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Book cover featuring a black and white photograph of a black woman with short hair. Varying blue line designs cover part of her figure.
  • Autumn Wetli
Happy Pride Month! Diverse representation of LGBTQ+ folks is extremely important, and at the University of Michigan, we want to foster a community of welcoming and acceptance all year round. As parades and festivals continue, you can celebrate or expose yourself to LGBTQ+ characters, authors, and themes in the comfort of your own home through a book! Happy reading!
A grid of nine abstract representations of people and computers rendered in a generic style of illustration. Blurry pastel colors on white backgrounds seem to suggest floating computer screens and groups of human figures in conversation. Note: DALL·E mini is open source. AI-generated images do not fall under copyright because they lack the element of human creative expression. Source: https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/us-copyright-office-rules-ai-art-cant-be-copyrighted-180979808/
  • Scott David Witmer
The University of Michigan Library’s efforts to develop our digital preservation program created an opportunity to request additional support during the annual budget cycle. With only a few months to draft recommendations, the Digital Preservation Steering Committee performed an assessment survey to gather feedback from stakeholders across the library.
First page of Spartakist 4, volume 5, Winter 1974/1975
  • Gabriel Mordoch
The Joseph A. Labadie Collection holds at least 22 titles in Hebrew. One of them is the Sparṭaḳisṭ 4, a periodical published by the Spartacist League of Israel between 1973-1975.
Image of a clipboard and pen
  • Lance Thomas Stuchell
In the summer and early fall of 2021, the Digital Preservation Steering Committee undertook a focused assessment to surface current roadblocks to implementing a more comprehensive digital preservation program. Keep reading to find out the results and our plan to address our programmatic gaps!
Book covers of Summer Sons, Boys Come First, Felix Ever After, and The Chosen and the Beauitful
  • Lauren Day
A recommendation list of books with LGBTQ+ characters. Includes both ebooks and physical books.
Three dockworkers from Salonica, two of them sitting and one standing
  • Gabriel Mordoch
Newly acquired and cataloged for our Jewish Salonica Postcard Collection.