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Find the Wall Street Journal Online

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kyle
on October 19, 2009
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I’ve gotten a few questions about needing to find articles from the Wall Street Journal. Conveniently enough, we have access to WSJ back to 1984 through Proquest’s ABI/Inform.

Once you’ve gone to ABI/Inform, there are two ways in which you can search for articles from only the Wall Street Journal:

  1. Use the advanced search: in one of the boxes, enter wall street journal and then select Publication Title from the drop-down menu to the right of the search box.
  2. The Publications tab at the top allows you to view the list of newspaper, magazine and journal titles that are contained in ABI. Search for wall street journal – the resulting link will take you to a page in which you can exclusively search the WSJ.

Homecoming: The ’90s

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Barbara
on October 19, 2009
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It’s Homecoming Week @UWW! “The ’90s: Lived ‘em, Loved ‘em, Never Left ‘em.”

Friends DVD set photoSo get into a ’90s mood! Some Andersen Library resources might help, such as the DVD set of the complete Friends series (2nd-floor Browsing DVD–Features, call no. Fri). You can spend a whopping 4800 minutes watching this television series that premiered in September 1994. The Physics of the Buffyverse coverOr read about Buffy the Vampire Slayer, a television series that first aired in March 1997. A search of HALCat, the Library catalog, would find titles such as Fighting the forces: what’s at stake in Buffy the Vampire Slayer (3rd-floor Main Collection, PN1992.77.B84 F54 2002) and The physics of the Buffyverse (3rd-floor Main Collection, QC75 .O84 2006). Magic Eye I, II, III coversI was among many who bought some “magic eye” art. You can see three books on this in Andersen Library (Magic Eye, Magic Eye II, and Magic Eye III, all in the 3rd-floor Main Collection, N7430.5 .M24)

Clone coverThe ’90s were years of many scientific and technological wonders. Who can forget Dolly, the cloned sheep born on July 5, 1996? Read all abaaaaaaht it in Clone: The road to Dolly, and the path ahead (3rd-floor Main Collection, QH442.2 .K65 1998). And think about the ’90s this week as you search the Internet, watch DVDs, play video games, and take pictures on your digital camera…the World Wide Web, HTML, digital cameras, and the DVD format all started during the ’90s. And in the 1990’s video games underwent a major explosion, fueled by the advent of optical storage and 3-D. Games like Final Fantasy, Mortal Kombat, and Pokemon started during this decade. Andersen Library has the video games Final fantasy XII (PlayStation) and Mortal kombat vs. DC Universe, among others (2nd-floor Browsing Video Games). So, you see, we haven’t left the ’90s, we’ve just improved upon them.

Please ask a librarian for assistance in finding additional Library materials, such as the Reference book Day by day: The nineties.

Borrow from other UW libraries

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Barbara
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Is UWW’s copy of a book or DVD checked out? Or does Andersen Library not have the title you need? UWW students and staff can search other UW libraries and borrow from them for free using “Universal Borrowing.”

Here’s a little video (made with Jing) that shows you how.

Requested materials arrive in 2-4 weekdays (no weekend delivery van). You receive an email to your campus email account alerting you to pick up your requested item(s) at the Circulation Desk. More information about “UB” is online, or ask a librarian.

Make a group space

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Barbara
on October 16, 2009
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Looking for group work space in the Library? If the group study rooms are in use, you can use the expandable “group study panels” on 2nd floor to define a group space around a table. Watch the “movable group study panels” video.

Group Study Panels photos

Library @Employee Benefit Fair

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Barbara
on October 8, 2009
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Check out Andersen Library’s table at the Employee Benefits Fair (Thursday, Oct. 8, 10am-2pm, UC Hamilton Center) to see what we’ve got for staff! Betcha didn’t know about…movies, children’s books, Kindles, Flip video cameras, graphic novels, and more. See you there.

Photo of Willie at Browsing Books

Banned Books Week – Final Results!

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Susan
on October 2, 2009
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Thanks to all of of you who participated in the Banned Books Week quizzes! One prize was awarded each day, a winner drawn at random from the correctly completed forms. A big “thank you” to our generous sponsors!

Congratulations to the following people!

Monday – Kristin Franseen – a Harold Andersen Library t-shirt
Tuesday – Karen Drydyk – a SweetSpot Coffee Shoppe gift certificate for $10
Wednesday – Jeff Long – a large pizza and Topperstix from Toppers Pizza
Thursday – April Nerison – a 25-minute massage from University Health & Counseling Center (UHCS)

Check out the Banned Books display near the Food for Thought Cafe to learn about more books and films that have been challenged or banned.

Here are all the questions and answers for the Banned Books Week quizzes.

Monday’s Quiz Answers:

1. In the novel 1984 by George Orwell, Winston Smith is a resident of Oceania.

2. The novel, As I Lay Dying, by William Faulkner, takes place in Yoknapatawpha County.

3. The main character in the Catcher in the Rye by J.D. Salinger is Holden Caulfield.

Tuesday’s Quiz Answers:

1. In the novel, The Great Gatsby, by F. Scott Fitzgerald, Nick Carraway moves to Long Island to learn about the bond business.

2. The novel, Ulysses, by James Joyce is about Leopold Bloom as he spends an ordinary day in Dublin.

3. The movie, Apocalypse Now is based on the novella, Heart of Darkness, by Joseph Conrad.

Wednesday’s Quiz Answers:

1. The main character in the novel, The Call of the Wild, by Jack London is a dog named Buck who is stolen to become a sled dog in the Klondike region of Canada.

