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Memorial Library User's Browsing Bags
Memorial Library now has browsing bags available on floors B-7 near the main elevators. These burgundy blessings allow library patrons to easily carry books and other materials to the check-out desk, photocopiers, or where ever they're studying in the library.
Library Liaisons
Do you know you have a library liaison? The subject-specialist librarians of Memorial Library serve as principal liaisons for many departments and research centers in the humanities and social sciences. Find your Memorial Library liaison.
These librarians have in-depth knowledge and expertise in specific fields, languages, geographic areas, historical periods, or types of materials.
They can provide assistance in the following areas:
- Library services, collections, and policies
- Research consultations
- Customized instructional sessions
- Library Course Pages (web pages for your students)
- Citation verifications
- Purchase requests
- Recommendations of alert services
- Managing citations
New Outside Book Drop
A new outside book drop is available for the convenience of our patrons. The drop is located on the top of the loading dock on the Lake Street side of the building. Patrons may temporarily park in the loading dock for the purpose of returning materials. Cars parked there are subject to ticketing/towing.
Upcoming Events
Featured Resources
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Encyclopedia of African American Women Writers, edited by Yolanda Williams Page. Westport, CT: Greenwood Press, 2007. 2 volumes. [Memorial Reference Stacks PS153 N5 E49 2007 ] The two-volume Encyclopedia of African American Women Writers covers 168 African American (and some Caribbean) women novelists, poets, essayists, dramatists, and literary critics who published works from 1746 to 2006. Each author entry contains a biographical narrative, major works, critical reception, and bibliography. |
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Encyclopedia of Women in the Renaissance: Italy, France, and England, edited by Diana Robin, Anne Larsen, and Carole Levin. Santa Barbara, Calif.: ABC-CLIO, c2007. [Memorial Reference Stacks HQ1148 W67 2007] The Encyclopedia of Women in the Renaissance: Italy, France, and England includes more than 135 biographical entries covering women from Italy, France, and England who made significant contributions to art, science, culture, religion and philosophy from 1350 to 1700. |
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Blackwell Encyclopedia of Sociology, edited by George Ritzer. Malden, MA : Blackwell Pub., c2007. 11 volumes. Memorial Reference Stacks HM425 B53 2007] The 11-volume Blackwell Encyclopedia of Sociology contains 1,786 essays arranged alphabetically that provide definitions and discussion of terms, thinkers, theories, and issues related to sociology. This encyclopedia updates the Encyclopedia of Sociology (2000), edited by Edgar F. Borgatta. |
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Encyclopedia of Media and Politics, edited by Todd M. Schaefer and Thomas A. Birkland. Washington, D.C.: CQ Press, c2007. [Memorial Reference Stacks P95.82 U6 E47 2007] The Encyclopedia of Media and Politics focuses on the U.S. media's influence on public policy, elections, and constituencies since the founding of the United States. It includes more than 300 entries covering such topics as key concepts and trends; legal issues and cases; and major U.S. media organizations and publications. |
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Memorial Library now has browsing bags available on floors B-7 near the main elevators. These burgundy blessings allow library patrons to easily carry books and other materials to the check-out desk, photocopiers, or wherever they're studying in the library. |
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The Writing Center Satellite is back in business for the Spring semester! Staff from the Center will be available to meet with students in the west corridor of Memorial Library, Sunday-Wednesday, from 7-10 pm, to provide composition guidance on essays, term papers, or even dissertations. |
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Film and Television Literature Index FTLI indexes 300 film and television periodicals from 30 countries cover-to-cover and another 300 periodicals selectively. Abstracts are included since 2004. Articles, film reviews, and book reviews are included from both scholarly and popular film and TV sources. |
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History of Science and Technology Collection, from UWDCC The History of Science and Technology Collection brings together in digital facsimile two categories of primary and secondary publications: writings about scientific research at the UW-Madison and unique or valuable titles in science and technology held by the UW-Madison libraries. |
Featured Resources Archive
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Community of Science: Community of Science includes more than 22,000 research grants in all subject areas worldwide, and can be searched by sponsor, deadline, keyword, level of education, free text, citizenship or residency, and more. Excellent for identifying social sciences and humanities research grants. |
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Foundation Directory Online (FDO) Professional: A web-based database from the Foundation Center, which is available in Memorial Library only. FDO provides information on over 90,000 independent and company-sponsored foundations, corporate givers, and grantmaking public charities. This version also includes RFP's, news, access to 250,000 searchable 990's, and much more! |
