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  • Sarah Elizabeth Stolar
Preserving History One Website at a Time
Working for the Elections in Africa Web Collection project as part of the Michigan Library Scholars Program helped me develop valuable skills in project management, technical web archiving abilities, and knowledge on African politics. Though there were obstacles in approaching the wide range of content and the limitations of the Archive-It tool, I greatly improved in my capacity to adapt and problem solve as a contributor to this project.
Student Stories
A complete setting of child sized dinnerware and flatware, complete with a small teapot and teacup is in the foreground, while in the background an opening of the Betty Crocker Cookbook for Boys and Girls is visible alongside two large apples.
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  • Juli McLoone
New Exhibit: A Perfect Pairing of Books and Dinnerware
A new exhibit pairs a dozen selections from the Janice Bluestein Longone Culinary Archive (Special Collections Research Center) with dishes from the International Museum of Dinnerware Design. Enjoy this display in the Audubon Room from Thursday, July 7 to Thursday, September 29.
Beyond the Reading Room
Postcard featuring Rabbi Jacob Meir
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  • Gabriel Mordoch
From Jerusalem to Salonica and back: Chief Rabbi Jacob Meir (1856–1939)
From the Jewish Heritage Collection: a trilingual postcard depicting Jacob Meir, Chief Rabbi of Salonica.
Beyond the Reading Room
Book cover featuring a black and white photograph of a black woman with short hair. Varying blue line designs cover part of her figure.
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  • Autumn Wetli-Staneluis
Some Pride Book Picks by the Student Library Engagement Ambassadors
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!
Lost in the Stacks
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/
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  • Scott David Witmer
Launching the Digital Preservation Assessment
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.
Tiny Studies
First page of Spartakist 4, volume 5, Winter 1974/1975
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  • Gabriel Mordoch
Sparṭaḳisṭ 4, a Hebrew Trotskyist journal in the Labadie Collection
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.
Beyond the Reading Room
Image of a clipboard and pen
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  • Lance Thomas Stuchell
Our First Digital Preservation Assessment
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!
Bits and Pieces
Book covers of Summer Sons, Boys Come First, Felix Ever After, and The Chosen and the Beauitful
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  • Lauren Day
Pride Month Book Recommendations
A recommendation list of books with LGBTQ+ characters. Includes both ebooks and physical books.
Lost in the Stacks
Three dockworkers from Salonica, two of them sitting and one standing
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  • Gabriel Mordoch
Group of Salonican dockworkers
Newly acquired and cataloged for our Jewish Salonica Postcard Collection.
Beyond the Reading Room
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  • David S Carter
The CVGA is Moving!
The CVGA will be moving to the Shapiro library over this summer. Our last date of operation in the Duderstadt will be this coming Friday (May 27), after which we will close to begin the process of moving to our new location on the 4th floor of Shapiro.
Eaten by a Grue