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What are the main characteristics of search queries submitted from the “What can we help you find” search in the lib.umich.edu homepage, and how relevant are results in our U-M Library Search “Everything” results? Learn how our small team gathered, categorized, and analyzed queries, and their results to reveal trends and insights from search query behaviors that will help us improve people’s experience finding promising materials in the Library.

These are simple inflation needle holders that can be mounted to a wall.

An upcycled sweatshirt using an old sweater and scrap fabric.

Hera is author Jennifer Saint's retelling of the story of an often-vilified figure from Greek mythology: Hera, wife of Zeus and queen of the gods on Mount Olympus. Hera is usually depicted in mythology as jealous and vengeful, especially toward Zeus' many lovers and their offspring. We see this side of her in Saint's novel, but we also see the reasons why Hera acts as she does. In the novel, she comes across as, if not a sympathetic character, certainly a complex, multi-layered one, and we also see a more admirable side to her.

Students hung out with furry friends, made puppy-themed buttons, and picked up cool swag, like posters, sticky notes, and candy!

Students enjoyed an evening of board and video games in the Computer and Video Game Archive. Pop into the CVGA to play, and tell them the Ambassadors sent you!

First set of prints in order to create video game prop.

Discover how Mayumi Oka was inspired to reimagine a space for the study of language in an immersive unique approach.

Using the Vinyl Cutter at the Shapiro Design Lab, I created custom t-shirts for my student organization, Black Students in Aerospace. The process was hands-on, creative, and a perfect opportunity for team bonding and learning!

Curated by Helmut Puff and Pablo Alvarez in 2017, the exhibit "Reforming the Word: Martin Luther in Context" prompted an intriguing discovery: the presence in our collection of twelve books that once belonged to the Jewish Community Library of Berlin. This blog post delves into the circumstances that brought these books to our library.