The Andersen Library Blog » suggestions http://blogs.uww.edu/library Thu, 18 Mar 2010 13:10:06 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 en hourly 1 Deck the Library Trees http://blogs.uww.edu/library/archives/3935 http://blogs.uww.edu/library/archives/3935#comments Fri, 04 Dec 2009 13:20:19 +0000 Barbara http://blogs.uww.edu/library/?p=3935 There are two special trees in the Library (near the Circulation Desk, Food for Thought Cafe, & entrance/exit doors):

image of evergreen treeThe Library Wishing Tree
Are there videos, video games, CDs, books, graphic novels, etc., that you wish the Library would consider acquiring? Let us know by hanging your wish(es) on the tree!

image of mittensThe Mitten Tree
The Gamma Alpha Omega sorority’s 3rd annual Mitten Tree needs your help! Please donate warm winter mittens, scarves, and hats on this tree until December 16th. Donations will go to the Whitewater Food Pantry.

]]> http://blogs.uww.edu/library/archives/3935/feed 0 What to Read Next? http://blogs.uww.edu/library/archives/2624 http://blogs.uww.edu/library/archives/2624#comments Fri, 26 Jun 2009 15:45:37 +0000 kyle http://blogs.uww.edu/library/?p=2624 It’s summertime – for some, that’s the time when they actually read books for enjoyment. Although I don’t normally read a whole bunch (I know, I’m a failure of a librarian), I did just finish my second book of the year. Be nice now, because that’s twice as many as I read last year.

Anyway, I’ve kind of gotten the hang of this whole ‘reading’ thing and decided that I wouldn’t mind reading ANOTHER book. Whoa.

But here’s my dilemma – what do I read next? I could either A) ask anyone else that works here for recommendations or…

B) use the Book Seer to offer suggestions on my next literary adventure. To put it to the test, I just finished reading Running with Scissors by Augusten Burroughs (good stuff). The Book Seer thought that I would also enjoy A Million Little Pieces by James Frey or Stuart: A Life Backwards by Alexander Masters, as well as other titles by Burroughs and Frey.

Just make sure that you actually liked the book that you just finished reading when using the Book Seer. Otherwise, you’re stuck with another bomb.

Thanks to Patty (and Lifehacker) for the link!

]]> http://blogs.uww.edu/library/archives/2624/feed 0 December Feature: Taking Suggestions http://blogs.uww.edu/library/archives/999 http://blogs.uww.edu/library/archives/999#comments Mon, 01 Dec 2008 15:42:35 +0000 kyle http://blogs.uww.edu/library/?p=999 Do you have to watch a particular film for class and Blockbuster’s out? Would you like to screen a video for a class that you’re teaching next semester? Have you put your own personal copy of a movie on reserve because the Library doesn’t own it?

STOP!

The Library would like to know the titles that we’re missing! If you feel that we should own a particular film or any other item, then use the Suggest a Book/AV Material Form to tell us that we don’t have what you need. We’re always looking to improve our collections and your input is incredibly valuable to us – so valuable that there’s a Suggestions? link on every page of the Library’s website.

This post is part of the Featured Resource, which was previously on the Library’s home page. The Featured Resources Archive contains the past spotlights from December 2002 – Summer 2008.

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