Monthly Archives: August 2016

Resources For Your Metro Detroit Experience

Welcome to our new and returning students!  I know these first few weeks of classes will be busy ones for you – figuring out how to pace your study schedule vis-a-vis your other responsibilities, getting a head start on your term papers. (Seriously, don’t wait until the week they’re due to consult with us librarians!)  But once you’ve established a good groove, feel free to check out these Facebook groups for resources to help make your experience here a good...

Celebrating 100 Years of the National Parks System!

Tomorrow, August 25, the National Park Service turns 100! The park service is celebrating by offering free admission to all 412 national parks from August 25 through August 28. 100 years of protecting America’s natural, historical and cultural treasures from all over the United States. These more than 400 beautiful, historic and exquisite sites cover over 80 million acres consisting of approximately 18,000 miles of trails, more than 75,000 archaeological sites and at least 247 species of threatened or endangered...

Chapters in the History of the Book–Book Curses.

This book belongs to none but me For there’s my name inside to see. To steal this book, if you should try, It’s by the throat that you will hang high. And ravens then will gather ‘bout To find your eyes and pull them out. And when you’re screaming “oh, oh, oh!” Remember, you deserved this woe. –Anonymous German scribe. Before printing was invented, every clay tablet, scroll or book (manuscript) had to be written or copied out by hand....

When Work Becomes a Calling

What does it mean to have a meaningful work-life? Is it possible to find meaning in any kind of work? When does work become a calling? Or is a calling something other than work? In the book Callings: The Purpose and Passion of Work, David Isay, the founder of StoryCorps, presents numerous stories compiled over the years that get at some of these questions. This is StoryCorps fifth book of compiled interviews based on a theme. In an interview with Democracy...

Introducing One Stop Searching

Over the last few years we’ve gotten requests for a library catalog that not only searches for books and DVD’s, but will search the databases for journal articles at the same time. The UDM Library is proud to announce that a catalog with that capability is coming. It’s called Primo and UDM Library staff and our consortial partners at Dalnet have been working diligently for months to prepare the new catalog for implementation. Over time, you will notice changes on...