All three of the UWM Libraries' Distinctive Collections--American Geographical Society Library, Archives, and Special Collections--will have pop-up exhibits, drawn from their collections, celebrating Latinx Heritage Month, September 15 to October 14, 2023.
This exhibition examines the variety of human imagings about "what's out there." On display through October are 17th- 19th century conjectures on celestial bodies and mechanics; contemporary artist's books that ponder space and time; and speculative fiction from early science fiction and fantasy …
Exhibit, American Geographical Society Library Mapping the stars as they rotate through the night sky is an ancient art practiced by people all over the world. The ways people talk about space change over time thanks to scientific discoveries, but …
Presented by Tomas Lipinski, UWM School of Information Studies. Join us to discuss the problematic area where intellectual property rights and artificial intelligence cross paths: from the mining of data to feed large language models, to issues of attribution and …
UWM Libraries' Archives, UWM Films Studies Program, and UWM Department of Film, Video, Animation and New Genres present Home Movie Day on Saturday, October 14, 2023 from noon to 4 p.m. in Room B91 in Mitchell Hall, 3202 N. Downer …
Presented by Dr. Anne Widmayer. Scholar Sip is a free community event held on select Thursdays over the lunch hour at the UWM at Washington County Library. Come find out about the incredible research done by UWM staff – and …
Ermitte Saint Jacques, assistant professor in the UWM Department of African and African Diaspora Studies, and Robert Smith, Harry G. John Professor in the Marquette University Department of History, present the 54th Morris Fromkin Memorial Lecture at 4 p.m. on …
The UWM Libraries invite you to a workshop and discussion in which we will examine the emerging models for open access publishing, and their benefits and shortcomings from viewpoints of authors, editors, librarians, and publishers. REGISTRATION This year, UWM Libraries …
Cormac McCarthy "Wake for Susan" (1959) "A Drowning Incident" (1960) "The Dark Waters" (1965) No expertise or prerequisites are required. We only ask that you read the selected texts. INSTRUCTIONS FOR THE ZOOM SESSION If you think you will be …
Presented by Ann Hanlon, UWM Libraries. Juncture is an open-source framework to build multimedia exhibits that enables authors to build simple or complex narratives, building on other open tools. Tap into existing digital collections and incorporate high resolution images, zooming capabilities, …