Tag Archives: research tips

Wall Street Journal, Where Are You??

Posted on March 6, 2014 by Barbara

Looking for the Wall Street Journal? Go to the Journal Holdings List (linked from the Library’s home page) and search for it…you probably want the Eastern Edition. Click ABI/Inform and either search within this newspaper, or browse issues by date. … Continue reading →

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Keep All Those Sources In One Place

Posted on November 12, 2008 by kyle

Doing research these days can be… interesting. With the mix of print and online sources, creating a list of all the sources for your current and past projects can be a monumental task. If you only use internet resources (*gasp*), … Continue reading →

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Search inside: Google Book Search

Posted on March 31, 2008 by Barbara

Google Book Search lets you search inside the contents of books, which can help you identify books very relevant to research you’re doing. The advanced search option lets you search for specific titles, authors, publishers, etc. Even if the University … Continue reading →

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First Stop: Class Assignment Guides

Posted on February 4, 2008 by kyle

Now that the semester is officially underway (and the Super Bowl is over), you might actually have started to think about starting to work on research projects for your courses. A great place to start your research would be the … Continue reading →

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Renew Your Books & Videos Online

Posted on December 10, 2007 by Barbara

Yes! You can renew your books and videos online! How to do it From the University Library’s home page click on “My Accounts” in the upper right corner of the purple banner. The middle login option is for “Personal Record/UB … Continue reading →

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Getting books from other libraries

Posted on November 28, 2007 by Barbara

OK, you need books for your paper and there aren’t enough here at UW-Whitewater on your topic, or they are already checked out. What’s a diligent student to do? Try other UW libraries first. It’s free to UWW students and … Continue reading →

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Work Us Into Your Schedule

Posted on November 8, 2007 by kyle

Time is money, right? So why waste it by spending hours researching and getting nowhere? That’s where the librarian comes into the picture. Hopefully you know that you can always come to the Reference Desk and ask for assistance, considering … Continue reading →

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Gain the Edge to Get the Job

Posted on November 6, 2007 by kyle

Anything you read about careers, interviewing and landing that first job (or any job for that matter) says that you need to prepare, prepare, prepare. Well, what do you have to do to prepare? If you answered ‘I don’t know’ … Continue reading →

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We’ll Fit in Your Carry-ons

Posted on November 5, 2007 by kyle

That is, if you have a laptop with you. But seriously… Are you going to be studying abroad for part or all of the spring semester? First of all, I’m incredibly jealous because I would love to study abroad again … Continue reading →

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The Disconnect Between Google and the Library

Posted on October 17, 2007 by kyle

Let’s be realistic. You search Google. That’s cool. I do too. It’s a great search engine, which is why Google commanded 53.6% of the searches in the month of July (Yahoo! was second with 19.9%). But consider this scenario: I … Continue reading →

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