Stories indexed under: Libraries

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• Artists and libraries unite in innovative student project Nov. 3, 2011 Merging organizational savvy and community outreach, three students in the School of Library and Information Studies (SLIS) have created a resource to connect artists, libraries and the people who love them.
• "Ask a Librarian" service now available through text messaging Oct. 27, 2011
• Birdseye view of Wisconsin's past wins governor's award Oct. 11, 2011 A popular website that draws from tens of thousands of rare aerial photographs of Wisconsin will receive the 2011 Governor’s Award for Archival Innovation from the Wisconsin Historical Records Advisory Board.
• Before social media, there was Pamela O’Donnell Sept. 13, 2011 Pamela O’Donnell has transformed what could have been an out-of-the-way bulletin board on the first floor of College Library into an essential stop for many of the library’s thousands of visitors each year.
• Alarm test to close Memorial Library on Sept. 7 from 8 a.m.-5 p.m. Sept. 1, 2011 Testing on fire alarms will close the Memorial Library on Wednesday, Sept. 7 from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.
• Longtime library director reflects on a career at the crossroads Sept. 1, 2011 When a young Ken Frazier attempted to discern his future career, he found that his interests lay in “introductory everything and advanced nothing.”
• Physicist, library donor William "Jack" Fry dies July 22, 2011
• Update: Maureen Grant remembered by campus community June 23, 2011 Maureen Grant, a 26-year employee of UW Libraries, is being remembered as a talented colleague and conversationalist. Grant was identified Thursday afternoon as the victim of Wednesday’s fatal University Avenue accident involving a Madison Metro bus.
• Changes coming to UW-Madison libraries May 3, 2011
• Friends book sale to be held Sept. 29-Oct. 2 Sept. 22, 2010
• ‘The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks’ chosen for Go Big Read program April 6, 2010 UW-Madison Chancellor Biddy Martin has selected "The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks" by Rebecca Skloot as the book for the second year of Go Big Read, the university's common reading program.
• Book sale planned for April 7–10 March 24, 2010 The largest used book sale in Wisconsin will be held Wednesday–Saturday, April 7–10, in Room 116 of the Memorial Library.
• Exhibit explores state of science at time of Darwin’s book Nov. 23, 2009 “Science Circa 1859: On the Eve of Darwin’s Origin of Species,” opening Monday, Nov. 23, in the Department of Special Collections at Memorial Library, explores the state of science before Charles Darwin’s groundbreaking book arrived on the scene 150 years ago.
• WYOU donates tapes of LGBT show to Memorial Library Nov. 11, 2009 The University of Wisconsin-Madison's Memorial Library will accept a gift of 800 videotapes from WYOU Community Television during a reception on Friday, Nov. 13.
• Nominations for Go Big Read sought Nov. 6, 2009 Planning is under way for Go Big Read’s sophomore year, and nominations are now being accepted for next year’s book selection.
• WYOU bequeaths Runyon’s master tapes to Memorial Library Nov. 4, 2009 WYOU Community Television will transfer ownership of the master video tapes of “Nothing To Hide,” the late David Runyon’s long-running television show, to Memorial Library.
• Digital reading technology makes its way into UW-Madison classrooms Oct. 13, 2009 Alongside music, television and the news media, books are surging into the new technology era with digital reading devices.
• Friends hold fall book sale Oct. 7, 2009 The fall book sale, organized by the Friends of the UW–Madison Libraries, takes place today (Oct. 7) through Saturday, Oct. 10. The sale is open to the public and is held in 116 Memorial Library.
• UW-Madison expands agreement with Google July 9, 2009 The University of Wisconsin-Madison has expanded its agreement with Google to digitize books from UW-Madison's collection and make them available online.
• University announces title of ‘Go Big Read’ book May 6, 2009 From a short list compiled by a review committee from the nearly 400 nominated titles for the university's Go Big Read common book program, Chancellor Biddy Martin has selected "In Defense of Food: An Eater's Manifesto," by Michael Pollan, as the book for the inaugural year.