The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com 2-Friday, March 14, 2008 2 - Friday, March 14, 2008 The Michigan Daily - michigandailycom 4 MONDAY: In Other Ivory Towers TUESDAY: Arbor Anecdotes WEDNESDAY: The Extremist THURSDAY:FRIDAY: Explained Before You Were Here When the library was all analog Before the Internet age, students rushing to find books for a last min- ute research project couldn't just search MIRLYN. A massive card catalog, located on the second floor of the Harlan Hatcher Graduate library, contained information about all library items across campus - over six million items by 1988. Students had to go to the library and sift through the drawers filled with index cards or call the library's reference desk and ask librarians to search for them, "How could it possibly have worked?" University librarian Bar- bara MacAdam asked. "It just did." Each individual library also had its own catalog. The Fine Arts library, for example, housed a cata- log that only indexed materials in that building. When the library got hold of a new item, librarians typed out information cards for each item. For organizational purposes, each item had at least three cards - one sorted by author, one sorted by title, and another sorted by subject head- ing. If an item had multiple authors or subjects, even more cards were created. I Though students may now balk at the complexity of the card catalog, MacAdam said back then, nobody questioned it. The process for adding the cards into the catalog was strict. The rules were so stringent that libi arians had extensive manuals that detailed ordering systems. In the mid-1980s, the Shapiro Undergraduate Library purchased an electronic index of the massive PsycINFO journal collection. It was so revolutionary that many students lined up to use the search feature, MacAdam said. The entire index could be searched from a single computer, and the queue to use it was so long that librarians set out chairs for students to sit on while they waited. In 1988, the University unveiled MIRLYN, a computerized database of all the libraries'holdings. By June of 1991, every item in the University library system had been added to the database. According to the Bentley Historical Museum, the University was one of the first library systems in the world to digitally index its entire collection. MacAdam said the Google book- scanning project could be the next step in library indexing - poten- tially making MIRLYN look as old- fashioned as index cards. The University has kept the card catalog for historical value, MacAdam said. It can be found in the Graduate library's basement, although it hasn't been updated for e pCOURTESY OF THE ENTLEY HISTORICAL LIBRARY altoug ithas't eenupdtedforThe University kept papersrecerds of all its backs before MIOLYN two decades. was created. 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Symposium on Shiite activism WHAT: A symposium on the roots of Shiite activism in the Middle East WHO: Center for Middle Eastern and North African Studies WHEN: Today at 6:30 p.m. WHERE: Michigan Union, Anderson Rooms Screening of Oscar-winning documentary WHAT: A screening of the short documentary "Free- held," about a woman's fight to leave her pension benefits to her life partner WHO: Office of Lesbian Gay Bisexual & Transgender Affairs WHEN: Tonight at6 p.m. WHERE: Michigan League, Hussey Room Talk on writing in digital age WHAT: A discussion about the future of writing in the digital age WHO: Sweetland Writing Center WHEN: Friday at2 p.m. WHERE: 3222 Angell Hall CORRECTIONS 0 A story in the March 7 issue of the Daily (MSA to proposeplanfornew street- lights in near-compus area) incorrectly said MSA aims to build new lighting in the area enclosed by East University Avenue, Tappan Street and Arch Street. The area is enclosed by East University Avenue, Tappan Street and Oakland Avenue. * Please report any error in the Daily to correc- tions@michigandaily.com. Today is the last day for students enrolled in the College of Literature, Sci- ence and the Arts to process a late drop or add for courses for the current semester. Forward Chad Kolarik will return to the lineup for the first time since Feb. 16 when the Michigan hockey team plays Nebraska- Omaha in the first game of the CCHA quarterfinal series tonight at Yost Arena. >>FOR MORE, SEE SPORTS, PAGE8 Under the Environmental Protection Agency's new regulations on how much ozone is allowed in the air in American cities, 345 counties throughout the country now have too muchsmog in their air, The Associated Press reported. Patient spits on Parking lot exit two Hospital gate broken off workers WHERE: University Hospital, 1500 East Medical Center WHEN: Wednesday at about 11a.m. WHAT: Two hospital officers were spat on while dealing with WHERE: Palmer Drive Parking Structure WHEN: Wednesday at about 7 a.m. WHAT: An exit gate arm was broken off, DPS reported. The damage is estimated at $150.00 Police have no suspects. Congratulations! The following students will be among those recognized during the Honors Convocation program on Sunday, March 16,2008. These individuals have demonstrated the highest level of undergraduate academic success by achieving seven or more consecutive terms of all A's and earning the designation of Angell Scholar. The University of Michigan congratulates these students on their superior scholastic achievement and wishes them continued success. Nine Term Angell Scholars Adrian Leigh Allen College of Literature, Science, and the Arts Robert Bielby College of Arts and Sciences-U-M Flint Christina Ellen Saindon* Division of Kinesiology Anna Stanczyk College of Arts and Sciences-U-M Flint 6 Eight Term Angell Scholars Jennifer Marie Ahlquist* School of Nursing Virginia Elizabeth Corrigan* College of Literature, Science, and the Arts Kathryn Ruth Gaylord-Miles* College of Literature, Science, and the Arts Virginia Clover-Bailey McMunn* College of Literature, Science, and the Arts Don Nguyen* College of Engineering Seven Term Angell Scholars Christine Nicole Beamer School of Music,Theatre & Dance Stephanie Ann Berry College of Engineering David Randall Blair College of Literature, Science, and the Arts Irene Marie Brockman College of Engineering Eliza Brown* School of Music,Theatre & Dance Lara Michelle Campbell College of Literature, Science, and the Arts Manisha Chakravarthy College of Literature, Science, and the Arts Mark Anthony Christine School of Music,Theatre & Dance Thomas Martin Coleman College of Literature, Science, and the Arts Daniel Thomas Cook College of Literature, Science, and the Arts Maia Christina Dedrick School of Music,Theatre & Dance Michael B.Duboe* College of Engineering Jennifer Mutia Eusebio College of Literature, Science, and the Arts Charlotte Claire Franklin College of Literature, Science, and the Arts Janine Susan Ghannam* College of Arts, Sciences, and Letters-U-M Dearborn Lara Adriana Ghisleni College of Literature, Science, and the Arts Priya Goel College of Literature, Science, and the Arts Aaron William Johnson College of Engineering Kristin Nicole Lehnert School of Music,Theatre & Dance Yuan-Nung Tony Lin College of Arts, Sciences, and Letters-U-M Dearborn Zachary Alexander Maddock College of Literature, Science, and the Arts U Julie Anne Martin Erin Kay McCamish* Timothy James McQuade William Jin Moon Meghan Kathleen Moore* Sarah Sophia Na Adam David Nicholl Mariam Qureshi Jaclyn Marie Setili* Nisha Bharat Sheth Claire Sylvester Smith Mark Swiderski Ramzi N.Takla Ashley Lauren Thurston Brian William Timm Katherine Mary Waggoner Brian Wice David Michael Williams Kevin Hayes Wilson RuiZhang School of Education College of Literature, Science, and the Arts College of Literature, Science, and the Arts Stephen M. Ross School of Business College of Literature, Science, and the Arts College of Literature, Science, and the Arts College of Engineering College of Arts and Sciences-U-M Flint College of Literature, Science, and the Arts College of Pharmacy College of Literature, Science, and the Arts College of Engineering College of Literature, Science, and the Arts College of Literature, Science, and the Arts College of Engineering College of Literature, Science, and the Arts College of Arts and Sciences-U-M Flint College of Engineering College of Literature, Science, and the Arts College of Literature, Science, and the Arts j *Denotes graduates i