Instead of having to purchase an expensive textbook or going without, students enrolled in the survey course Astronomy 103 in fall 2017 were offered a no-cost online textbook—OpenStax Astronomy. At the end of the semester, the instructors asked students about …
The National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has awarded the Norman B. Leventhal Map & Education Center (Boston Public Library) and the American Geographical Society Library (AGSL) a grant of $348,641 to build new features for the Allmaps georeferencing platform, making cartographic collections more accessible …
Over the past three decades, textbook prices have increased at nearly three times the rate of inflation. This has resulted in a significant financial strain on students, forcing many to forego essential course materials or take on substantial debt to …
By Kathy Quirk The UWM Libraries and the Roberto Hernandez Center have collaborated in a new podcast showcasing Latinx history at UWM and in Milwaukee. The podcast will be formally launched Oct. 5 at a HOLA Archives Podcast Project reception in the …
The UWM Libraries’ greatly expanded and renovated Archives Department is now open, providing the UWM community and others with modern and inviting spaces in which to pursue research and learning. An open house will be held on Wednesday, September 20 from …
During the 2022-23 academic year, the UWM Libraries completed its $2.8 million Archives renovation; received grants from Wisconsin Humanities and the Digital Public Library of America to further community engagement; joined a collaborative effort to support the exploration of the …
Robert Karels is the new head of collection development. He started his career in libraries as a student employee at Northern Illinois University in technical services nearly 20 years ago. Since then, he has worked in many different roles ranging …
Famous for its world-class collection of more than half a million maps and atlases, the American Geographical Society Library also boasts an extensive photograph collection, now nearing one million items, that is less well known. However, as more of the …
The UWM Center for Latin American and Caribbean Studies (CLACS) has awarded stipends to eleven Milwaukee Public School teachers and librarians to spend one week this summer exploring children’s and young adult book collections in the UWM Libraries Curriculum Collection, …
In a distinguished career that spans five decades, Barry Moser (b. 1940) has established himself as a premier book designer, a renowned children’s book illustrator, and one of the finest wood engravers of the 20th and 21st centuries. A retrospective …
