Hi all! It’s been a little while since my last posting, but I hope to make this a regular thing again in the coming months. To celebrate my return with a bang, it’s my pleasure to unveil the results of a project that I’ve been working on for some time with my Library colleagues, Lara…
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News and notes from your librarian: the waiving edition
by Scott Martin, Biological Sciences Librarian, University of Michigan Library Happy almost-spring! My childhood in Michigan notwithstanding, I’ve never been particularly good with winter, so I’m enjoying the turn of the temperatures towards above-freezing this week. One of my current tasks is pulling together lists of Library reserve items to support the courses at the…
News and notes from your librarian: the “news blast!” edition
by Scott Martin, Biological Sciences Librarian, University of Michigan Library Happy New Year, everyone! I hope you all had the best possible holiday break, given the circumstances. I mainly spent mine listening to new music, catching up on guitar playing, and ringing in the new year by chopping off my accumulated pandemic hair growth. (In…
News and notes from your librarian: the “going back to campus, campus, campus…” edition
by Scott Martin, Biological Sciences Librarian, University of Michigan Library Welcome back, everyone! And a special greeting to this year’s grad student cohort – I’m looking forward to working with you! For a general introduction to the library, my Canvas orientation course is open for you; you might also want to check out my past…
News and notes from your librarian: conferencing edition
by Scott Martin, Biological Sciences Librarian, University of Michigan Library Happy almost-solstice, everyone! Hopefully you’re enjoying the wonderfully unpredictable variability of temperature and humidity that summer in Michigan brings. I’ve been enjoying the posts from colleagues about the Brood X emergence in the area; we are cicada-free out here on the Washtenaw/Jackson County border, but…
News and notes from your librarian: road to return edition
by Scott Martin, Biological Sciences Librarian, University of Michigan Library Greetings from the greening woods! It hasn’t been as warm a spring as I’d have liked, but it’s warm enough for the local flora to start getting their green on, which always helps brighten my mood. As more and more people are vaccinated (got my…
News and notes from your librarian: naming birds and new systems edition
by Scott Martin, Biological Sciences Librarian, University of Michigan Library Spring, at last, has sprung! The daffodils are opening, and garden prep for the season has started in earnest; Emily has Big Plans for a radical expansion of her gardening space this year (and extending into years to come) that have been keeping her well-occupied.…
News and notes from your librarian: the “need more therms!” edition
by Scott Martin, Biological Sciences Librarian, University of Michigan Library Greetings from the frozen woodlands! I’ve spent the last week huddled more closely to the woodstove, trying to stave off the February chill – except when I bundle up to go for my daily walk, that is. As long as the sun is shining and…