Category Archives: around the library

Welcome to UWW & Andersen Library!

Posted on September 6, 2011 by Barbara

Welcome to UWW and Andersen Library! I hope you’re excited to be here. After four college degrees (at four separate schools) and over 20 years at UWW, I still greet each new academic year with excitement and anticipation.  My colleagues … Continue reading →

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Andersen Library hours Sept 2-Dec 22, 2011

Posted on September 1, 2011 by Barbara

Whee! Fall Semester is coming! Andersen Library’s hours on Friday, Sept. 2 are 8 am-4:30 pm, and then the Library is closed Saturday-Monday, Sept. 3-5, for the Labor Day holiday. Fall semester Library hours start on Tuesday, Sept. 6th. However, … Continue reading →

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Fabulous Book Sale

Posted on August 30, 2011 by Martha

Included in this batch of used books is a lot of popular fiction, history, and other subjects. Continue reading →

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Faculty/Staff Library Essentials

Posted on August 24, 2011 by Barbara

New & returning faculty & instructional staff: Need to set up course reserves? Make links to articles in databases available via D2L? Should the Library add some materials to support the assignments you’re giving your students? Do your students need … Continue reading →

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E-Books from Academic Publisher Brill

Posted on August 23, 2011 by Barbara

UWS libraries now have access to 2007-2013 ebooks from Brill, an academic publisher in the humanities and social sciences. You can search for keywords, or browse by authors or by the titles in these subject categories: Asian Studies Biblical Studies, … Continue reading →

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Andersen Library @ Orientation Week events

Posted on August 23, 2011 by Barbara

Welcome (back) to UWW!  Come see us at various Orientation Week (hmmm, more like a week and a half) events! Here’s where we’ll be: Tues., Aug. 23, 12:45-2:30pm: RA resource fair for RAs, of course (UC) Thurs., Aug 25, 9:30-10:30am: … Continue reading →

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Library Hours Aug 15-Sept 5

Posted on August 16, 2011 by Barbara

School’s out (for the summer)! Andersen Library’s hours from Aug. 15 through Sept. 4 are 8 am-4:30 pm Monday-Friday only (closed on Saturday & Sunday). The Library is closed on Monday Sept. 5th for the Labor Day holiday. Fall semester … Continue reading →

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Movies and Scientific Ethics

Posted on August 15, 2011 by Barbara

Movies and scientific ethics may seem an unlikely pairing, and maybe I just think too much when I see movies about scientific research, but when I saw Rise of the Planet of the Apes this weekend I had the same … Continue reading →

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Data connectivity work

Posted on August 5, 2011 by Barbara

Technical staff at the University are completing data connectivity upgrades this weekend, starting on Friday (August 5) at 4 p.m. and ending Monday morning (August 8). This work will have very minimal impact on Library patrons, but wired connections on … Continue reading →

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NetLibrary now eBook Collection (EBSCO)

Posted on August 3, 2011 by Barbara

NetLibrary was acquired by EBSCO earlier this year, and the transition is nearly complete. So when you click on a link to NetLibrary books in the HALCat (Harold Andersen Library catalog), you’ll be sent to EBSCO’s “eBook Collection.” Of course, … Continue reading →

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