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Author Archives: Diana
New Full Text Finding Tools
The UWW Libraries recently debuted some new tools to help you get to the full text of an article faster. LibKey Nomad is a browser extension that makes finding the full text of articles that UWW has access to easier … Continue reading
Posted in Faculty Notes, featured resource, tech tips
Tagged browser extensions, full text, LibKey, Third Iron
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Westlaw Campus Research (New Stuff Tuesdays)
Westlaw Campus Research has replaced NexisUni as our legal database. It contains primary and secondary legal sources including statutes, codes, and case law, the American Jurisprudence legal encyclopedia, and the Corpus Juris Secundum. It also contains some business information such … Continue reading
Posted in new stuff tuesdays
Tagged business research, company research, legal research, Westlaw
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How We Got to the Moon (New Stuff Tuesday)
John Rocco’s lavishly-illustrated book tells the stories of missions to the moon from Sputnik to Apollo 11. His pictures and text explain complicated science and technology concepts in ways that kids (and adults) can understand. Even better than his engineering … Continue reading
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Tagged curriculum collection
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Research@UWW: Saved Items Missing & Saved Searches
Saved Items Missing: Several users throughout the University of Wisconsin System have reported a loss of item records saved to their Research@UWW account. The problem coincides with the recent upgrade. We have notified our vendor about this issue and they … Continue reading
Posted in online @ the library, tech tips
Tagged Research@UWW
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Tiny Habits (New Stuff Tuesday)
B. J. Fogg researches human behavior at Stanford University and shares his method for creating lasting positive changes: starting small by breaking behaviors down into smaller parts and changing your environment to help set yourself up for success. This short, … Continue reading
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Awaken (New Stuff Tuesdays)
As we approach a new calendar year, perhaps paging through this gorgeously printed book and reflecting on the art and philosophy of Tibetan Buddhism will help you bring closure to the old year and begin preparation for the new. From … Continue reading
T3: Embed Films on Demand in Canvas
If you would like to embed a video from Films on Demand into your Canvas course, you should ALWAYS use the Films on Demand integration from within Canvas itself. Embedding within Canvas using the embed code copied from Films on … Continue reading
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Tagged Canvas, Films on Demand
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T3: Add Library Resources to Canvas
The Library Resources integration in Canvas syncs with our LibGuides system to automatically load the appropriate library research guide into your Canvas course. We use the course name and number to determine if a particular course guide or a subject … Continue reading
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Tagged Canvas, libguides
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Welcome Back, Warhawks!
We miss you, Warhawks! But the Library staff is still available to help you with your research. You may reach us by phone, live chat or email — or schedule an appointment with a librarian on the Library web site. … Continue reading
Posted in around the library, online @ the library
Tagged askalibrarian
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T3: Annotating PDFs and Word Documents Online
Suddenly find yourself needing to read everything online? Learn how to take notes on PDFs or other files. Google Drive: You can use the commenting feature in Google Drive to highlight and comment on Microsoft Word documents and on PDFs. … Continue reading