CONTENTS
4 A Message from the Vice Provost for Libraries
5 Put Your Mark on the Historic Memorial Library Card Catalog Room
6 A Year of Shakespeare Comes Full Circle
8 A Vision for the Future : New Director of Special Collections Shares Ideas
10 From Conventional to Commons : A History of the UW – Madison Chemistry Library
14 Google + Us !
15 The Office of the Gender and Women ’ s Studies Librarian Celebrates 40 Years !
16 A Fluke Find Leads to a Treasured Collection : Uncovering the Hoopes Sisters ’ Collection
20 SOAR & Libraries Partner to Give SOAR Advising a Permanent Home in College Library
22 A Message from Michael Chaim , Friends of the Library President
23 Friends of the Library Board
23 Grants to Scholars 2017 Recipients
24 Emergency Research
On the Cover Hoopes Sisters ’ Collection , courtesy of the Department of Special Collections
Photos Left to right : Chamberlin Hall 1928 , Hoopes Sisters ’ Artwork
25 Vice Provost for Libraries Giving Circle
26 Awards , Honors , and Happenings
29 Go Big Read 2017 – 2018 : Hillbilly Elegy : A Memoir of a Family and Culture in Crisis
30 Third Annual Bernstein Book Arts Lecture : “ Stories : the Moonkosh Press ”