Golda Meir Library

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The library and Hartford Avenue.

Golda Meir Library is a major library of the country located at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee. With more than 4.5 million catalogued items, the Golda Meir Library is an invaluable resource for information and research. Many of its resources are available electronically through Electronic Reserve, its web-based online catalog, searchable databases and indexes, and the ability to search other area libraries. Research tools include Quick Reference Information, search engines and electronic journals. The Library was named for Golda Meir, the fourth Prime Minister of Israel, who attended Milwaukee State Normal School, a UWM predecessor institution.

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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.