Category Archives: online @ the library

Queen Victoria’s Journals

Posted on August 3, 2012 by Barbara

Are you a history buff, an anglophile, or a royal watcher? You may be interested in perusing the digitized journals of Queen Victoria, which are being made freely available for a limited time. They cover her life since she was … Continue reading →

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New Look for ProQuest Databases

Posted on July 24, 2012 by Barbara

Go to any of the 15 databases in the ProQuest family (e.g., ABI/Inform, International Index to Music Periodicals, Historical Newspapers, ComDisDome) and you’ll see a whole new look. It’s new to us too! Here are some tips: ProQuest now looks … Continue reading →

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What’s a prezi??

Posted on April 26, 2012 by Barbara

I learned very recently that a student was asking for help with a prezi. What’s that?! Someone told me it was like a PowerPoint presentation “on steroids.” There’s a web site for Prezi. It says it’s a “zooming presentation editor” … Continue reading →

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Undergraduate Research Day! April 10

Posted on April 10, 2012 by Barbara

Today is the annual Undergraduate Research Day! You can wander around the display of posters showing off students’ research projects from noon until 3:15 p.m. in the UC Hamilton Room. A sampling of previous years’ Undergraduate Research posters is online … Continue reading →

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Campus Cornerstones goes online

Posted on February 24, 2012 by Barbara

Campus cornerstones, University of Wisconsin-Whitewater: Biographical sketches of the people for whom buildings & facilities are named, a publication authored by emeritus professor of history Richard C. Haney, has been digitized and is part of the University of Wisconsin Digital … Continue reading →

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Insect Love

Posted on February 2, 2012 by Martha

With Valentine’s Day not far away, the word on many a mind is love. We all know what happens when boy meets girl in our world, but what about the world of…insects? Continue reading →

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Faculty/Staff training on EndNote Web

Posted on January 18, 2012 by Barbara

Ellen Latorraca, Reference & Instruction librarian, will offer training on EndNote Web to faculty and staff on Wed., Jan. 25, from noon-1 p.m. in the Library’s Instruction Lab (L2211). There will be some hors d’oeuvres and beverages provided, but feel … Continue reading →

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WilsonWeb article databases move to EBSCO

Posted on January 17, 2012 by Barbara

The WilsonWeb article databases are moving to EBSCOhost by the end of January. In fact, they are all there already, except for the biography database Biography Reference Bank Select: Applied Science & Technology Full Text Biological & Agricultural Index Plus … Continue reading →

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Friday fun: Vocabulary Quiz

Posted on December 23, 2011 by Barbara

As if you haven’t taken enough tests! But this one is for fun. It’s just a 10-question quiz to see how good your vocabulary is, compare your score to others in your age group, and maybe learn some new words. … Continue reading →

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70th anniversary of “a date which will live in infamy”

Posted on December 7, 2011 by Barbara

December 7 is “a date which will live in infamy.” Do you recognize this quote? 70 years ago President Franklin D. Roosevelt said that about the day of Japan’s bombing of the U.S. Naval Base at Pearl Harbor in his … Continue reading →

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