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"From Biology to Conservation: Insights Derived From Remote Cameras"
Please join us on the 4th Monday of each month, from 10:00-11:30am in the Hatcher Graduate Library Gallery (except where otherwise listed) for programs in the Emergent Research Series that address the research lifecycle. These events are aimed at better understanding the various types of research undertaken across campus, particularly as they relate to library services and support, opportunities for collaboration, data management and preservation, and beyond.
Twitter account: @UMLibRes
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Kira Thurman
Monday, October 24, 2016, from 10:00-11:30 AM
Hatcher Gallery Lab
Past Emergent Research Series Events
Identification Wars: How Research Can Put Today's Documentation Controversies in Context
Cassius Adair
Monday, September 26, 2016, from 10:00-11:30 AM
Hatcher Gallery Lab
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Cassius Adair uses three slices of archival text to explore how and why the relationship between government identification and U.S. citizens has changed over the last century. From early protests against licensing rural drivers, to the mysterious removal of race-- but not gender-- from IDs at mid-century, to flame wars about anonymity and transgender life on the early internet, disagreements about the role of the government in regulating citizen's identities are a reoccurring feature of modern U.S. life. In order to understand how "undocumented" became a powerful political term, or why Voter ID laws spark such intense debate, my research brings together an unlikely archive of minor "identification wars." Together, these scenes help illuminate the longer history of friction between state categorization and minority self-definition.
Cassius Adair is a PhD Candidate in English Language and Literature and a James Winn Graduate Fellow at the Institute for the Humanities. His areas of expertise are queer and transgender studies, ethnic studies, visual culture, and digital studies, and is completing a dissertation titled, at present, "Documenting Selfhood: Transgender Identity, Race, and State Identification in Contemporary Culture."
Summer Article Discussions
- Thursday, July 7, 2:00 - 3:00 in the Turkish-American Friendship Room (Shapiro 4041)
We'll discuss, from the LA Review of Books Digital Humanities interview series, "The Digital in the Humanities: An Interview with Bethany Nowviskie." Optionally, you may also read this in conversation with a controversial piece in the LA Review of Books on digital humanities.
- Wednesday, July 27, 2:00 - 3:00 in the Turkish-American Friendship Room (Shapiro 4041)
We'll discuss "Supporting Digital Scholarship in Research Libraries: Scalability and Sustainability" by Jennifer Vinopal and Monica McCormick (postprint).
"From Biology to Conservation: Insights Derived From Remote Cameras"
Dr. Nyeema Harris is Assistant Professor in the Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology at the University of Michigan
Monday, June 20, 2016, from 10:00-11:30 AM
Clark Library Presentation Space
Dr. Harris will discuss her projects utilizing remote cameras in Northern Michigan and West Africa to better understand the temporal and spatial distribution of species, and specifically predator-prey relationships, within these ecosystems. In addition, she will discuss efforts to involve citizen scientists in this work through the Zooniverse crowdsourcing platform as well as her work with middle- and high-school students in Detroit.
"Making Sense of Twitter Data: From Social Processes to Large-Scale Analytics"
Dr. Josh Pasek is Assistant Professor of Communication Studies and Faculty Associate, Center for Political Studies, at the University of Michigan
Monday, May 23, 2016, from 10:00-11:30 AM
Hatcher Graduate Library Gallery
Data from online social networks are increasingly applied to pressing social questions. But despite the widespread use of social media data, analyses to date have not been coupled with a clear understanding of what social media data represent. This talk provides a brief look into an ongoing research project to understand how Twitter data, in particular, relate to other forms of social measurement. In it, I discuss theoretical and practical considerations when comparing traditional forms of social analysis with social media data as well as results of some preliminary analyses. These considerations provide a basis for thinking about what social media data can and cannot currently accomplish as a tool for social measurement.
"The Environmental Hazards of Aging Infrastructure in Flint, Michigan"
Dr. Martin Kaufman is the David M. French Professor of Earth Science at the University of Michigan-Flint. He earned his PhD in Urban, Technological and Environmental Planning from the University of Michigan-Ann Arbor in 1994.
Monday, March 28, 2016, from 9:30-11:00 AM (Note: we will start promptly at 9:30.)
Hatcher Graduate Library Gallery
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Dr. Kaufman's research focuses on environmental risk assessment, water infrastructure, groundwater contamination, Geographic Information Systems, and science-based planning methods. He is the author of Critical Thinker's Guide to the Environment (1996); co-author of Urban Watersheds: Geology, Contamination, and Sustainable Development (2011); and over 25 peer-reviewed scientific publications.
What are the challenges facing communities with older water infrastructure? The talk will present the results of recent efforts to map the lead-based water infrastructure in Flint, Michigan, using a Geographic Information System (GIS) and the use of these maps to generate additional research inquiry. Linkages between hazard identification and hazard response during an environmental crisis will also be explored.
"Humanities Tools for Library Resources"
Hilde De Weerdt is a Professor of Chinese History at Leiden University.
Monday, April 4, 2016, from 10:00 - 11:30 am
Hatcher Graduate Library Gallery
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In this presentation I will review recent efforts to connect text databases, biographical databases, geographic information systems, and tools generated from within the humanities community. I will argue that connecting databases and tools, open access as well as commercial, is an important mission for researchers and librarians in Chinese Studies and one that has been ignored for too long. In the first part of the presentation I will briefly discuss the limitations of well-known textual databases in pre-twentieth century and modern Chinese Studies with regard to search functionality, data discovery, exportability, and accessibility. Next I will demonstrate how customized humanities tools can help overcome many of these limitations, using as an example the basic and new functionality of the MARKUS platform. I will conclude that the generation of humanities-specific platforms and tools is necessary for the development of Chinese Studies and compatible with the goals and premises of philological inquiry. I will also emphasize that the realization of resources and tools that conform with academic standards and research flows requires far more engagement from within the Chinese Studies community and closer collaboration between librarians, computer scientists, and humanities researchers and teachers.
