Events Calendar
Spring Events
April 16
'Staying in the Game: Libraries in a Digital Age'
5:30 p.m.
Wisconsin Historical Society Auditorium
816 State Street
Susan M. Allen, associate director and chief librarian of the Getty Research Institute in Los Angeles, California, will give the Friends annual lecture this year. She will address the rapidly changing environment for research libraries as they move into the digital age. With vast collections of rare materials, they are at risk of becoming irrelevant, and even non-rare print collections are fast becoming a thing of the past, she says.
Allen will outline specific steps research libraries can take to remain competitive, including trumpeting their unique qualities not offered on the Web, leveraging intellectual property rights, and practicing marketing techniques.<
Allen will also speak about her own research experiences on Joseph Ames and why that work, and the work of many other scholars, depends on having access to original materials and cannot be successfully carried out using digital copies alone.
A banquet at 6:30 p.m. at the Pyle Center will directly follow the lecture.
May 2
‘Arts & Humanities in a Digital Age: An Arts & Humanities Research Symposium’
9 a.m. - 2:30 p.m.
Pyle Center
702 Langdon Street
Two national leaders in digital research in the humanities are key presenters this spring in a UW-Madison symposium jointly sponsored by the libraries and the Division of Information Technology. The program at the Pyle Center on campus will be held 9 a.m. - 2:30 p.m. Friday, May 2, at no charge to participants.
The symposium focuses on projects that use digital technology in the arts and humanities or study its impact. It will address collaborative research initiatives for faculty and students as well as the public’s ability to search and access arts and humanities information.
The keynote address will be given by Wendy Pradt Lougee, university librarian and McKnight Professor at the University of Minnesota. She is also the head of the Digital Humanities Initiative for the National Endowment for the Humanities and was the principal investigator for the JSTOR pilot.
The symposium also features Peter Losin, a UW-Madison alumnus, ’78, MA’81, Ph.D.’85, of the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH), who will describe the Digital Humanities Initiative, a program aimed at supporting the creation or study of digital humanities projects.
A panel of UW-Madison arts and humanities faculty and graduate students will offer participants a chance to share ideas from the discussions. The panel is likely to include Associate Vice Chancellor Laurie Beth Clark, Scandinavian Studies Professor Jim Leary, Associate Professor of English John McKenzie and graduate student Natalie Van Deusen.
For more information about the symposium and registration, see: http://cio.wisc.edu/events/researchconf/may08/.
Exhibits
WorkBooks
Memorial Library, Department of Special Collections
Feb. 18 - May 19, 2008
Workbooks—seen as places for inventing, sketching and reflecting—offer raw and unmediated views of taking notes and shaping information. This exhibit explores the history of workbooks and focuses on the book as an active “site.” It draws on the workbooks and sketchbooks of UW-Madison faculty and staff and other invited artists, complemented by related holdings of the Department of Special Collections. Guest exhibit curator is Derrick Buisch, associate professor of art, UW-Madison. An exhibit at the Kohler Art Library will feature other titles that speak to the theme of sketchbooks and workbooks.
Sketchbooks: Selections from the Kohler Art Library
February 18 – May 19
Artists use sketchbooks to quickly capture a fleeting moment depicted in a scene, face, impression, interior view, animal, rambling thought (doodle), or general idea. One can almost see the hand of an artist by looking at a sketchbook. Sketchbooks come in all sizes, but for the most part they are portable and accompany the artist to local sites or faraway places. Facsimiles have been published to reproduce the exact sketchbook and/or pages of the sketchbook used by the artist. Smudges, rips, stains, and stray marks are all reproduced to match the original artifact. The art library has a growing collection of these facsimiles, such as the sketchbooks of Picasso, Renoir, Cezanne, Paul Klee, and Le Corbusier, among others. Contemporary book artists such as Henrik Drescher and Susan Bee incorporate a sketchbook-like quality in their work with splashes of dazzling color and playful line drawings. All of the sketchbooks on display show work that is “in the moment” and unrehearsed. This exhibit is a corollary to the “Workbooks” exhibit currently on display in Memorial Library, Special Collections. Curated by Lyn Korenic.
