March 2012

“Shakespeare’s Sisters” at the Folger Library—and in EEBO-TCP

by rebecca March 27, 2012

Through May 20, 2012, the Folger Shakespeare Library is featuring a special exhibit called Shakespeare’s Sisters: Voices of English and European Women Writers, 1500-1700. According to its website, the exhibit:

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TODAY: Digital Scholarship Special Interest Group (digSIG)

by Korey Jackson March 26, 2012

Just a quick announcement that the inaugural meeting of the Digital Scholarship Special Interest Group (digSIG) will be held in North Quad Room 2435 on today, March 26th from 4-5:30pm. This will be an excellent opportunity for interested members of the U-M library community and other university departments to share ideas and meet with faculty ...

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Peter Brantley’s Talk at MLibrary Available Online

by Alix March 23, 2012

Peter Brantley of the Internet Archive visited the U-M Hatcher Graduate Library on March 14th, 2012. His talk “Digital Books and Flying Cars: Libraries as Collateral Damage” is now available online. The slides from his talk are also now available in Deep Blue and on Slideshare.

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Sandhill Cranes: Tastes Like Pork?

by Emily March 23, 2012

Guest blogger Dennis Wild is the author of the newly published The Double-Crested Cormorant: Symbol of Ecological Conflict, which tells how, after cormorant populations rebounded from near-extinction driven by DDT contamination, these amazing birds were persecuted throughout their entire range  because of their perceived threat to American fishing interests. Today’s double-crested cormorants face the challenge of ...

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MPublishing Author Awarded German Order of Merit

by Meredith Kahn March 13, 2012

University of Michigan professor Andy Markovits will be awarded the Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany on March 14, 2012. The Order of Merit is the highest award Germany pays to individuals in recognition of their service to the nation. Professor Markovits is an Arthur F. Thurnau Professor and the ...

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Fake Publishers, Real Humor

by Meredith Kahn March 9, 2012

In honor of @FakeElsevier hitting the benchmark of having more followers than the real Elsevier Twitter account, here’s a selection of “fake publisher” tweets to enjoy. View the story “Publishing Lulz” on Storify [<a href="http://storify.com/M_Publishing/publishing-lulz" target="_blank">View the story "Publishing Lulz" on Storify</a>]

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Peter Brantley: “Digital Books and Flying Cars: Libraries as Collateral Damage”

by Meredith Kahn March 8, 2012

Peter Brantley: “Digital Books and Flying Cars: Libraries as Collateral Damage” Wednesday, March 14, 2012 10:00 AM – 11:30 AM Library Gallery, Room 100 Harlan Hatcher Graduate Library Peter Brantley will discuss today’s changing publishing environment, and why actions of publishers are rational, even as they threaten to destroy traditional models of library book lending. Brantley ...

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Free Film Screening: “Truth in Numbers? Everything, According to Wikipedia”

by Meredith Kahn March 5, 2012

Join us this Thursday, March 8 for a lunchtime screening of “Truth in Numbers? Everything, According to Wikipedia.” This 2010 documentary film covers the history and influence of Wikipedia and asks questions about truth, neutrality, accuracy, and knowledge in the age of collaborative editing. “Truth in Numbers? Everything, According to Wikipedia” Thursday, March 8 12:00PM ...

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February Publications Round-Up

by Alix March 2, 2012

We’ve made the most of our extra leap year day here at MPublishing, with many new articles and issues, including a new issue of the Michigan Quarterly Review: A new issue of the Michigan Quarterly Review was published. Volume 50, Issue 2 features poetry from Thomas Lynch, Theodore Worozbyt, G. C. Waldrep, Janet Kauffman, and ...

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ACRL Digital Curation Webinars

by Meredith Kahn March 1, 2012

ACRL’s Digital Curation Interest Group is sponsoring a series of upcoming webinars that might be of interest to fans of digital publishing and preservation. Sessions are open to everyone, though spots are limited and available on a first-come, first-served basis. Registration is not required. MPublishing’s own Kevin Hawkins (head of Digital Publishing Production) will be speaking about ...

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