"Take Back the Archive: Advocacy by Design"
Purdom Lindblad is the Head of Graduate Programs in the Scholars' Lab, University of Virginia Library.
Monday, March 7, 2016, from 10:00-11:30 AM
Hatcher Graduate Library Gallery
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Starting with the premise that, for making to matter in the humanities, we must focus making in ways that encourage attention to—and advocacy for—the humane. Regardless of whether the act of making is one of production, praxis, theory, or a combination of the three, thoughtful making in the humanities should forefront reflection on human experiences and impacts. Centered on the Take Back the Archive project, this talk will explore what it means to make things in humane, empathetic ways—and how can we create spaces and foster relationships to focus on humane, empathetic making in the humanities?
"Computational Analysis of Marginalized Cultural Production"
Cora Johnson-Roberson is a Ph.D candidate in Ethnomusicology at Brown University, pursuing a secondary master's in Computer Science. Their dissertation examines the embodied and mediated performances of queer and trans people of color, focusing on the vogue/ballroom scene of New York City.
Monday, February 22, 2016, from 10:00 - 11:30 am
Hatcher Graduate Library Gallery
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What unique opportunities and challenges arise when applying computational methods to study the creative output of marginalized people? In this talk, Cora Johnson-Roberson will discuss the use of topic modeling to analyze over 18,000 texts drawn from the Original Hip-Hop Lyrics Archive, charting the geographical and temporal distribution of different themes within the corpus. This talk will address the practical issues and findings of this analysis; it will also explore the broader question of how computational methods can help us speak back to reductive narratives about black life and cultural production.
"Doing Digital Humanities Projects with Sensitive Health Data: Opportunities and Challenges"
Alexandra Minna Stern, Professor of American Culture, with appointments in Obstetrics and Gynecology, History, and Women's Studies
Monday, January 25, 2016 from 10:00 - 11:30 am
Hatcher Graduate Library Gallery
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How do you create an interactive and multi-modal digital platform about histories of eugenics and sterilization with restricted historical records? This talk will review my team's creation of a dataset of 20,000 sterilization recommendations processed by the state of California from the 1920s and 1950s, and discuss how we are building digital platforms with Mapquest and Scalar that seek to convey complex demographic patterns, institutional histories, and personal experiences of reproductive loss. This talk will explore varied issues including interdisciplinary collaboration, document preservation and management, and digital storytelling.
Alexandra Minna Stern, Ph.D. is Professor of American Culture, with appointments in Obstetrics and Gynecology, History, and Women's Studies at the University of Michigan. She also is a core faculty member in the Latina/o Studies Program; the Science, Technology, and Society Program; directs the Center for Latin American and Caribbean Studies/Brazil Initiative, and co-directs the Reproductive Justice Faculty Program at the Institute for Research on Women and Gender. Her research has focused on the uses and misuses of genetics in the United States and Latin America. She is the author of Eugenic Nation: Faults and Frontiers of Better Breeding in Modern America (University of California Press, 2005), which won the American Public Health Association's Arthur Viseltear Award for outstanding contribution to the history of public health, and is coming out in a 2nd and expanded edition in December 2015. Her latest book, Telling Genes: The Story of Genetic Counseling in America (Johns Hopkins University Press, 2012) is a Choice 2013 Outstanding Academic Title in Health Sciences. She has held numerous grants for her work in medical history and health policy, including from the National Endowment for the Humanities (1 for digital archiving), National Institutes of Health, and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation. She is currently leading a project to create a dataset of 20,000 eugenic sterilization orders processed by the state of California in the 20th century and is principal investigator on 2 Ford Foundation grants to assess the status of reproductive justice and LBGTQ youth and youth of color empowerment in Michigan.
Enterprise data management: two projects from the UM Health System
Kyle Kerbawy, Enterprise Data Architect, Medical School Information Services
Marisa Conte, Research and Data Informationist, Taubman Health Sciences Library
Monday, December 14, 2015 from 10:00 - 11:30 am
Clark Presentation Space (2nd floor Hatcher South)
In this presentation we'll discuss our initial forays into enterprise data and metadata management by presenting two projects that have grown out of the UM Health System's COMPASS (COMPrehensive Analytics Services and Support) program (formerly Enterprise Analytics Roadmap):
- The UMHS Information Management Glossary is an enterprise-wide knowledge base used to communicate and govern the organization's core functional concepts and terminology.
The UMHS Data Set Catalog is a listing of data sets available to University constituents. Associated metadata describes what each data set contains, how it can be accessed, who its stakeholders are, and its history.
Kyle Kerbawy is the Enterprise Data Architect for the University's Medical School Information Services group. In this role, his high-level objective is to progress enterprise data and information resources so that they are best positioned to support the strategic missions of the institution. The scope of his role includes direct and/or consultative work on data architecture, data modeling and design, data governance, data integration, business intelligence and analytics, metadata management, master data management, and database development. He has worked for the Medical School since August of 2013, and has been a primary driver of the UMHS Compass (formerly Enterprise Analytics Roadmap) program. His previous employers include Information Technology Services at the University of Michigan and Kelly Services. He has a B.S. in Statistics from the University of Michigan and is currently a Master's candidate in the Health Informatics program.
Marisa Conte is the Research and Data Informationist at the Taubman Health Sciences Library. She provides research support to clinical and basic scientists and health policy researchers, with an emphasis on all phases of translational research. Her areas of expertise include research data management, biomedical informatics, team science and collaborative technologies, and expert literature searching.
