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Did you miss the business etiquette dinner last night? The library might be able to help you with some of what you missed! While we don’t have any leftovers from the dinner, the library has many books in our collection about business etiquette. For example, we have the e-book Business Etiquette for Dummies, 2nd edition. And, if you expect to have an international reach in the future, we have Do’s and Taboos Around the World, 3rd edition. Check out a book today!

          

On this day in 1887, John Henry (Doc) Holliday died of tuberculosis. There was much more to Doc Holliday than his association with the Earp brothers and the 30-second Gunfight at the O.K. Corral in 1881. How much do you know about the life of Doc Holliday? Wikipedia has quite a biography, with links to the well-known and not-so-well-known events in Holliday's life.

The Mardigian Library also has links to biography databases with information about Doc Holliday. The two best are probably:
• American National Biography Online
• Biography in Context

          

On this date 125 years ago, Walter Johnson, pitcher for the Washington Senators, was born. Johnson was known as "The Big Train" and played for the Senators for 20 years.

What athlete do you think has the best nickname? What's the nickname and why do you like it?

Learn more about Walter Johnson at the Baseball Hall of Fame and Wikipedia.

On this day in 1912, Woodrow Wilson was elected the 28th President of the United States. Did you know that the 1912 election was a 4-way contest and that Wilson won the election with less than 50% of the popular vote?

While Woodrow Wilson is probably best remembered for the League of Nations, did you know that he also ordered the U.S. Navy to occupy Veracruz, Mexico?

Check out books about Woodrow Wilson and
- and the campaign of 1912 that apparently was the start of modern American politics
- the League of Nations
- the occupation of Veracruz

               

Michelangelo completed painting the ceiling and the lunettes of the Sistine Chapel in October 1512. On this date 500 years ago, Pope Julius II inaugurated the Chapel with a Mass.

See video of the Sistine Chapel in the Art and Architecture in Video database.

The library also has a dozen books and a videocassette about the Sistine Chapel and Michelangelo. Check out one (or more) today!

Election day is almost here and you might find it helpful to know what will be on your ballot. Find out by going to Publius.

Information that Publius will tell you:
• Who is running for which offices
• What proposals or referendums you will vote for (or against)
• The location of your polling place and its hours

Harry Houdini was best known as an illusionist, magician, stunt performer, and escape artist. He died in Detroit in 1926. The Mardigian Library doesn't have much about Houdini in our collection, but you can find lots of material in MeLCat. By using MeLCat, you can search the library catalogs of about 400 libraries in Michigan and have a book or DVD delivered right to the Mardigian Library to pick it up. Give it a try!

In 1918, Harry Houdini registered for Selective Service as Harry Handcuff Houdini. Do you have any interesting stories about Houdini? Something passed down in your family, perhaps?

This Friday, November 2, Dr. Sarah Veatch, Assistant Professor of Biophysics and Physics at the University of Michigan, will speak at the Natural Sciences Colloquium. Dr. Veatch’s presentation will be “Lipid Rafts Reach a Critical Point.”

And, if the presentation didn’t tell you enough about lipids, you can find more of Dr. Veatch’s research through the Summon Search tool on the library’s home page.

To help save on energy costs, motion sensing lights were installed in the library over the summer. During times of no traffic, or if you are very still for a long period of time, the lights may go out in the zone in which you are studying. So, if the lights go out on you, just stand up or wave an arm to turn the lights back on.

On this day 225 years ago, the Mozart opera "Don Giovanni" opened in Prague. The library has a CD of the opera, musical scores, different language translations, and many other items related to the opera. You can also stream nearly 500 tracks from various recordings of the opera through Naxos Music Library. Whether you like to listen to music, read about music, read music, or play music, we have something for you!

The Library Research Center will be holding several open research workshops for students during the fall semester.

Topics will 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.

Fall 2012 open research workshops will be held in 1212 Mardigian Library on:

Wednesday, October 31 from 10:00 - 11:00 a.m. and again from 3:30 – 4:30 p.m.
Tuesday, November 29 from 11:00 a.m. – noon
Tuesday, December 4 from 4:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.

Contact Teague Orblych at mtorblyc@umd.umich.edu or 313-593-5562 with questions or to RSVP.

Have you been reading anything for fun lately? I’ve been reading The Baseball Codes: Beanballs, Sign Stealing, and Bench-Clearing Brawls: The Unwritten Rules of America's Pastime. It seemed to me to be appropriate with the Tigers in the World Series. This book helps explain some of the things that are happening behind the scenes that lead up to beanballs and bench-clearing brawls, among other things. I recommend it for any baseball fan -- or those who might want to be fans just because the Tigers did so well this season.

What are you reading for fun? What’s it about? Would you recommend it?

That was the topic of the Mathematics Colloquium yesterday afternoon. If you missed the presentation, you can find out more on this topic in the MathSciNet database.

Today is the anniversary of the Charter of the United Nations. Don’t know much about the United Nations? Do you know something, but wish you knew more? The Mardigian Library has more than 130 books about some aspect of the United Nations, including many e-books. Check out one (or more).

Dr. Sonia M. Tiquia-Arashiro, Associate Professor of Biology and Microbiology at UM-Dearborn, will be the guest speaker at the Natural Sciences Colloquium on Friday, October 26. Dr. Tiquia-Arashiro’s presentation will be “Isolation and screening of carboxydotrophs isolated from composts and their potential for butanol production.”

Want to read about some of Dr. Tiquia-Arashiro's research? Access journal articles through the library’s Summon discovery tool.