The American Geographical Society Library (AGSL) and Digital Collections & Initiatives (DC&I) department have launched GeoDiscovery, an online geoportal that provides discovery and access to geospatial data in AGSL collections as well as data and maps held by other institutions, …
During the 2023-24 academic year, the UWM Libraries celebrated the opening of our $2.8 million Archives renovation, began construction of a new Graduate Student Commons, collaborated with the Roberto Hernandez Center on a podcast showcasing Latinx history at UWM and …
Over the summer, the Libraries completed renovation of an area on the second floor, west wing overlooking the central courtyard and Three Bronze Discs sculpture as an open study area for students. Work continues on various renovations in the Golda …
Summer is construction season on Wisconsin roads, and, this year, in the Golda Meir Library as well. Several renovation projects will address important needs and update outmoded spaces. The creation of a 2,700 square foot Graduate Student Commons on the …
Tiffany Thornton is the outreach and community engagement librarian at the UWM Libraries, a position she has held since 2014. In this role, Tiffany supervises the Libraries’ diversity services for UWM students, coordinates the Libraries’ K-12 programming and onsite visits, …
The American Geographical Society Library has awarded research fellowships to three international scholars for 2024. All three are exploring a “view from the outside“ — as one of the fellows, Jitka Močičková, characterizes her research topic — during their time …
A UWM Libraries’ initiative to provide e-textbooks for almost 15% of the courses offered at UWM during the 2023-24 year ensured that all students taking those classes had access to their textbooks on the first day. The initiative’s success has …
Nan Kim, UWM associate professor of history and co-chair of the public history program, has been selected for the 2024 Morris Fromkin Memorial Grant and Lecture. Her proposal is titled “Environmental Crisis and Social Justice in the New Nuclear Age: …
This past summer the UWM Libraries made great strides in fulfilling an important goal of our Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) strategic plan by acquiring a number of books from independent publishers who focus on historically underrepresented communities. The Libraries’ …
The UWM Libraries celebrated the 2023 recipients of the Janet and Carl Moebius Outstanding Staff Achievement Awards at a reception with Provost Andrew Daire on January 10, 2024 in the Golda Meir Library. Those honored for their exceptional service in …