2. The majority of A Separate Peace by John Knowles takes place at a New Hampshire prep school named Devon.

3. The book, Women in Love, by D.H. Lawrence, is a sequel to The Rainbow.

Thursday’s Quiz Answers:

1. In the novel, To Kill a Mockingbird, by Harper Lee, Atticus is a lawyer who defends a black man who is accused of raping a white woman.

2. The setting of the book, Of Mice and Men, by John Steinbeck is in California in the 1930’s.

3. The book, Lord of the Flies, by William Golding explores good and evil impulses in human beings.

Thanks to our generous sponsors for Banned Books Week prizes!

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Want to try a Kindle?

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kolde
on October 1, 2009
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Have you heard about the new Kindle DX from Amazon but have yet to try it? Maybe you are a little bit curious to see what it would be like to use one…

Andersen Library now has an Amazon Kindle DX with subscriptions to the Chicago Tribune and the Washington Post available for a four hour loan period.

Anyone with a UW-Whitewater ID can borrow the Kindle for use inside the library. Look for the laminated card on the current newspaper rack (next to the cafe) and bring it up to the Circulation desk in exchange for the Kindle.

Two more Kindles are also available for a 14 day loan period: one loaded with Banned Book selections and the other with Popular Young Adult titles.

Banned Books Week – Thursday’s Quiz

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In honor of Banned Books Week (9/29-10/2), the Library will be offering a quiz each day Monday through Thursday. The quiz questions are about books that have been challenged or banned in the United States, and each day’s winner will receive a fabulous prize. A big “thank you” to the SweetSpot Coffee Shoppe, Toppers Pizza, and University Health & Counseling Center (UHCS) for their donation of prizes for the contest.

Monday – Harold Andersen Library t-shirt
Tuesday – SweetSpot gift certificate for $10
Wednesday – coupon for a Toppers large pizza and Topperstix
Thursday – 25-minute massage from UHCS

Entry forms are available in the Library near the Circulation and Reference Desks. You can’t win if you don’t enter, so stop by the library and complete the questions! A winner will be drawn at random from the correctly completed forms. And while you’re in the library, don’t forget to check out the Banned Books display near the Food for Thought Cafe!

Here are the three questions for Thursday, October 1st.

1. In the novel, To Kill a Mockingbird, by Harper Lee, who is Atticus?

a. A lawyer who defends a black man who is accused of raping a white woman.
b. A child who narrates the novel about racial injustice during the 1950’s.
c. A school teacher who loses his job after teaching about evolution.

2. What is the setting of the book, Of Mice and Men, by John Steinbeck?

a. In a small town in Kansas during World War II.
b. In California in the 1930’s.
c. At Yale University in the 1960’s.

3. The book, Lord of the Flies, by William Golding explores which of the following?

a. Good and evil impulses in human beings.
b. The relationship between kings and their servants during the middle ages.
c. Parenting skills of mothers and fathers during the 1800’s in America.

(Wednesday’s Quiz Answers: A dog named Buck who is stolen to become a sled dog in the Klondike region of Canada, at a New Hampshire prep school named Devon, The Rainbow)

Banned Books Week – Wednesday’s Quiz

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In honor of Banned Books Week (9/29-10/2), the Library will be offering a quiz each day Monday through Thursday. The quiz questions are about books that have been challenged or banned in the United States, and each day’s winner will receive a fabulous prize. A big “thank you” to the SweetSpot Coffee Shoppe, Toppers Pizza, and University Health & Counseling Center (UHCS) for their donation of prizes for the contest.

Monday – Harold Andersen Library t-shirt
Tuesday – SweetSpot gift certificate for $10
Wednesday – coupon for a Toppers large pizza and Topperstix
Thursday – 25-minute massage from UHCS

Entry forms are available in the Library near the Circulation and Reference Desks. You can’t win if you don’t enter, so stop by the library and complete the questions! A winner will be drawn at random from the correctly completed forms. And while you’re in the library, don’t forget to check out the Banned Books display near the Food for Thought Cafe!

Here are the three questions for Wednesday, September 30th.

1. Who is the main character in the novel, The Call of the Wild, by Jack London?

a. A young man named Bryan who travels to Alaska during the gold rush.
b. A woman who leaves her family to study wolves in the wild.
c. A dog named Buck who is stolen to become a sled dog in the Klondike region of Canada.

2. The majority of A Separate Peace by John Knowles takes place . . .

a. at a New Hampshire prep school named Devon
b. in a concentration camp in Germany
c. at a cottage in the Catskill Mountains

3. The book, Women in Love, by D.H. Lawrence, is a sequel to which of his other novels?

a. Lady Chatterley’s Lover
b. Sons and Lovers
c. The Rainbow

(Tuesday’s Quiz Answers: moves to Long Island to learn about the bond business, Dublin, Apocalypse Now)

Banned Books readings, 9/30, 3:00 p.m.

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Ronna
on September 29, 2009
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As part of the Library’s commemoration of Banned Books week, we invite you to join us at 3:00 p.m., Wednesday, Sept. 30, on the Library’s Main Floor to listen to readings from banned or challenged books.

A “banned” book is one that has been removed from a library collection or a school based on the successful objection of a person or group. A “challenge,” on the other hand, is “an attempt to remove or restrict materials, based upon the objections of a person or group.” It is important to note that while some books, such as The Catcher in the Rye, continue to sustain many challenges, others may appear on a frequently-challenged title list for several years, and then fall off the list as social and community mores change. For a list of frequently banned or challenged books of the 21st century, see the American Library Association’s web site. (None of these books have been banned at UW-Whitewater, and in fact, many are available for checkout in the Library!)

Join us as campus and community leaders, faculty, and students read excerpts from banned books, such as The Golden Compass, The Color Purple, and Ulysses. The first reader is … Chancellor Richard Telfer!

This event is free and open to the public.