The Library’s summer 2013 hours of operation (beginning Monday, May 13):
Monday – Thursday: 9:30 am – 9 pm
Friday: 12 – 6 pm
Saturday: 8 am – 4 pm
Sunday: closed
Marygrove Library summer hours
Kevin Smith on “the radical disaggregation of scholarship”
In a blog post published on April 29, 2013, Kevin Smith writes,
…The changing system of scholarly communications compels all librarians, and especially those who teach information literacy, to remain aware of what we might call the “socioeconomic” structure of information. That is, the conditions — social, economic, legal and technological — under which different forms and types of information are created and disseminated. We are witnessing, I believe, a radical disaggregation of scholarship, as new formats, new business models and diverse levels of accessibility become the norm for some disciplines and for many scholars. Even in a humanities field like Early Christian Literature, which still preserves many of its traditional modes of communication, this splintering of once solid lines has its effect. And for our students, whose entire information-seeking lives will be lived in an environment where technology, copyright and licenses control what they can find and what they can do with what they find, education on these matters is no longer optional.
Read the entire blog post here: http://blogs.library.duke.edu/scholcomm/2013/04/29/meet-me-at-the-intersection/
Filed under change, in the news, information literacy, librarians, students
Intersession hours: April 29 – May 12
The library will be closed for intersession from Monday, April 29, through Sunday, May 12. If you need to use library resources Monday through Friday of these two weeks, please call to make an appointment at 313.927.1346. Enjoy the break!
Now You Can Have Access to American Libraries, Archives, and Museums with the Digital Public Library of America (DPLA)
The Digital Public Library of America launched today at dp.la. Planning for the DPLA began in 2010 to bring to life the vision of a comprehensive public American online library. The project houses millions of items including: images, text, moving images, and sound files. The content of the portal is provided through cultural institutions across the country.
From their blog:
“Many decades in the visioning, two and a half years in the planning, with a small steering committee and an incubation hub at the helm, and featuring dozens of great libraries, universities and archives involved in hundreds of meetings, workshops, plenary meetings, and hackathons, attracting thousands of volunteers backed by millions of foundation and government dollars, today the Digital Public Library of America goes live! It’s a great day for education and progress, as if the Ancient Library of Alexandria had met the Modern World Wide Web and digitized America for the benefit of all,” said Doron Weber, Vice Chair of the DPLA Steering Committee and Vice President, Programs at the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation, a major, active funder of the project.
This project is supported by the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation, Arcadia Fund, Institute of Museum and Library Services, John S. and James L. Knight Foundation, and the National Endowment for the Humanities.
Start searching this groundbreaking new resource at http://dp.la/search !
Filed under books, in the news
Library will stay open until Midnight: April 15th – 18th
The Marygrove Library will be open until Midnight Monday through Thursday this week.
Filed under hours, Uncategorized
Three days left: Trial for Statistical Abstracts of the United States
The Statistical Abstract of the United States is the authoritative and comprehensive summary of statistics on the social, political, and economic conditions of the United States. If you’d like to explore this resource or have any questions, just call your librarians at 313.927.1346 so we can send you the link. Our trial lasts through April 11.
Huge hit! Library’s first event in its Community Conversations series
“I am so full of energy now!”
“I learned so much!”
“There was magic in the air!”
“I think the idea and how it all played out is great. It feels good to be a part of a community of scholars.”
“Nice work on getting students to attend…that alone will keep me coming back whenever I can.”
These were a few of the comments overheard at the Marygrove Library’s Community Conversation event, held today at noon in the Library’s Rare Book Room. The intent of this event was to foster relationships among faculty, staff, and students, encourage communication, and help spread ideas about resources and programs on campus. We members of the Marygrove community work so hard and so intently that it’s sometimes a challenge to lift our heads from our work, look around, and create new connections. But today, that’s what happened.
Ten people attended, not including the members of the Library Events Committee: two faculty members, three staff members, one administrator, and four students. We began by splitting everyone into two small groups and offering a warm-up question to get the conversational juices flowing: “When you were 10 years old, what did you want to be?”
It was hard to pause the conversation after 10 minutes! But since we wanted to keep the energy high, we mixed up the tables and posed some more questions: “What crossroads have you faced on your career path”? “What does your department do that most people don’t know?” “Describe a specific positive experience you’ve had with a particular Marygrove department.” “Share one thing your department does to help students develop their career goals.” An hour passed in no time…
The informal theme today was ‘student career development.’ Since we want to reach even more people next time, we’d love to hear your ideas for future topics. Just call the library (313.927.1346), email us (marygrovelibrary@gmail.com), find us on Facebook, or leave a comment below.
Thank you to everyone who came – you made our day! Today’s event was the first in a series, so if you missed it, join us for the next one. (Did we mention the delicious food and drink?) Stay tuned…
