October 2012

New from Open Humanities Press: ‘New Materialism: Interviews & Cartographies’ and ‘Terror, Theory and the Humanities’

by Meredith Kahn October 24, 2012

Continuing our celebration of Open Access Week, we are excited to announce the release of two more titles from Open Humanities Press: New Materialism: Interviews & Cartographies by Rick Dolphijn and Iris van der Tuin Series: New Metaphysics Terror, Theory and the Humanities edited by Jeffrey R. Di Leo and Uppinder Mehan Series: Critical Climate ...

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Alix Keener Awarded DLF Forum Fellowship

by Meredith Kahn October 23, 2012

We are proud to announce that Alix Keener, our Digital Production Assistant here at MPublishing and an MSI student at the UM School of Information, has been awarded a DLF Forum Fellowship. The fellowship provides generous financial assistance for attendance at the DLF Fall Forum (November 3-5, 2012 in Denver, CO), an important opportunity to ...

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Announcing the Publication of ‘Writing History in the Digital Age’

by Meredith Kahn October 23, 2012

With Open Access Week now in full swing, we’re proud to announce that Writing History in the Digital Age has been approved for publication as part of the University of Michigan Press’s open access imprint digitalculturebooks. The collection, a born-digital, openly reviewed volume of essays about the interactions between the discipline of history and new ...

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Aphrodisias Regional Survey Collection in Deep Blue

by jim o. October 19, 2012

Aphrodisias is one of the most important archaeological sites of the Greek and Roman periods in Turkey, famous in antiquity for its sanctuary of Aphrodite and its virtuoso sculptors. Excavations at Aphrodisias have been carried out since 1961 and have revealed an unusually well-preserved and picturesque ancient town, which makes an indelible impression on visitors ...

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Open Access Week Events at the University of Michigan Library

by Meredith Kahn October 17, 2012

The University of Michigan Library invites you to celebrate Open Access Week, October 22-28, 2012. Open Access Week provides an opportunity to explore the benefits of open access to scientific research for both the academic community and the greater good of society. The open access movement advocates for free online access to scholarly work in ...

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The American Influenza Epidemic of 1918: A Digital Encyclopedia

by Meredith Kahn October 9, 2012

In partnership with the University of Michigan Center for the History of Medicine, we are proud to announce the release of The American Influenza Epidemic of 1918: A Digital Encyclopedia, documenting the experiences of 50 diverse communities in the United States in fall 1918 and winter 1919 when influenza took the lives of an estimated ...

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Banned Books from the Espresso Book Machine

by Meredith Kahn October 5, 2012

As Banned Books Week comes to a close, take a moment to consider reading a “banned classic.” A number of classic works of literature that were once banned or challenged books can be purchased from our Espresso Book Machine. The list of public domain “banned classics” includes Jack London’s The Call of the Wild (1903), ...

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September Publications Round-Up

by Alix October 5, 2012

September was an exciting month for new releases in MPublishing:  Dr. Chuck Severance’s Python for Informatics in iBooks, a new issue of the Journal of Electronic Publishing, and the launch of The American Influenza Epidemic of 1918-1919: A Digital Encyclopedia.  As if that weren’t enough, here is what else we released in September: The Journal of Anthropological Research released issue 68.3. This issue ...

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‘Elly Peterson’ Awarded 2012 State History Award

by Brianne Johnson October 4, 2012

The Press congratulates Sara Fitzgerald, whose Elly Peterson: “Mother” of the Moderates just received a 2012 State History Award in the category of Publications: University and Commercial Press. The award was presented at the Historical Society of Michigan’s 138th Annual Meeting and State History Conference, which was held Sept. 28-30 in Monroe, Michigan.

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Banned Books Week: On Publishing and Censorship

by Meredith Kahn October 2, 2012

This post was written by Emily Hamstra, Learning Librarian at the Shapiro Undergraduate Library, in celebration of Banned Books Week. During Banned Books Week, we spend a lot of time talking about organizations and individuals who pull books from the shelves of schools, libraries, bookstores, and homes. We don’t spend a lot of time talking ...

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