Stories indexed under: Libraries

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• Friends of the Libraries Book Sale starts April 3 March 29, 2013 The Friends of the UW-Madison Libraries Spring Book Sale, which organizers say is one of the largest used book sales in Wisconsin with more than 15,000 books to choose from, will be held Wednesday, April 3 through Saturday, April 6.
• Van Gemert named to lead UW-Madison libraries Jan. 22, 2013 Ed Van Gemert, who has served as interim director of the General Library System at the University of Wisconsin-Madison since December of 2011, has been selected to lead the system on a permanent basis. His title will be Vice Provost for Libraries and University Librarian.
• Go Big Read seeks titles focused on global connections for 2013-'14 program Jan. 14, 2013 For the 2013-2014 year of Go Big Read, the selection committee for UW-Madison’s common-reading program is seeking a book that fits this theme of global connections. Fiction titles are strongly encouraged.
• Library finalists present to public Dec. 14, 2012 Final presentations by the four finalists for Vice Provost for Libraries and University Librarian at the University of Wisconsin-Madison are now available for online viewing.
• Cross-campus center for bioscience students being developed Nov. 13, 2012 The Institute for Biology Education and Steenbock Library have launched a joint Educational Innovation project to create a biology community and learning center for bioscience students across campus.
• Friends Fall Book Sale starts Nov. 7 Oct. 31, 2012 If you love books, you won't want to miss the Friends of the UW-Madison Libraries Fall Book Sale, Wednesday, Nov. 7 through Saturday, Nov. 10.
• Finalists, visit dates announced for university librarian Oct. 30, 2012 Four finalists for the position of Vice Provost for Libraries and University Librarian at the University of Wisconsin–Madison will visit campus over the next six weeks, meeting with campus and community constituencies and participating in a series of public presentations.
• Campus partners with publisher to make "Radioactive" accessible Sept. 24, 2012 Scientific discovery, sacrifice and the love story of two groundbreaking scientists unfold in the beautifully complex pages of this year’s selection for Go Big Read, the University of Wisconsin-Madison’s common-reading program.
• Found in the University Archives: Crossing the pond in 1929 Aug. 7, 2012 As people converge on London for the Olympic Games, we thought it might be fun to reflect on a time when travel across the Pond was much different.
• Memorial Library’s Special Collections department showcases new exhibit and much more July 19, 2012 A new exhibit, "Expanding the Home Circle: An Exhibit of Artists' Books Paired with Illustrated Books 
from the Cairns Collection of American Women Writers," has been installed in Memorial Library's Special Collections department. The exhibit, on display until Sept. 14, was created and curated by UW-Madison art department alumna Rachel Melis.
• Online library searching just got better May 21, 2012 Searching the UW Libraries’ online catalog just got better and easier.
• Go Big Read goes “Radioactive” for 2012-2013 book selection April 23, 2012 University of Wisconsin-Madison Interim Chancellor David Ward has selected "Radioactive: Marie and Pierre Curie, A Tale of Love and Fallout" by Pulitzer Prize-nominated New York Times illustrator Lauren Redniss as the book for the fourth year of Go Big Read, the university's common reading program.
• Wisconsin Geological Survey maps find new home April 11, 2012 The Wisconsin Geological and Natural History Survey is donating more than 1,200 topographic maps to the UW-Madison Robinson Map Library, where they will be available for loan to the public.
• Committee to help identify, select next University Librarian March 9, 2012 A search and screen committee has been appointed to assist the administration in the identification and selection of candidates for the next University Librarian of the General Library System at UW-Madison.
• Student services enhance College Library Feb. 28, 2012 With its long-established reputation as the place to see and be seen on the UW-Madison campus, College Library likes to play on its strengths as a social library.
• Bringing the Yiddish past to life: A tour through the Mayrent Collection Feb. 24, 2012 The Friends of the UW-Madison Libraries will celebrate the Mayrent Collection at a special event at the University Club, 803 State St., on Thursday, March 1 at 4:30 p.m.
• Journal boycott gaining steam at UW-Madison Feb. 21, 2012 They are mad as hell, and not going to take it anymore. That describes an emerging response from more than 6,000 scientists to Elsevier, publisher of more than 2,500 scientific journals, including Cell and The Lancet.
• Volunteer with the UW-Madison Archives and help preserve campus history Jan. 31, 2012 Do you love campus? Do you love history? There are many ways you can help the UW-Madison Archives collect and preserve campus history.
• Van Gemert, Steele appointed to interim director posts Dec. 20, 2011 Two senior University of Wisconsin–Madison staff members will step into interim director positions in their respective campus units.
• A farewell to the card catalog Nov. 29, 2011 It will be the end of an era when the public card catalog is removed from its home in room 224 of Memorial Library on the UW–Madison campus.