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Friday, August 28. 2009
The Library Research Center of the Mardigian Library will be holding a variety of workshops for faculty members during the fall term. Whether you are new to the Mardigian Library or an old pro, we believe you will find one or more of these workshops useful and look forward to your participation.
Location: 1212 Mardigian Library
Duration: 40 min.
RSVP and Questions: Teague Orblych at (313) 593-5562 or mtorblyc@umd.umich.edu
-- Feel free to bring your lunch or a snack.
Around the Physical Mardigian Library in 40 Minutes
Tuesday, September 22 at 11:00 a.m. and Wednesday, October 14 at 1:00 p.m.
Come join us on a journey around the Mardigian Library where you will discover all the parts of the library and what happens here. From the Library Research Center to Circulation, to the circulating and special collections, you will be impressed by what your library can provide.
Around the Online Mardigian Library in 40 Minutes
Tuesday, September 22 at 1:00 p.m. and Wednesday, October 14 at 3:00 p.m.
Take a cyber trip with us and discover what the Mardigian Library has to offer you online. Explore new tools of the trade or oldies but goodies like ProQuest and your online catalog. See what makes the Mardigian Library a library without boundaries.
ILL, MeLCat, and Article Linker, Oh, My!
Tuesday, October 6 at 11:00 a.m.
Want to know how to get at essential research without having to drive to another library? In this session, find out what interlibrary loan (ILL) and MeLCat delivery can do for you, as well as what full text options are available.
The Information Literacy Story
Tuesday, November 3 at 11:00 am.
"The time to give up on information literacy is never". Therefore, join us and let us show you what librarians can do to help you advance your students' critical thinking skills as it relates to information, technology, and scholarly materials.
Seven Magnificent Advanced Research Techniques
Tuesday, November 10 at 1:00 p.m.
Learn seven techniques that will make you a better researcher no matter what research tool you are using. Subject searching, search limiters, and combining searches will be covered.
Tuesday, August 25. 2009
 All former Mardigian Library staff and student assistants are invited to a "Library Alumni Open House" on Friday, October 16, 2009, from 3:00 to 7:00 p.m. The event is part of the celebration of UM-Dearborn's 50th Anniversary during the 2009-2010 academic year.
Please RSVP by Friday, October 9, 2009, to sasbury@umd.umich.edu or call 313-593-5236. Be sure to let us know if you are bringing a guest.
The party will be held on the second floor. Chancellor Daniel Little will welcome attendees at 4:30 p.m. Remarks will follow from Timothy F. Richards, Director of the Mardigian Library. Photographs depicting the history of the campus and library will be on display, and refreshments will be served.
We would love to hear your stories of working at the library. It will be wonderful to see “old friends” and to catch up!
Thursday, June 25. 2009
The R.E.A.D. meetings for the 2009-2010 academic year are as follows:
Sept. 29, 2009 (Tues.):
Dreams From My Father: A story of race and inheritance by Barack Obama
Oct. 21, 2009 (Wed.) part of Sustainability Day:
In Defense of Food by Michael Pollan
Nov. 18, 2009 (Wed.):
The Friday Night Knitting Club by Kate Jacobs
Feb. 2, 2010 (Tues.):
The Book Thief by Marcus Suzan
April 7, 2010 (Wed.):
Three Cups of Tea: One man's mission to promote peace...one school at a time by Greg Mortenson
Meetings run from Noon to 1:00 p.m. and are held in room 1210 ML. Information about R.E.A.D. is posted on the library news blog and on the campus calendar.
Wednesday, March 25. 2009
The campus will be celebrating its 50th Anniversary during the 2009-2010 academic year. We plan to join the party by hosting a “Library Alumni Open House” October 16th from 3:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m.
 The library has employed hundreds of students over the years. Student Assistants perform many essential functions: processing materials to be “shelf ready,” shelving books, staffing the Circulation Desk so that their fellow students borrow materials, and providing reference assistance under the guidance of reference librarians. In short, Student Assistants are crucial to the library’s ability to serve the campus. We literally could not function without them. In fact, when our staff members are at meetings and someone asks, “Who is running the library?” we always answer, “The students, of course!!”
We are trying to locate ALL former library Student Assistants so that we can invite everyone who has ever worked at the library. If you are a former library Student Assistant, please be sure that we have your contact information so that we can invite you to the party. If you know others who worked in the library during their student days, please share their contact information with us so that we can invite them to the party and encourage them to come. It will be wonderful to see “old friends” and to catch up! Please send contact information to: sasbury@umd.umich.edu or call 313-593-5236.
