Mardigian Library news: faculty renewal policy expanded, Young Authors' Festival

Faculty renewal policy expanded
New this semester, the Mardigian Library will offer faculty the option of unlimited renewals on material from the library’s regular circulating collection. In order to support the teaching and research endeavors of the faculty of the University of Michigan-Dearborn, faculty will be allowed to renew materials from the 3^rd and 4^th floor as long as they are needed, unless a hold or recall is placed on an item.

Audiovisual items, MeLCat, ILL, and other restricted and special collection materials will continue to circulate under their existing renewal policies. 

Young Authors’ Festival and Writing Contest
Help celebrate Henry Ford's 150th birthday! The College of Education, Health, and Human Services and the Mardigian Library are sponsoring a Young Authors' Festival and Writing Contest with the theme "Henry's Dream."

The writing contest is for children in grades 4, 5 and 6. The contest theme is: "What are your dreams for your future? How do you plan to reach your dreams?" One winner from each grade will receive a $50 Barnes & Noble gift card, and the grand prize winner will receive a $100 Barnes & Noble gift card. Details and contest rules can be found at: https://library.umd.umich.edu/events/YAF/

The Young Authors' Festival will be held Saturday, November 23, 2013, from 8:30 a.m. until noon at the Mardigian Library. Carol Hagen and Matt Faulkner, author and illustrator of "The Night Henry Ford Met Santa," will talk to children about writing and illustrating a book. Faculty and pre-service teachers will lead break-out sessions with activities along with tips and techniques for writing and supporting children in their writing.

Original art work from Faulkner, along with art work from other illustrators, will be on display in the Berkowitz Gallery.

Hagen and Faulkner, both from Michigan, will be available for autographs. Copies of "The Night Henry Ford Met Santa" will be available for purchase.

The event is FREE and open to the public. Details and registration can be found at: https://library.umd.umich.edu/events/YAF/

Light refreshments provided!

E-book updates
Guide to the presidency and the executive branch Michael Nelson, editor
5th ed. Thousand Oaks, Calif. : CQ Press, ©2013

This E-book is for anyone seeking to understand the people who have occupied the White House and the Office of President of the United States. It has extensive, in-depth coverage of the institution and U.S. presidents covering:

• The presidency, its origins & development, from the founding to the Obama administration
• The selection and removal of the president
• Presidential powers
• The president, the public, and the American political parties
• The interaction between the president and the executive, legislative, and judicial branches of government
• Life at the White House and beyond

Guide to Congress  7th ed
Thousand Oaks, Calif. : CQ Press, 2013
Electronic Book

The Guide to Congress contains comprehensive coverage of the history, powers, operation and members of the U.S. Congress and is fully updated through 2011. The Guide analyzes:

• The origins and development of Congress from its founding to the present
• The powers of Congress
• Congressional organization and procedure
• Pressures on Congress
• Housing and support staff
• Congressional pay and perquisites
• Congress and the electorate
• Qualifications and conduct of members of Congress

Database updates
DigiZeitschriften: das deutsche digitale Zeitschriftenarchiv
Scores of searchable, full-text German scholarly journals, 19th century to present, covering the subjects of arts, humanities, sciences and social sciences.

World Newspaper Archive
World Newspaper Archive is a fully searchable, digital collection of historical newspapers from around the world. It includes a gradually expanding digitized backfile of 19th and 20th century newspapers from Africa (1800-1922), East Europe (1835-1922), Latin America (1805-1922) and South Asia (1864-1922). As the project expands, it will grow to include newspapers from the Middle East and Southeast Asia.

CAIRN
CAIRN offers the most comprehensive collection of French and Belgian journals available online. The University of Michigan has subscribed to the French Studies bouquet, which covers topics in general interest, history, literature and philosophy. It includes publishers such as PUF, Belin, Vrin, La Découverte and Les Belles Lettres. Several journals of interest are Revue française d'histoire des idées politiques, Dix-septième siècle, Le Français aujourd'hui and Médiévales.

RefWorks
RefWorks allows users to create personal citation databases by importing references from text files or online databases. It also facilitates manuscript preparation, allowing for automatic formatting of the paper and the bibliography. (Requires personal registration.)