This fall we’re continuing our popular “Publish Not Perish” series of workshops for graduate students who want to learn more about publishing, copyright, open access, and more. Thanks to feedback from past attendees, we’ve added discipline-specific introductory sessions for the sciences, social sciences, and humanities. Use the links below to register. The series will continue next semester with additional workshops and a faculty panel on publishing. Open Access Essentials Monday, 10/21, 10:00 am-11:00 am Open…
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Our own Jim Ottaviani, librarian for Deep Blue, has just published his latest book — Primates: The Fearless Science of Jane Goodall, Dian Fossey, and Biruté Galdikas. The New York Times recently reviewed Primates, and had high praise for the work of both Maris Wicks, the book’s illustrator, and Jim: “Despite the inherent challenges [of presenting three separate narratives], they succeed in conjuring the feel of extraordinary science. And they do so not by manufacturing…
Copyright is endlessly interesting, intriguing, and debatable – but only at Copyright Camp is copyright fun! Join us on June 20 from 1 to 5 pm. Registration is free – register here. This event fills quickly, and we want to be sure to have enough bunks – I mean chairs – for everyone. Our theme this year is about copyright and data. We’ll kick off with a keynote from Michael Carroll, Professor of Law and…
Every year, the University of Michigan’s Teaching and Technology Collaborative offers an intensive week of workshops, discussions, and seminars for instructional faculty and staff. Enriching Scholarship is an amazing opportunity to learn new skills and think creatively about your teaching and scholarship. There will be a number of sessions relevant to academic publishing and scholarly communication this year, taught by staff from many different areas of the library as well as the university at large….
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…
Are you an undergraduate, graduate student, or faculty member interested in learning more about academic publishing? Please join us for a distinguished panel of faculty members from across the disciplines who will discuss the academic publishing experience for aspiring authors from a variety of viewpoints. All are welcome to attend. Registration is encouraged, but not required. Panelists include: Laura Buttitta, Professor of Molecular, Cellular, and Developmental Biology, will share her experience publishing as an early-career…
Open Education Week is a global celebration of open education and its impact on learning. Please join us for the following events sponsored by the University Library: “The (not really) Secret Life of Wikipedia,” Lecture & discussion with Cliff Lampe, Assistant Professor, UM School of Information 11 March 2013, 1-2:30PM @ Hatcher Gallery Free and open to the public Professor Lampe discusses the various social structures that have evolved in Wikipedia, and how these processes…
Last semester we introduced a series of workshops for graduate students interested in learning about various aspects of publishing. We’re happy to report that the series is bigger and better for the Winter 2013 term. Use the links below to register for sessions. If you have questions regarding the series or suggestions for future workshops, please contact mpublishing@umich.edu. Graduate Student’s Guide to Publishing Thursday, February 7, 2013, 3-4PM This session will address issues that face…
The University of Michigan Library invites you to celebrate Open Access Week, October 22-28, 2012. Open Access Week provides an opportunity to explore the benefits of open access to scientific research for both the academic community and the greater good of society. The open access movement advocates for free online access to scholarly work in the service of advancing scholarship worldwide. All events take place in the Hatcher Graduate Library Gallery. Refreshments will be served….
In partnership with the University of Michigan Center for the History of Medicine, we are proud to announce the release of The American Influenza Epidemic of 1918: A Digital Encyclopedia, documenting the experiences of 50 diverse communities in the United States in fall 1918 and winter 1919 when influenza took the lives of an estimated 675,000 Americans. The encyclopedia contains more than 50,000 digitized pages–correspondence, minutes of organization and group meetings, reports from agencies and…