Rhizome is dedicated to the creation, presentation, preservation, and critique of emerging artistic practices that engage technology. Through open platforms for exchange and collaboration, their website serves to encourage and expand the communities around these practices. Their programs, many of which happen online, include commissions, exhibitions, events, discussion, archives and portfolios. They support artists working at the furthest reaches of technological experimentation as well as those responding to the broader aesthetic and political implications of new tools and media. Their organizational voice draws attention to artists, their work, their perspectives and the complex interrelationships between technology, art and culture.

If you haven't already signed up, you can register here: http://rhizome.org/preferences/register.rhiz

http://mblog.lib.umich.edu/vrc

1. You can check to see what books are currently being digitized here: http://www.lib.umich.edu/aael/article.php?articleID=291

2. If a book is out for digitization you can recall it by following the steps listed here: http://www.lib.umich.edu/aael/article.php?articleID=87

3. There are many art books available in the Fine Arts Library on Central Campus. Here is a link to their website: http://www.lib.umich.edu/finearts/

4. Library-to-Library deliveries will continue as usual. If a second copy of your book is available elsewhere on campus, use the recall method above to have it delivered to the AAEL.

5. Interlibrary loan service is also available. The average time for ILL delivery is 5-7 days. Information and request forms are here:
http://www.lib.umich.edu/ill/

6. If you are planning an assignment and need particular books that have yet to be digitized, please let me know and we can arrange to have them digitized at a more convenient time.

7. Current journals are not included in the project. These will still be available in the library.

8. As always, if you need help finding materials please let me know and I will help you - ahaines@umich.edu

Great Grantsmanship: Finding Funding Sources
10/30/2007 10:00 AM-12:00 PM - Faculty Exploratory

This hands-on workshop will present an overview of online and human resources at UM that can assist you in getting research grants. University members have online access to resources that list and describe thousands of current funding opportunities from the Federal Government, Foundations, Professional Societies, and other sources. We will discuss and demonstrate the various web-based funding databases currently available, how to develop search strategies, establishing email alerts for new grants, and how to navigate university policies and timelines for grant-getting.

Register at

https://www-a1.lsa.umich.edu/es_conf/app/DisplaySession.asp?sessionid=2033

For this and other workshops go to http://www.umich.edu/~teachtec/workshops.html

As part of the Michigan Digitization Project, I am happy to announce that
the Art Architecture & Engineering Library will be the next library to
participate. On October 22nd Google will begin digitizing the books in our
collection. Several ranges of books will be removed for two weeks for
scanning. When these book return, another group will go out for scanning
until the entire circulating collection is scanned. I apologize in advance
for any inconvenience caused by the absence of our books during this period.

The following information may help to ease any inconvenience for this
period:

- Holds can be placed on all materials removed for digitization. Just log
into Mirlyn, search for the book, go to the location screen and hit 'Get
This'. The book will be held for you at the AAE Library circulation desk
for use when it returns.

- Library-to-library deliveries will continue as usual. If a second copy of
your book is elsewhere on campus, use the method above to have it delivered
to the AAE Library.

- Interlibrary loan service is also available. The average time for ILL
delivery is 5-7 days. Information and request forms are here:
http://www.lib.umich.edu/ill

- Current journals are not included in the project. These will still be
available in the library.

Thanks for your patience during the digitization project. If you have
questions or concerns about the project please contact Catherine Soehner,
Director, Art, Architecture, Engineering, and Science Libraries, University
Libraries. Her contact information is: csoehner@umich.edu or call
(734) 763-9813.

With an introduction by Paul Courant, University Librarian and Harold T.
Shapiro Collegiate Professor of Public Policy in the Gerald R. Ford School
of Public Policy.

Light refreshments provided. For more information call (734) 763-7832 or
visit http://copyright.umich.edu/events.html. Please join us!

http://www.lib.umich.edu/newbooks/rss.php?library_locs=all&topics=Art%20and%20Design&age=14&sort_order=title

Adding your ARTstor image groups to CTOOLS

IN ARTSTOR
1. Go to ARTstor http://searchtools.lib.umich.edu/V?func=native-link&resource=UMI02915
and log in
2. Go to image groups
3. Open a group
4. Go to image groups again
5. Select Display Image Group URL
6. Click once on the URL so that the entire URL is highlighted (is is a long URL and scrolls past the text box).
7. Type C to copy the URL
Now the URL can be added as a resource in CTOOLS

IN CTOOLS
1. Go to http://ctools.umich.edu and log in
2. Go to your course site
3. Go to Resources
4. Click on "add" and select "add web links (URLs)"
5. Paste the ARTstor URL into the URL text box
6. Select email notification if desired
7. Click "Add Links Now" button