AWSL-sponsored programs at the 2011 WLA Annual Conference
Wednesday, November 2
10:45 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
♦ Tales from the Harley Davidson Archives
Bill Jackson, Senior Archivist, Harley Davidson Museum, Milwaukee
Bill will discuss the various ways that his team actively supports the company's new product development, marketing and business strategy. He will also speak to the creativity and innovation he brings to his every day work, in light of current budgetary limits that are familiar to us all.
2:15 p.m. - 3:30 p.m.
♦ Marquette Law Library: a Library Without Borders
Patricia Cervenka, Director, Marquette University Law Library, Milwaukee
Marquette University's spectacular new law school building, which opened in August 2010, includes a "library without borders" that is fully integrated on each floor. Patricia will share her staff's contribution to the planning of the library's embedded design, some of the subsequent successes, as well as some of the challenges.
4:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.
♦ Marquette Law Library Tour
No prior sign-up is required.
5:30 p.m. – 6:30 p.m.
♦ AWSL Social Hour
Hilton - Miller Time Pub
Join Association of Wisconsin Special Librarians members for a fun and informal get-together after a long and busy day of conferencing. Don’t miss this opportunity to socialize with special librarians – we’re a fun bunch!
Thursday, November 3
10:45 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
♦ Library Tour: Milwaukee Art Museum Research Library
Established in 1916, the Milwaukee Art Museum Research Library houses an extensive collection of materials on fine art and architecture including painting, graphic arts, sculpture, drawing, design, and photography. Located on the West Mezzanine Level of the Museum, the library contains a collection of over 20,000 volumes and subscribes to more than 60 art and design publications. In service of the Milwaukee Art Museum's Collection, library resources include national and international museum and gallery publications, Milwaukee Art Museum publications, monographs on art and artists, catalogue raisonné, auction sales catalogues, and an exceptional rare books collection, along with extensive artist files.
