Golda Meir Library

Infobox University
name = Golda Meir Library


image_size = 300px
caption = Golda Meir Library seen from Hartford Avenue
established =1967
city =Milwaukee
state =Wisconsin
country =United States
campus =University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee
website =http://www.uwm.edu/Library/The Golda Meir Library is the main library of the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee. The Library has more than 4.5 million catalogued items, many of which are available electronically through Electronic Reserve, web-based online catalog, searchable databases and indexes. The building was first constructed in 1967 and then expanded with the addition of the East Wing in 1974 and conference center in 1987. The Library was named for Golda Meir, the fourth Prime Minister of Israel, who graduated in 1917 from the Milwaukee State Normal School, an institution to which UWM traces its lineage.

Collections

Several outstanding research collections are especially noteworthy at Golda Meir Library. The largest of these is the American Geographical Society Library. The AGSL, one of the largest geography libraries in the world, houses a vast number of historical and detailed maps, many rare and valuable books, research and technical reports, photographs, satellite images, digital data, and relevant serials. The University Archives consists of the Milwaukee Area Research Center, the UW-Milwaukee Manuscript Collection, and records of the University. The Archives contains historical resources from Milwaukee and southeastern Wisconsin, including private papers from individuals, records from businesses and organizations as well as records from UW-Milwaukee. Special Collections supports a broad range of research and teaching activities in the arts, humanities, and social sciences, and includes the UW-Milwaukee Authors’ Collection. Beginning in the summer of 2001, selected local photographic collections have been digitized as part of the University of Wisconsin Digital Collections (UWDC) to provide quality digital resources from the UW academic libraries to faculty, staff and students, citizens of the state, and researchers, worldwide. Additional library collections at Golda Meir Library include those of the Curriculum Library, Multimedia Library and the Music Library. The UW-Milwaukee Curriculum Library provides resources and services to students and faculty in education and school library media programs. The UWM Multimedia Library is a growing collection of VHS videotapes, DVDs, laserdiscs, audio books and CD-ROMs supporting many disciplines. The UWM Music Library is the second largest collection of music-related materials in Wisconsin.

External links

* [http://www.uwm.edu/Library/ Golda Meir Library website]
* [http://www.uwm.edu/Libraries/AGSL/ American Geographical Society Library at UW-Miwaukee]