Fifty years after their voices were captured on tape, Americans who were interviewed for the Dictionary of American Regional English (DARE) are speaking again. “Their […]

When University of Wisconsin–Madison English Language and Humanities Librarian Susan Barribeau acquired 25 sketchbooks of Florence and Margaret Hoopes in 2008, she didn’t know they […]

~ by Luís Madureira   Biruté Ciplijauskaité, John Bascom Professor from 1973 to 1997 and a lifetime senior fellow at UW-Madison’s Institute for Research in […]

In the Summer 2017 issue, you can read about the treasured Hoopes Sisters’ Collection. Learn about the unique path that brought a UW-Madison librarian to the sisters’ […]

~By Clare Becker (Wisconsin School of Business) During construction of the Learning Commons, the Business Library’s service points will be displaced throughout Grainger Hall. Read […]

Due to extensive renovations, Wendt Library (including the book drop) will be closed May 22 through mid- to late-August. You can continue to access: Librarians […]

“Mockingbirds don’t do one thing but make music for us to enjoy. They don’t eat up people’s gardens, don’t nest in corncribs, they don’t do […]

This update comes to us from Cat Phan, digital services librarian at the University of Wisconsin Digital Collections Center and 2016 ARL+DLF Forum Fellow. The […]

Banned Books Week is an annual event  that celebrates the right to read and highlights the importance of free and open access to information. Started […]

Technology allows for nonstop, free flowing information, all day, every day. It’s the world we live in. But understanding how to gather and harness information […]