Monthly Archives: June 2008

Tracking Online Usage

There is plenty of interest in knowing what we’re doing online–what we’re searching, where we’re surfing–by marketers, researchers, educators, and others. Here are some examples of available resources: Google Trends allows you to compare up to 5 words or phrases … Continue reading

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Art Road Trip, Anyone?

What’s going on?! Here are links to some museums and art collections (plus a few other things) within a short drive of Whitewater. Milwaukee Milwaukee Art Museum Milwaukee Public Museum America’s Black Holocaust Museum Anthony Petullo Collection of Self-Taught and … Continue reading

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Bad Blood equals an “ok” read

Bad Blood by Linda Fairstein MCN Fai McNaughton Collection, 2nd floor Last time I introduced you to Eve Dallas, a feisty police lieutenant from New York City, circa 2058. Now meet Alexandra (aka Alex) Cooper, Assistant District Attorney in charge … Continue reading

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New Stuff Tuesday – June 24

The Book of Salsa: A Chronicle of Urban Music from the Caribbean to New York City by César Miguel Rondón translated by Frances Aparicio with Jackie White ML3475 .R6613 2008 New Book Island, 2nd floor We’re going to spice things … Continue reading

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Has your brain been Googled?

Is Internet use affecting our brains, and should that should worry us? Read Nicholas Carr’s provocative article “Is Google making us stupid?” in the July/August Atlantic Monthly (also available via the Academic Search Premier database). Carr suggests that our use … Continue reading

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New Stuff Tuesday – June 17

You’re going to be excited this week – we’re featuring not one, but two new electronic resources for the university community to utilize. I know, contain yourself. First up, we have a fantastic Reference Collection here in the Library. Unfortunately, … Continue reading

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Book ‘Rentals’?

Alright, it’s Friday and I have to share this. The text reads: book rental service? was just thinking. my sister does -alot- of reading, and spends like $1000 a year on just books alone. most of them she reads once … Continue reading

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Watch for flooded roads…

There are maps/news releases online to show where roads are flooded… Rock County Jefferson county Also see the Wisconsin Dept. of Transportation’s “Incident Alerts” site which includes a link to a map of the incident sites and links to county … Continue reading

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“Death”-ly fun summer reading

Strangers in Death by J.D. Robb MCN Rob McNaughton Collection, 2nd floor For some fun, “light,” non-mind-expanding summer reading, try a book from what I call the “death series” by J.D. Robb, aka Nora Roberts. The series starts with Naked … Continue reading

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Tornado season…be prepared

It’s peak season (May-August) for occasional tornadoes. Be prepared! Know the difference between a watch and a warning: A Tornado Watch or Severe Weather Watch means a tornado may develop. Be alert and be prepared to take action if the … Continue reading

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