From Property to Family: American Dog Rescue and the Discourse of Compassion
Andrei Markovits, Arthur F. Thurnau Professor and Karl W. Deutsch Collegiate Professor of Comparative Politics and German Studies
Monday, November 16, 2015 from 10:00 - 11:30 am
Clark Presentation Space (2nd floor Hatcher South)
In the wake of the considerable cultural changes and social shifts that the United States and all advanced industrial democracies have experienced since the late 1960s and early 1970s, social discourse around the disempowered has changed in demonstrable ways. In University of Michigan Press Book Award Winner From Property to Family: American Dog Rescue and the Discourse of Compassion, Andrei Markovits and Katherine Crosby describe a "discourse of compassion" that actually alters the way we treat persons and ideas once scorned by the social mainstream. This "culture turn" has also affected our treatment of animals inaugurating an accompanying "animal turn". In the case of dogs, this shift has increasingly transformed the discursive category of the animal from human companion to human family member. One of the new institutions created by this attitudinal and behavioral change towards dogs has been the breed specific canine rescue organization, examples of which have arisen all over the United States beginning in the early 1980s and massively proliferating in the 1990s and subsequent years. While the growing scholarship on the changed dimension of the human-animal relationship attests to its social, political, moral and intellectual salience to our contemporary world, the work presented in Markovits and Crosby's book constitutes the first academic research on the particularly important institution of breed specific dog rescue.
The book "From Property to Family: American Dog Rescue and the Discourse of Compassion" will be available to purchase at the event courtesy of The University of Michigan Press.
Getting to the Good Bits - Enabling Access to Born-Digital Materials at Multiple Levels of Representation
Cal Lee, Associate Professor, School of Information and Library Science, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Monday, October 26, 2015 from 10:00 - 11:30 am
Hatcher Graduate Library Gallery
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Materials with cultural, administrative, scholarly and personal value are increasingly "born digital." Libraries, archives and museums (LAMs) have unprecedented opportunities to acquire and preserve traces of human and associated machine activity through access to both consciously created electronic records and various other inscriptions that are the result of interactions with a computer. Likewise, researchers have unprecedented opportunities to discover and learn from those traces. There are many existing tools and methods that can help to ensure that users can "get to the good bits." This talk will highlight several methods and tools, with primary emphasis on the open-source BitCurator environment and BitCurator Access software. The BitCurator Environment is built on a stack of free and open source digital forensics tools and associated software libraries, modified and packaged for increased accessibility and functionality for collecting institutions.
Digital materials can be considered and encountered at multiple levels of representation, ranging from aggregations of records down to bits as physically inscribed on a storage medium; each level of representation can provide distinct contributions to the informational and evidential value of the materials.
Wikipedia and Higher Education
Cliff Lampe, Anne McNeil, and Ye Li
Monday, September 28, 2015 from 10:00 - 11:30 am
Hatcher Graduate Library Gallery
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Are Wikipedia and higher education natural allies? What are the inherent benefits and challenges of that alliance? U-M faculty members Cliff Lampe (School of Information) and Anne McNeil (Chemistry), along with librarian Ye Li, will discuss their experiences using Wikipedia in the classroom, and the relationship between the Wikipedia community and academia.
Cliff Lampe is an associate professor in the U-M School of Information. Previously, he spent six years as an assistant professor in the College of Communication Arts and Sciences at Michigan State University. He researches the social and technical structures of large scale technology mediated communication, working with sites like Facebook, Wikipedia, Slashdot and Everything2. He has also been involved in the creation of multiple social media and online community projects, usually designed to enable collective action. One of Cliff's core values is combining top quality research with community engagement.
Anne McNeil is an Arthur F. Thurnau Professor and Associate Professor in Chemistry and Macromolecular Science and Engineering. Her research interests include chemical education, homogeneous catalysis, and small molecule and polymer synthesis and applications. She has incorporated Wikipedia content creation as a group project in several graduate courses here at Michigan. To date, over 150 students have made substantive contributions to the science content on Wikipedia, with several pages being highlighted on the front page of Wikipedia. This exercise provides excellent training for graduate students in communication, writing, teamwork, and literature searching. At the same time, we are increasing the quality and quantity of scientific information available to the general public.
Ye Li is the Chemistry Librarian at U-M. Besides managing chemical information resources, she provides instruction and research consultations on scientific information and data in Chemistry and related fields. Since 2010, she and other librarians have been supporting classes using Wikipedia editing as course projects in collaboration with instructors from various disciplines, including Chemistry, Social Work, Information Science, History, Natural Resources and Environment etc. Ye is also working on research projects in developing standards and infrastructure for data and information sharing in Chemistry.
Article Discussion Brown Bags
Join the Emergent Research Working Group's summer article discussion brown bags! Participants should read the article before the event, and be prepared for a discussion of why the topic matters for the U-M Library. Both sessions will be held from noon-1PM in the Turkish-American Friendship Room (4004) in the Shapiro Library. Feel free to bring your lunch!
Wednesday, August 12, 12:00 in the Turkish-American Friendship Room
We discussed "Transforming Knowledge Creation: An Action Framework for Library Technology Diversity" by Barbara I. Dewey (Code4Lib Journal, 15 April 2015)
Wednesday, July 15, 12:00 in the Turkish-American Friendship Room
We discussed "Does Discovery Still Happen in the Library? Roles and Strategies for a Shifting Reality" by Roger Schonfield (Ithaka S+R)
Student Research: Spatial Projects
Sean Petty, Steffen Heise, and Isaac Levine
Monday July 27, 2015 from 10:00 - 11:30 am
Hatcher Graduate Library Gallery
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The spaces we work, play, and learn in are becoming more complex but at the same time they are becoming more personalized. Imagine a space that knew where you were, what you were interacting with, and what your preferences are. Is it the next step in automation and convenience or is it entering the realm of "creepy?" Join us as staff, Sean Petty and Steffen Heise, and student researcher, Isaac Levine, share the history, methods and their preliminary results in real-time tracking people using acoustic and optical techniques inspired by nature and science fiction. Isaac Levine is a senior in the Performing Arts Technology program driven by the creative application of technology, Sean Petty is a senior graphics programmer, and Steffen Heise is the resident motion capture expert both with the UM3D Lab, Digital Media Commons.
