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"Now or Never": Collecting, Documenting and Photographing the Aftermath of World War I in the Middle East. This exhibit explores the role of the U-M archaeological expedition (1919-1920), led by Professor Francis Kelsey, as witnesses of the chaos and destruction in the Near East following Germany's surrender to the Entente forces on November 11, 1918.

O Juliet by Robin Maxwell is a great retelling of the Romeo and Juliet story—with a twist.

Here is our list of most popular games in the archive during the month of December. The Xbox One has clearly become more popular with select titles, and we even have a soccer game from 2012 on the list. Probably because we don't have a more recent version of PES for PlayStation 3 in our collection at present. And fun fact: people seem to be requesting certain years of PES over others (2013 or 2015, not 2014), even at the expense of a more recent version. What was it about 2014 that kept people away, I wonder?

We are excited to report about a recent acquisition for our fast growing collection of Children's Literature. It is the first edition of Le calcul amusant (Paris, ca. 1862), a truly entertaining book designed to teach French kids multiplication through colored illustrations and rhyming couplets.

Michael Harris has written a well-researched but highly readable book that explores the differences in life before and after the Internet.

Talk and reception to celebrate the upcoming online exhibit "Jell-O: America’s Most Famous Dessert At Home Everywhere." Dr. Nicole Tarulevicz of the School of Humanities at the University of Tasmania speaks at 5:00 p.m. Using materials drawn from the culinary ephemera holdings of the Janice Bluestein Longone Culinary Archive at U-M Library, the exhibit explores how the Jell-O company’s early 20th century advertising used depictions of the exotic to sell the product to Americans.

The Digital Library Production Service (DLPS) recently did a thoughtful and comprehensive update of its web presence on the University of Michigan Library website. This post summarizes the process and calls out the value of having a web content strategist in the mix.

If you're a fan of NPR's radio drama Serial, we think you'll dig The Staircase.

Early 20th century advertising materials for Jell-O contain striking representations of age, race, class, gender, nationality, regionality, and other vectors of identity; whether self-defined or other-imposed. In January, we’ll unveil a digital exhibit, guest curated by Dr. Nicole Tarulevicz, on depictions of the exotic in early 20th century Jell-O advertising. There will be an exhibit opening and reception, with a talk by Dr. Tarulevicz, January 12th, 4:30-6pm, in the Hatcher Gallery

The Browsing Collection is the library's leisure reading collection. Check out the Browsing Collection's top 10 books of the fall semester.