This week’s ARL News Roundup includes #BlackHistoryMonth highlights from ARL member libraries, as well as top news from our members and the broader research community. Read on! t.e2ma.net/webview/l7dh... #BHM #Research #Libraries #Librarianship #HigherEd #OA #AI #PublicPolicy #Archives

From scanners' hands to scholars' research, HathiTrust data travels! We recognize @lovedataweek in two blogs posts (thank you Janet!) with links to derived datasets from our collection. #trusty #digitallibraries buff.ly/851qg7A #LoveData26

TODAY, Feb 19, head to the Hatcher Library, 4-6pm, for Third Thursdays at the Library. Today's open houses encompass a rare Japanese scroll, snowy maps, papyri and early books with Homer's Iliad and Odyssey, and children's books from around the world. https://myumi.ch/egXd2

Can't get enough of the Winter Olympics? Stop by @umichlibrary.bsky.social the Clark Map Library this Third Thursday to learn more about the history of winter sports in MI. Go for Gold! Snowy Maps for the Winter Olympics www.lib.umich.edu/visit-and-st...

The Big Chill, directed by U-M alum Lawrence Kasdan, enters the National Film Registry. Our Screen Arts Mavericks and Makers Collection holds Kasdan's archive, including documents from the production of this movie. Congrats, Larry! @mlive.com https://myumi.ch/QwEAD

Did you know that the Clark Library has an extensive collection of Meiji period (1868-1912) maps of Japan like this one? This relief map of Tokyo includes drawings of tourist attractions and an address guide. #MapMonday https://myumi.ch/kPQ5p

Can't wait for this event tomorrow! Thrilled for this partnership between @umichlibrary.bsky.social and UMMA and to see the great work that curator Julie Ault and her partner archivist Julie Herrada have discovered!

1/24, Asia Library: Celebrate the Japanese New Year! Ring in the Year of the Horse with: * Tsugaru shamisen performance by a grad student * Origami & festive crafts * Traditional games: karuta, sugoroku, and more * Japanese calligraphy * Light refreshments https://myumi.ch/P34Q4

Another story about how it all starts in the library. (You have to listen to the story rather than read the shortened article to hear that part) Also, music is a peace agent! If you need a pick me up, this is such a lovely listen. www.npr.org/2026/01/20/n...

On Thursday, Dr. Smith will explore various connected moments in the leadup, course, and aftermath of the American Revolution and emergence of the rum industry. The Invention of Rum in a Era of Revolution @umichlibrary.bsky.social www.lib.umich.edu/visit-and-st...

According to an economic impact study by the Michigan Association of State Universities, U-M’s three campuses are playing a leading role in converting public funding into new jobs, new companies and economic growth across the state of Michigan. myumi.ch/D8M55

"The argument runs deeper than most discussions--even many academic ones--about the myths that continue to be reproduced through our stories about AI..." Congrats to "Artificial Humanities" on being named a 2025 Artificiality Book Award winner!

I wish we weren’t facing the current Greenland crisis 🇬🇱 Still, I find some pride in sharing that our book has now reached +10,000 downloads and +14,000 online reads across 129 countries 🌎 Printed copies and free(!) downloads @uofmpress.bsky.social --> press.umich.edu/Books/G/Gree...

Our Special Collections colleagues prepare materials for use by researchers on campus and around the world. The latest offerings: Central Asian Collection Mary Cybulski Papers (script supervisor & unit photographer for noted directors) Mexploitation Cinema Photograph Collection

The Hatcher Gallery Exhibit Room always displays an item from our world-renowned Papyrology Collection. See a leaf from the world's oldest existing manuscript of the letters of St. Paul (P.Mich inv. 6238, or P46), written around 200 C.E and found in Egypt. https://myumi.ch/VVXXJ

Looking forward to Monday's MLK Symposium and our event featuring Brian Jones, senior director of reading and engagement at the New York Public Library who will talk about how the study of Black history impacts everyone! Join us!