Tuesday, March 24. 2009
The Berkowitz Gallery, located on the third floor of the Mardigian Library, will host the annual Holocaust and Armenian Genocide Commemoration on Thursday, April 2, 2009 at 7:00 p.m. The event will feature presentations by Samuel Totten, of the University of Arkansas, and Roger Smith, of The College of William & Mary, as well as a discussion period and refreshments. The event is free and open to the public.
For more details please, including how to R.S.V.P., visit the Voice/Vision website.
Thursday, March 19. 2009
April 2009 R.E.A.D. (Read, Eat, and Discuss) Meeting
Book: The Last Lecture by Randy Pausch
Date: Wed., April 8, 2009
Time: Noon to 1:00 p.m.
Location: 1210 ML
Books selected for 2009/2010:
Tues., 9/29 - Dreams From My Father: A story of race and inheritance by Barack Obama
Wed., 11/18 - The Friday Night Knitting Club by Kate Jacobs
Feb. 2010 - The Book Thief by Marcus Suzan
April 2010 - Three Cups of Tea: One man's mission to promote peace...one school at a time by Greg Mortenson
Wednesday, January 21. 2009
Betrayal! Revenge! Murder! Redemption!
Join the Mardigian Library and the Arab American National Museum for one of two book discussions held on the UM-Dearborn campus. Both events are open to the public.
Book title: The Thief and the Dogs
Author: Naguib Mahfouz
Tues., March 10, Noon-1:00 p.m.
Mon., March 23, 7:00-8:00 p.m.
Room 1210 in the Mardigian Library.
See The Big Read website for information about the novel and the author and for a full list of events hosted by the Arab American National Museum.
The Big Read is an initiative of the National Endowment for the Arts in partnership with the Institute of Museum and Library Services and Arts Midwest. Grant support for this project was provided by the Detroit Area Library Network (DALNET).
For more information about the book discussions scheduled at the Mardigian Library, contact Kathy Irwin at 313-593-5598.
Wednesday, January 14. 2009
The Mardigian Library is providing all-day television coverage for the Presidential Inauguration, on Tuesday, January 20, so be sure to stop in the library to witness this historic event! Viewings are in the Distance Learning Classroom (ML 1211) and on the flat screen television on the second floor of the library.
The actual Swearing-in Ceremony is scheduled to begin at 11:30 a.m., on the steps of the U.S. Capitol. Immediately following the administration of the Oath of Office, the President will give his Inaugural Address. The Presidential Inauguration Parade begins at 2:30 p.m.
Tuesday, January 6. 2009
Next R.E.A.D. (Read, Eat, and Discuss) Meeting
Book: The Time Traveler's Wife by Audrey Niffenegger
Date: Tues., Feb. 3, 2009
Time: Noon to 1:00 p.m.
Location: 1210 ML
Discussion Questions:
http://www.readinggroupguides.com/guides3/time_travelers_wife1.asp
http://bestsellers.about.com/od/bookclubquestions/a/time_trvl_q.htm
Future books and dates:
March 10th (noon) and 23rd (7:00 p.m.): The Thief and the Dogs by Naguib Mahfouz,
Collaborative event with the Arab American Museum
April 8, 2009 (W): The Last Lecture by Randy Pausch
Wednesday, November 5. 2008
Next R.E.A.D. (Read, Eat, and Discuss) Meeting
Book: Love in the Time of Cholera by Gabriel Garcia Marquez
Date: Wed., Nov. 19, 2008
Time: Noon to 1:00 p.m.
Location: 1210 ML
Future books and dates:
Feb. 3, 2009 (Tu): Time Traveler's Wife by Audrey Niffenegger
April 8, 2009 (W): The Last Lecture by Randy Pausch
Wednesday, October 29. 2008
The African and African American Studies Program presents the traveling photo exhibition Rock, Rhythm and Soul: the Roots of African American Music, which will be on display on the first floor of the Mardigian Library from November 6 through November 28. The exhibit covers Soul, the Civil Rights Movement, Black Radio, Rhythm and Blues, Hip-Hop, and Gospel Music and includes stunning images, text highlighting central issues and personalities, and a concise timeline of key historic events.
An opening reception will be held at the Library (in the exhibit area on the first floor) on Thursday, November 6 beginning at 6:00 p.m. Following the exhibit, there will be a lecture presentation, New Orleans, the Cradle, by Professor Kenn Cox, internationally acclaimed jazz pianist, composer, educator, and this year’s KCP (King/Chavez/Parks) visiting professor. It will be held at 7:00 p.m. in 1030CB. This lecture is part of a series funded by the State of Michigan King/Chavez/Parks Visiting Professor Initiative administered by the Office of the Provost.