Publishing and the Public Library
Eli Neiburger, Deputy Director at the Ann Arbor District Library (AADL)
Monday, June 22, 2015 from 10:00 - 11:30 am
Hatcher Graduate Library Gallery
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Find out what AADL has been doing to adapt to the changing media landscape, including direct licensing, content production, and community partnerships.
Eli Neiburger is Deputy Director at the Ann Arbor District Library. He graduated from the UM College of Architecure & Urban Planning in 1996, and joined the staff of the AADL in 1997 as a helpdesk technician. He is the author of Gamers... in the LIBRARY?! Published by ALA Editions in 2007, and has contributed to BOOK: A Manifesto and Carnegie Mellon's Well Played, a peer-reviewed journal of game criticism.
Digitizing Radical Posters: Overcoming Challenges and Providing Access
Julie Herrada, Curator of the Joseph A. Labadie Collection, Special Collections Library
Monday, May 18, 2015 from 10:00 - 11:30 am
Hatcher Graduate Library Gallery
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The Joseph A. Labadie Collection contains a wide range of topics and formats including books, pamphlets, photographs, buttons, archives, posters, and ephemera on social protest movements from the 19th century to the present. There are over 2,000 posters in the collection ranging in date from 1900 to 2015 on topics including anarchism; labor and the working class; socialism; environmental, anti-colonialist and anti-war movements; feminism and LGBTQ; youth and student protests. Some are rare, some iconic. The posters' size and fragility make them difficult not only to store properly, but also to catalog and provide access to users. With the assistance of the Digital Library Production Service (DLPS) staff and Conservation, the posters are now being shared online so they can be used for research by anyone. Julie will describe the digitization process from beginning to end, including early failed attempts, a formal conservation assessment, metadata creation by an amateur, copyright skirmishes, and more.
Charles F. Burant, Dr. Robert C. and Veronica Atkins Professor of Metabolism, Professor of Internal Medicine, Professor of Molecular and Integrative Physiology
Monday, April 27, 2015 from 10:00 - 11:30 am
Hatcher Graduate Library Gallery
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Charles F. Burant, M.D., Ph.D. is the Dr. Robert C. and Veronica Atkins Professor of Metabolism. Dr. Burant received his bachelor's degree from the University of Wisconsin and his graduate and medical degrees from the Medical University of South Carolina in Charleston. Dr. Burant's clinical interests are in the area of metabolic syndromes and management of Type II Diabetes. His research laboratory investigates the mechanisms of insulin resistance and utilizes animal models of diabetes to identify pathways important in understanding diabetes progression. Additionally, his lab also studies adult pancreatic progenitor cells and how they might be used to generate new insulin secreting beta-cells.
Archiving the Digital Ephemeral: Social Movements, Community Groups, Artists, and Web-based Content
Howard Besser, Director of Moving Image Archiving & Preservation at New York University and Professor Emeritus of Information Studies at UCLA
Monday, April 6, 2015 (Note special date!) from 10:00 - 11:30 am
Hatcher Graduate Library Gallery
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Ephemeral content such as flyers, leaflets, artist drafts, schedules, and photographs lies at the heart of how scholars have studied social movements, community groups, and artists. Today that material resides on the Web and on social networks, making more of it more widely accessible, but usually only for a very short period of time. Both our Special Collections and our discipline-based selectors need to be gathering and archiving this type of material before it disappears.
In this talk, Howard Besser will discuss issues and challenges around archiving this type of content. He will discuss the experience of Activist Archivists (AA) in engaging both librarians and the Occupy Movement to be more involved in making material more preservable and discoverable, as well as methods that AA developed for dealing with the vast scale of hundreds of thousands of items. And he will discuss a new Mellon-funded project to extend web archiving to encompass streaming media and capture the works of budding composers. He will also discuss current experiments pairing students learning web archiving with archivists and librarians trying to preserve the content of ethnic community websites.
He has given talks and written extensively about copyright, and is a co-author of "The Digital Dilemma", the National Research Council's study of the implications of information age technology on intellectual property. Other articles by Besser include "Intellectual Property: The Attack on Public Space in Cyberspace". He was also a co-founder of ALA's "Information Commons" Initiative Group, which focused on how intellectual property laws impeded the building of a true "commons" of information. He recently taught a course on "Free Culture and Open Access".
Research with Material Objects
Panel: Katie Lennard, Tim Utter, Daniel Fisher
Monday, February 23, 2015 from 10:00 - 11:30 am
Hatcher Graduate Library Gallery
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This cross-disciplinary panel will discuss trends, issues, and challenges of doing research with material culture and material objects. Panelists will also address the role of technology in facilitating their research process.
Katie Lennard, PhD Candidate, Department of American Culture
Archaeologists have long used artifacts to better understand life in ancient civilizations, but how can historians of the 19th and 20th century US use material goods to gain a new perspective on the more recent past? Katie's dissertation Made in America: Costume, Ritual, and the Ku Klux Klan 1905-1940 tracks the industrial production and national distribution of Ku Klux Klan robes in the early 20th century. This work draws significantly on data from examinations of extant Klan robes held in museum collections, but also relies on more traditional archival research to contextualize these artifacts. Katie's presentation will consider the value of material culture for historians, while also discussing what kind of information artifacts, particularly mass-produced goods, cannot provide.
Tim Utter, Manager of the Clark Library
Tim Utter is a Map Librarian and Manager of the Clark Library. Tim is very interested in how the variety of ways of seeing and representing place on maps affects our worldview, our shared experience as viewers, the map's story - its history and what it communicates to us, as well as map as cultural beacon. His research interests include Dutch maps of the 16th-17th centuries and pictorial maps.
