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User Experiences of Accessing Licensed Content
(2017-05-09)
An overview of the library perspective on authentication and authorization for library licensed content. Presented at the Society for Scholarly Publishing's May 9, 2017, webinar, "The Future of Access, Authentication and Privacy".
The Anatomage Table: An Innovative Approach to Anatomy Education
(2017-06-07)
The Anatomage Table, a virtual dissection table that is a visualization system of the human body, is being adopted by many leading medical schools and institutions as an innovative approach to teaching anatomy.
Can a UX Department Really Make a Difference?
(2017-04-03)
When a library is truly invested in UX, with total awareness of and buy-in on user-centered thinking, its staff more readily embrace UX principles and have more empathy. However, creating a user-centric culture can be ...
Ask a Librarian Instant Messaging/Text Reference Service User Feedback Report (Winter 2017)
(2017-05)
This report describes the process and results of user feedback received regarding the University of Michigan Library's Ask a Librarian instant messaging (IM) and texting reference service between February 6, 2017 and March ...
Using guppies to bring ecology and evolution to low-income communities
(2017)
This project proposes the development of a Trinidadian guppy population specifically for use in outreach in the fields of evolution, ecology, and neuroethology. Guppies are an ideal system for this project because there ...
Connecting the Dots: Using Digital Scholarship Methods to Facilitate New Modes of Discovery in Special Collections
(2017-06-24)
A team from the University of Michigan Library, consisting of members from Technical Services, Special Collections, and the Research division, has been exploring a framework for fostering new and original research in Special ...
News Literacy: Teaching Students to Be Informed Citizens
(2017-03-11)
News literacy is at the forefront of libraries; truth and “fake news” are also being debated in popular media. To address this need for information literacy on news at Washtenaw Community College (WCC) Library, librarians ...