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Walk a Mile in Her Shoes

Posted on April 22, 2013 by Barbara

Walk A Mile In Her Shoes®, a men’s march in high-heeled shoes to stop rape, sexual assault, and gender violence, comes to UWW on Wed., April 24, from 5-7pm in the UC Hamilton Room. The event is sponsored by University … Continue reading →

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T3 (Thursday Tech Tips): Quick and Easy YouTube Clips

Posted on March 28, 2013 by Diana

Have you ever needed to show only a short segment of a YouTube video in a class or a presentation? TubeChop, a free website requiring no registration, makes quick work of selecting a portion of a video and creating a … Continue reading →

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Friday Library Video Fun

Posted on March 30, 2012 by Barbara

Hard to believe, but there are many videos about libraries out there…enjoy this one called “Funny Library Montage.” Do you recognize the movies and programs in it? Click the image to play: I got this, and saw several other videos, … Continue reading →

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Program on Middle East & Raptors Feb. 28

Posted on February 22, 2012 by Barbara

Dianne Moller, Executive Director of Hoo’s Woods raptor education and rehabilitation center, will give a free, one-hour presentation on Tues., Feb. 28, at 6:30 p.m. at the Milton Public Library (430 E. High St., Milton), recounting her experiences during recent … Continue reading →

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The Silent World

Posted on February 3, 2012 by Barbara

On this day in 1953, French oceanographer and marine conservationist Jacques-Yves Cousteau published his first book, The Silent World: A Story of Undersea Discovery and Adventure (co-authored by Frederic Dumas). Three years later the documentary film was released, and it … Continue reading →

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Scholarly Inspiration (Friday video fun)

Posted on November 25, 2011 by Barbara

I was tipped off by another librarian that this “Study like a scholar, scholar” video from the Harold B. Lee library (Brigham Young University) inspires students to study in the library to get better grades! The video is amusing, but … Continue reading →

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Friday video fun: Speech recognition-generated captioning

Posted on November 11, 2011 by Barbara

Some of the librarians have been learning about closed captioning and subtitles lately (there’s a difference, after all. One usually provides text cues to non-speech audio). Well, a colleague on campus forwarded an online newsletter that included a link to … Continue reading →

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White House YouTube Channel

Posted on July 15, 2011 by Barbara

You can subscribe to the White House’s YouTube channel and see what’s going on! Among the offerings: “West Wing Week” videos, as well as various special topic videos. The University Library is a federal depository with many federal, state, local, … Continue reading →

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Andersen Library short videos

Posted on January 21, 2011 by Barbara

OK, here’s some Friday fun–and it’s somewhat educational too. Did you know Andersen Library has a few short videos on YouTube? Yup, we experimented a little about a year ago: (1) A troll’s brief view of Andersen Library: (2) A … Continue reading →

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Talk about Rod Serling

Posted on October 24, 2010 by Barbara

Mark Boulton, UWW History Dept., will give a talk, ““Take this stand”: Rod Serling and the politics of the Twilight Zone on Monday, October 25, at 3 p.m. in Fellowship Hall of the Fairhaven Retirement Community. This is an installment … Continue reading →

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