Daniel Fisher, Professor, Ecology and Evolutionary Biology & Earth and Environmental Sciences, Claude W. Hibbard Collegiate Professor of Paleontology, Curator and Director, Museum of Paleontology
Professor Fisher's current research focuses on the paleobiology and extinction of mastodons and mammoths, elucidated by studies of growth increments and compositional time series (isotopic and elemental) sampled from their tusks and cheek teeth. Professor Fisher's work on individual specimens and sites often involves construction of 3D models. While he typically works with these using specialized graphics software, he and his students are beginning to use formats that permit more general access, such as a "3D pdf." Another of Professor Fisher's research projects focuses on the baby woolly mammoth named Lyuba. At a recent annual meeting of the Society of Vertebrate Paleontology, he and his colleagues (Shirley et al. 2011) presented results derived from CT scans of this specimen, some of which were used to create animations such as this: Lyuba CT Scan.
Systematic Reviews
Mark MacEachern and Whitney Townsend, Informationists at Taubman Health Sciences Library
Monday, January 26, 2015 from 10:00 - 11:30 am
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A systematic review is a type of research publication that has become an integral part of the health sciences and other fields. As a publication that relies heavily on literature searches, systematic reviews provide information professionals with an opportunity to significantly contribute to and impact the resulting research. Informationists Mark MacEachern and Whitney Townsend will give an overview of this publication type and discuss appropriate literature search methodologies, while also describing their experiences working on these project teams and teaching a grant-supported CE workshop for librarians on the topic. A special focus will be placed on the flow and management of information through the systematic review process, and on the role of librarians in the identification, production, and assessment of these research publications.
Mark MacEachern is an informationist in the Taubman Health Sciences Library at the University of Michigan–Ann Arbor. In this role, he works closely with faculty and students throughout the University of Michigan Health System and other relevant units on education and research projects. Mark is heavily involved in the evidence-based practice components of the medical, pharmacy, and dental curricula, and regularly teaches systematic review content to residents, fellows, and research faculty. He has extensive experience consulting and partnering on systematic review projects and was part of team recently awarded funding to develop a – National Network of Libraries of Medicine Greater Midwest Region (GMR)–funded systematic review workshop designed to empower information professionals with strategies to participate in systematic review initiatives in their environment.
Whitney A. Townsend is an informationist and coordinator of the Health Sciences Executive Research Service in the Taubman Health Sciences Library at the University of Michigan–Ann Arbor. She partners with the faculty and staff of numerous clinical departments of the University of Michigan Health System to best address information needs related to their clinical, research, and academic missions. Townsend is deeply embedded in curriculum-integrated instruction in the medical school and is actively involved in integrating information skills components into the school's current curriculum reform. Townsend has been a member of numerous systematic review teams; teaches a session on systematic review appraisal for third-year medical students; instructs on systematic review searching and information management for residents, fellows, and faculty; and is an instructor for a GMR-funded systematic review workshop.


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NASCAR Sprint Cup controversy at Richmond all in the timing
Chicago — Call it a scandal if you want, but that cheapens the word.
In a squeaky clean sports world, NASCAR drivers would lose all track of team and manufacturer and sponsor allegiance, engage in a true one-against-42 battle and race every lap as if it were the last one, as if their livelihood depended on it.
And soccer players wouldn't flop, and NFL linemen wouldn't hold, more than two steps without a dribble would be traveling and pitchers wouldn't throw at batters who wouldn't show them up.
You can question the ethics of what Michael Waltrip Racing did Saturday night at Richmond.
Brian Vickers pitted unnecessarily and Clint Bowyer spun suspiciously, both of which helped teammate Martin Truex Jr. The same for the second bout of Richmond-gate, the apparent request to David Gilliland to let fellow Ford driver Joey Logano pass.
Be angry if you wish.
But if you're going to hold these episodes up as dastardly and unprecedented manipulation, as an assault on all fronts of the integrity of the sport, then you may not have been paying close attention.
"I'm surprised that this surprised so many people," third-generation star Dale Earnhardt Jr. said Thursday.
"It definitely has a new twist when it comes to several different drivers in one team sort of working in one direction, but in the past it's been the guy with the flat tire that needs a caution. Or a guy that's lost the draft at Talladega that's throwing roll-bar padding out the window.
"We've all done that or thought about doing that. But it's definitely a new twist on things."
And certainly the timing makes a difference. This all happened in the final race before the Chase for the Sprint Cup, the one that determines who's in and who's out for the 10-race championship shootout. Every position, every point was vital to those on the edge.
On the other hand, the same pass for Logano and the same spin by Bowyer in the May race at Richmond would have had the same result on the points.
We just wouldn't be talking about them. NASCAR may not be whacking MWR with its biggest fine, $300,000, suspending a team official indefinitely or docking the drivers enough points to take Truex out of the Chase and put Ryan Newman in.
If what happened with Vickers, Bowyer, Gilliland and Logano are issues of integrity, then the same standards would have to apply in May or September. Morality isn't situational.
"The microscope was on high power Saturday night," Newman said as the 12 Chase participants gathered at Navy Pier to discuss the start Sunday at Chicagoland Speedway. "One thing stood out and then another thing stood out and then became kind of became obvious and then we didn't unveil a few things till later in the week.
"You could do that, not at every racetrack but on occasion throughout the season. But that's probably happened in the last 50 years and it was never documented because we didn't talk about it.
"There are always deals of some sort. Let's say a fully sponsored team helping another team out, giving them take-off tires, things like that. Helping pit selection. Working with each other."
... An owner entering an extra car to be parked to save points if a contending driver falters. . A driver letting a teammate lead a lap to earn a bonus point.
All of those things can affect everyone else.
But does any of them fall into the category of manipulation? Of scandal? Do they mean the entire sport lacks credibility?
Everyone has to find the line for himself, drivers and fans included.
Drivers seem to agree — Bowyer too — that what MWR did Saturday night went beyond acceptable behavior. Sanctions provide a deterrent. But the next crisis will come along soon enough. Such is the nature of competition with millions of people watching and tens of millions of dollars at stake.
"I'm glad NASCAR moved in to do something," Earnhardt said. "It's important for them to govern.
"We're always going to work in that gray area. NASCAR's job is to go behind us and patch those gray areas up and make them black and white. And we'll find that next gray area and keep doing that and doing that.
