Library Blogs

One of the most popular literary genres in Ladino was the detective novel. This genre first emerged in Western Europe in the nineteenth century. Published in 2014, Julie Scolnik's study, Nat Pinkerton: Diez Novelas Policíacas en Lengua Sefaradí, examines a set of Ladino detective novels and offers Spanish translations, which make them more accessible to contemporary readers and scholars.

We are excited to share the publication of "Archaeological Investigations in a Northern Albanian Province: Results of the Projekti Arkeologjik i Shkodrës (PASH)" Volumes 1 & 2, edited by Michael L. Galaty and Lorenc Bejko, along with the associated data set on Deep Blue Data Repository. See the UM Press blog (https://press.umich.edu/Blog/2023/10/An-Interview-with-Michael-L.-Galaty) for the whole interview!

Since first discovering the design lab I always wanted to do a larger product through 3D printing. This print is the culmination of that. As the name implies it is a rolodex for Nintendo Switch cartridges printed in a variety of filament colors.

Another post on conservation work completed by our summer 2023 Baker Fellow, Katarina Stiller, this time for two calligraphy albums from the Islamic Manuscripts Collection.

What if you do not like anything that you have been looking for? You just 3D print that! A 3D printed briefcase for a portable customized computer.

Join us next week for our first Third Thursdays at the Library open house, exploring material from the Labadie Collection!

The 2023 iPres conference at the University of Illinois in Champaign-Urbana brought an international community of digital archivists to the Midwest for a week of sessions that explored a range of digital preservation challenges.

The Clements Bookworm: A Library Looks at Audubon, Both His Birds and His Background, Gregory Nobles, October 20, 2023, 10-11am

Moderated by Marieka Kaye and Caitlin Pollock of the U-M Library, Gregory Nobles will discuss the legacy of John James Audubon (1785-1851) as both a brilliant artist/naturalist and unrepentant slaveholder, inviting us to explore the connection between the personal background of this flawed figure and the continuing impact of his remarkable art.

Another installment in our series of posts on conservation work for pop-up and moveable books, this time from Katarina Stiller, summer 2023 Baker Fellow at the U-M Library's conservation lab

A stand that helps to keep the keyboard upright and stable. Designed it in the software inferring from the pictures and added specific features for its increased stability.