Faculty Workshop: “Promoting Your Book Like Plutarch: Wisely and Well”

A working scholar has precious little time to apply to attracting readers for a new book. But also can’t afford not to. The middle ground is, as Plutarch would say, to promote wisely and well, utilizing available resources for the best and strongest use of already overtaxed time. Please join us on Tuesday, April 9, as we welcome to campus Kevin Smokler, a noted expert on the relationship between new technologies and traditional publishing. He will discuss how to:

--promote your book smarter,

--reach a wider audience,

--extend the life of your scholarship,

--use social media,

--measure success, and

--develop your readership

Kevin Smokler is the author of “Practical Classics: 50 Reasons to Reread 50 Books you Haven’t Touched Since High School” (Prometheus Books, 2013). He has lectured on the subject at universities and conferences throughout North America. His writings have appeared in the LA Times, the San Francisco Chronicle, Publishers Weekly, Fast Company, The Believer, and on NPR.

Workshop details:

Tuesday, April 9, 2013

10:00AM – 12:00PM

Welker Room, Michigan Union

To register, please contact Rebecca Sestili, our Author Publisher Liaison, at rsestili@umich.edu.

Books/Texts/Fonts/Archives in a Brave New Digital World, April 9th

What is the future of books, texts, fonts and archives in this brave new digital world? This panel discussion includes Institute for the Humanitites Visiting Artist Lynne Avadenka, Paul Conway from the School of Information, Cathleen A. Baker from the University Library and the School of Information, Hannah Smotrich from the School of Art & Design, and Amanda Krugliak from the Institute for the Humanities. Join us: April 9, 12:30 - 2:00 p.m., at North Quad, Space 2435.

Avadenka's two exhibits, "Language Comes After Artist: The Work of Lynne Avadenka" and "Language Comes After Artist: A Selection of Printed Works by Lynne Avadenka" are on display in the Thayer Academic Building.

Hatcher Graduate Library

Special Collections Library

April 9, 2013 - 12:30pm to 2:00pm

"Making Makers," a program featuring Mark Frauenfelder, this Friday, April 5

Emergent Research: Women's Incarceration

Carol Jacobsen will speak about "Women's Incarceration: Research and Creative Resistance." She will discuss her research, teaching and advocacy methods in connection with efforts to free incarcerated women who were wrongly convicted for killing abusers in self-defense as well as efforts for human rights for all women in prison.

Jacobsen is an artist/filmmaker and professor in the Penny W. Stamps School of Art & Design, Women's Studies and Human Rights at U-M. She serves as Director of the Michigan Women's Justice & Clemency Project.

Open to the public; light refreshments.

Sponsored by the University Library. On the 4th Monday of each month, from 10:00-11:30am in the Hatcher Gallery, programs are presented that address the research lifecycle. These events work to provide a better understanding of the various types of research undertaken across campus, particularly as they relate to library services and support, opportunities for collaboration, data management and preservation, and beyond.

Hatcher Graduate Library
Gallery
March 25, 2013 - 10:00am to 11:30am
Building:
Hatcher North
Room Number:
Room 100
Gallery
Series:
U-M Emergent Research Conversations

World Cafe - Wednesday, March 20, 6-7 PM

RSVP at umworldcafe.eventbrite.com

Workshops on Data Visualization, GIS

The Clark Library is offering workshops on data visualization with R or Cytoscape and mapping with GIS software this term.

The Clark Library is a new library combining the Map Collection, the Government Information Collection, and Spatial and Numeric Data Services (SAND, including SAND North).

Find and register for a workshop at http://www.lib.umich.edu/clark-library/services/classes-workshops.

These workshops are free and open to anyone on campus. As always, consultations on finding data and using software are available, including topics not covered in workshops this term, such as finding and using Census data, and more advanced features of ArcGIS. See http://lib.umich.edu/clark-library for more information or email clarklibrary@umich.edu to make an appointment!

Workshop titles for winter 2013:

Data Visualization Strategies with R
Mapping Strategies for Complex Data
Intro to GIS
Cytoscape for Network Analysis and Visualization

Global Information Week 2013

tinyurl.com/global-info-week 

Global Information Week provides events and a venue for students to reflect on globalization and its effect on their lives. The University Library is not only a place for research, but also a vibrant social center, particularly for undergraduates, where connections and contacts are made. Whether it be through student panels, information workshops or international music performances, Global Information Week offers students a chance to connect with the world. This year's GIW is sponsored by MLibrary and the Center for Global and Intercultural Study (CGIS).