Author Archives: kyle

About kyle

I'm the library guy. No, seriously, I'm the only male reference & instruction librarian. I also have the pleasure of serving several campus committees, the Academic Staff Assembly and the Chancellor's Task Force on LGBT Issues, among others.

Welcome Back!

Posted on August 30, 2007 by kyle

Although some of you may be sad that the summer is ending (I am a little bit), I hope that you’re all glad to be back here in Whitewater. You’ve got your friends, your classes, and of course, you’ve got … Continue reading →

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New Stuff Tuesday – August 28

Posted on August 28, 2007 by kyle

Girls Who Like Boys Who Like Boys: True Tales of Love, Lust and Friendship Between Straight Women & Gay Men Edited by Melissa de la Cruz & Tom Dolby HQ76 .G55 2007 New Book Island, 2nd floor When you hear … Continue reading →

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New Stuff Tuesday – August 21

Posted on August 21, 2007 by kyle

As I was browsing the New Book Island, this massive volume jumped out at me because I lived in Barcelona. The cover is boring, but the book is fantastic! Barcelona and Modernity: Picasso, Gaudí, Miró, Dalí by William H. Robinson, … Continue reading →

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Wait, Don’t Destroy Those Ones Yet

Posted on August 20, 2007 by kyle

As a follow-up to the August 6 post about Cambridge University Press and their libel lawsuit, it turns out that libel does not equal a death sentence for books in question. Yale University Press (YUP) faced a lawsuit from a … Continue reading →

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So What Do YOU Think?

Posted on August 16, 2007 by kyle

I’m guessing that you got to the blog from the Library’s home page – probably looks a little different than how it did the last time you visited the site, eh? We hope that you like the changes that we’ve … Continue reading →

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Would You Include Libraries?

Posted on August 15, 2007 by kyle

The Chronicle of Higher Ed’s The Wired Campus blog featured a post last week about a list of the Top 100 Tools for Learning and how libraries were not included. The question posed to “e-learning experts” was What are your … Continue reading →

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New Stuff Tuesday – August 14

Posted on August 14, 2007 by kyle

With all this commotion about the upcoming election, which – minor detail – is still SIXTEEN months away, I thought that I’d feature this book. Spanking the Donkey: Dispatches from the Dumb Season by Matt Taibbi E905 .T35 2005 New … Continue reading →

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New Stuff Tuesday – August 7

Posted on August 7, 2007 by kyle

In honor of the fact that today marks my one-year anniversary here in Whitewater, I’ve decided to feature a book about careers. The Career Mystique: Cracks in the American Dream by Phyllis Moen & Patricia Roehling HD4904.25 .M638 2005 New … Continue reading →

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Destroy the Books – They’re Full of Lies

Posted on August 6, 2007 by kyle

The Chronicle of Higher Education reported online today that Cambridge University Press (CUP) has settled a libel lawsuit with Khalid bin Mahfouz, a Saudi banker. Mahfouz cried foul when CUP published Alms for Jihad by Robert O. Collins and J. … Continue reading →

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MySpace is Dying? WHAT?!

Posted on August 1, 2007 by kyle

The last time I checked, the social networking giant was doing pretty well for itself. But according to Lance Ulanoff at PC Magazine, MySpace, Second Life and Twitter were all doomed. He says that MySpace could be the first one … Continue reading →

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