Works on Paper
March 24 - May 18
Wendt Library Alcove
Works on Paper is the first art show on display in Wendt Library's new alcove gallery. The exhibit features works by UW-Madison MA/MFA candidate Willow Hagge. Combining etching, lithography and collage, the rich, earthy colors of Hagge's prints blend the texture, dimension and detail of dried plants in an effect that is both dramatic and calming.
Reciprocity: A Letterpress Postcard Exchange
Memorial Library, second floor
hallway
continues through May
Silver Buckle Press displays Reciprocity: A Letterpress Postcard Exchange between two Art of the Printed Book classes at the University of Wisconsin-Madison and the College of St. Benedict | Saint John's University. For more information about this postcard exchange, or Silver Buckle Press contact Kathy or visit Silver Buckle Press in 236 Memorial Library.
The Moment...Captured in Danish Paper Cutting, Photography and Watercolor
May 1- August 1
Ebling Library, 3rd floor Historical Reading Room and Galleries
Fresh from her exhibition at the Danish Immigrant Museum in Iowa, artist Cyndy McKeen ’s work exemplifies the Danish paper cutting tradition. Her intricate nature scenes, whimsical animals, Christmas trees and mobiles, will amaze as well as delight.
The installation also displays the die cutting tools used in creating these masterpieces. McKeen ’s photographs taken in Japan and other locales capture what she refers to as the “spirit of place.” A large Global Harmony Labyrinth, a visual metaphor for life’s journey, completes the multi-media exhibition.
Meet the artist during the exhibit Open House from 12-4 p.m. on Thursday, May 1, 2008.
John H. Van Vleck: "The Research Years"
Continues through mid-spring
Physics Library
The second exhibit in a series on John H. Van Vleck focuses on his part in the "quantum revolution" of the 1920s. Van Vleck began his study of quantum mechanics as a doctoral student at Harvard and later as a faculty member at the University of Minnesota. He continued his investigation after moving to Wisconsin in 1928, publishing a book in 1932, The Theory of Electric and Magnetic Susceptibilities. Van Vleck laid the foundation for understanding the magnetic properties of solids, and there is a direct line between his discoveries and the development of materials used in computer hard drives and magnetic tapes. A third exhibit, expected in mid-spring, will continue the Van Vleck story through his many lifetime honors, including receipt of the Nobel Prize.
Skeletons in the Attic, Life in the Atrium: 100 Years of Medical Education at UW-Madison
Opens October 12
Reception to be held later in the year
Ebling Library
Over the coming year Ebling Library will have an exhibition and at least two gallery events to honor the School of Medicine and Public Health's (SMPH) Centennial (1907-2007). This historical exhibit and gallery installation will highlight the leadership, students, buildings, faculty, collegial relationships, research and clinical departments that made the the School of Medicine and Public Health what it is today, a world class teaching institution.
Ongoing Workshops
Library Workshops
Library staff members conduct workshops throughout the year at no charge for
UW-Madison faculty, staff and students. Program topics range from using the
library catalog and conducting research in specialized databases to finding
grant information and creating simple Web pages. Contact Library & Information Literacy
Instruction at 262-4308 for more information or visit the Web site.
"If minds are truly alive they will seek out books, for books are the human race recounting its memorable experiences, confronting its problems, searching for solutions, drawing the blueprints of its futures."
Harry A. Overstreet (1875-1970), American social psychologist
For more information about events in the UW-Madison Libraries, contact:
Library Communications
330C Memorial Library
728 State St.
Madison, WI 53706
(608) 262-0076
or
e-mail Library Communications
Exhibits
WorkBooks
Memorial Library, Department of Special Collections
Feb. 18 - May 19, 2008
Workbooks—seen as places for inventing, sketching and reflecting—offer raw and unmediated views of taking notes and shaping information. This exhibit explores the history of workbooks and focuses on the book as an active “site.” It draws on the workbooks and sketchbooks of UW-Madison faculty and staff and other invited artists, complemented by related holdings of the Department of Special Collections. Guest exhibit curator is Derrick Buisch, associate professor of art, UW-Madison. An exhibit at the Kohler Art Library will feature other titles that speak to the theme of sketchbooks and workbooks.
