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February 29, 2008
Springer E-Books Now Available
The University Library recently purchased a massive (over 10,000 titles) collection of ebooks from Springer. It includes most of their English-language books published between 2005-2008, as well as some other imprints owned by Springer. Access to this content is already live (on UM IP addresses, or after authentication to another library resource from off campus) at: http://www.springerlink.com/books
Records are still being loaded into Mirlyn; however, the books are now available.
The green icons on the Springer site are a good indicator of what we have access rights to view.
This ebook collection has unlimited users--you and all your friends can read them at the same time. UM also has archival rights, so we "own" (not rent/lease) this collection. You can also read or print a chapter at a time.
Please let your subject librarian know your comments about this collection and its functionality--both what you like and dislike.
Stable link | Posted by betsywil at 01:46 PM
February 27, 2008
MTagger Now Available!
MTagger is a new resource discovery tool, awaiting your participation. Use MTagger to tag any UM library web page.
Read more at http://www.lib.umich.edu/mtagger/tags/faq#aboutmtagger
View tag clouds for any page at the bottom of that page, and view all tags to date at http://www.lib.umich.edu/mtagger/tags (And check back to watch this page change!)
Stable link | Posted by betsywil at 04:32 PM
February 20, 2008
Bert's Cafe Grand Opening Wed Feb 20
The University Library is happy to announce the grand opening of Bert's Cafe in the Shapiro Undergraduate Library, on Wednesday, February 20th! Please join us and Bert Askwith for a ribbon cutting ceremony at 2:15 p.m. Mr. Askwith will pour the first cup of coffee to officially open the cafe. Following remarks, free coffee and treats will be available.
After the grand opening, the hours for the Cafe will be:
- Monday through Thursday 8 am to 1 am
- Friday 8 am to 6 pm
- Saturday closed
- Sunday 12 noon to 1 am
The University Library wants to thank Bert Askwith for his generous donation which made Bert's Cafe possible. See you at Bert's!
Stable link | Posted by betsywil at 09:35 AM
February 18, 2008
Total Lunar Eclipse Wed. Feb. 20
On Feb 20, a total lunar eclipse will be visible from Ann Arbor (and the rest of North America) in the evening. The real show runs from 10:01 PM until 10:51, when the Moon will be in the Earth¹s umbra, what eclipse watchers call "totality."
The Student Astronomical Society will have the Angell Hall Student Observatory open for eclipse watchers AFTER 10 PM, weather permitting. There is a class in the observatory before that, so members of the public are asked please, do not show up until after 10 PM.
You do not need a telescope or any special equipment to observe a lunar eclipse, just a clear view of the Moon. The partial eclipse begins at 8:43, when the moon starts to enter the Earth¹s umbra, and ends at 12:09 AM. Just look high in the east around 8:40 PM. The Moon will move higher as the eclipse progresses, to about 45º above the southeast horizon at mid-eclipse and 65º above the south horizon at the end of the eclipse. Although eclipses occur roughly every six months, they aren¹t always total, and they aren¹t always visible from here. We won¹t see another total eclipse from here until Dec 2010, so don¹t miss this one!
For more information see:
http://science.nasa.gov/headlines/y2008/13feb_lunareclipse.htm
Stable link | Posted by betsywil at 10:13 AM
February 15, 2008
Photo Contest: Open Until February 22
You have one more week to submit your photos to the Science Library Photo Contest which celebrates "Science on Campus."
We have received a number of fine photos so far, and look forward to seeing yours.
The Science Library is conducting its 1st annual student photo contest this month. The theme is "Science on Campus" - you may interpret the theme any way you like, but must include a description of the way in which your submission relates to the theme. The 3 winning photos will be hung in the Science Library, and those winners and 5 honorable mentions will receive gift certificates from the Ann Arbor Chamber of Commerce.
The contest is open now; entries may be submitted until February 22. Students are limited to a maximum of 3 entries each. Submission instructions and a complete set of rules can be found at http://www.lib.umich.edu/photocontest/rules/.
Stable link | Posted by betsywil at 10:27 AM
February 13, 2008
Jacob Glenn, Astronomy Librarian
Jacob Glenn, our newest Science Librarian, will now be assuming the responsibilities of Astronomy Librarian, including collection development and liason to the Astronomy Department.
Contact him at 936-2339 or jkglenn@umich.edu, or stop by his office in 3154 Shapiro Science Library
Stable link | Posted by betsywil at 09:24 AM
February 08, 2008
One Million Books Digitized
The University of Michigan's University Library has just put the millionth book from its collection on-line. That's one million out of the 7.5 million volumes in the library's current holdings.
You can search for these digitized books, and read fulltext of books in the public domain, via MBooks.
The one millionth volume features the extraordinary life story of Maria Mitchell, America's first woman astronomer. Read more about her and about one million books.
Stable link | Posted by betsywil at 11:30 AM
February 01, 2008
Science Library Photo Contest Now Open!
The Science Library is conducting its 1st annual student photo contest this month. The theme is "Science on Campus" - you may interpret the theme any way you like, but must include a description of the way in which your submission relates to the theme. The 3 winning photos will be hung in the Science Library, and those winners and 5 honorable mentions will receive gift certificates from the Ann Arbor Chamber of Commerce.
The contest is open now; entries may be submitted until February 22. Students are limited to a maximum of 3 entries each. Submission instructions and a complete set of rules can be found at http://www.lib.umich.edu/photocontest/rules/.
Stable link | Posted by betsywil at 10:44 AM