Have you ever struggled to say something and wanted to put it nicely? Or, have you ever wondered about the euphemisms you’ve heard?
Well, R.W. Holder’s How not to say what you mean : a dictionary of euphemisms (2nd-floor Reference Collection, PE1449 .H548 2007) might be the book for you!
You can look up a word or phrase and get its meaning, or you can look up a subject area (like death or religion).
For example, you can learn that pick (as in to steal) is noted in the OED (Oxford English Dictionary) as being used in 1300, and in continuous usage since. According the Holder book that “makes it one of the oldest euphemisms in the language.”
Congratulations to all UWW graduating students!
…and so long for now to all the students who are not going to be on campus again until fall.
Want to keep up with the goings-on in the City of Whitewater this summer? There are a couple of online options:
And of course, you’ll want to keep reading the University Library blog! At the bottom of every entry you can click on “Entries Feed” to have new blog entries sent to you.
If you listen to the WSUW, you may have heard an advertisement unlike any other. That’s right, the University Library has their own sixty-second spot. The ad highlights just some of the reasons for visiting us here in the Library. If you haven’t heard the ad, we’ve got it right here for you.
Library Radio Spot - MP3 (1 MB)
writing credits: Leigh Otten
Thanks to WSUW for producing and airing the ad!
The Library will have extended hours for exams (and free coffee when the Food for Thought Cafe is closed):
- Sat. May 10: 9am-10pm
- Sun. May 11: 9am-2am
- Mon.-Thurs. May 12-15: 6am-2am
- Fri. May 16: 6am-10pm
- Sat. May 17: 9am-10pm
- Sun. May 18: 9am-midnight
- Mon. May 19: 7:30am-midnight
- Tues. May 20: 7:30am-4:30pm
Good luck everyone!
This week we will be interviewing 2 candidates for Library Director. On Wednesday May 7th we will meet Myrna McCallister.
You are welcome to come to the campus open session at 3pm in University Center 275A.
This week we will be interviewing 2 candidates for Library Director. On Monday we will meet Laurene Zaporozhetz.
You are welcome to come to the campus open session at 3pm in University Center 275B.
Today we reluctantly say farewell to Joyce Huang, Director of the University Library since 1995, and a member of the staff since 1985.
Joyce accomplished a great deal here, including creating the Bibliographic Instruction lab (most students have spent some time there for English 102, New Student Seminar, or other courses) and starting the Friends of the Library and the annual book sale. She and her husband, professor emeritus I-Ning Huang, participated in the host program for international students for many years. She has worked in many different capacities in the Library and also has served on numerous University committees such as the Chancellor’s Committee for Disability Concerns and the Faculty Senate. In 2006 she was honored as one of the Women in Leadership by the campus Women’s Issues Committee, and in 2008 she received the Lifetime Achievement Award from the Chancellor’s Committee for her dedication to accessibility. She’ll be sorely missed…
There is a congratulatory celebration in her honor from 2-4pm (Apr. 30) on the Library’s 3rd floor. Faculty, staff, and students who wish to join us to thank her for all she’s done and wish her well are welcome to join us.
A sampling of Undergraduate Research posters is on display in the University Library. Come take a look! You also can browse a small sample of projects online as part of the institutional repository called MINDS@UW.
Your poster could be displayed next year! Get information online about the Undergraduate Research Program at UWW, including basic information about how you get started! This program is for everyone–sciences, arts, business, social sciences and humanities. It’s also a chance to get to know your faculty better.
UWW celebrates undergraduate research projects at “Undergraduate Research Day” every spring, and also sends students to the National Conference on Undergraduate Research every spring.
Thought you missed the book sale? Well, technically, you did. But there’s still plenty of books out in the lobby for the picking. Prices have been slashed and you can even fill up a bag and take it all for $5. Now that’s a deal.
COME SUPPORT YOUR LIBRARY!
Martha Stephenson, Reference & Instruction Librarian, will host a drop-in session on April 16th at 10am in the BI (instruction) lab–ask at the Reference Desk for directions.
So drop in! Get whatever library-related questions you have answered, such as “How do I cite this?” or “How can I use this database?” This is your chance to find out everything you always wanted to know about the Library, but were afraid (or too busy) to ask.
