University of Wisconsin-Madison Libraries
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The UW-Madison Libraries has the 11th largest research library collection in North America, according to a survey by the Association of Research Libraries. Memorial Library, the largest library in Wisconsin, and more than 40 General Library System, professional and special-purpose libraries serve the campus. In 2004, the campus library collections included more than 7.3 million volumes representing human inquiry through all of history. In addition, there are more than 55,000 serial titles, 6.2 million microfilm items, and hundreds of thousands of government documents, maps, musical scores, audiovisual materials and other items housed in libraries across campus. Nearly 1 million volumes are circulated to library users every year. The UW libraries also emphasize service. Library staff take an active interest in teaching people how to use information resources. Nearly 27,000 students, staff and faculty attend library workshops and instructional programs each year. These instructional sessions include tours and hands-on classes about how to use the computer catalog and how to find specialized information.
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Kurt F. Wendt Engineering Library
The Kurt F. Wendt Library serves as the primary library for the College of Engineering and the departments of Computer Sciences, Statistics, and Atmospheric & Oceanic Sciences. -
Research Data Services
Research Data Services (RDS) is an interdisciplinary organization committed to advancing research data management practice on the UW-Madison campus. We focus on providing researchers with the tools and resources that support ... -
University of Wisconsin Digital Collections Center (UWDCC)
The University of Wisconsin Digital Collections Center (UWDCC) creates digital resources for inclusion in the University of Wisconsin Digital Collections.
Collections in this community
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Cryocoolers
Proceedings from the International Cryocoolers Conference -
UW-Madison Libraries Publications
Miscellaneous publications created, published, or hosted by the UW-Madison Libraries. -
UW-Madison Open Dissertations and Theses
Selected UW-Madison Dissertations and Theses -
UW-Madison Oral History Program
Presentations and Podcasts
Recent Submissions
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Oral History Interview: Edith Howard Newman (550)
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Optimal electrotactile stimulation waveforms for human information display
(1991-08)Electrotactile (electrocutaneous) stimulation can deliver visual, auditory, and remote tactile information to the skin by directly stimulating afferent touch nerve fibers in a localized region. We review sensory physiology, ... -
A time-division multiplexed tactile vision substitution system
(1984-05)We have developed a computer-controlled tactile vision substitution system which maximizes use of the skin's ability to process spatial and temporal information. The system receives a 128-column X 64-row image from a ... -
South and Southeast Asia Video Archive
(University of Wisconsin–Madison Libraries, 2002-09)The South and Southeast Asia Video Archive was developed as an online catalog for the archive of the same name housed in Memorial Library, University of Wisconsin–Madison. The archive has three principal objectives: first, ... -
Digital Preservation at UW–Madison
(University of Wisconsin–Madison Libraries, 2019-07)This report is produced by the Long Term Digital Asset Management Working Group, formed in 2016 for the purpose of examining the state of digital preservation on campus, identifying gaps, and recommending next steps. The ... -
PrimateLit: a bibliographic database for primatology
(University of Wisconsin-Madison Libraries, 2001)This was formerly an online database, which was deaccessioned and archived in December 2018. -
How to Talk to IT about Digital Preservation
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New communication technologies, their history and social influence : an annotated bibliography
(University of Wisconsin–Madison Libraries, 2010)This annotated bibliography covers scholarship on the history and social influence of new communication technologies. It begins with innovations in timekeeping, the reproduction of visual images, and Johann Gutenberg's ... -
Assessing the Research Practices of Civil & Environmental Engineering Researchers at the University of Wisconsin-Madison: An Ithaka S+R Local Report
(2018-10-26)In Fall 2017-Spring 2018, the University of Wisconsin-Madison participated in Ithaka S+R’s ‘Supporting Civil and Environmental Engineering Scholars’ research study, along with nine peer institutions in North America. For ... -
South Asian Periodicals Index
(2018-09-18)The South Asian Periodicals Index provides bibliographic citations to the extensive periodical literature published in and about South Asia. Tthe South Asian Periodicals Index strove to be inclusive in terms of subject ... -
Guide to the Indexing of South Asian Studies Periodicals
(2018-09-18)The periodical literature from and about South Asia is immense, yet unfortunately only a small proportion of it has been indexed, either in print or electronic format. Even in cases where a title has been indexed, more ... -
Historical Research In Europe: a guide to archives and libraries
(2018-09-18)This project is intended to assist researchers who are planning to use European libraries and archives. The focus is on materials found in western European repositories from the Atlantic area eastward. Included are all ... -
Oral History Interview: Mary Demeter Thurrell (1742)
(2018-05-17)In her 2018 oral history interview with Maryo Gard Ewell, Mary Demeter Thurrell talks about her life as an artist. As a child growing up in Milwaukee, Wisconsin during the Great Depression, Thurrell was exposed to art at ... -
Oral History Interview: Eunice Gibson (1704)
(2018-04-20)Interview about her time in Madison as an Undergraduate and Law School student. Upbringing, journey to Madison, time working for the Wisconsin Democratic Party, living in Panama, Law School, working at the City Attorney's ... -
Oral History Interview: Seymour Drescher (1376)
(2018-04-20)In his October 2010 with Anita Hecht for the George L. Mosse Program in History Materials, Seymour Drescher discusses interacting with George L. Mosse as a student, colleague and friend. He discusses how Mosse influenced ... -
Oral History Interview: Bill Sugden (1590)
(2018-02-23)In his three-part interview in 2016, Professor Bill Sugden of the McArdle Lab for Cancer Research discusses his life, focusing on his time studying cancer and virology. Born in NY in 1945 to an electrical engineer father ... -
Oral History Interview: Christel Kern (1631)
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Oral History Interview: Dylan Jenkins (1627)
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Oral History Interview: Joshua Hersl and Ben Stephy
(2017-10-23)