Author Archives: Carol

Andersen Library’s Haunted Book?

Posted on October 26, 2011 by Carol

Andersen Library’s Haunted Book Panel October 26, 2011, 6:00-7:00pm Andersen Library Main Floor Ever wonder about rumors of a haunted book kept under lock and key at the Andersen Library? Want to know more and hear from experts from the … Continue reading →

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Featured Resource: America’s Newspapers

Posted on January 19, 2011 by Carol

If you’re looking for fulltext articles from the Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel or Chicago Tribune, you’ll be disappointed to learn that these newspapers were recently withdrawn from LexisNexis and EBSCO Newspaper Source Plus. But don’t despair. The Library now subscribes to America’s … Continue reading →

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September Feature: Online Resource Extravaganza

Posted on September 2, 2010 by Carol

We’ve conjured up more database magic for our users. By cancelling print or lesser-used online products, we’ve been able to add many new databases to our repertoire during the spring and summer. Here are some of the latest additions. For … Continue reading →

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March Feature: Science Sources

Posted on March 10, 2010 by Carol

Whether your research is in biology, chemistry, computer science, earth sciences, electrical engineering, medicine, or physics, the Library is chock-full of science article databases and science e-journal packages. Science research is now so much easier with all the online resources. … Continue reading →

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Explore IEEE Xplore

Posted on January 20, 2010 by Carol

Although the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) and the Institute of Electrical Engineers (IEE) publish it, IEEE Xplore Digital Library offers much more than its name implies. It includes articles on engineering, computer science, biology, chemistry, physics, and … Continue reading →

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Steven Pinker, The Stuff of Thought

Posted on October 30, 2009 by Carol

The Stuff of Thought: Language as a Window into Human Nature Monday, November 2, 2009 Young Auditorium, 7 pm Evolutional psychologist Steven Pinker is one of the world’s leading cognitive scientists. The Times (London) calls him “academia’s rock star,” with … Continue reading →

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Millennial Muddle

Posted on October 12, 2009 by Carol

Just like any other business, the higher education market finds it useful to segment their customers into various groups. Every generation of students has its defining characteristics and corresponding labels. Getting a handle on their core characteristics is good business … Continue reading →

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Philosopher’s Index – Database Trial

Posted on September 3, 2009 by Carol

We now have a trial of the online version of Philosopher’s Index (we currently subscribe to the print version). This product is produced by the Philosopher’s Information Center and is a current and comprehensive bibliographic database covering scholarly research in all major … Continue reading →

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September Feature: Wow – new databases

Posted on September 2, 2009 by Carol

Using some shopping savvy, Andersen Library has added a number of new databases despite the shaky global economy and the Library’s flat budget. EBSCO Databases Back in the summer, Kyle blogged about the new EBSCO databases available through the Wisconsin Dept. of … Continue reading →

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Art History – best research tools

Posted on June 17, 2009 by Carol

Since Google pretty much dominates the search engine world, it seems to set the gold standard for web searching. A recent blog entry mentioned the article that compared the scholarliness of Google Scholar content vs. library database content. “How Scholarly Is … Continue reading →

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