The exhibit was produced by the Archives of African American Music with the financial support of Indiana University’s Moveable Feast of the Arts, a Lilly Foundation funded program.
Monday, September 8. 2008
If mysteries, clues, roadsters, and strawberry blonde amateur sleuths appeal to your sense of adventure, you won’t want to miss the exhibit currently on display at the Berkowitz Gallery in the Mardigian Library. The exhibition includes a special Nancy Drew® section with books, memorabilia, and collectibles on loan from Patricia Bravender, a Nancy Drew® buff from Grand Rapids.
The exhibition also highlights many historic children’s series as well as one or two currently written series. The library’s Juvenile Historic Collection contains titles from series such as Dotty Dimple, Elsie Dinsmore, Little Women, The Wizard of Oz, The Bobbsey Twins, Peter Parley, The Hardy Boys, Tom Swift, and Rollo. For many visitors, this exhibit will be a trip down memory lane as they see many of the old friends they loved as children.
Illustrations frequently play a huge role in the appeal of children’s titles, and not just in picture books. In addition to highlighting books from our collection, artwork from currently published children’s series will be displayed. The exhibition runs from Sept. 12, 2008 through Oct. 24, 2008.
Thursday, September 4. 2008
The University of Michigan Credit Union will be holding two workshops in the Mardigian Library in October. These sessions usually fill up fast and space is limited, so plan to register early. Pizza and beverages will be provided at the workshops being held at noon.
Register online at http://library.umd.umich.edu/workshops/
Budget! Are You Kidding?
-Where does the money go?
-The careful use of credit
-Ways to cut expenses to help you live within your means
Tuesday, October 21
10:00 - 11:30 a.m., Room 1212 ML
and
Tuesday, October 28
Noon - 1:30 p.m., Room 1212 ML
Tis the Season to Hang on to Reason - Holidays on a Budget
-Learn from the past: How and why we overspend
-Debt proof your holidays with a change in attitudes and expectations
-Things we can do to make this holiday more enjoyable
Tuesday, October 21
Noon - 1:30 p.m., Room 1212 ML
and
Tuesday, October 28
2:00 - 3:30 p.m., Room 1212 ML
Wednesday, July 30. 2008
If mysteries, clues, roadsters, and strawberry blonde amateur sleuths appeal to your sense of adventure, you won’t want to miss an upcoming event at the Berkowitz Gallery in the Mardigian Library. On Sept. 12, 2008, noted Nancy Drew® expert, Jenn Fisher, will speak at the opening reception for the exhibition “Timeless Treasures: Children's Series from the Juvenile Historic and Quigley Collection”.
Ms. Fisher has been writing about and researching Nancy Drew® for more than 10 years and has consulted on many projects, including the 2007 film Nancy Drew released by Warner Brothers. Ms. Fisher’s collection of Nancy Drew® books and memorabilia was featured on NBC’s Today Show in 2004 and was also used for filming an opening sequence for the movie. In her presentation this fall, Ms. Fisher will share her expertise about the series and the artwork that has been used over the years. The exhibition will include a special Nancy Drew® section with books, memorabilia and collectibles on loan from Patricia Bravender, a Nancy Drew® buff from Grand Rapids.
The exhibition will highlight many historic children’s series as well as one or two currently written series. The library’s Juvenile Historic Collection contains titles from series such as Dotty Dimple, Elsie Dinsmore, Little Women, The Wizard of Oz, The Bobbsey Twins, Peter Parley, The Hardy Boys, Tom Swift, and Rollo. For many visitors, this exhibit will be a trip down memory lane as they see many of the old friends they loved as children.
Illustrations frequently play a huge role in the appeal of children’s titles, and not just in picture books. In addition to highlighting books from our collection, artwork from currently published children’s series will be displayed. The exhibition will run from Sept. 12, 2008 through Oct. 24, 2008. The opening reception is scheduled for Friday, Sept. 12 from 5:00 until 8:00 p.m. Exhibit hours are: Monday – Friday, 9:00 a.m. – 5: 00 p.m.
Wednesday, July 9. 2008
Next R.E.A.D. (Read, Eat, Discuss) Meeting
Book: Abraham: A Journey to the Heart of Three Faiths by Bruce Feiler
Date: Tues., Sept. 30, 2008
Time: Noon to 1:00 p.m.
Location: 1210 ML
Future books and dates:
Nov. 19, 2008 (W): Love in the Time of Cholera by Gabriel Garcia Marquez
Feb. 3, 2009 (Tu): Time Traveler's Wife by Audrey Niffenegger
April 8, 2009 (W): The Last Lecture by Randy Pausch
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