Students

The Library Research Center holds several open research workshops for students each semester.

Open Research Workshop topics include:
*Discovering what is new in the library
*How to conduct more effective research

Students will also be able to ask topical questions related to their current research assignments.

No Open Research Workshops have been scheduled, yet, for the Spring/Summer Semester. Stay tuned for further information, or contact Teague Orblych at mtorblyc@umd.umich.edu or 313-593-5562 with questions.

The list of new books and other materials added to the library’s collection in March is available. Click on “…more New Arrivals” on the library’s home page. Or, go directly to http://library.umd.umich.edu/newbooks/.

The Mardigian Library will be open 24 hours a day for finals study beginning at 8:00 a.m. on Sunday, April 22 through 7:30 p.m. on Saturday, April 28.


Between midnight and 8:00 a.m., only University of Michigan students can enter the library and will be required to show their MCards.


Extra security personnel will be on site to monitor activity throughout the building. While the building will remain open, library services will be limited during the extra hours. All four floors of the library and the computers by the Library Research Center will be available for use, and it will also be possible to check out materials. Financial transactions, guest printing, and research assistance will not be available during extended hours.

For the complete listing of library hours, including break hours, visit
http://library.umd.umich.edu/Us/hours.php.

Thaddeus Radzilowski, Lecturer in History at UM-Dearborn, will be a guest speaker at the Social Sciences Colloquium on Thursday, April 19. Dr. Radzilowski’s presentation will be “Polonia”: The Creation of an American Ethnic Group in Detroit.

Read Feudalism, Revolution, and the Meaning of Russian History: An Intellectual Biography of Nikolai Pavlovich Pavlov-Silvanskii, a book by Dr. Radzilowski in the library’s collection.

Did you miss the Department of Language, Culture, and Communication’s presentation of The Baader Meinhof Complex last week? How about the Women’s and Gender Studies presentation of Passionate Politics: The Life and Work of Charlotte Bunch? The Mardigian Library has a DVD of The Baader Meinhof Complex as well as a DVD of Passionate Politics for checkout. We also have books by and about Charlotte Bunch.

Edward Silver (SOE Dean at UM-Dearborn) and Crystal Lumsford (SOE Lecturer) will be guest speakers at the School of Education Research Colloquium on Thursday, April 12. Their presentation will be Making Scholarship Useable in Education: Examining the Role of Practitioner Journals.

Read books by Professor Silver in the library’s collection and his articles through the Scopus database. To read articles, click on "View at publisher" or "Article Linker.” Full text of all papers may not be available.

Join us as fantasy author Saladin Ahmed discusses his debut novel Throne of the Crescent Moon. Throne is one of the year's most anticipated fantasy novels and is reminiscent of The Arabian Nights. Ahmed will bring his novel to life through discussion of its images of Arab folklore.

Ahmed's short stories have been nominated for several writing awards and have been translated into five languages. His previous writings have appeared in numerous literary magazines and anthologies.

Thursday, April 12, 2012
2nd floor of the Mardigian Library
4:00 to 6:00 p.m.

Ahmed will be selling and signing his debut novel.
Light refreshments will be served.

For more information about Saladin Ahmed, visit his website: www.saladinahmed.com.

Contact Sue Flannery at sasbury@umd.umich.edu or (313)593-5236 if you have questions.

Did you miss the Department of Language, Culture, and Communication’s presentation of Berlin: Schönhauser Corner yesterday? The Mardigian Library has VHS copies of the movie available that can be borrowed. Don’t have a VCR to play a VHS tape? The library has several—just ask at the Circulation Desk.

The Mardigian Library will be open 24 hours a day for finals study beginning at 8:00 a.m. on Sunday, April 22 through 7:30 p.m. on Saturday, April 28.


Between midnight and 8:00 a.m., only University of Michigan students can enter the library and will be required to show their MCards.


Extra security personnel will be on site to monitor activity throughout the building. While the building will remain open, library services will be limited during the extra hours. All four floors of the library and the computers by the Library Research Center will be available for use, and it will also be possible to check out materials. Financial transactions, guest printing, and research assistance will not be available during extended hours.

For the complete listing of library hours, including break hours, visit
http://library.umd.umich.edu/Us/hours.php.