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Located in the 2nd floor West Corridor entrance, the New Book Shelf is a selection of the new books added to the Memorial Library collection. Chosen by the student staff of marking room, the contents of this bookself is changed twice a month. |
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New in MadCat RSS feed is updated every Wednesday. You may subscribe to RSS feeds for particular Subjects and Campus Libraries. |
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New Testament Abstracts contains more than 38,000 article abstracts (dating back to 1985), 1,200 review abstracts, 13,500 book abstracts, and 50 software abstracts related to New Testament studies. The database is a product of a partnership between ATLA and the Weston Jesuit School of Theology. |
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Old Testament Abstracts Online features indexing and abstracts for journal articles, monographs, multi-author works, and software related to Old Testament studies. It is a product of a partnership between ATLA and the Catholic Biblical Association. |
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Civil War Band Collection: 1st Brigade Band of Brodhead, Wisconsin The musical legacy of the 1st Brigade Band presented here consists of a set of twelve, leather-bound partbooks and seven envelopes of other music manuscripts. The partbooks contain about 55 numbered selections and several unnumbered tunes. |
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The East Asian Collection includes historical images that present a visual archive of 20th century East Asian cultural heritage. Currently, the collection consists of images that document early 20th century China including the the Sino-Japanese Conflict (1937-1945), a visual history of Buddhist practices and temples in China, and other images of daily life in both rural and urban China. |
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National Journal Group's Policy Central: Advertised as "the academic community's policy source," Policy Central offers several databases covering various aspects of U.S. government, public policy, and business. Among them are National Journal, The Hotline (daily briefings on politics), Congress Daily, Poll Track and the Almanac of American Politics. |
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China Academic Journals: A multidisciplinary full-text database. UW-Madison has subscription to the social sciences and humanities collection. Its content is updated daily. Currently UW-Madison users can access to articles from more than 3,500 titles, from as early as 1906 to the present. |
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Japan Knowledge: consists of fully searchable and browsable Japanese reference tools useful for factual questions related to Japanese language, culture, society, and history. The resource includes language dictionaries, encyclopedias (Encyclopedia Nipponica and Encyclopedia of Japan), and biographical dictionaries (JK Who's Who and Nihon Jinmei Daijiten). Also available are articles published in the weekly magazine Ekonomisuto, books from the Toyo Bunko series, and historical maps of Tokyo among other tools. |
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University of Wisconsin Collection—UWDCC: When does an aggregation of "stories" become a "history"? The history of the University of Wisconsin is far too colorful and texture-rich to be told in a single document. Within these collections you will find images, manuscripts, papers, and books, all relating in some way to the University's mission. Highlights include various archival images, the Badger Yearbook, and the Wisconsin Alumni Magazine. |
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Cite Right: A Quick Guide to Citation Styles—MLA, APA, Chicago, the Sciences, Professions, and More, by Charles Lipson: Located at Memorial Library Reference Desk, [Call Number: PN171 F56 L55 2006] This guide has chapters on 11 different citation styles. Each chapter provides, in chart form, examples of citations for different kinds of resources, both print and electronic. |
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A Manual for Writers of Research Papers, Theses, and Dissertations: Chicago Style for Students and Researchers, 7th edition, by Kate L. Turabian: Located at Memorial Library Reference Desk, [Call Number: LB2369 T8 2007]. First revision in 9 years! Now includes citation guidelines for electronic as well as print resources. |
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The Columbia Guide to Online Style, 2nd edition, by Janice R. Walker and Todd Taylor: Located at Memorial Library Reference Desk, [Call Number: PN171 F56 W35 2006] Part one covers citing source materials, with separate chapters for sources in the humanities and the sciences . Part two covers preparing manuscripts for print and electronic publication. |
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Oxford Reference Online (ORO): A combination of lengthy authoritative resources and quick-reference tools covering the full subject spectrum. Search all 130 at once or individually. ORO includes many "Oxford Companions," English dictionaries, bilingual dictionaries, and the Oxford Dictionary of Quotations. |
Memorial Library Archved Exhibits
- [EXHIBIT] Wind Chill Factor
The exhibit Wind Chill Factor wass both a physical exhibit in Memorial Library's lobby and a Web-based version. The overarching idea of the project was to have UW-Madison graduate students from around the world writing in their own languages about their experiences of winter in Madison.