Tag Archives: digital

Riddles, Sayings, Superstitions

Professor James T. Callow along with Professor Frank M. Paulsen have done something amazing: they’ve put together a huge collection of folklore gathered from their students between 1964 and 1993, and now Professor Callow has shared this collection with UDM and the world. In 1964, Professor Callow, along with Professor Paulsen, founded the University of Detroit Folklore Archive. This amazing archive was donated to the University of Detroit Mercy Libraries /Instructional Design Studio in digital form in 2009, and we are proud to include it in our Digital Special Collections....

Digital History

Looking for an interesting way to spend your time this weekend? Here’s a suggestion: travel digitally through the history of Detroit and the University of Detroit Mercy (UDM)! Both the city and the university offer a diverse and interesting past just waiting to be shared. Since the end of the 19th century, each has reflected the changes in the other. The successes and growth of both Detroit and UDM are reflections of the people who live, work, and dream here. Be part of something vital by checking this out....

Time Travel Archive Style

Got a few minutes? How about a few hours? Somewhere in between perhaps? Maybe this weekend you’ve got some free time and are wondering how to spend it. May I suggest spending that time doing something worthwhile? With just a little bit of extra time you can offer yourself an amazing adventure, a wealth of knowledge, and a lot of interesting trivia. Step into the past with a click of button and explore the university’s digital archives. You can choose from a number of eras to visit and learn a lot in the process....

Catalogs Offer More than just Class Listings

Here’s a thought puzzle: You are working on a research paper or book about the university in the 1940s and you need quick access to some basic statistical information. You might have questions about the G. I. Bill for returning veterans. Or maybe your question is about accreditation during this time; or the number of volumes the library had on January 1, 1949; or even the location on campus where the evening division office was located in the early 1940s. (And what the heck is “accreditation” all about anyway?)...

Digitized Yearbooks (1986 and 1987)

The UDM Libraries/Instructional Design Studio is pleased to announce the release of the 1986 and 1987 digitized Tower Yearbooks into our digital archives.

The styles have changed, the faces have changed, the way we view the world has changed, but since the 1986 and 1987 Tower Yearbooks were originally published, the tower itself and the exterior buildings surrounding it have pretty much stayed the same....

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