Nominations are officially open for the Pop Music Interest Group’s Outstanding Publication Award and the Adam Krims Award—click on these links to nominate. I encourage you to reflect on recent scholarship you’ve read that has positively impacted you. Self-nominations are especially encouraged!

Note that to be eligible for an award, the pu…[Read more]

Now that you’ve finished the Getting Started guides, what’s next? What do you hope to do with MSU Commons? What features do you find most useful and exciting?

The fifth Getting Started challenge asks you to create some content on your site. Once you’ve added that content, post about it here! What did you discover as you created and posted? What are your goals for your site, and how can you make sure your site reaches them?

MSU Commons also allows you to build a WordPress site to use as a blog or a portfolio. Once you’ve decided what kind of site to make and started to make your own, post about your thinking and process here!

Next up, explore CORE. Once you’ve downloaded some CORE deposits or shared some of your own, post about it here!

Once you’ve built your profile, you’ll want to connect with other profiles, publications, groups, and sites. When you do, share some of what you discover here!

Here’s some info on getting started with your MSU Commons profile. Once you’ve built your profile, share a link to it and your work here!

Welcome to MSU Commons! This group is designed to help you explore MSU Commons, set up your profile, start to network, share your work, and create your own online presence. To get started with the guides, visit the group Site by clicking Site in the navigation menu above. Once you complete one of the guides, share your work in the discussion…[Read more]