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A Q&A with Graduating Clements Intern, Aleksandra Kole

A Q&A with Graduating Clements Intern, Aleksandra Kole

by Clements Library | May 1, 2024 | Featured, Library Work, Manuscripts, News

Aleksandra Kole is graduating from LSA with a Bachelor’s degree in Political Science minoring in Moral and Political Philosophy. She has also been actively involved in LSA Student Government serving this past year as Treasurer.    How did you find the internship...
A Q&A with Clements Graphic Curator, Sierra Laddusaw

A Q&A with Clements Graphic Curator, Sierra Laddusaw

by Tiffani Ihrke | Jan 24, 2024 | Featured, Graphics, Library Work, Maps, News

In January 2024, Sierra Laddusaw joined the University of Michigan community as the Curator for Maps and Graphics at the Clements Library. Sierra comes to Michigan from University of Arkansas – Fort Smith where she was the Scholarly Communication Librarian....
New Manuscript Finding Aids: Winter 2023 Part Two

New Manuscript Finding Aids: Winter 2023 Part Two

by Clements Library | Jun 22, 2023 | Acquisitions, Collections, Library Work, Manuscripts, News

Collections of manuscripts continue to be added to the Clements Library’s holdings to benefit the learning and research of our community of users. The most recent batch of new finding aids includes several thematic groupings, underscoring how archival collections...
New Manuscript Finding Aids: Winter 2023 Part Two

New Manuscript Finding Aids: Winter 2023 Part One

by Clements Library | Jan 18, 2023 | Acquisitions, Collections, Library Work, Manuscripts, News

Collections of manuscripts continue to be added to the Clements Library’s holdings to benefit the learning and research of our community of users. The most recent batch of new finding aids includes several thematic groupings, underscoring how archival collections...
New Graphics Finding Aids: Fall 2022

New Graphics Finding Aids: Fall 2022

by Clements Library | Aug 29, 2022 | Acquisitions, Collections, Graphics, Library Work, News

The Clements Library is pleased to announce that the following collections in our Graphics Division are now described online and may be requested for use in the reading room.  The Clements Library is now open for research by appointment. All researchers are encouraged...
A Q&A with Clements Librarian for Instruction & Engagement, Maggie Vanderford

A Q&A with Clements Librarian for Instruction & Engagement, Maggie Vanderford

by Clements Library | Dec 2, 2021 | Featured, Library Work, News

In September 2021, Maggie Vanderford joined the University of Michigan community as the Librarian for Instruction & Engagement at the Clements Library. Maggie comes to Michigan from UCLA, where she is finishing her Ph.D. in English and worked at the William...
Transcription Project Mid-Year Update

Transcription Project Mid-Year Update

by Emiko Hastings | Aug 3, 2021 | Featured, Library Work, Manuscripts, Volunteers

As part of the Clements Library’s digitization program, we have started to make selected archival collections available online. To make these materials fully available for research, we welcome volunteers to help us create searchable full-text transcriptions for...
New Collections Available for Transcription

New Collections Available for Transcription

by Emiko Hastings | Jan 8, 2021 | Collections, Library Work, Volunteers

We welcome new volunteers to join our ongoing transcription project on FromThePage. Three collections have recently been added and are available for transcription. In addition, the German Auxiliaries Muster Rolls are still awaiting further work, for those who like an...
Clements Library staff adapts to the remote workplace

Clements Library staff adapts to the remote workplace

by Jayne Ptolemy | Aug 19, 2020 | Featured, Library Work

Working from home during a global pandemic poses many challenges, and adapting to remote work environments calls for flexibility and creativity. This is especially true for places like the Clements Library, where our security measures and workflows require our...
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