Category Archives: new stuff tuesdays

New Stuff Tuesday – November 18

Posted on November 18, 2008 by kyle

Remix: Making Art and Commerce Thrive in the Hybrid Economy by Lawrence Lessig KF3020 .L47 2008 New Book Island, 2nd floor This week’s featured book should resonate with anyone that has ever downloaded music from Napster (back when it was … Continue reading →

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New Stuff Tuesday – November 11

Posted on November 11, 2008 by kyle

Last Rights: Rescuing the End of Life from the Medical System by Stephen P. Kiernan R726.8 .K52 2007 New Book Island, 2nd floor Death tends to be one of the heavier topics from which people shy away, as it conjures … Continue reading →

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New Stuff Tuesday – November 4

Posted on November 4, 2008 by kyle

The Mediated Presidency: Television News and Presidential Governance by Stephen Farnsworth & S. Robert Lichter E176.1 .F228 2006 New Book Island, 2nd floor If you can break away from the television for a second, I’d like to feature a book … Continue reading →

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New Stuff Tuesday – October 28

Posted on October 28, 2008 by kyle

Culture and Customs series: Greenwood Press New Book Island, 2nd floor and Main Collection, 3rd floor One of the recurring themes for research projects every year is to write about a country. As nice as it would be to just … Continue reading →

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New Stuff Tuesday – October 21

Posted on October 21, 2008 by kyle

Thanks to UW-Madison and Alexander Street Press, we now have access to two interesting electronic collections, Twentieth Century Advice Literature and the Gilded Age. Have you ever found a book written a long time ago and thought, “Times sure have … Continue reading →

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New Stuff Tuesday – September 30

Posted on September 30, 2008 by kyle

Standing Up to the Madness: Ordinary Heroes in Extraordinary Times by Amy & David Goodman JK1759 .G585 2008 New Book Island, 2nd floor Back in March, I highlighted a new book on the topic of the violation of civil liberties … Continue reading →

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New Stuff Tuesday – September 23

Posted on September 23, 2008 by kyle

Investment Banking Explained: An Insider’s Guide to the Industry by Michel Fleuriet HG4534 .F57 2008 New Book Island, 2nd floor I’m not sure that the country expected such a shakeup in the financial services sector and the possible congressional bailout … Continue reading →

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New Stuff Tuesday – September 16

Posted on September 16, 2008 by kyle

Instead of featuring new materials this week, I thought it would be appropriate to introduce the new kids on the block (not the ones with a comeback album). That’s right, it’s New StAff Tuesday. Since May, we have had four … Continue reading →

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New Stuff Tuesday – September 9

Posted on September 9, 2008 by kyle

Microcosm: E. Coli and the New Science of Life by Carl Zimmer QR82 .E6 Z56 2008 New Book Island, 2nd floor Bacteria generally gets a lot of bad press, especially with the recent deaths from outbreaks of food poisoning. E.coli … Continue reading →

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New Stuff Tuesday – September 2

Posted on September 2, 2008 by kyle

Raise your hand if you’ve taken a tour. Raise your hand if you actually paid attention and/or remember every little detail of the tour. My point exactly. We understand that traveling as a herd with your classmates isn’t the most … Continue reading →

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