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.

About Video Games: New Resources

Posted on April 29, 2009 by Barbara

If you are interested in video games (not just playing them, but designing them or learning about their impact), the Library has books for you! Search the Library Catalog for “video games” and you’ll get a list, including The art … Continue reading →

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Human Trafficking Lecture 4/29

Posted on April 27, 2009 by Barbara

E. Benjamin Skinner will speak about “A Crime So Monstrous: Face-to-Face with Modern-Day Slavery” at 6 pm on Wed., April 29th, in the Summers Auditorium (James R. Connor University Center). It’s hard to believe, but some practices you think are … Continue reading →

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Health Care Access Lecture 4/27

Posted on April 24, 2009 by Barbara

Meg Gaines, ovarian cancer survivor and national advocate for cancer patients, will deliver this year’s John Kenneth Kyle lecture “The Best of Times and the Worst of Times: Getting Health Care in America” at 7 pm on Mon., April 27, … Continue reading →

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Author David Rhodes @public library 4/23

Posted on April 20, 2009 by Barbara

David Rhodes will read from his novel Driftless on April 23rd at 7 p.m. at the Irvin L. Young Memorial Library (Whitewater’s public library, at 431 W. Center Street). Read a review from the California Literary Review. A copy of … Continue reading →

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National Poetry Month (April)

Posted on April 17, 2009 by Barbara

Celebrate National Poetry Month, an annual observance started by the Academy of American Poets in 1996. Read some poetry, write some, and give poems away (especially on April 30th, aka Poem In Your Pocket Day). Where, oh where, can one … Continue reading →

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Research on student research habits

Posted on April 13, 2009 by Barbara

The University of Washington’s Information School has been investigating how university & college students conduct research, and among the preliminary findings are: Wikipedia was a common starting point for “presearch,” getting background on a topic and some search words to … Continue reading →

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Movie Night Options

Posted on April 10, 2009 by Barbara

The Library’s Browsing collections of feature movies in VHS or DVD formats includes 96 of the titles on the American Film Institute‘s “AFI’s 100 Years… 100 Movies” 10th anniversary list. Most of them are available in DVD format. This list … Continue reading →

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Jing: Screen capturing quick & easy…and free

Posted on April 8, 2009 by Barbara

What’s that saying about a picture being worth a thousand words? It’s especially true when you’re trying to describe doing something online when the other person can’t watch your monitor. There are, of course, software packages you can buy for … Continue reading →

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Peace, Poetry, Redwoods, & Reading

Posted on April 5, 2009 by Barbara

The Janesville Gazette has been running its annual “50 Who Matter” special section that shines a light on local individuals who make a difference, and in it I read the bio of Sue Nelson, a nonprofit administrator and peace activist … Continue reading →

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Distinguished Scholar talk 4/7

Posted on April 3, 2009 by Barbara

Kwame Anthony Appiah will receive the Distinguished Scholar Award and speak on “Cosmopolitanism: Ethics in a World of Strangers” on Tues., April 7, at 7pm in the Young Auditorium. Kwame Anthony Appiah is the Laurance S. Rockefeller University Professor of … Continue reading →

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