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Libraries Facilities Master Plan – Update
T
he University of Wisconsin–Madison
Libraries unveiled a long-term facilities
master plan this spring, laying the
groundwork to begin looking at the future
of their physical spaces on campus. After
consideration of everything from the historic
and iconic importance of libraries to ever-
growing technology and space demands,
the recommendations were developed to
serve as a jumping-off point for discussing
and planning for the long-term future of
the campus libraries through a nearly three-
decade, phased approach.
“Our goal is to develop this plan to best
address the ways in which library s paces
facilitate use of our services, technology,
collections, and the expertise of library staff,”
said Carrie Kruse, Director of College Library
and Facilities Master Plan project manager.
“We have a lot of work ahead of us, and we
are committed to collaborating with our
campus partners on the next steps toward an
exciting future.”
The libraries facilities master plan was
initiated by a recommendation from the
Associate Vice Chancellor at Facilities
Planning & Management. A comprehensive
unit plan and the ability to share a vision
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with the giving community are required for
the libraries to receive approvals and funding
for facilities projects.
The facilities master plan is not an
architectural plan. Rather, it articulates the
quantity and the quality of the libraries’
current spaces and anticipates space needs.
As the UW–Madison Libraries develop the
recommendations over the coming years,
they will continuing to seek input from
a broad range of stakeholders, including
the University Library Committee, faculty,
students, staff, and various research
community representatives. Each phase
in the plan serves as its own project, and
each requires significant participation and
feedback from the campus community.
“We will need the help of our campus
partners for years to come as we look at how
these recommendations should be realized,”
said Vice Provost for Libraries and University
Librarian Ed Van Gemert.
Van Gemert noted that in addition to
reaching out to the campus community in
general for input, relying on the expertise of
library staff is a key component to ensuring
the libraries move into the future meeting
the needs of the community in the most
responsive way possible.
“Our staff provide an invaluable service to
the campus,” said Van Gemert. “They bring a
level of expertise to the table that ensure the
libraries not only function, but thrive. Their
work helps the faculty, students, and staff
flourish in their research and educational
careers. Our librarians’ knowledge truly
makes an impact on campus.”
To learn more about the libraries
entire facilities master plan process,
read the consultants’ full report and
recommendations, and provide comments
and feedback, please visit Go.Wisc.Edu/
LibraryMasterPlan.
A Trip Around the World: Mills Music Library
Helps UK Orchestra Bring Operetta to Life
I
n 2014, Dario Salvi, musical director at the
Imperial Vienna Orchestra in the United
Kingdom, contacted Mills Music Library
to say the Johann Strauss Society of Great
Britain was looking to produce Franz von
Suppé’s 1883 operetta Die Afrikareise (A Trip
To Africa) in 2016. They were in need of
orchestral parts, scores, promptbooks, and
dialogue books, all of which Mills had in our
Tams-Witmark Wisconsin Collection. Salvi
said they had not been able to locate these
materials anywhere else in the world, despite
having “contacts everywhere.” Thus began
the correspondence that led to digitizing
materials necessary for the production.
Those are now also available online via the
University of Wisconsin Digital Collections.
In 2016, a concert-performance occurred at the
Maddermarket Theatre in Norwich, England,
with Salvi conducting the Imperial Vienna
Orchestra, joined by the Octagon singers,
soloists, and a cast of eight principals, as
previewed in an Eastern Daily Press article.
Additionally, Salvi and his wife, Hannah,
published A Trip to Africa: A Comic Opera by
Franz von Suppé, a book of their compiled
research, which includes the libretto in
English, German, and Italian, as well as an
appendix of historical reviews. In his preface,
Salvi thanks “the amazing staff” at the
University of Wisconsin–Madison Libraries.
Preparing to Perform
Actors, musicians, and conductor Dario Salvi spend months preparing to perform
“A Trip to Africa: A Comic Opera” in Norwich, England. All photos by Mark
Stimpson Photography, UK.
Mills Music Library staff are glad to know
materials from one of our special collections
helped Salvi realize his vision of reviving this
long dormant operetta.
Throughout the process of providing Salvi
with the materials he needed, the Libraries
and Salvi coordinated to have the entire
process filmed: from pulling the materials
out of boxes in Mills Music Library, scanning
them at UW–Madison, Salvi receiving and
reworking the materials, to rehearsals,
and finally the full public performance
of the operetta. We thank the Imperial
Vienna Orchestra, Salvi, and our librarians
for providing the opportunity to share a
perfect example of the Wisconsin Idea, gone
international!
By Mills Music Library Staff
Stay tuned for the UW–Madison Libraries video on the project with the
Imperial Vienna Orchestra! Visit: library.wisc.edu/news (https://wp.me/
p4OXco-2qA) in late spring!
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