"That's just the way it's going to go."
Just as it always has.
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Dir. of Indian Education Testifying at U.S. Senate Committee on Indian Affairs
Wednesday, April 9, 2014
By Allyson Hagen
On Wednesday, April 9, at 12:30 pm MDT, Mandy Smoker Broaddus, OPI Director of Indian Education, will testify at the U.S. Senate Committee on Indian Affairs. The Oversight Hearing is entitled, "Indian Education Series: Indian Students in Public Schools – Cultivating the Next Generation."
Smoker Broaddus will present about efforts in Montana to improve American Indian student achievement, including Superintendent Juneau's Schools of Promise initiative. As the director of the Schools of Promise Initiative, Smoker Broaddus has overseen a multi-year partnership between schools, communities and the OPI to improve student achievement in Montana's most struggling schools in Frazer, Lame Deer and Pryor.
She will also speak about the work of the OPI Tribal Wraparound Initiative which provides "wraparound" mental health supports for students and families on the Fort Peck, Crow and Northern Cheyenne Reservations. The wraparound process is a way to improve the lives of children with complex needs and their families through individualized plans of care. The key characteristics of the process are that the plan is developed by a family-centered team, is individualized based on the strengths and culture of the youth and their family, and is needs-driven rather than services-driven. In 2013, the OPI received a four-year $1.8 million grant from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) for the initiative.
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Milwaukee folk band Field Report and Appleton-bred Americana duo Cory Chisel and the Wandering Sons lead the major nominations for the 33rd annual Wisconsin Area Music Industry Awards, to be held April 14 at Turner Hall Ballroom, 1040 N. 4th St.
They're the only bands up for WAMIs in each of the top three categories: artist of the year, album of the year and song of the year. Field Report landed a record deal with Partisan Records and provided opening support for Counting Crows and Aimee Mann, while Sons traveled the world opening for Norah Jones and released an album on Brendan Benson's Readymade Records, co-founded by Hartland native Emily White. »Read Full Article(1)
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Deborah Solomon, known for her writing on art for the New York Times, offered up a "little prayer for art critics" recently on WNYC radio.
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Die Kreuzen should have been one of the handful of Milwaukee-area bands like the Violent Femmes and the BoDeans that made it in a big way.
Butch Vig produced some of its albums before finding fame with Nirvana's "Nevermind." Die Kreuzen found fans in seminal rock figures including Steve Albini and Sonic Youth's Thurston Moore. The band was offered a contract with Atlantic Records. »Read Full Article
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Festa Italiana has announced additions to its festival schedule that include opera, classic Italian and jazz, completing a lineup of nearly 40 acts.
The festival runs July 19 through 21 at Henry W. Maier Festival Park. »Read Full Article
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The music is set for the annual Summer Soulstice Music Festival. Now bring on the sun.
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The Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra will conclude this season's classical concerts with two proverbial last hurrahs.
Music director Edo de Waart will lead the orchestra in a program of Johannes Brahms' first and fourth symphonies Friday through Sunday and then wrap up with Edward Elgar's "The Dream of Gerontius" the following weekend. »Read Full Article
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While not a must-have upgrade for owners of earlier versions, the current version of the Sony PlayStation 3 retains all of the platform's gaming and media prowess but in a smaller and lighter package. Though it's still an impressive performer, a newer and more powerful console, the Sony PlayStation 4 (Est. $400) , is now available.Gaming performance
It's a PS3. Though the aesthetics have been changed and the Blu-ray drive has been redesigned -- for better or worse -- under the hood it's the same PlayStation 3 as its predecessor. The Cell processor at the heart of the system is unchanged, and that's a good thing, as it provides plenty of gaming get-up-and-go. Video is output in full 1080p high resolution, and 3D gaming is supported. The PlayStation Move Motion controller and PlayStation Eye tracking camera are supported, and together provide useful and usable Wii-like motion control for compatible games.
As for the gaming lineup, the core library is as diverse as that of any gaming console. There are games that the PlayStation 3 can't play because those are exclusive to a different platform, notably the Microsoft Xbox 360 (Est. $200 and up) , but by the same token there are games you can't play on any other device but the PS3. If there are games you feel are must-haves, check compatibilities and let that guide your decision between the PS3 and its direct competitors -- the Microsoft Xbox 360, Nintendo Wii (Est. $130) and the Nintendo Wii U (Est. $300) . For now, the PS3 holds a vast advantage in terms of number of available games compared to the Sony PS4, and the new console can't play PS3 titles -- something to keep in mind if you own a large library of games.ProsLarge game library, Excellent game play, Good media featuresConsBlu-ray drive more difficult to use, Build quality looks flimsy, Eclipsed by newer Sony PlayStation 4
Concerns over the Blu-ray drive. Other than the smaller size, the biggest concern we've seen voiced is over the durability and the usability of the PS3's Blu-ray drive. Gone is the old slot-loading mechanism in favor of a top-loading mechanism with a sliding door. Most who test the 2012 edition of the Sony PlayStation 3 say that the new drive seems flimsy compared to the old. In addition, since it now sits at the top of the unit, it's easy to hear the mechanical sounds of the drive in action. Those noises don't mean anything is out of the ordinary, but they can be disconcerting -- especially in a quiet room made more so by the new PS3's otherwise relatively silent operation.
The sliding door mechanism also presents some usability challenges. Since the door slides to one side to access discs, those who like to house their PS3 in a standard AV cabinet can find access awkward and clearances tight. It also makes things a bit clumsier for those who like to stand their PS3s vertically. This is commonly done with earlier versions, but several experts say it's not the best idea with the PS3, as its reduced width (height when oriented vertically) makes it a bit unstable.
