Posts tagged with Undergraduate Students

On Monday, August 31, 2026, the first day of the fall semester, the Shapiro Undergraduate Library hosted Party For Your Mind—an event designed to welcome (and welcome back) students to the library.

Chemistry students using GenAI for biochemistry essays quickly learned why citation verification matters. In 456 AI-generated references, nearly half contained fabricated elements, and only about three-quarters of the real citations were relevant to the essay topic. Students found verification frustrating and time-consuming, but it reinforced information literacy, research integrity, and critical evaluation.

U-M student interns supported by the Mark and Theresa Lafer Preservation Fund offers students real-world experiences in the preservation of library collections, physical and digital. Learn how these experiences are opening doors to careers in preservation and conservation.

The Learning Programs and Initiatives (LPI) librarians wanted to understand English 124 student needs better, so we interviewed English 124 instructors, and then designed a workshop-style group data analysis session for colleagues in LPI. In this post, I reflect on the process of planning and administering the group data analysis workshop activity, the conversations that came from it, thoughts on the effectiveness of this analysis strategy, and ways it will impact our teaching practices in the future.

3D printed hold for a circuit board for a class project.

From events to social media outreach, the Student Library Engagement Ambassadors highlight underutilized library resources to the U-M community. Elizabeth and Amira, two recent graduates from the University of Michigan, recount the past year as experienced Ambassadors.

As we approach five years since the drastic shutdown and isolation techniques due to the COVID-19 pandemic, it seems appropriate to reflect on an assessment project conducted during 2020-2021. As librarians and students attempted to pivot to an all online learning and teaching experience, research service providers quickly needed to know more about our research consultation service. Struggling with a crisis, we also learned how to conduct assessment work in sensitive and empathetic ways.

Acting on his belief that the right kind of jobs could make a big difference in a young person's life, Arnold Heyman established a fund that supports the library's student employees.

Forty-six years after graduating, an appreciation for library spaces inspires Steve Clark to create new library spaces for students today.

Collaboration with students on library assessment projects is rewarding, both for the student and for the library. Student learning is front and center during any assessment project where the student is involved as a fully engaged team member. This post shares some thoughts about teaming up with students on assessment efforts.