Library Blogs

Early in 2024, the U-M Library said farewell to Dawn Lawson, who retired from her role as Director, Asia Library, following nearly 9 years of service, leadership, and collaboration.

Daniel T. Longone (1932-2024), University of Michigan Chemistry Professor Emeritus, passed away on January 28th, 2024. Dan and his beloved wife Jan, who predeceased him in 2022, established the Janice Bluestein Longone Culinary Archive (JBLCA). Residing in the University of Michigan Library's Special Collections Research Center, the JBLCA offers an incredible resource to students and scholars of food and drink.

Join us next Thursday, 15 February between 4-6p for our next Third Thursdays at the Library event!

The Special Collections Research Center will host a reception on February 12 (10:00am) to celebrate the installation of the exhibit: Orson Welles as Family Man: Son, Husband, Father. Please join the exhibit curator, Phil Hallman, to chat about the making of this extraordinary display in the company of warm coffee and refreshments.

We know very little about how authors and readers experience the impact of open-access (OA) books. Usage metrics and citations obscure their humanity. In Fall 2023, we interviewed authors and readers of monographs published as OA by the University of Michigan Press. Our qualitative research project documented their experiences, used AI to discover patterns in their responses, and provided evidence-based recommendations for improving OA book publishing.

The Appeal is a brilliant mystery novel, told in emails and text messages, about a community theater group in a small town in the UK. They launch a fundraising appeal for cancer treatment for their leader's granddaughter, and tensions arise, leading to murder. Two law students sift through the correspondence to discover the truth of what happened.

Guest post by Nathalie Ross, Heid Fellow, on her research in the Janice Bluestein Longone Culinary Archive. Nathalie is a doctoral candidate in the History Department at the University of North Texas, specializing in Jewish Food Studies. 

There's still time to apply for our research fellowships! These fellowships support researchers whose work would benefit from onsite access to our special collections. Applications are due 1st of February!

This is the first part of an immense 2800-page novel which continues the adventures of the four musketeers--Athos, Porthos, Aramis, and d'Artagnan. As the young French king, Louis XIV, comes of age, the musketeers help restore Charles II to the English throne and become involved in the intrigues of the French court.

Join us for our next Third Thursdays at the Library open house, exploring early printed books!