Monthly Archives: October 2009

Steven Pinker, The Stuff of Thought

Posted on October 30, 2009 by Carol

The Stuff of Thought: Language as a Window into Human Nature Monday, November 2, 2009 Young Auditorium, 7 pm Evolutional psychologist Steven Pinker is one of the world’s leading cognitive scientists. The Times (London) calls him “academia’s rock star,” with … Continue reading →

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New Stuff Tuesday – October 27

Posted on October 27, 2009 by kyle

Galápagos at the Crossroads: Pirates, Biologists, Tourists and Creationists Battle for Darwin’s Cradle of Evolution By Carol Ann Bassett F3741 .G2 B38 2009 New Book Island, 2nd floor Back in grade school, I remember learning about the islands off the … Continue reading →

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American History Videos & the 1918 Influenza

Posted on October 22, 2009 by Barbara

Through November 15th we have access to Alexander Street Press’s “American History in Video” collection, which contains more than 1500 titles (500 hours) of newsreels and documentaries from such sources as PBS. Since seasonal and H1N1 flu references are everywhere … Continue reading →

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Featured Resource: Sustainability

Posted on October 21, 2009 by kyle

Happy Campus Sustainability Day! There has been considerable talk about going green in the last few years. Believe it or not, this whole movement didn’t just happen overnight. It got traction in 1987 by the Brundtland Commission in a report … Continue reading →

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New Stuff Tuesday – October 20

Posted on October 20, 2009 by kyle

Our Lot: How Real Estate Came to Own Us By Alyssa Katz HD1375 .K348 2009 New Book Island, 2nd floor The housing market these days has a lot of people worried and waiting for an economic recovery to make the … Continue reading →

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Find the Wall Street Journal Online

Posted on October 19, 2009 by kyle

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 … Continue reading →

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Homecoming: The ’90s

Posted on October 19, 2009 by Barbara

It’s Homecoming Week @UWW! “The ’90s: Lived ’em, Loved ’em, Never Left ’em.” So 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. … Continue reading →

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Borrow from other UW libraries

Posted on October 19, 2009 by Barbara

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 … Continue reading →

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Make a group space

Posted on October 16, 2009 by Barbara

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 … Continue reading →

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New Stuff Tuesday – October 13

Posted on October 13, 2009 by kyle

Equality, Diversity and Inclusion at Work: A Research Companion By Mustafa Özbilgin HF5549.5 .M5 E68 2009 New Book Island, 2nd floor Equality has become a major issue at the forefront of every debate, whether it be health care, education or … Continue reading →

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