Category Archives: online @ the library

New Journal Holdings List

Posted on September 16, 2009 by Barbara

If you want to know if you have access to articles in particular journals, magazines, or newspapers, consult the Journal Holdings List. To look up a title, hover on “Find” on the gray horizontal bar on the Library home page … Continue reading →

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Philosopher’s Index – Database Trial

Posted on September 3, 2009 by Carol

We now have a trial of the online version of Philosopher’s Index (we currently subscribe to the print version). This product is produced by the Philosopher’s Information Center and is a current and comprehensive bibliographic database covering scholarly research in all major … Continue reading →

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Follow us on Twitter

Posted on September 3, 2009 by Barbara

The Andersen Library has been quietly experimenting with Twitter…if you’d like to follow us, go to http://twitter.com/UWW_Library

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September Feature: Wow – new databases

Posted on September 2, 2009 by Carol

Using some shopping savvy, Andersen Library has added a number of new databases despite the shaky global economy and the Library’s flat budget. EBSCO Databases Back in the summer, Kyle blogged about the new EBSCO databases available through the Wisconsin Dept. of … Continue reading →

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Library Catalog Upgrade

Posted on August 25, 2009 by Barbara

The Library Catalog had a significant upgrade right before Orientation Week (convenient timing, isn’t it?!). We’ve named our new catalog HalCat (short for Harold Andersen Library Catalog). It needs more tweaking, and we are experiencing some technical difficulties with its … Continue reading →

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New Online Reference Titles (Ebooks)

Posted on July 15, 2009 by Barbara

We’ve added new online reference titles from the Gale Virtual Reference Library in history, literature, multicultural studies, social sciences, and technology: History American Decades, 10v, 2001 American Decades Primary Sources, 10v, 2004 Ancient Greece, 3v, 2007 The Antebellum Era: Primary … Continue reading →

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This just in: changing our newspaper databases

Posted on July 13, 2009 by Barbara

If you’re a frequent user of the ProQuest Newspapers database, you’ll know it’s missing! We had access to that database through BadgerLink, a selection of databases the WI Dept. of Public Instruction provides to residents of the state. Well, they’ve … Continue reading →

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Import/Export Figures

Posted on July 6, 2009 by kyle

Euromonitor has recently bulked up their foreign trade offerings. Our Passport Reference & Markets subscription now contains import/export figures for all sorts of commodities, from fruits to furniture, for approximately 140 countries. Here are a few interesting tidbits that I … Continue reading →

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Discontinued: STAT-USA

Posted on June 22, 2009 by kyle

The Library will not continue to subscribe to STAT-USA. Our current subscription runs through the end of this month (June). The resource, produced by the US Department of Commerce, provides market research and analysis on international business opportunities. If you … Continue reading →

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Art History – best research tools

Posted on June 17, 2009 by Carol

Since Google pretty much dominates the search engine world, it seems to set the gold standard for web searching. A recent blog entry mentioned the article that compared the scholarliness of Google Scholar content vs. library database content. “How Scholarly Is … Continue reading →

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