{"id":30505,"date":"2021-06-02T18:41:53","date_gmt":"2021-06-02T23:41:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/libraries\/?page_id=30505"},"modified":"2026-03-19T16:14:52","modified_gmt":"2026-03-19T21:14:52","slug":"about","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/libraries\/about\/","title":{"rendered":"About"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"uwm-l-row\">\n<div class=\"uwm-l-col uwm-l-col--4 uwm-l-order--last\">\n<figure class=\"uwm-c-img--caption-gray\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"960\" height=\"1120\" src=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/libraries\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/572\/2021\/06\/doylenm.jpg\" alt=\"portrait of library director Michael Doylen\" class=\"wp-image-30518\" srcset=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/libraries\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/572\/2021\/06\/doylenm.jpg 960w, https:\/\/uwm.edu\/libraries\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/572\/2021\/06\/doylenm-257x300.jpg 257w, https:\/\/uwm.edu\/libraries\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/572\/2021\/06\/doylenm-878x1024.jpg 878w, https:\/\/uwm.edu\/libraries\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/572\/2021\/06\/doylenm-768x896.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/><figcaption>Michael Doylen<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"uwm-l-col\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading default\" id=\"h-welcome-from-the-director-of-the-uwm-libraries\">Welcome from the Director of the UWM Libraries<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The UWM Libraries are committed to promoting student success, research excellence, and community engagement at UWM, one of the nation\u2019s top research universities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We are the heart of UWM, providing critical resources and services to our 22,300 students and over 1,500 faculty and instructional staff. Our students benefit from information literacy instruction, one-on-one research consultations with expert librarians, and spaces that support teaching and learning. We promote research excellence by acquiring, curating, and preserving scholarship as well as by providing access to resources that we do not own, often fulfilling requests for articles within 24 hours. We welcome use of the Libraries by the general community and encourage them to consider joining the <a href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/libraries\/borrowing-services\/policies\/community-borrowers\/\">Community Borrowing Program.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Please <a href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/libraries\/directory\/doylen-michael\/\">contact me<\/a> or any other library staff member if you have questions or concerns. We want to hear from you!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u2014Michael Doylen, Associate Vice Provost &amp; Director of the Libraries<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"uwm-l-row\">\n<div class=\"uwm-l-col\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading default\" id=\"h-organization\">Organization<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/libraries\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/572\/2025\/10\/LIB_Annual-Report_24-25_web.pdf\">Annual Report<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/libraries\/about\/impact\/\">Impact of the UWM Libraries<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/libraries\/about\/mission-vision-values\/\">Mission, Vision, and Values<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading default\" id=\"h-general-information\">General Information<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/libraries\/about\/hours\/\">Hours<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/libraries\/about\/ada\/\">Accessible Services and Resources<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/libraries\/about\/jobs\/\">Employment Opportunities<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/libraries\/about\/conference-center\/\">Golda Meir Library Conference Center<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/libraries\/about\/news-and-events\/\">News and Events<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/libraries\/about\/collections\/\">Overview of Collections<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/uwmlibstatus.wordpress.com\/\">Library System Status<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/libraries\/about\/golda\/\">Who Was Golda Meir?<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/libraries\/about\/incident\/\">Report an Incident<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading default\" id=\"h-building-information\">Building Information<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/libraries\/about\/building\/\">Floorplans<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/libraries\/about\/sculptures\/\">Sculptures<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"uwm-l-col\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading default\" id=\"h-staff-and-departments\">Staff and Departments<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/libraries\/directory\/\">Staff Directory<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/libraries\/about\/libraries-departmental-teams-numbers\/\">Departments &amp; Services Directory<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/libraries\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/572\/2026\/03\/UWM-Libraries-Organization-Chart-March-2026.pdf\">Organization Chart<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/libraries\/about\/contacts\/\">Contacts Program<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading default\" id=\"h-policies-and-guidelines\">Policies and Guidelines<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/libraries\/crm\/\">Collection Development Policies<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/libraries\/about\/conditions\/\">Conditions of Use (Electronic Resources)<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/libraries\/about\/uwm-libraries-conduct-policy\/\">Conduct Policy<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/libraries\/library-technology\/photographing-filming-policy\/\">Photographing and Filming Policy<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/libraries\/about\/privacy\/\">Privacy Information<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/libraries\/about\/r-and-r\/\">User Rights and Responsibilities<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading default\" id=\"h-fellowships-and-grants\">Fellowships and Grants<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/libraries\/agsl\/agsl-fellowships\/\">American Geographical Society Library Research Fellowships<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/libraries\/special\/events\/fromkin\/\">Morris Fromkin Research Grant and Lectureship<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":57,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":26,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":"","uwm_wg_additional_authors":[]},"class_list":["post-30505","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v27.2 (Yoast SEO v27.2) - 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