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Category Archives: around the world
Friday fun: Lifelogging
I recently read a Computerworld technology blog entry about lifelogging: “Photographic memory made easy.” What is it? It’s essentially a diary of everyday moments, created with wearable devices that constantly record images and possibly audio throughout your day. Some use … Continue reading
Posted in around the world, tech tips
Tagged articles, blogs, cameras, diaries, lifelogging, memory, photography, privacy, surveillance, technology, wearable technology, websites
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Celebrate Pi Day!
March 14 is Pi Day (Greek letter p or “π”)! That’s as good a reason to celebrate as anything else, but even better: It’s also Albert Einstein’s birthday! Harken back to your geometry and remember that pi is the ratio … Continue reading
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Tagged anniversaries, articles, books, geometry, mathematical constants, pi, web sites
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Stories from Student Veterans
David Chrisinger, Communication Specialist and veteran transition expert, will be the guest speaker on the webinar Stories from Student Veterans on Thurs. Feb. 18 & 25, at noon, hosted by Kognito. He will talk about “best practices to better engage … Continue reading
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Tagged books, federal government, government info, lectures, students, veterans, web sites
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Medical Journal Editors Propose Data Sharing
An association of medical journal editors has proposed that medical researchers share their clinical study data as a condition of publishing articles about their results in medical journals. So far, when a journal has attempted to make this a requirement, … Continue reading
Posted in around the world
Tagged authors, clinical trials, data, interviews, journals, medical research, National Public Radio, NPR, publishing, radio, research, web sites
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Andersen Library’s MLK weekend hours, UWW MLK event (Jan 27)
On January 15th, in 1929, civil rights leader Martin Luther King, Jr. was born in Atlanta, GA. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day was designated a federal holiday in 1983. Many people and organizations use it as a day of service. … Continue reading
Posted in around the library, around the world, info.gov
Tagged activism, articles, audiobooks, books, civil rights, commemorations, diversity, DVDs, holidays, lectures, library hours, Martin Luther King Jr, social justice, speeches, videos, vision, web pages
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Happy New Year
Happy holidays, everyone! Andersen Library is closed Thursday-Saturday, December 31-January 2. Online resources like ebooks and article databases, and the Ask a Librarian chat service, remain available if you need them (see the Break & Winterim Libary Hours blog post … Continue reading
Posted in around the world, info.gov
Tagged aurora, nasa, NOAA, Northern Lights, science, solar storms, space, sun, weather
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Happy Holidays
Happy holidays, everyone! Andersen Library is closed Thursday-Sunday, December 24-27. Online resources like ebooks and article databases, and the Ask a Librarian chat service, remain available if you need them (see the Break & Winterim Libary Hours blog post for … Continue reading
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Tagged blogs, hours, library hours, video, youtube
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International Games Day 11/21
Andersen Library will join over a thousand libraries around the world on November 21, 2015, for the eighth annual celebration of gaming in libraries – International Games Day @ Your Library. Join Andersen Library for special gaming programs and events … Continue reading
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Tagged board games, events, IGD, League of Legends, minecraft, prizes, Super Smash Bros., tournaments, video games
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Friday Fun: Tangling
Feeling some stress? Well, some say coloring can help. There are adult coloring books for sale, and Andersen Library supplies coloring pages on a table near the Circulation Desk. But how about drawing your own lines instead of just coloring … Continue reading
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Tagged art, books, Friday fun, fun stuff, meditation, mindfulness, patterns, stress relief, tangling, web sites
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150 Years of Alice Display
Stop on by the 150 Years of “Alice” display in the Andersen Library lobby and see what “Alice<" has been up to these last few decades. Continue reading
Posted in around the library, around the world
Tagged Alice in Wonderland, Alice's Adventures in Wonderland, Charles Lutwidge Dodgson, Lewis Carroll
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