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Artsy floppy disk
  • Lance Thomas Stuchell
Major upgrades to our lab space!
Summer Hours at the Robbers Library Cover Art
  • Pam MacKintosh
A group of down on their luck characters (a librarian, a teen, and a Wall Street high roller) provide unexpected support and friendship to each other during the summer of 2010 at a small town public library. This is the story in Summer Hours at the Robbers Library by Sue Halpern.
Image of iceberg with the words "Arts, Language, Behaviours, Dress, Celebrations, Foods" visible on the upper half of the iceberg above water. Below water, text on the iceberg reads "Values, Customs, Roles, Traditions, Rules, Status, Beliefs, Thought Patterns, and Perceptions
  • Sheila Garcia
Sheila Garcia provides information on the familismo cultural value prevalent in Latinx communities and how an understanding of this value can better inform our library work.
colorful pamphlets and documents laid out on a table
  • Kristine Greive
During the winter term we held five pop-up special collections meet and greets with our rare materials in Weiser Hall. Here's a sampling!
Cover of In Farleigh Field by Rhys Bowen
  • Vicki J Kondelik
In this World War II thriller, a parachutist falls to his death in a field outside Farleigh, the stately home of Lord Westerham and his daughters. The dead man's uniform leads people to believe he is a German spy, sent to contact a traitor at Farleigh or in the nearby village. Lord Westerham's middle daughter, a codebreaker at Bletchley Park, works with an MI5 agent who is a family friend to discover who the traitor could be.
Change
  • Lance Thomas Stuchell
A summary of how we transitioned our workflow for forensic imaging.
Poster for DHAsia 2018
  • Liangyu Fu
Discusses the close connection between DHAsia 2018 and our Deep Dive into Digital and Data Methods in Chinese Studies
Zoomed-on image of a map.
  • Linda Kendall Knox
“Learning from Advanced Student Staff Experiences” was a University of Michigan Library study conducted in 2017, integrating methodologies of user­-centered design and critical librarianship.
Cover of Poseidon's Gold by Lindsey Davis
  • Vicki J Kondelik
Ancient Roman private eye Marcus Didius Falco investigates a mystery involving his dead brother Festus. It seems that Festus, who died in battle, might not have been such a hero as everyone was led to believe. When a soldier who had accused Festus of involvement in a shady business deal is found murdered, Falco becomes the prime suspect. To clear his name, he must work with his estranged father to find the real murderer.
Cover of Acqua Alta by Donna Leon
  • Vicki J Kondelik
As Venice lies in the grip of the acqua alta, the high tide that floods the city every winter, Commissario Guido Brunetti investigates a brutal beating at the home of an art historian and the murder of the director of the museum at the Doge's Palace. At the same time, he worries that he has not been a good father to his teenage son.