As part of campus efforts to create a more student-centric university, and, in particular, to provide spaces to allow healing as we emerge from a uniquely traumatic moment, the UWM Libraries have created a Contemplative Space, located in Room E275 …
Beginning this fall semester, students at the UWM at Waukesha Library will have access to dedicated group study rooms with shareable technology. With a capacity for 4-6 students, each of the six new group study rooms has seating and worktables, …
We are thrilled to welcome students back to our three locations — the Golda Meir Library, Waukesha Library, and Washington County Library — as we begin the Fall 2021 semester. The Libraries are fully open, and all library services are …
The UWM Libraries have invested in a new series of tools to support teaching, learning, and research in an online environment where faculty, staff, and students are increasingly working and learning off-campus. Third Iron’s LibKey Suite and BrowZine tools will …
After 25 years of service, Leigh Dorsey, assistant director of Libraries for Access Services, will retire effective August 3. Leigh joined the Libraries in 1995 as access services librarian with the responsibility of supervising Interlibrary Loan. In that role, she …
In the UWM Libraries 2020-21 Annual Report, you will find stories on the Libraries’ new DEI plan, virtual instruction during and after COVID-19, the Archives $2.8 million renovation, a data mining project focused on archival LGBTQ+ audiovisual materials, American Geographical …
As UWM transitions into summer session, the Libraries want to provide updated information about our on-site services and hours that will take effect on June 1, 2021. At the Golda Meir Library, we are expanding access beyond the Daniel M. …
Jane Cavanaugh, public services librarian at UWM at Waukesha, has announced her retirement on June 14. Jane began her career at UW-Waukesha (as it was known until it merged with UWM) in fall 1984 after receiving her MLS from UWM’s School …
The UWM Libraries have launched the Desi Wisconsin South Asian Immigration Oral History Project. Led by Sharath Raja, a prominent Milwaukee resident, the project is an ongoing effort to document some of the first South Asian immigrants to Wisconsin from 1950-1979. The …
After nearly 25 years of service to the UWM Libraries, Kim Silbersack will retire on June 2, 2021. In her role as facilities manager, Kim’s service and dedication have impacted everyone who uses the Golda Meir Library for work, research, …