There's another Third Thursday in the Hatcher Library this week, 4-6pm. Open houses encompass map highlights and new acquisitions, three centuries of Chinese martial arts fiction, coffee and tea around the world, and book cloth such as textile bindings. https://myumi.ch/egXd2

Description and metadata make everything else in a library work. We are grateful to the Busch family for their gift to honor Betty Jean and support the on-the-job learning and employment of students who support @umichlibrary.bsky.social 's cataloging workflows. blogs.lib.umich.edu/journeys-gen...

This is a great article on @umichlibrary.bsky.social's new acquisition. Thrilled to have Screen Arts Maverick and Maker, Lawrence Kasdan's papers for @umich.edu students and faculty to use in their studies!

It's #GivingTuesday! Join us in supporting student wellness initiatives at @umichlibrary.bsky.social through Wellness Unleashed. Just look at that puppy! maizeraise.umich.edu/schools/Univ...

Coming up on Jane Austen’s 250th birthday. Join @umichlibrary.bsky.social for discussion of her works and their impact over the centuries. Jane Austen Retellings: A Literary Salon www.lib.umich.edu/visit-and-st...

Save the date: #GivingTuesday is one week away! We hope you'll help support U-M students’ comfort, connection, and overall well-being by helping us expand our popular therapy dog events to offer more stress-busting activities during mid-terms and finals. https://myumi.ch/8qnbj

The new #openaccess book "Artificial Humanities: A Fictional Perspective on Language in AI" by Nina Beguš encourages readers to use the humanities to thoughtfully approach the development of AI. Start reading now at doi.org/10.3998/mpub...

As we approach #Thanksgiving, we share a #FREE #OA book on gratitude. It tells the story of Aaron Dworkin, a MacArthur Fellow & spoken word artist who's dedicated his life’s work to changing the face of classical arts in the world. Thanks! @uofmpress.bsky.social #ReadUP #TeamUP bit.ly/48r2f7Z

New from Authors Alliance: An Interview w/Kate McCready (BTAA) and Charles Watkinson (UM) re Big Ten Open Books Program www.authorsalliance.org/2025/11/20/b... #ScholComm #Libraries #OpenBooks #OpenAccess #OA @authorsalliance.bsky.social @uofmpress.bsky.social @bigtenacademic.bsky.social

Have you ever heard of Piri Reis' World Map? Created by the Ottoman cartographer Piri Reis in 1513, this map is one of the oldest known geographical depictions of the Americas. On this #MapMonday, learn more about other examples of Islamic mapping: https://myumi.ch/3RX8D

Glad to be part of a community that will be mapping Diamond Open Access publishing to provide actionable recommendations in support of sustainable, non-commercial scholarly publishing. @bigtenacademic.bsky.social @caldiglib.bsky.social @wearelyrasis.bsky.social sky.social btaa.org/about/news-a...

It's Third Thursday at @umichlibrary.bsky.social! I had no idea that kit-house company Aladdin was out of Bay City. Learn more at The Michigan Kit-House Industry: Not Just a Flash in the Pan www.lib.umich.edu/visit-and-st...

Join us in the @umichlibrary.bsky.social Special Collections Research Center for a showcase of the recently processed Ezra and Sara Seegar Stone Papers this Third Thursday (tomorrow)! Ezra Stone: The Busiest Man in Hollywood www.lib.umich.edu/visit-and-st...

Explore the literary achievements of Nobel Prize in Literature laureates from East Asia who have shaped global literature with @umichlibrary.bsky.social during this Third Thursday! Pen, Ink, and Prestige: Nobel Laureates in Literature from East Asia www.lib.umich.edu/visit-and-st...

Join us this Third Thursday for a look at @umichlibrary.bsky.social International Studies collections exploring grassroots movements, their impacts, and the echoes of their resistance! Waves of Resistance, Tides of Change www.lib.umich.edu/visit-and-st...

Post Rock, not a new genre of music, but instead, a patented technology for creating a cladding material from waste plastics. Come learn more at the next @umichlibrary.bsky.social Material Conversations event! www.lib.umich.edu/visit-and-st...

