http://blogs.uww.edu/library Fri, 20 Nov 2009 13:05:28 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Looking for some good books to read this weekend, or over the holidays? Check out the National Book Award winners (and the other finalists) for 2009 and earlier years. The mission of the National Book Foundation is to "celebrate the best of American literature, to expand its audience, and to enhance ... http://blogs.uww.edu/library/archives/3881 Geography Awareness Week, November 15-21, 2009, is upon us and has the theme of exploring the world through mapping. How are you celebrating? If nothing else, "test your geography smarts" online with one of these challenges: GeoBee Challenge (new quiz daily from the National Geographic Bee) Geography Zone's Geography Challenge Yikes! They even ask ... http://blogs.uww.edu/library/archives/3827 The world is celebrating Global Entrepreneurship Week this week (16-22 November), and what better place to be than UW-Whitewater for such an event. The Collegiate Entrepreneurs Organization student group is co-sponsoring the 2009 Wisconsin Youth Entrepreneurs' Conference. The university was awarded a $4.7 Economic Development Administration grant to fund the ... http://blogs.uww.edu/library/archives/3848 Dr. Marsha Wolf, UW-Madison Astronomy Dept. research scientist, will talk about "Quasars, Black Holes and Galaxies: Which Came First?" (UWW Physics Dept.'s 4th Fall 2009 Whitewater Observatory Public Lecture) on Fri., Nov. 20, 8pm, 141 Upham Hall. Public viewing at the Whitewater Observatory will follow, weather permitting. Also enjoy ... http://blogs.uww.edu/library/archives/3780 No Impact Man: The Adventures of a Guilty Liberal Who Attempts to Save the Planet and the Discoveries He Makes About Himself and Our Way of Life in the Process by Colin Beaven HD62.27 .S64 2009 New Book Island, 2nd floor Can you imagine a year without take-out food (I would flat out die from ... http://blogs.uww.edu/library/archives/3747 I'm a magazine reader... or at least I have more magazine subscriptions than the number of books that I've read this year (it's not a very high number). The pages are glossy, the ads are - for the most part - less annoying than pop-up windows and the articles are ... http://blogs.uww.edu/library/archives/3757 Do you keep up with news from around the country and the world, or is your head stuck in the Whitewater sand? There's a lot going on! Take the CNN Challenge and see what you know. Some questions test knowledge of old news (aka history). Feeling like you need to learn ... http://blogs.uww.edu/library/archives/3689 Where can you find scholarly/peer-reviewed articles on dialects? Try these article databases: ComDisDOME EbscoHost databases (select databases such as Academic Search Complete, Communication and Mass Media Complete, and MLA International Bibliography) JSTOR Project MUSE http://blogs.uww.edu/library/archives/3732 The Mom & Pop Store: How the Unsung Heroes of the American Economy Are Surviving & Thriving By Robert Spector HD62.27 .S64 2009 New Book Island, 2nd floor The economic turbulence that our country is facing has put pressure on every corner of society, from the large corporations to the municipalities to the small businesses. Over ... http://blogs.uww.edu/library/archives/3711 Teachers, student teachers, and others with the desire & opportunity to educate youth groups: The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) has issued two discs of resources for educators on coral reefs and and other ocean topics. Both contain lesson plans, videos, posters, and more: Contents of the 2008 NOAA ... http://blogs.uww.edu/library/archives/3677