Sketchbooks: Selections from the Kohler Art Library
February 18 – May 19
Artists use sketchbooks to quickly capture a fleeting moment depicted in a scene, face, impression, interior view, animal, rambling thought (doodle), or general idea. One can almost see the hand of an artist by looking at a sketchbook. Sketchbooks come in all sizes, but for the most part they are portable and accompany the artist to local sites or faraway places. Facsimiles have been published to reproduce the exact sketchbook and/or pages of the sketchbook used by the artist. Smudges, rips, stains, and stray marks are all reproduced to match the original artifact. The art library has a growing collection of these facsimiles, such as the sketchbooks of Picasso, Renoir, Cezanne, Paul Klee, and Le Corbusier, among others. Contemporary book artists such as Henrik Drescher and Susan Bee incorporate a sketchbook-like quality in their work with splashes of dazzling color and playful line drawings. All of the sketchbooks on display show work that is “in the moment” and unrehearsed. This exhibit is a corollary to the “Workbooks” exhibit currently on display in Memorial Library, Special Collections. Curated by Lyn Korenic.
Works on Paper
March 24 - May 18
Wendt Library Alcove
Works on Paper is the first art show on display in Wendt Library's new alcove gallery. The exhibit features works by UW-Madison MA/MFA candidate Willow Hagge. Combining etching, lithography and collage, the rich, earthy colors of Hagge's prints blend the texture, dimension and detail of dried plants in an effect that is both dramatic and calming.
Reciprocity: A Letterpress Postcard Exchange
Memorial Library, second floor
hallway
continues through May
Silver Buckle Press displays Reciprocity: A Letterpress Postcard Exchange between two Art of the Printed Book classes at the University of Wisconsin-Madison and the College of St. Benedict | Saint John's University. For more information about this postcard exchange, or Silver Buckle Press contact Kathy or visit Silver Buckle Press in 236 Memorial Library.
The Moment...Captured in Danish Paper Cutting, Photography and Watercolor
May 1- August 1
Ebling Library, 3rd floor Historical Reading Room and Galleries
Fresh from her exhibition at the Danish Immigrant Museum in Iowa, artist Cyndy McKeen ’s work exemplifies the Danish paper cutting tradition. Her intricate nature scenes, whimsical animals, Christmas trees and mobiles, will amaze as well as delight.
The installation also displays the die cutting tools used in creating these masterpieces. McKeen ’s photographs taken in Japan and other locales capture what she refers to as the “spirit of place.” A large Global Harmony Labyrinth, a visual metaphor for life’s journey, completes the multi-media exhibition.
Meet the artist during the exhibit Open House from 12-4 p.m. on Thursday, May 1, 2008.
John H. Van Vleck: "The Research Years"
Continues through mid-spring
Physics Library
The second exhibit in a series on John H. Van Vleck focuses on his part in the "quantum revolution" of the 1920s. Van Vleck began his study of quantum mechanics as a doctoral student at Harvard and later as a faculty member at the University of Minnesota. He continued his investigation after moving to Wisconsin in 1928, publishing a book in 1932, The Theory of Electric and Magnetic Susceptibilities. Van Vleck laid the foundation for understanding the magnetic properties of solids, and there is a direct line between his discoveries and the development of materials used in computer hard drives and magnetic tapes. A third exhibit, expected in mid-spring, will continue the Van Vleck story through his many lifetime honors, including receipt of the Nobel Prize.
Skeletons in the Attic, Life in the Atrium: 100 Years of Medical Education at UW-Madison
Opens October 12
Reception to be held later in the year
Ebling Library
Over the coming year Ebling Library will have an exhibition and at least two gallery events to honor the School of Medicine and Public Health's (SMPH) Centennial (1907-2007). This historical exhibit and gallery installation will highlight the leadership, students, buildings, faculty, collegial relationships, research and clinical departments that made the the School of Medicine and Public Health what it is today, a world class teaching institution.
