact Annette Haines, the Art & Design Field Librarian at ahaines@umich.edu.

Hand, Voice & Vision: Artists' Books from Women's Studio Workshop

Location: Street Gallery, 1st floor Art & Architecture Building, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor

Exhibition dates: September 2-October 21, 2013

Artist Talk: Wednesday, September 25 at 5:00 pm (following the reception), Duderstadt Center, Room 1180

Reception: Wednesday, September 25, from 4:00-5:00 pm, Street Gallery

Sponsor: University of Michigan Library

On Wednesday, September, 25th at 4:00 p.m. The University of Michigan Library will host a reception for the exhibition Hand, Voice & Vision: Artists' Books from Women's Studio Workshop featuring an artist talk by UM alumnae, Toby Millman, who will discuss her experiences completing a residency at the Women’s Studio Workshop to make her book, Facts on the Ground. For further information about Toby Millman see http://www.tobymillman.com/. Refreshments and free, full-color catalogs of the exhibition will be given away at the reception on a first come, first serve basis.

The Hand, Voice & Vision exhibition, on now until October 21st, presents artists’ books by thirty-six artists published over thirty years by Women’s Studio Workshop. Curated by Kathleen Walkup, the exhibition is a comprehensive retrospective featuring some of the most influential contemporary book artists in America. The forty works in Hand, Voice & Vision celebrate three facets that characterize the artist’s book program at Women’s Studio Workshop: the hand-made mark of the book-maker, the unique voices and viewpoints of a broad and diverse range of artists, and the visionary nature of artwork that forges new directions in the medium of book arts. For further information about the exhibition see: http://handvoicevision.com/

In 2012, the University of Michigan Library became a repository for the ongoing collection of artists’ books created at the Women’s Studio Workshop. This repository is located in the Art, Architecture and Engineering Library Special Collections. Works can be viewed online in the AAEL Special Collections Artists’ Books Database at http://sitemaker.umich.edu/artistsbooks or in person by appointment. Please contact Annette Haines, Art & Design Librarian at ahaines@umich.edu.

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UMS "Bert's Tickets" Season Launch Event

by Stephen Griffes on behalf of Library Operations Bert Askwith, donor of the Askwith Media Library, Bert's Cafe, and Bert's Study Lounge spaces, has made another generous donation to the class of 2017!
Bert believes that each student at Michigan should have an equal opportunity to experience the rich cultural events that the University Musical Society brings to campus. He has offered a free "Bert's Ticket" to every first year and new transfer student for a UMS event of their choice! Visit ums.org/bert to learn more about the program.
The Library will host a UMS Season Launch Event in Bert's Study Lounge in the Shapiro Library to celebrate this wonderful donation. Refreshments will be served, and first year and transfer students will be able to sign-up to claim their free UMS Bert's Ticket.

Automatic Book Scanning: Designing the Linear Book Scanner from Google

by Meghan Musolff Automatic Book Scanning: Designing the Linear Book Scanner from Google
Dany Qumsiyeh, designer of the Linear Book Scanner
Date:  Wednesday, September 11
Time:  1:00-2:30
Location:  Hatcher Graduate Library Gallery, University of Michigan
In 2012, Google announced the development of a prototype linear scanner, a robotic scanner that scans books without removing the spines and without damaging the book. Google has made the plans and patent of the scanner openly available. This Linear Book Scanner is a new type of automatic page-turning book scanner with a simple, low-cost design. The scanner cost has been projected at $1500 each, making it affordable and scalable since it is envisioned that one person can manage multiple scanners simultaneously.
The University of Michigan Library is collaborating with the Mechanical Engineering 450 class to improve and enhance the design. Join Dany Qumsiyeh, the designer of the Linear Book scanner at Google, as he discusses how the idea was formed and how the Linear Book Scanner works.  Dany will also provide details on the design, motor control, and electronics involved, as well as list the technical challenges, limitation, and areas for improvement moving forward. A prototype of the scanner will be on hand for the presentation.

UM3D Lab Open House

by Kathi Reister for the UM3D Lab
Friday, September 13
Noon - 6:00 p.m.
UM3D Labs, Duderstadt Center
Meet the UM3D Lab staff and see demonstrations of motion capture, advanced visualization, rapid prototyping, 3D scanning and more.  Services that are available to the entire university community, by the UMLibraries, Digital Media Commons.
Please visit the UM3D Labs website for more information.