March 2011

Writing a Paper? Two New Guides from the Copyright Office

by admin March 30, 2011

April is the cruelest month, not only for “breeding Lilacs out of the dead land … and stirring Dull roots with spring rain,”* but also because everyone’s end of the year papers are due. We understand this, because every April we at the Copyright Office get a lot of questions about papers, theses, and dissertations. This year, we, along with one of our fabulous interns, ...

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The Espresso Book Machine Experience at U-M Library

by admin March 25, 2011

“Given that bookstores sell books, while libraries lend them, one might well wonder why a library would want to install a book-making machine and sell books on site.” Terri Geitgey, Manager of Library Print Services at MPublishing, recently published an article in Library’s Hi Tech’s latest issue, Hardware in Libraries, about the University of Michigan ...

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Campus Event: Google Books Settlement Rejected

by Greg Grossmeier March 24, 2011

Brownbag Event: After The Google Books Settlement Thursday March 31st, 11:30am – 1pm, Library Gallery (Room 100) Hosted by the Copyright Office, part of MPublishing Come join the Copyright Office staff for a discussion of the rejection of the Google Books Settlement and the future implications (if there are any) for MLibrary activities. On March ...

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A review of DrupalCon 2011: trends, lessons, and the future of Drupal

by Bryan Smith March 23, 2011

Reports from the Field: This post is by Bryan Smith, applications programmer in the Publishing Technology Group at MPublishing, who recently attended DrupalCon 2011, an international conference about the open source content management software, Drupal. Approximately 3,000 DrupalCon 2011 attendees took over the Chicago’s Sheraton Hotel and Towers between Tuesday, March 8th through Thursday, March ...

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The Michigan Botanist Now Available Online

by rebecca March 21, 2011

MPublishing and the Michigan Botanical Club (MBC) are pleased to announce the launch of an online, open-access version of The Michigan Botanist, the peer-reviewed journal published quarterly by MBC since 1962. This is the first time the full text of the journal has been made available online. The Michigan Botanist is devoted to all aspects of plant life in ...

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MPublishing’s Publishing Technology Group Welcomes Elizabeth Beers

by Jeremy Morse March 18, 2011

By Jeremy Morse, Head, Publishing Technology Group We are pleased to announce that Elizabeth Beers joined the Publishing Technology Group (PTG) as our new Web Developer on Febraury 28. Elizabeth graduated with an MSLIS from the University of Illinois. She has most recently worked at the Kresge Library of the Ross School of Business, doing development ...

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The Copyright Office is Moving and Shaking

by Greg Grossmeier March 16, 2011

The Copyright Office has wonderful news to share with you. First, TWO Copyright Office interns were selected for this summer’s highly selective Google Policy Fellowship program, Jessie Mannisto and Liz Allen. Jessie Mannisto, who interned with us in the summer of 2010, has been accepted as a Google Policy Fellow at the American Library Association‘s (ALA) ...

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Behind the Scenes: Publishing for Many Devices, Readers

by Bryan Smith March 9, 2011

Last week, Thijs Niks (@ThijsNiks) tweeted enthusiasm for the Journal of Electronic Publishing‘s combined use of browser- and print-friendly layouts. (Thanks, Thijs!) “How do you do that?” he asked.   In reply, Bryan Smith of MPublishing’s Publishing Technology Group explains how we prepare content for consumption on screen(s) and in print: The Journal of Electronic ...

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Bentley Historical Library Partners with Deep Blue

by jim o. March 3, 2011

Deep Blue has begun to formally host content from the Bentley Historical Library, the official archive of the University of Michigan. As a result of this new partnership, we have created a new area in Deep Blue specifically for their archival material: Archival Collections — Bentley Library. This area of Deep Blue currently hosts collections for ...

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Four Takes on Tools of Change 2011

by Shana March 2, 2011

Four MPublishing staff attended Tools of Change for Publishing 2011: Publishing Without Boundaries earlier this month. Here is a roundup of what each of us found most interesting, provocative, and relevant to our work in university-based digital publishing. Kevin Hawkins Head, Digital Publishing Production There was a lot of buzz at TOCCON 2011.  During the ...

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