Blu-ray performance is not extensively addressed in the reviews we saw of the current PS3. The previous PS3 was well regarded in that respect, however. The PS3 is no longer the fastest Blu-ray player you can buy, but it's not a slowpoke either, and it has a rock-solid reputation as being less prone to lockups and incompatibilities than some other options. It's a 3D-capable player as well, and has onboard decoders for high-resolution Dolby and DTS audio formats found on Blu-ray Discs. (See our report on Blu-ray players for more on how the PS3 performs in that regard.) If Blu-ray playback is a key consideration in your buying decision, the new PS4 also has a Blu-ray player, but unlike the PS3 it does not play back audio CDs, and support for 3D Blu-ray Discs has been removed.
The PlayStation 3 is also a fairly capable media hub for streaming. You won't find the breadth of content providers found in some TV makers' smart sets, but the majors are there -- including Netflix, Hulu Plus, Amazon Instant and Vudu. Sony also has its own store from which you can rent or buy movies and TV shows. Football fans might be tempted by the inclusion of NFL Direct Ticket, the all-encompassing live NFL game package heretofore only available on DirecTV. For baseball fans, MLB.TV brings in out-of-market games. There's built-in Wi-Fi, and the PS3 is DLNA compliant for streaming your own content from your computer. That's another advantage that the PS3 holds over the new PS4 -- DLNA streaming is not yet on board, and there's no definitive word on when or if it will be added by a firmware update.
Smaller, lighter, cheaper. The smaller footprint of the current PS3 has drawn its fair share of compliments, but has also left a few reviewers cold. Sony claims that it is 20 percent smaller than the previous version, and 25 percent lighter; it measures 11.4 by 2.36 by 9.05 inches, and weighs just around 4.5 pounds.
Most reviewers like the somewhat elliptical profile of the console -- though even that draws a few yawns or worse from some quarters. However, we spotted lots of comments that the glossy plastic will easily draw fingerprints and that the whole console simply has a cheaper look than the matte-black previous-generation PS3. Versions of the PS3 with an azurite blue case are also available.
The Sony PS3 is currently available in two configurations, with either 12 GB (Est. $200) or 500 GB (Est. $269) of storage. Bundles with extra accessories or games are often offered.
Sony PlayStation 3 Super Slim Review, Jeff Bakalar, Jan. 25, 2013
The Sony PlayStation 3 earns an Excellent rating in its current (2012) incarnation. Jeff Bakalar finds a few shortfalls: The disc tray mechanism is called "odd," and the glossy plastic gives the console a cheap look -- which unfortunately doesn't translate into a cheaper price (though it's been cut following the introduction of the PS4). Still, the PS3 retains all of the positives of its well-regarded predecessor.
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Sony PlayStation 3 (2012), Will Greenwald, Nov. 8, 2012
PCMag.com also likes the 2012 revamp of the Sony PlayStation 3 -- so much so that it graces the console with its Editors' Choice award. The smaller size and larger-capacity hard drive for essentially the same cost as the previous versions are appreciated; the flimsier-seeming build quality is not.
3. Engadget.com
PlayStation 3 Slim Review, Ben Gilbert, Oct. 8, 2012
Engadget.com strikes a very different pose than CNET or PCMag.com when it comes to the 2012 redesign of the Sony PlayStation 3. Build quality and the side-sliding Blu-ray drive mechanism -- which makes the PS3 a difficult fit for a traditional home-entertainment console -- are very much panned. Ben Gilbert acknowledges the increased drive size, but doesn't feel that it adds enough value to offset the negatives.
Sony's Super-Slim PlayStation 3, Matt Peckham, Oct. 1, 2012
Time magazine's Matt Peckman seems to be of two minds when it comes to the slimmed-down Sony PlayStation 3 released in 2012. He finds lots to like -- including its new, smaller design and that it retains all of the positives of the previous model. On the downside, he joins the chorus that doesn't particularly like how the new Blu-ray drive works, and he adds that it's also a bit noisier than before. He notes that while Sony is saying that the new PS3 is a better value with its bigger hard drive and included game (which varies by bundle), gamers might have been more impressed with a lower price.
Sony PS3 Review, James Rivington, Sept. 28, 2012
James Rivington reviews a version of the Sony PlayStation 3 that's sold in the U.K. While some technical details differ, and while he spends a bit of time discussing a version with a 12 GB solid-state drive that's not yet being offered in the U.S., core performance and overall design are the same. The site gives the PS3 its Recommended award. Rivington says that it remains a slightly better gaming and media option than the Microsoft Xbox 360; however, it is only really a worthwhile upgrade for those who don't already own a working earlier-generation PS3.
6. T3.com
Sony PS3 Super Slim Review, Michael Sawh, Oct. 15, 2012
Though this review at Britain's T3.com is a little on the brief side, it's based on a hands-on evaluation. Like many, Michael Sawh is concerned about the Blu-ray drive and the overall build quality. He finds no reason for owners of the last version of the PlayStation 3 to upgrade to this current one.
7. BestBuy.com
PS3 Consoles, Contributors to BestBuy.com, As of March 2014
Reviews of the PlayStation 3, including different hard-drive sizes and different bundles, can be seen from this page. The latest 500 GB version has been slow to gather feedback, but what's here is generally positive, as reflected in the 4.7-star rating.
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Mixed dachshund breeds – an overview
A hybrid breed is defined as a mix of two or more purebred canines. The breeds defined as "hybrid" are those accepted by the American Canine Hybrid Club. Although not all mixed dachshund breeds are recognized as hybrid, there are still many of them that are popular among dog owners and breeders.
Miniature Schnoxie
The miniature schnoxie is a mix between a dachshund and a miniature schnauzer. This breed can weigh anywhere from 11 to 18 pounds once adulthood is reached. They have a medium-sized dachshund body and a schnauzer coat. In general, miniature schnoxies are friendly and energetic dogs.
The papshund is a hybrid dog made of the dachshund and papillon breed. This dog has a face that resembles the papillon and a long body like the dachshund. Papshunds can weigh between 6 to 12 pounds. Their coat comes in three varieties; short, wire, and long. The papshund is a great companion often described of as a loving, protective, and energetic dog.
