So I should probably not put this out there because it’s kind of embarrassing for me, but I don’t care. The Library held its Fall Office Party yesterday, and Patty graciously put together a slideshow to recap the highlights.
It’s not nearly as incriminating as some of the keg stand pictures I’ve seen on Facebook.
Governor Doyle named October 2007 Archives Month in Wisconsin.
2007 is the 10th year Archives Month has been celebrated. There is a different theme every year, and this year’s theme is “Celebrating our Stories,” which is broad enough to include personal records such as photographs as well as official records of communities, business and civic organizations, and government institutions.
The University Library manages the University Archives. It contains historical records from the campus, ranging from paper files (LOTS of paper files, like personnel records) to hats (yes, I said hats) to photos & slides. Questions about the archives may be emailed to archives@uww.edu, or call the Archives at 262.472.5520 between 9am and 5pm Monday-Friday.
More information about Archives Month is available online from the Wisconsin Historical Society.
Open to Suggestions
Hey, we’re open to suggestions on titles to add to our collection. Recently a student asked if we could purchase a DVD of Babel, starring Cate Blanchett & Brad Pitt. Since we’re starting a collection of popular movies, we bought a copy. Cool, huh?
If you suggest a title to add to our collection, you’ll get a personal response from a librarian letting you know if the item is a good fit for our library. Generally we only add academically-oriented books to the collection, but with movies we’ll consider fun titles too.
So if you find a book you think we should have or your professor suggests that you watch a movie we don’t have, fill out our online Suggest a Book form (it works for videos, too).
Hope to hear from you soon!
Need it Quicker?
If you’re in a hurry to get something we don’t own, try Universal Borrowing. You can borrow books or videos from other UW libraries for free & pick them up at our library within 2-4 business days. Here’s more info on Universal Borrowing.
Although some of you may be sad that the summer is ending (I am a little bit), I hope that you’re all glad to be back here in Whitewater. You’ve got your friends, your classes, and of course, you’ve got the Library. If you haven’t been here in a while, you should definitely come by and see what we’ve been up to. I’m sure that it doesn’t look exactly the same. For a sneak peek…
Check out our flickr account for more photos!
I’m guessing that you got to the blog from the Library’s home page – probably looks a little different than how it did the last time you visited the site, eh? We hope that you like the changes that we’ve made and hopefully you’ll let us know what you like and dislike. Just to highlight some of the new features that we’d added:
So what do YOU think?
To save you some time if you were searching for the video mentioned in Joyce’s all-campus e-mail, I’ve decided to post the video again.
link to the original post
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As yet another way to keep you connected with the Library, I am pleased to announce our flickr account! Flickr allows users to upload photos and share them with friends, family, or the whole world, depending on which level of security you choose.
While we haven’t figured out flickr’s full potential for the library, it’s still pretty nifty. Check it out and actually see what we have to offer.
