Category Archives: around the library

Quiz yourself: Plagiarism

Posted on October 28, 2010 by Barbara

Do you understand plagiarism? Why is it such a big hairy deal anyway? Well, it’s only right and fair to be credited for your own work while giving others proper credit for their work. It’s also important beyond your student … Continue reading →

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Global Café 11/2

Posted on October 28, 2010 by Barbara

The Center for Global Education’s monthly Global Café series on Tues., Nov. 2nd, from 5-6pm will focus on Sweden and Ireland (location: Andersen Library’s big-screen TV area , near the Food for Thought café). Mark your calendars for upcoming sessions: … Continue reading →

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Remembering Dylan Thomas

Posted on October 27, 2010 by Barbara

Dylan Thomas, famous Welsh poet, was born on this day (Oct. 27) in 1914. He died on Nov. 9, 1953. He’s probably best remembered for “Do not go Gentle into that Good Night,” which was written for his father. You … Continue reading →

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The 1st Floor’s new look

Posted on October 14, 2010 by kolde

Have you been down to the 1st floor of the library lately? It sure looks different! Most of the shorter shelves have been taken down. This permitted us to change the configuration of the front computers to allow for a … Continue reading →

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Postcards/WI Archives Month

Posted on October 11, 2010 by Barbara

October is Wisconsin Archives Month, and this year’s theme is postcards, which many people use to preserve and share their experiences and stories. You can see a display of historical and contemporary Wisconsin postcards in Special Collections (Andersen Library 1st … Continue reading →

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Featured Resource: The Children’s Collection

Posted on October 3, 2010 by Susan

Maybe you’ve noticed the colorful, newly revamped area on the Library’s 2nd floor, the Children’s Collection? Perhaps you even attended the Grand Opening of this area on September 15th. This part of the Library contains children’s books, music CD’s, teaching materials, and even K-12 textbooks. … Continue reading →

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Media Month at the “Book Sale”

Posted on September 30, 2010 by Susan

It’s Media Month at the Library’s ongoing book sale. Check out the carts near the Library entrance for 16mm films and LP records! All items are only 25¢. Items will be changed weekly. Keep an eye out for videotapes later in October.

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Sept.: Nat’l Yoga Month

Posted on September 20, 2010 by Barbara

Now we’re into the 4th week of fall semester…feeling stressed? Did you know that September is National Yoga Month? Yoga is one way to combat stress; there are many other ways like meditating, running, listening to music, or even just … Continue reading →

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As If You Needed Another Reason…

Posted on September 18, 2010 by kyle

The New York Times is reporting that changing scenery when studying benefits the student. The article discusses study habits and the current research being done by cognitive psychologists that is challenging age-old notions of the ‘right way to learn.’ Investigators … Continue reading →

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Play the Quiz Whiz

Posted on September 15, 2010 by Barbara

UWW students are eligible to participate in the LexisNexis Quiz Whiz competition from now until Nov. 15, 2010. Register for a quiz account, then correctly answer multiple choice trivia questions (on news, legal & business topics, etc.) posted once or … Continue reading →

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