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Blood Sisters is a thrilling mystery novel featuring Syd Walker, a Cherokee archaeologist, who returns to her hometown to investigate the disappearance of a woman whose skull was found with Syd's ID badge in its jaws, at the site of a horrific crime Syd and her sister witnessed as teenagers. Then she finds out that her sister has also disappeared. Syd searches for her sister, as well as the truth behind the traumatic events of her past.
Forty-six years after graduating, an appreciation for library spaces inspires Steve Clark to create new library spaces for students today.
Join us next Thursday, 21 November between 4-6p for our next Third Thursdays at the Library event of the semester!
3D printing a glider in order to better understand aerodynamics.
Part 2 of the series "Uncovering Needs of Filipino Researchers with our Philippines Digital Collection" explores a UX research study aimed at improving the University of Michigan’s Philippines digital collection interface. The study initially focused on understanding user pain points with the legacy collection interface. Following the launch of a redesigned interface, short-term fixes were implemented based on user feedback, while long-term needs were documented for future platform updates.
Join us on Nov. 20th for an informal conversation with Professors John Whittier-Ferguson and Andrea Zemgulys about Woolf, Mrs. Dalloway, and the novel's historical context. This event is in conjunction with the exhibit Mrs. Dalloway and WWI: Home Front and War Front on display in the Hatcher Gallery Exhibit Room until Dec. 13.
Library ambassadors recap their Halloween at Hatcher event, which included snacks, crafts, and a Haunted Hatcher tour.
The current application cycle is now open for fellowships available to researchers whose work would benefit from onsite access to our special collections!
When we moved our library catalog from Aleph to Alma in 2020, we left behind the Aleph OPAC (also known as Mirlyn Classic), which we had used as our “legacy” catalog for years even after moving first to a VuFind-based discovery layer (known as VuFind Mirlyn), and then to our current, homegrown, Library Search application. This describes how we built our authority browse features.
