News & Announcements
News and general information, reminders and FYIs from the Libraries.
And the winner of Book Madness is…
The Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. Tolkien! In a tight race against Jane Austen’s Pride and Prejudice, LOTR claimed the UW-Madison Libraries 2013 Book Madness tournament title with 51.7% of the votes! Here’s how the match-up shook out: The Lord of the Rings: 451 votes, 51.7% Pride and Prejudice: 421 votes, 48.3% Book Madness by [...]
Upcoming reading of Parallel Press play, “If the Whole Body Dies” by Bob Skloot
On Thursday, April 11 at 7:00 p.m., Bob Skloot, UW-Madison Professor emeritus of Theatre and Drama and Jewish Studies, will present his play “If the Whole Body Dies: Raphael Lemkin and the Treaty Against Genocide” (Parallel Press, 2006). The play tells the story of Raphael Lemkin, the man who coined the word “genocide” and devoted [...]
“Fearing Water” newly published by Parallel Press
Parallel Press is pleased to announce the publication of Fearing Water, a new collection of poetry by Marjorie Saiser ($10.00, Parallel Press, 2013). In Fearing Water, Saiser unflinchingly depicts the evolution of a challenging parent-child relationship; each poem is rich with emotion, observation, and Saiser’s steady voice, and serves as a counterpoint to the scene [...]
Friends Spring Book Sale Starts April 3
If you love books, you won’t want to miss the amazing Friends of the UW–Madison Libraries Spring Book Sale, to be held Wednesday, April 3 through Saturday, April 6. With more than 15,000 books to choose from, this is one of the largest used book sales in Wisconsin. The sale is open to the public [...]
Undergraduate Research Awards Deadline is April 5th!
College Library, in conjunction with the Undergraduate Symposium, invites students to apply for its annual Undergraduate Library Research Awards. The awards celebrate excellence and creativity in using the library to complete an undergraduate research project. (Examples may include a literature review for a lab study, the use of primary sources in a historical research paper, [...]
Susan Barribeau presents the Little Magazine Collection at Grolier Club
UW-Madison Libraries’ Susan Barribeau was recently invited to participate on a panel of private and institutional collectors at the Grolier Club in New York City to speak about the Little Magazines collection. Susan, who is the collection manager for the Little Magazine Collection at UW-Madison, traveled to New York last week and spoke alongside private collectors [...]
Staff Spotlight: Memorial Library’s resident expert in all things Irish, Dineen Grow
Dineen Grow, Head of Access Services, is our staff spotlight this month! We chose Dineen not only because of her excellent service in the libraries, but also because of her love of the Irish language. Read on to learn more about her classes in Irish language and culture and how you can celebrate St. Patrick’s [...]
Data Day, March 21st
Data Day is a one day symposium is intended to cover topics surrounding the use of data in humanities and social sciences research. The event is organized by Research Data Services and the Humanities Research Bridge and sponsored by the UW CIO and Vice Provost for IT and the General Library System. Spread the word and [...]
On Wisconsin, On Film event a huge success
Despite the Snow Emergency in Madison this week, the Treasures of the Libraries event, On Wisconsin, On Film: Historic Films from the University Archives, was a rousing success. According to Images and Media Archivist and co-host, Vicki Tobias, the event was standing room only. Over 100 people from campus and the greater Madison community packed [...]
Nominations for Librarian of the Year are now open!
The 2013 Awards Committee of the Librarians’ Assembly is now accepting nominations for two awards given by the General Library System Librarians’ Assembly. These awards are given in recognition of outstanding contributions to library services on the UW-Madison campus. The Librarian of the Year awards are given to two members of the GLS staff. Faculty [...]
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