This semester, the UWM Libraries launched a Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) Plan to guide our work as we seek to be more intentional in our efforts to create a safe and welcoming environment for everyone at UWM. The plan …
Every two years, the UWM Libraries, the Graduate School, and the Office of Research celebrate UWM faculty and staff who have published books or recordings since the last UWM Authors ceremony. Because of the pandemic, this year the Libraries have …
A project that charts the racial housing covenants employed to segregate Milwaukee County in the 20th century and the fight against them has been awarded the UWM Libraries’ 2021 Morris Fromkin Memorial Grant and Lectureship. The winning proposal – “Mapping …
Since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, the UWM Libraries have worked hard to ensure that our students don’t have to choose between access to library resources and their personal health and safety. We have fulfilled our mission, and kept …
The UWM Libraries celebrated the 2020 recipients of the Janet and Carl Moebius Outstanding Achievement Awards during a virtual ceremony on February 3, with Provost Johannes Britz announcing the awards. Those honored for their exceptional service in 2020 were Abigail …
Under a new publishing agreement between the Public Library of Science (PLOS) and the Big Ten Academic Alliance (BTAA), UWM authors are eligible to participate in PLOS’s Community Action Publishing (CAP) Program. The agreement allows BTAA researchers and others to …
The UWM Libraries are very excited to announce that our Archives Renovation Project has met its campaign goal of $2.8 million. Jumpstarted by an unsolicited, anonymous gift of $1 million in 2017, with additional donors and the state of Wisconsin …
The UWM Libraries at all three campuses–Milwaukee, Washington County and Waukesha–will be closed over the Thanksgiving holiday. All libraries will reopen with reduced hours on Monday, November 30. Please see the UWM Libraries hours for more information about specific hours …
Every two years, the UWM Libraries join with the Graduate School and the Office of Research to honor recent UWM authors at a special event. The next UWM Authors Recognition Ceremony will be a virtual, asynchronous celebration that will launch …
International Open Access Week is October 19-25, 2020. Reflecting on this year’s theme, “Open with Purpose: Taking Action to Build Structural Equity and Inclusion,” UWM Librarians and Scholarly Communication Team members Kristin Woodward and Ann Hanlon answered some questions about Open Access at UWM. …