Events
April 16
'Staying in the Game: Libraries in a Digital Age'
5:30 p.m.
Wisconsin Historical Society Auditorium
816 State Street
Susan M. Allen, associate director and chief librarian of the Getty Research Institute in Los Angeles, California, will give the Friends annual lecture this year. She will address the rapidly changing environment for research libraries as they move into the digital age. With vast collections of rare materials, they are at risk of becoming irrelevant, and even non-rare print collections are fast becoming a thing of the past, she says.
Allen will outline specific steps research libraries can take to remain competitive, including trumpeting their unique qualities not offered on the Web, leveraging intellectual property rights, and practicing marketing techniques.<
Allen will also speak about her own research experiences on Joseph Ames and why that work, and the work of many other scholars, depends on having access to original materials and cannot be successfully carried out using digital copies alone.
A banquet at 6:30 p.m. at the Pyle Center will directly follow the lecture.
May 2
‘Arts & Humanities in a Digital Age: An Arts & Humanities Research Symposium’
9 a.m. - 2:30 p.m.
Pyle Center
702 Langdon Street
Two national leaders in digital research in the humanities are key presenters this spring in a UW-Madison symposium jointly sponsored by the libraries and the Division of Information Technology. The program at the Pyle Center on campus will be held 9 a.m. - 2:30 p.m. Friday, May 2, at no charge to participants.
The symposium focuses on projects that use digital technology in the arts and humanities or study its impact. It will address collaborative research initiatives for faculty and students as well as the public’s ability to search and access arts and humanities information.
The keynote address will be given by Wendy Pradt Lougee, university librarian and McKnight Professor at the University of Minnesota. She is also the head of the Digital Humanities Initiative for the National Endowment for the Humanities and was the principal investigator for the JSTOR pilot.
The symposium also features Peter Losin, a UW-Madison alumnus, ’78, MA’81, Ph.D.’85, of the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH), who will describe the Digital Humanities Initiative, a program aimed at supporting the creation or study of digital humanities projects.
A panel of UW-Madison arts and humanities faculty and graduate students will offer participants a chance to share ideas from the discussions. The panel is likely to include Associate Vice Chancellor Laurie Beth Clark, Scandinavian Studies Professor Jim Leary, Associate Professor of English John McKenzie and graduate student Natalie Van Deusen.
For more information about the symposium and registration, see: http://cio.wisc.edu/events/researchconf/may08/.
"If minds are truly alive they will seek out books, for books are the human race recounting its memorable experiences, confronting its problems, searching for solutions, drawing the blueprints of its futures."
Harry A. Overstreet (1875-1970), American social psychologist
For more information about events in the UW-Madison Libraries, contact:
Library Communications
330C Memorial Library
728 State St.
Madison, WI 53706
(608) 262-0076
or
e-mail Library Communications
Ongoing Workshops
Library Workshops
Library staff members conduct workshops throughout the year at no charge for
UW-Madison faculty, staff and students. Program topics range from using the
library catalog and conducting research in specialized databases to finding
grant information and creating simple Web pages. Contact Library & Information Literacy
Instruction at 262-4308 for more information or visit the Web site.
Friends Book Sale
The largest used book sale in Wisconsin, the next one to be held Wednesday through Saturday, March 26-29 in Memorial Library at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, includes more than 15,000 books covering almost any subject.
The semiannual sales, organized by the Friends of the University of Wisconsin-Madison Library, offer books on almost every subject.
Spring 2008 Book Sale Hours
Preview Sale ($5 entry)
Wednesday, March 26, 5 p.m. - 9 p.m.
Regular Sale (No entry fee)
Thursday, March 27, 10:30 a.m. - 7 p.m.
Friday, March 28, 10:30 a.m. - 7 p.m.
$3-a-Bag Sale (Bring Your Own Bag)
Saturday, March 29, 10:30 a.m. - 1 p.m.
(1:05-2 p.m.: remaining books are free)
All sales are held in 116 Memorial Library.