Dameranians are a mix between the pomeranian and dachshund. The breed has a long, smooth coat, short legs, and a longer body. Dameranians usually weigh 8 to 15 pounds and have an average life span of 12 to 15 years. Although sometimes they like being independent, dameranians enjoy one on one time with their owners. They are also an extremely intelligent breed and learn quickly.
A doxiepoo is made from a combination of two breeds; a dachshund and poodle. Doxiepoos weigh between 5 to 15 pounds and measure approximately 20 inches in length. This breed has various poodle characteristics, including its intelligence, wavy or curly coat, and minimum shedding. The doxiepoo's outgoing personality and protective nature makes them an excellent family dog.
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The doxie scot is considered a hybrid breed, as it's made up of a dachshund and scottish terrier. A doxie scot's coat comes in three different textures; wiry, rough, and fine. Coat color variations include; black and tan, red and white, brown, and black. Doxie scots make great lap dogs because they are affectionate and love attention.
The schweenie breed is made up of two purebred dogs; the dachshund and shih tzu. A schweenie's appearance can range between the two breeds. This dog can weigh between 9 to 20 pounds, measure 11 to 20 inches, and have a life expectancy of 12 to 15 years. Schweenies have a big personality, are forever loyal, and always eager to please their owner.
The chiweenie is a mix between a dachshund and chihuahua. The breed has a long body and long ears like the dachshund and a short or medium coat. By adulthood, chiweenies weigh between 5 to 10 pounds and measure about 8 inches in height.
The beagle and the dachshund are the two dog breeds that make up a doxle. Doxles can grow to be 16 to 18 pounds and measure 9 to 11 inches. They have a stout, long body with short legs and large ears. Doxles make excellent family dogs, as they are good with small children and love to play. Doxles also do good with other pets and enjoy social time.
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A dox bull is a cross between a dachshund and a pit bull. They are medium sized dogs and usually weigh between 24 to 35 pounds. The dox bull's body is built like a dachshund and they have a broad head like a pit bull. This mixed breed is considered intelligent, loving, and protective.
The dachshund and the pug are the two different purebred dogs that make up the daug. Daugs weigh between 15 to 20 pounds and measure about 11 inches. Most daugs have a long body with short legs, medium sized ears, and a curly tail. Their coat is short and comes in two colors; brown and black. Daugs are loyal dogs and can also be protective of their owners. The best thing about them is that they're fairly easy to train and enjoy one on one time.
The dorkie is a cross between a dachshund and a yorkshire terrier. Dorkies have a long body, short legs, and can weigh anywhere from 5 to 20 pounds. The breed's coat color is usually black and red, long, and smooth. Dorkies love having their owner's attention, thus making excellent lap dogs. This breed is intelligent, easy to train, and likes to bark.
The dachshund and pembroke welsh corgi make up the dorgi. This breed has pointy ears, a white spot on its chest, and usually weigh between 20 to 27 pounds. Some dorgis have a natural herding instinct and are very athletic, while others are more laid back and hardly bark.
A jackshund is a cross between a purebred jack russell terrier and a purebred dachshund. Jackshunds can be small or medium sized dogs, weighing up to 15 pounds and measuring no more than 18 inches when standing. Their coat can be rough, smooth, long-haired, or wire-haired. Coat colors include; black and tan, red and white, brown, and black. Jackshunds are cheerful, energetic, and intelligent dogs. They make great companions and love being around people and other pets.
A dachsador is a mix between a dachshund and a labrador.
Miniature Schnoxie Information. Great Dog Site. Retrieved August 2, 2012, from http://www.greatdogsite.com/hybrids/details/Miniature_Schnoxie/
Papshund. The Green Pet Community. Retrieved August 2, 2012, from http://www.thegreenpetcommunity.com/papshund
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Frank Hyden| about 5 years ago
I wonder if any of their top 1% forgo pay on snow days? Phrank
CASTLE ROCK, Colo. — Douglas County School District bus drivers will forgo pay on snow days in the upcoming school year as part of their contract negotiations with the district, the Highlands Ranch Herald reports.
The Amalgamated Transit Union (ATU) 1737's concession will save the district approximately $43,000 per snow day. The district is facing an $18 million budget shortfall.
The school board voted last week to approve a tentative contract with about 400 bus drivers and mechanics. ATU members still must work out some details, including the approval of resumption of a pay-for-performance system (which was suspended for four years due to budget cuts) and a new annual evaluation system.
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I wonder if any of their top 1% forgo pay on snow days? Phrank
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I am attempting to get my nephew's live account set up with parental controls and whatnot. Problem is, there is already a parental control code set on his machine. I need to reset this so I can set his machine up the way his mother (My sister) would like.
How can I go about getting this done?
I have seen several different codes but I can't confirm if they work or not. Have you contacted Microsoft about this yet? They should be able to tell you the exact code to try. I'll post what I have found but can't guarantee they will work. I do suggest you call 800-4MY-XBOX.
Turn off your 360 Unit
Restart 360 Unit
Go to system blade > Console Settings > System Info
Now press on the controller:
left trigger, right trigger, x, y, left bumper, right bumper, up, left bumper, left bumper, x.
THEN immediately afterwards, press DOWN, Y, UP, DOWN (these 4 could be different.) I've read it worked with Down Down Down Down or LB RB LB RB.
If it works, it will bring up a message about that continuing will reset the console back to defaults.
Reset System Settings
After this the Xbox would be as if turning it on for the first time.
Hope this helps and good luck.
iam afraid that that wont work phone support they can reset that fore you the code from above has as far as i know never worked but if it does then please say so here
If this does nothing for you, the best thing you can do is to call Xbox support at 800-4MY-XBOX
it seams that the code is randomized and you need Xbox support to get the right code command...
Hey Megas86!
Since this thread is over a couple years old, please post a new thread detailing the issue you are running into! That way the community can provide support tailored for you! :)
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