Monthly Archives: July 2009

Newsweek: “What to read now. And why”

Posted on July 17, 2009 by Barbara

Yet another listing of recommended books, as if I need a longer list! The July 13 issue of Newsweek has a list of 50 books (alternatively link to the Newsweek site) that supposedly “open a window on the times we … Continue reading →

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Baseball: Read All About It

Posted on July 16, 2009 by Susan

Baseball season is in full swing. If you’re a fan and watching your favorite team (go Brewers!) isn’t enough to satisfy your craving for baseball, check out one of the many baseball books in the library. Here are just a few of … 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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New Stuff Tuesday – July 14

Posted on July 14, 2009 by kyle

It’s been a while since I’ve featured an electronic resource for New Stuff Tuesday (you have to go all the way back to 21 October 2008 for the last digital NST). It doesn’t mean that we haven’t gotten anything new … 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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Universal Borrowing will be unavailable

Posted on July 10, 2009 by Barbara

Universal Borrowing (UB), the service that allows UWW students, staff, and faculty to borrow books and videos from other UW campus libraries, will be down for a software upgrade: Stout and Superior will be unavailable starting July 13. All UW … Continue reading →

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Government Comics Digitized

Posted on July 9, 2009 by Barbara

The University of Nebraska-Lincoln has a digital Government Comics Collection containing comic books produced/distributed by various governments (U.S. Federal, state, United Nations and European Commission). Also included are some state and federal hearings, posters, and pamphlets. There are some really … Continue reading →

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New Stuff Tuesday – July 7

Posted on July 7, 2009 by kyle

Fixing Sex: Intersex, Medical Authority and Lived Experience By Katrina Karkazis JK1764 .H56 2009 New Book Island, 2nd floor Raise your hand if you’re heard of cystic fibrosis. That’s probably most, if not all, of you. Now, raise your hand … 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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Search Engines: Bing v. Google

Posted on July 3, 2009 by Barbara

So I saw on Twitter recently a site where you can compare Bing search results to Google results: http://www.bing-vs-google.com/ Bing, in case you haven’t heard (or seen the many TV ads), is Microsoft’s new web search engine, which is being … Continue reading →

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