U-M Library

  1. May 8, 2014

    Bentley receives Mellon Foundation grant to aid digital archiving

    The Bentley Historical Library has received a $355,000 grant from The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation to partner with the U-M Library in developing a digital archives workflow.

  2. May 5, 2014

    Annual Preservation Clinic a way to protect treasured items

    Whether it’s family treasures, antique documents or moldy photo albums, the experts at the annual Preservation Clinic will offer guidance on how to preserve or restore valued items.

  3. January 23, 2014

    Rare civil rights-era newsletter now available online

    The U-M Library has digitized the complete set of Selma Inter-religious Project Newsletters and made them available to the public via the HathiTrust Digital Library.

  4. November 14, 2013

    Federal judge rules in favor of Google in book-scanning lawsuit

    A federal judge ruled Thursday that Google’s use of copyrighted works in its library books digitization project is “fair use” under copyright laws and therefore does not infringe on authors. U-M was the first library to sign a book scanning agreement with Google.

  5. November 5, 2013

    Computer & Video Game Archive celebrating five years of growth

    The U-M Library’s Computer & Video Game Archive opened with 10 games and little fanfare in 2008 has grown to house 5,000 titles and 20 gaming stations, and serves as both an academic and recreational resource.

  6. November 4, 2013

    Exhibit presents Jewish cookbooks’ contributions to American cuisine

    Jewish cookbooks from 50 states, including the first one printed in America and the first Jewish charity cookbook in Detroit, are part of the Hatcher Graduate Library exhibit “American Foodways: The Jewish Contribution.”