Author Archives: Barbara

About Barbara

I am a Reference & Instruction librarian, head of that department in Andersen Library, an associate professor, and a member of the General Education Review Committee and Faculty Senate. I've been working at UW-W since July 1, 1990.

Desperately seeking primary sources?

Are you in the Atlantic History course, or some other course for which you are looking up primary sources for periods like 1400-1800?? There are library guides for courses like Atlantic History that list databases to search for primary sources. … Continue reading

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“Search, seizure, and cellphones”

Would you want your cellphone searched by the police? Should they be able to do that without a warrant? Is your phone protected from that now? What about your privacy?? At 9 a.m. (Central) on Tuesday, April 29, the National … Continue reading

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Earth Week 2014!

It’s Earth Week from April 21-25, 2014. There are campus events planned Monday-Thursday…what will you be doing? At various events you can at least recycle your plastic bag collection and maybe even buy a spider plant. Monday April 21 Double … Continue reading

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Library “Mini-Break” Hours Apr 18-20

Mini Break! Andersen Library’s hours will be: Fri Apr 18: 8am-4:30pm Sat Apr 19: CLOSED Sun Apr 20: 3pm-2am (only 2nd floor is open midnight-2am) Remember that even when the Library is closed or you are traveling, you can: Search … Continue reading

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Esera Tuaolo, former Packer, Wed Apr 9

Esera Tuaolo will talk on Wed., Apr. 9, at 7pm in the UC Hamilton Room. Tuaolo, a former Green Bay Packer, is one of very few professional football players to come out as gay. The talk is part of Pride … Continue reading

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Friday Fun: L’Amour and Patterson

Well, it’s almost Spring Break–Did you check out some fun stuff to read? Did you know that on March 22, both James Patterson and Louis L’Amour were born (in 1947 and 1908, respectively)? Both authors provide lots of fun titles … Continue reading

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Spring Break! Andersen Library hours

SPRING BREAK! Mmmmm, can you feel the warmth of the sun? Andersen Library’s hours will be: Sat-Sun Mar 22-23: CLOSED Mon-Fri Mar 24-28: 8am-4:30pm Sat Mar 29: CLOSED Sun Mar 30: 3pm-2am (only 2nd floor is open midnight-2am) Remember that … Continue reading

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Race Unplugged

Ruha Benjamin, professor of Sociology and African American Studies at Boston University and author of People’s science: Bodies and rights on the stem cell frontier, will talk about “Race Unplugged: Beyond racial sound bites of pundits, politicians, and pop culture” … Continue reading

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Wall Street Journal, Where Are You??

Looking for the Wall Street Journal? Go to the Journal Holdings List (linked from the Library’s home page) and search for it…you probably want the Eastern Edition. Click ABI/Inform and either search within this newspaper, or browse issues by date. … Continue reading

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Body Adornment Exhibit

The Whitewater Arts Alliance is hosting an exhibit on body adornment from Mar. 8-Apr. 27, open Fridays through Sundays from noon-5pm at the Cultural Arts Center (402 W. Main St., Whitewater). The opening reception will be on Sun., Mar. 9, … Continue reading

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