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CONTENT S
University of Wisconsin–Madison
LIBRARIES
4 Always Forward: A Message from Vice Provost Ed Van Gemert
6 James W. Jones Collection of Gay and Lesbian Literature
8 Libraries Facilities Master Plan: Update
9 A Trip Around the World: Mills Music Library Helps UK Orchestra Bring Operetta to Life
10 Sound of Music: Exploring the Rich Musical History of Wisconsin and the Upper Midwest
12 Information Specialist Internship Program: Graduates Share Their Stories
14 Interlibrary Loan (ILL): Transforming the Library Experience
16 Fourth Annual Bernstein Book Arts Lecture – “Every Moment of a Book: Three Decades of
Work by Julie Chen”
18 #StainsAlive – Multispectral Imaging: Unlocking the Mystery of Medieval Manuscripts
20 Geography Library: Landscape of a Family Legacy
22 Friends President’s Message
23 Walking the Walk of Community Engagement: Friends Board Member Jim Fleming Talks
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Spring 2018, Volume 2. No. 4
Vice Provost for
Libraries and
University Librarian
Ed Van Gemert
Editor
Natasha Veeser
Design and Production
Daniel L. Joe
Co-Editors
Haley Griffith
JoAnne Lehman
Libby Theune
Contributors
Cate Booth
Jeanette Casey
Michael Chaim
Al Friedman
Toni Good
Haley Griffith
Connie Hoisington
Kelli Hughes
Carrie Kruse
Nancy McClements
David Pavelich
Ben Strand
Karla Strand
Libby Theune
Ed Van Gemert
Susan Van Gemert
Doug Way
Irene Zimmerman
Special Photography Contributions
University of Wisconsin–Madison Archives
University of Wisconsin–Madison Digital Collections
University of Wisconsin–Madison University
Communications/Marketing
University of Wisconsin Foundation
Publisher
University of Wisconsin–Madison Libraries
Copyright: Board of Regents of the University of
Wisconsin System
with Fellow Board Member Mary Rouse
On the Cover 25 Under the Board Work
UW–Madison Librarians pose with the Well Red statue in
Alumni Park after knitting a giant scarf at the request of the
Alumni Association (sculpture by Douwe Blumberg). 26 It’s All Yiddish to Me
27 Whither Goest Thou, Cherished Volumes?
28 Putting Friends Funds to Work
29 Getting to Know Us: Meet Diversity Resident Librarian Kalani Adolpho
30 Fun Around the UW – Madison Libraries: Keeping Bucky Warm
Photos
Left to right: Geography Library Student Employee Emmon
Rogers decorates a world cookie. Ed Van Gemert in the 1980s.
Fiddles, image from Mills Music Library.