Monthly Archives: August 2009

Life in Occupied Palestine talk 9/1

Posted on August 31, 2009 by Barbara

Anna Balzer will present “Life in Occupied Palestine: Eyewitness Stories and Photos” at a Whitewater Breakfast Kiwanis Club meeting on Tues., Sept. 1, 7am at Novak’s Restaurant (111 W Whitewater St). Non-members are welcome. Anna Balzer is a Jewish-American graduate … Continue reading →

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Willie Works Hard!

Posted on August 31, 2009 by kyle

If you’re a fan of the UW-Whitewater mascot, Willie Warhawk, you are going to love this video. In addition to being the campus mascot and attending athletic events, Willie likes to live the life of a typical college student. He … Continue reading →

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Friday video (herding cats)

Posted on August 28, 2009 by Barbara

My blog posts usually promote Library events, services, & resources. But I saw this video on a blog about how to promote a reference chat service, and I simply could not resist sharing it! Maybe I can claim it’s relevant … Continue reading →

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Public library book sale

Posted on August 26, 2009 by Barbara

The Friends of the Irvin L. Young Memorial Library (Whitewater’s public library) are having their annual book sale through Friday Sept. 4, 2009. The library is located at 431 West Center Street. The library’s hours are M-TH 9am–8:30pm, F-Sat 9am–5:30pm … Continue reading →

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New Stuff Tuesday – August 25

Posted on August 25, 2009 by kyle

The Monty Hall Problem: The Remarkable Story of Math’s Most Contentious Brain Teaser By Jason Rosenhouse QA95 .R67 2009 New Book Island, 2nd floor “What’s behind door number one?” The famous question of Let’s Make a Deal‘s Monty Hall has … Continue reading →

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Library Catalog Upgrade

Posted on August 25, 2009 by Barbara

The Library Catalog had a significant upgrade right before Orientation Week (convenient timing, isn’t it?!). We’ve named our new catalog HalCat (short for Harold Andersen Library Catalog). It needs more tweaking, and we are experiencing some technical difficulties with its … Continue reading →

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Orientation Week Events

Posted on August 24, 2009 by kyle

The Library is involved in several events during Orientation Week and we’d like you to know about them! Google for Scholarly Research Presented by Martha Stephenson, Reference & Instruction Librarian 27 August 2009 (Thursday) — 9-10 AM — UC 261 … Continue reading →

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New Stuff Tuesday – August 18

Posted on August 18, 2009 by kyle

Tabloid Valley: Supermarket News and American Culture By Paula Morton PN4888 .T3 M67 2009 New Book Island, 2nd floor I’ve always been fascinated and entertained while standing in line at the checkout because I have a chance to catch up … Continue reading →

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What’s a Card Catalog?

Posted on August 18, 2009 by kyle

What’s a card catalog, you say? It’s OK, you must be a freshman. Beloit College has released their annual Mindset List, a listing of interesting factoids about the incoming class of new students that arrive in approximately twelve days. According … Continue reading →

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Play Google Image Labeler

Posted on August 14, 2009 by Barbara

When you have some time to kill, you can spend it helping Google “improve the quality of Google’s image search results.” Go to Google Image Labeler. They’ve made this into a “game.” When you start labeling you are paired with … Continue reading →

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