University of Michigan Library News: Graduate Library http://lib.umich.edu/cgi/news/news/list?divid=22 Copyright 2005 Trustees of the University of Michigan libwebsystems@umich.edu (Library Web Systems) Thu, 28 Aug 2008 01:00:03 EDT Using MTagger http://www.lib.umich.edu//news/stories/using_mtagger_404.html http://www.lib.umich.edu//news/stories/using_mtagger_404.html MTagger is the University Library's tagging tool -- you can save and label things you find in the library catalog (Mirlyn), digital images, or on any library web page.

How does it work? You 'tag' an item by typing a few words or phrases that will help you categorize the page. You can think of a tag as a label to help you find that web page again. You may choose to give a web page several tags that describe the content of the page or why you saved it. For example, give it a subject tag like 'history' and a 'why' tag like 'hist122 paper.'

Use the tag cloud to find related items by clicking on tags that match your interest. Check out other people's tags to see what they are tagging -- find other U-M users with similar research interests. Build a list of related resources -- pulling together your books, web pages, electronic journals and images into a single spot by giving them common tags is easy.

Find it. Tag it. Share it. Use MTagger ]]> Wed, 20 Aug 2008 15:35:36 EDT Resources MBooks Becomes HathiTrust http://www.lib.umich.edu//news/stories/mbooks_becomes_hathitrust_403.html http://www.lib.umich.edu//news/stories/mbooks_becomes_hathitrust_403.html MBooks - the collection of books digitized from the University Library's collections - will become part of HathiTrust on September 3, 2008.

HathiTrust, launched by the Committee on Institutional Cooperation (CIC) libraries, is a shared digital repository for storing university library digital content, incorporating all the content from MBooks plus new content from other HathiTrust partners. (For background information, see Google and CIC Partnership news.)

The UM community will now have access to books, journals, and other documents previously unavailable through MBooks. MBooks links in the Mirlyn Library Catalog will now be renamed HathiTrust Digital Library. The options for viewing, printing, and creating collections will be the same as in MBooks. We hope that HathiTrust will improve access to materials for our campus teaching, research, and scholarship.

If you have questions about the collections, please Ask a Librarian. ]]> Thu, 21 Aug 2008 17:32:26 EDT Resources Welcome New Graduate Students http://www.lib.umich.edu//news/stories/welcome_new_graduate_students_402.html http://www.lib.umich.edu//news/stories/welcome_new_graduate_students_402.html Please see our page, Library Services for Graduate Students, for useful information. If you have questions, please Ask a Librarian! ]]> Tue, 19 Aug 2008 11:07:27 EDT Services The Soviet Invasion of Czechoslovakia: August 1968 http://www.lib.umich.edu//news/stories/the_soviet_invasion_of_czechoslovakia_august_1968_400.html http://www.lib.umich.edu//news/stories/the_soviet_invasion_of_czechoslovakia_august_1968_400.html To commemorate the 40th anniversary of the quelling of the reform uprisings in Prague, Czechoslovakia, please visit The Soviet Invasion of Czechoslovakia: August 1968. The exhibit, curated in 2000 by former Michigan librarian Brian Rosenblum, explores the tumultuous events of 1968, drawing on the rich resources of the Labadie Collection to illustrate the heady days of "Prague Spring" followed by the military suppression by Soviet and Warsaw Pact troops on August 21, 1968.

]]> Wed, 13 Aug 2008 14:20:26 EDT Exhibits/Events New Electrical Outlets in Reading Room http://www.lib.umich.edu//news/stories/new_electrical_outlets_in_reading_room_388.html http://www.lib.umich.edu//news/stories/new_electrical_outlets_in_reading_room_388.html Reference Reading Room of the Graduate Library will welcome the new electrical outlets that were recently installed at the long study tables. Look for them just under the tabletops along each side of the tables.

Additional information about wireless access in the Graduate Library can be found at http://www.lib.umich.edu/grad/wireless.html. ]]> Thu, 07 Aug 2008 10:01:43 EDT Facilities Resources on Public Policy http://www.lib.umich.edu/grad/guide/guide.php?id=78 http://www.lib.umich.edu/grad/guide/guide.php?id=78 Thu, 12 Jun 2008 13:08:19 EDT Resources Resources on Anthropology http://www.lib.umich.edu/grad/guide/guide.php?id=53 http://www.lib.umich.edu/grad/guide/guide.php?id=53 Thu, 12 Jun 2008 13:07:19 EDT Resources Resources on Religious Studies http://www.lib.umich.edu/grad/guide/guide.php?id=44 http://www.lib.umich.edu/grad/guide/guide.php?id=44 Thu, 12 Jun 2008 13:06:06 EDT Resources Resources on American Culture http://www.lib.umich.edu/grad/guide/guide.php?id=104 http://www.lib.umich.edu/grad/guide/guide.php?id=104 Thu, 12 Jun 2008 13:04:53 EDT Resources Basic Reference Resources http://www.lib.umich.edu/grad/guide/guide.php?id=105 http://www.lib.umich.edu/grad/guide/guide.php?id=105 Wed, 20 Aug 2008 15:42:11 EDT Resources Google Scanning Project @ Graduate Library http://www.lib.umich.edu/grad/mdpprogress.html http://www.lib.umich.edu/grad/mdpprogress.html Thu, 07 Aug 2008 10:02:31 EDT Facilities Elections Sources from Documents Center http://www.lib.umich.edu/govdocs/elec2008.html http://www.lib.umich.edu/govdocs/elec2008.html Thu, 07 Aug 2008 10:04:46 EDT Resources Reserve the High Speed Scanner Today http://www.lib.umich.edu//news/stories/reserve_the_high_speed_scanner_today_212.html http://www.lib.umich.edu//news/stories/reserve_the_high_speed_scanner_today_212.html Knowledge Navigation Center, there are two high-speed scanners equipped with auto-document feeders. Bring in a stack of pages and turn them into a PDF in minutes! You can also use OCR (Optical Character Recognition) technology to turn printed pages into editable Microsoft Word documents! These scanners are in high demand, so call the Knowledge Navigation Center at 734-647-5836 or e-mail staff at knc-info@umich.edu to make your reservation. ]]> Thu, 07 Aug 2008 09:51:18 EDT Resources Upcoming Workshops at the Faculty Exploratory https://www-a1.lsa.umich.edu/es_conf/app/ShowSessions.asp?confid=2&spsr=5&shwd=1&sDate=todayafter&FormatEvents_Sorting=3&FormEvents_Sorted=&tpl=facexp.htm https://www-a1.lsa.umich.edu/es_conf/app/ShowSessions.asp?confid=2&spsr=5&shwd=1&sDate=todayafter&FormatEvents_Sorting=3&FormEvents_Sorted=&tpl=facexp.htm Wed, 20 Aug 2008 16:37:33 EDT Workshops