Outstanding Library Staff Honored

The UWM Libraries celebrated the 2024 recipients of the Janet and Carl Moebius Outstanding Staff Achievement Awards at a reception with Provost Andrew Daire today, January 7, in the Golda Meir Library. Those honored for their exceptional service in 2024 …

True Librarian — Interviews with UWM Libraries Staff: Stephen Appel

Stephen Appel joined the UWM Libraries’ staff in 2016 as geospatial information librarian in the American Geographical Society Library (AGSL), one of the foremost cartographic libraries in North America. But he was already well-acquainted with campus and the library, having …

Navigating the AI Landscape: Resources at the UWM Libraries

As generative artificial intelligence (AI) continues to evolve, its influence on higher education is becoming increasingly profound. The UWM Libraries are staying abreast of its potential to support academic success, as well as its risks, and offer many resources to …

Shorter Loan History Will Protect Privacy

As the result of a privacy policy developed by the Council of UW Libraries, beginning January 2025 the UWM Libraries will anonymize loan circulation data six months after an item’s return. This process will de-identify the individual associated with the …

UWM Digital Commons Transitions to MINDS@UW

The UWM Libraries are retiring our institutional repository, UWM Digital Commons, and moving its content to MINDS@UW (Multidisciplinary Institutional Network for Data and Scholarship), a Universities of Wisconsin community-hosted repository. “MINDS@UW Milwaukee” will support open access to research and scholarship …

Fromkin Social Justice Grant and Lecture Endowment Goal Reached

The UWM Libraries are excited to announce that we have reached our campaign goal of $150,000 to endow the Morris Fromkin Memorial Research Grant and Lecture, thanks in large measure to a major gift and a multi-year pledge totaling $135,000, …

New Portal Offers Self-Serve Access to Geospatial Data

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, …

Libraries Annual Report Highlights 2023-24 Accomplishments

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 …

Library Building Projects Fall Update

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 …