Creative Arts Meetup (CAM) @umichlibrary.bsky.social www.lib.umich.edu/visit-and-st...

Join @umichlibrary.bsky.social for this workshop on painting and drawing portraits on salvaged materials. Tomorrow Tuesday, November 11, 2025 from 5:00 PM - 7:00 PM at Shapiro Library. Cardboard Reliquary: A Portraiture Workshop with Narsiso Martinez www.lib.umich.edu/visit-and-st...

For Lester Bartson (LSA '65), UM "libraries weren’t just buildings, but integral partners in the process of self-realization." @umichlibrary.bsky.social "and classrooms together foster not just knowledge, but deep, lifelong inspiration." Read more at: blogs.lib.umich.edu/journeys-gen...

Thanks to the University of Michigan Library for contributing this ghoulish 1963 #Halloween title with truly spooky, awesome illustrations by Gil Miret. #trusty #digitallibraries buff.ly/OLZA3SY

Celebrate Indigenous Video Games @umichlibrary.bsky.social www.lib.umich.edu/visit-and-st...

On this day in 1938, "The War of the Worlds" broadcast by Orson Welles supposedly caused panic across the country — it was a drama about a Martian invasion, presented as breaking news. Explore 1300+ fan letters to find out what the audience really thought: https://myumi.ch/79mVG

Tomorrow is our annual Halloween spooktacular, where we screen frightening foreign-language movies from around the world. Join us if you can (or dare). @umichlibrary.bsky.social sky.social www.lib.umich.edu/visit-and-st...

I heard that this was a good year for apples. Wondering what to do with them? If you have the chance to stop by Shapiro @umichlibrary.bsky.social, you can print your own recipe cards from some books from our culinary history collection this afternoon!

Today,10/28: Use a proof press to print your own recipe cards: Apple Fritters from The American Cottage Cookery-Book (1856), Fried Apples from Miss Parloa's Young Housekeeper (1897), or both! In the Shapiro Gallery, 4-5pm. https://myumi.ch/A1G5A

10/27 online: Get in the mood for Halloween with a vampire film! Watch & discuss "Nosferatu the Vampyre" (1979). The film is a contemplative version of Dracula, in which the vampire bears the cross of not being able to get old and die. Info & registration: https://myumi.ch/D8Zjx

Shapiro Creepy Crafts Party @umichlibrary.bsky.social www.lib.umich.edu/visit-and-st...

The story of one family of scholar-printers and how their work reflected and responded to the changes brought by printing technologies in the 16th century on exhibit at @umichlibrary.bsky.social. Five generations of Estienne printing in Michigan Collections (1512-1625) events.umich.edu/event/139020

Always innovating @umichlibrary.bsky.social to improve the student experience! Learning from others and iteratively designing with users in mind. Read more: Helping Students Find a Study Space through Iterative Research and Design blogs.lib.umich.edu/tiny-studies...

You could win library swag! Our #LibraryStudentAmbassadors are hosting a trivia game that tests your library and media knowledge. Will you crush it? https://myumi.ch/jJQWZ

For #BannedBooksWeek, October 5-11, join us in reading and advocating for the freedom to read diverse literature. We'll even share a few book titles to get you started: https://myumi.ch/9pQyg

Thrilled that @umichlibrary.bsky.social is partnering with the Talking Maize and Blue initiative on U-M Open Inquiry Week (next week, which is also #BannedBooksWeek)! We are hosting Reading Beyond the Headlines: Mindsets for Open Inquiry www.lib.umich.edu/visit-and-st...

Just in time for Climate Week at @umich.edu @umichlibrary.bsky.social librarian Jacob Glenn has published a new Green Research Computing research guide. guides.lib.umich.edu/green-resear... #umcw25

Mon, 9-29: U-M alum Phimmasone Kym Owens, director of the Refugee Garden Initiative, speaks on her experience as a refugee and as creator of an interconnected space active in sustaining community, culture, & relationships with the Earth through gardening. https://myumi.ch/4mz5E