Author Archives: Diana

About Diana

Diana is the Reference & Instructional Technology Librarian at UW-Whitewater. She can introduce you to a variety of technology to help improve your teaching, learning, research, and professional development. Ask her about Zotero, tea, or technology. She is the liaison librarian to the departments of Psychology and Social Work.

T3: Your Digital Life

Posted on May 1, 2014 by Diana

Starting next week and continuing through the summer, Tech Tips Thursday (T3) will focus on the theme of Your Digital Life. The summer is a great time to evaluate how, when, and where to create, find, store, manage, and publish … Continue reading →

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New Stuff Tuesday – April 15, 2014

Posted on April 15, 2014 by Diana

Breaking Bad: Critical Essays on the Contexts, Politics, Style, and Reception of the Television Series Edited by David P. Pierson PN1992.77.B74 B739 2014 New Arrivals, 2nd floor Missing Walter White already? Need a fix? Now that the series is over, … Continue reading →

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T3: Microsoft Office on Your Mobile Device

Posted on April 3, 2014 by Diana

Many of us use MS Office products daily for a variety of projects. While there have been ways to view and edit MS Office projects on tablets–until recently you needed to be on a Microsoft tablet (such as the Surface) … Continue reading →

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T3: Doing More with Excel

Posted on March 13, 2014 by Diana

Knowing how to efficiently use Microsoft Excel is a skill that will benefit you throughout your life. Need to do a statistics project for a class? Track your personal or campus group spending? Track your writing, fitness, or other life … Continue reading →

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T3: Wireless Printing

Posted on March 8, 2014 by Diana

Want to print from your laptop to Library printers? You will need to download and install a program on your laptop that allows your computer to connect to the printers in any General Access Lab on campus. [Links updated as … Continue reading →

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New Stuff Tuesday – March 4, 2014

Posted on March 4, 2014 by Diana

Jerusalem: A Cookbook by Yotam Ottolenghi and Sami Tamimi TX725.M628 O88 2012 Browsing Books, 2nd floor Plenty: Vibrant Vegetable Recipes from London’s Ottolenghi by Yotam Ottolenghi TX801.O88 2011 Browsing Books, 2nd floor Winter blues got you down? Want to daydream … Continue reading →

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T3: More Library Mobile Apps

Posted on February 27, 2014 by Diana

Carrying on with our T3 theme of mobile apps for library resources this week, here are two more apps in addition to the EBSCOhost mobile app I already posted (see this T3 post). First up, Naxos Music Library has apps … Continue reading →

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T3: EBSCOhost Mobile App

Posted on February 13, 2014 by Diana

Do you use any EBSCOhost databases, like Academic Search Complete, PsycINFO, or Communication & Mass Media Complete, on a regular basis on your phone or tablet? If you ever access EBSCOhost databases from your mobile device, you can download an … Continue reading →

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T3: Scan Documents to Your Phone or Tablet

Posted on February 6, 2014 by Diana

Did you know that you can scan documents using our BookScan Stations and have the documents sent to your smartphone or tablet via a QR code? Well, you can! All you need to retrieve your scanned document is a QR … Continue reading →

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New Stuff Tuesday – January 21, 2014

Posted on January 21, 2014 by Diana

Things Might Go Terribly, Horribly Wrong: A Guide to Life Liberated from Anxiety by Kelly Wilson and Troy Dufrene BF575.A6 W55 2010 New Arrivals, 2nd floor Welcome back to Spring Semster 2014! Feeling anxious yet? If not, great! If you … Continue reading →

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