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Magi, Petcovic and Teal partnered to bring GEOS 1000 to the Tech Lab for virtual fieldwork.

Student fieldwork reimagined through virtual reality

A photo of Andy Kaliyati with text saying Employee Spotlight.

Employee spotlight: Andy Kaliyati

Two mixed media art pieces featured in the student exhibit at Waldo Library during spring 2026 semester.

Spring 2026 student exhibit

A person leafing through an opening textbook that has been marked with tags

Libraries awards nine Open Educational Resources Grants

Sangren Hall with fall foliage

Swain Education Library update

A photo of Meredith Farrer with text saying Employee Spotlight

Employee spotlight: Meredith Farrer

A laptop with a browser displaying the University Libraries website.

Libraries to upgrade library search software on Dec. 15

Micron pens on paper art honoring Michelangel's legacy of dynamic, lifelike figures featured in Waldo Library's student exhibit..

Fall 2025 student exhibit

4th edition Long story short Award 2025 - Short Edition's Annual Inter-University Writing Contest

University Libraries encourages students to go 'All In' with short story contest

Exterior of the Zhang Legacy Collections Center at Western Michigan University

Facilities projects slated for Waldo Library, Zhang Legacy Collections Center

The cover of Communicating Environmental Sustainability in Business for Global Audiences is display on a tablet

New open textbooks published by WMU Libraries free for learners worldwide

Closed Open Access Survey Report over open version of the report.

New report reveals WMU faculty, researcher perspectives on open access publishing

Jean Douglas, manager, User Services, poses in Waldo Library.

Longtime staff member retires from University Libraries

Six Western instructors awarded grants to adopt open educational resources

Library student employee scholarship winners for spring 2025—Sung Ham (left) and Julio Garcia Hernandez (right).

University Libraries awards two scholarships to student employees

From left to right: Alum Mike Evans, WMU Archives curator John Winchell, and Alum Tom Vance.

Celebrating and preserving 75 years of ROTC history at Western Michigan University

Book with red cover being removed from bookshelf.

Celebrating 20 years of MeLCat, Michigan’s eLibrary

A student holds her hands in the shape of a W in front of book shelves.

University Libraries 2024 Impact Report now available

Painting on two poster boards of green instrumental figure laying on top a bed of sheet music.

Spring 2025 student exhibit

Textbook covers for "Seeing the World Through Religion and Culture" and "Career Chinese"

WMU Libraries publishes open textbooks on religion and Chinese language

Vicki Carter, cataloging coordinator at the University Libraries, on the left, and Terri Stowers, library acquisitions coordinator, on the right.

Two longtime staff members retire from University Libraries

Western faculty members in front of classroom.

10 ways to use the Libraries in your course

Students around a table with various materials—book, tablet, laptop.

Libraries awards nine Open Educational Resources Grants

Hands on a laptop viewing A-Z Databases site.

Library systems upgrade scheduled on Dec. 17

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