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Libraries are at an important and challenging intersection: The research library concept is evolving to meet the changing research, teaching, and learning needs of faculty, staff, students, and the community at large. New technologies, new theories of teaching and learning, and new electronic communication modes have already changed campus libraries for the better; world class [...]
Papermaking: Friends Appreciation Night
Last month, the Friends of the Libraries hosted a special event for Friends Appreciation night: an opportunity for Friends members to learn about the art of handmade paper at the UW Art Lofts. The workshop included a tour of the facility, an exhibition of examples of handmade paper (including paper dresses), and a hands-on workshop [...]
2013 Teaching and Learning Symposium this week
UW-Madison Libraries are among the sponsors for this year’s Teaching and Learning Symposium, to be held Wednesday May 22nd and Thursday May 23rd at Union South. This year’s theme is educational innovation, an idea that reflects the spirit and philosophy of the Year of Innovation, a campus wide initiative to highlight, promote, and celebrate UW-Madison’s [...]
Vintage and Bucky Finals Postcards at select Libraries for Finals Week
As we head into Finals Week, several libraries across campus will be offering a selection of fun postcards for students to send home to let friends and family know they are working hard! The Marketing Committee dove into the Archives and the Digital Collections to find vintage images for this year’s black-and-white postcards, which include [...]
‘A Tale for the Time Being’ selected for Go Big Read’s 5th year
MADISON, Wis.–“A Tale for the Time Being,” a new novel from critically acclaimed and best-selling author Ruth Ozeki, is the selection for the fifth year of Go Big Read, UW-Madison’s common-reading program. Ozeki tells a powerful story of the right book falling into the right reader’s hands. A novelist on a remote Canadian island finds [...]
Library of the Month: MERIT Library
The Library of the Month for April is MERIT Library, the library for the school of education! “MERIT” stands for Media, Education Resources, and Information Technology. The library provides services and resources to the faculty, staff, and students of the School of Education, UW-Madison, the Wisconsin education community, and beyond. MERIT is the result of [...]
The Libraries participate in UW Day at the State Capitol
UW Libraries were well represented at the State Capitol this week during UW Day on Thursday April 4th. UW-Madison, UW Extension and UW Colleges partnered to present educational displays and interactive exhibits in the capitol rotunda. More than 30 scientific exploration stations offered a fun, hands-on way to see UW research in action. Expert librarians [...]
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 [...]
Library of the Month: Steenbock Memorial Library
Steenbock Memorial Library is our Library of the Month for March! It got its start over 100 years ago, when Professor Stephen Babcock (the pioneering dairy scientist for whom the Babcock Dairy is named) donated his first salary check to help found a library for the University of Wisconsin Department of Agriculture. The library settled [...]
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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