Graduate Students
I ♥ SLIS Fundraising Party set for February 4th
The UW-Madison School of Library and Information Studies (SLIS) is holding a scholarship Fundraising Party for alums, friends, and students on Monday, February 4th– the evening before Library Legislative Day.According to Professor and Director Kristin Eschenfelder, “Changes to student loan laws have made graduate school more expensive than ever. This past year we saw an [...]
New at the Libraries: Afro-Americana Imprints (1535-1922)
An exciting new resource has been added to the UW Database Library: Afro-Americana Imprints contains over 12,000 books, pamphlets and broadsides, including many lesser-known imprints, which represent an unparalleled record of African American history, literature and culture. This collection spans nearly 400 years, from the early 16th to the early 20th century. Critically important subjects [...]
Happy Holidays from the Libraries
This card became a lot more pertinent as Winter Storm Draco hit Madison this week. Wishing our students, faculty, and staff safe travels and a happy winter break. See you in January! Need the Libraries over winter break? Check our Who’s Open page daily to find out library hours in the coming weeks.
How to print at campus libraries
At this busy time of year, the last thing you want to worry about is how to print your final papers and projects – where to go, how to pay, who to ask for help, etc. The Libraries created a page dedicated to the ins and outs of Printing and DebitCard use (for printing or [...]
Research tips from your campus librarians
Not sure where to start when it comes to preparing for, researching, and writing those final papers? Baffled by bibliographies? Your friendly librarians here at UW have loads of resources to assist you as you head toward finals this semester. For starters, check out the Research Tips page on the library website. This is a [...]
Knitting for a cause at Steenbock Library
It’s a given that our campus libraries provide access to lots and lots of digital and print information. This fall, the kind staff at Steenbock Library are offering access to hands-on learning, too! Every Friday until December 14, students and staff are invited to the library to participate in a lunchtime knitting extravaganza. The events [...]
Jail Library Group Anniversary Celebration
The Jail Library Group, a student organization through the School of Library & Information Studies (SLIS) at UW-Madison, celebrates twenty years of a partnership with the Dane County Jail and Dane County Library Service to make educational, recreational and community resource reading materials available to local inmates. Here’s a note from JLG on how you [...]
DesignLab supports students’ work in digital, new media
Students seeking help with digital or new media assignments have a new service available to them this year. Located on the second floor of College Library, DesignLab is in the heart of where many students already spend their time researching, drafting, and revising class assignments. At first glance, DesignLab doesn’t look vastly different from the [...]
International Games Day at Steenbock Library
Join thousands of game lovers all over the world this Saturday, November 3rd, for International Game Day @ Your Library. In UW-Madison’s case, that library is Steenbock, located at the corner of Babcock and Observatory. This Saturday, November 3, from 1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m., Steenbock will have a gaming area on the library’s first [...]
Go Big Read Author Presentation
Not able to attend the presentation by Go Big Read author Lauren Redniss? Check out the video of the event. Original post, Monday October 15: A friendly reminder that Lauren Redniss, author of this year’s Go Big Read book, speaks tonight at 7:00 p.m. at Union South’s Varsity Hall. Get all the details on the [...]
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