Posts by Ian Demsky

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Photo of Riddle of the Traveling Skull cover.
  • Ian Demsky
Harry Keeler was a prolific writer of strange books that some consider so bad they're good.
Screenshot of the Readability Test Tool
  • Ian Demsky
The Readability Test Tool can help web content creators make pages easier to read.
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  • Ian Demsky
The contents of this book might literally kill you.
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  • Ian Demsky
If you're a fan of NPR's radio drama Serial, we think you'll dig The Staircase.
Photo of Josephy McElory.
  • Ian Demsky
Joseph McElroy may be the best postmodern writer you've never heard of. And the U-M Library has many of his patient, ponderous books.
Photo of chess board.
  • Ian Demsky
The U-M Library has some great chess books for beginners and enthusiasts.
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  • Ian Demsky
How much do people actually read on the web? Not much. UX Myths presents the evidence.
Photo of a cupcake with a candle in it.
  • Ian Demsky
Looking back, there are a few lessons that most resonated over the course of my first year as the library's web content strategist.
  • Ian Demsky
The library recently completed a successful, six-month pilot program for a new model of web content oversight. Each division appointed a web content coordinator to represent them, and together the coordinators work in library-wide issues.