Fall 2007
Greetings and welcome to the UWM Libraries! We are multiple libraries housed within a centrally located building with knowledgeable staff to help with your research and teaching.
Our collections encompass over 5.2 million catalogued items, housed in the general stacks, Archives and Special Collections, in the Music, Curriculum and Multimedia Libraries, in our internationally recognized American Geographical Society Library, and in other departments. Other resources include a large and rapidly growing number of electronic journals and databases available via the Internet. For more information about our services and collections, please explore our Web site; a good place to start is our general information page, About the Libraries.
Recently, as part of our continuing effort to make the Libraries more welcoming, we opened the popular Gathering Place in the east wing, boasting an attractive coffee shop; installed new comfortable seating in the west wing lobby; and created a Browsing Collection and furnished a Browsing Area, located near Current Periodicals. In addition, wireless access is now available throughout the Libraries.
More exciting change is on the way: In 2008 we will begin a major renovation that will transform the first floor of the west wing into a more inviting and user-friendly environment. The centerpiece is a Learning Commons that will offer flexible workstations and study spaces, accommodating collaborative and group learning. Our main entrance and reading area will be upgraded, Circulation and Interlibrary Loan merged, and several high-tech group study rooms created. The project promises to strengthen the Libraries’ contributions to UWM’s priorities of student success and research growth.
I encourage you to participate in our instructional sessions and take a tour of the Libraries. Do you have any questions or comments about our services? What do you need to know about the Libraries and how can we help? Let me know; we are always eager to hear directly from you. I can be reached via email at ewa@uwm.edu or in person—I invite you to stop in for a visit.
Whether you drop in for a cup of coffee in our cybercafé or come to do research, we hope you find the UWM Libraries a welcoming and supportive environment. On behalf of the UWM Libraries staff, I extend a warm welcome.
Ewa Barczyk
Director of Libraries
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