As a bit of a prequel for the new year we’ve changed out the $2 gift-worthy books for a more run-of-the-mill assortment of $1 books for your personal collections. These are primarily literary and health related. The remaining media, mostly VHS tapes but also some books on cassette, are still out on the carts for $.25 each.
Get’em while the gettin’s good!
And thank you for a wonderful year!!!
The Oxford illustrated history of the first World War
edited by Hew Strachan
D521 .W64 2014
New Arrivals, 2nd Floor
2014 officially marks the 100th anniversary of the start of World War 1. To mark this anniversary, the library is coordinating several events to mark such an occasion. One of these is a rotation book display in the lobby covering various themes related to the war.
For readers interested in brushing up on their World War 1 history, Oxford’s illustrated history is a great place to start. Hew Strachan has assembled an all-star list of historians to contribute to explaining the complexities of the first great world conflict. The contents of this book are well-balanced with both descriptive text and a large number of visual representations from the time of the war. Visual images range from propaganda posters, letters, photographs, and more from the period.
This book is a fantastic read that both historians and the casual reader will enjoy thoroughly.
Want to listen to some holiday music to help you study for finals (or distract you from studying)? The Library’s streaming music database, Naxos Music Library, has a new holiday-themed playlist available this month. The database also has dozens of albums of traditional and classical holiday music. Click over to the database to explore new music anytime.
Naxos Music Library is also available as an app for iOS and Android. Download the app from either the iTunes Store (iOS) or the Google Play Store (Android). See this post for more information on setting up the mobile app.
Sisterhood in Sports:
How Female Athletes Collaborate and Compete
by Joan Steidinger
GV709 .S74 2014
New Arrivals, 2nd floor
Anyone who has competed in sports knows that teammates develop strong bonds — and often strong rivalries.
This book explores the particular ways in which female athletes develop relationships with their teammates and rivals — and how that differs from their male counterparts. Sports psychologist and athlete, Joan Steidinger, takes a close look at relationships, body image, coaching, and competition among women athletes. She also explores the history of Title IX and the pioneering athletes who paved the way for U.S. girls and women to fully engage in sports.
This book is intended to help athletes, coaches and parents understand and work with women’s unique social interactions with their peers on and off the playing field.
This semester we’ve discussed a number of topics related to economics, including supply and demand, competition, unemployment, and the GDP. Hopefully when you listen to the Economy stories on NPR now, you’ll feel like this:
Rather than like this:
If you want to delve further into some of these topics, check out these books available at Andersen Library:
And don’t forget about all of the great free resources available through the Federal Reserve:
Oh my goodness, thanks to Brenda in Circulation, here’s some Friday fun that can last and last all the way to the holidays. It’s live ReindeerCam! And you can get your name on the nice list to ensure your holiday will be a good one. Watch Santa feed the reindeer daily (weekdays at 10am, 5pm, & 8pm Central Time, and weekends at 5pm Central Time)! Santa and the reindeer have embraced newer technologies, too. You can get the apps or go to Facebook.
With the advent of always having your mobile device on you, comes the need to constantly keep them powered. If you are tired of carrying your charging cord at all times or have left yours at home, then stop by the library to get a boost.
The library has recently obtained two mobile device charging stations. These stations come equipped with a variety of different attachments that connect to most devices. Both charging stations are located on the second floor of the library. One is near the computers in the alcove across from the Reference Desk. The other is located in the group study room area of the second floor.
These stations were graciously provided to the library through funds from the Office Vice Chancellor for Administrative Affairs. The library is not responsible for unattended devices left charging at the station.
Origins: Fourteen Billion Years of Cosmic Evolution
by Neil deGrasse Tyson and Donald Goldsmith
Narrated by Kevin Kenerly
QB981 .T96 2014
New Arrivals, Audio, 2nd floor
If you can’t make it to one of Neil deGrasse Tyson’s two talks at Milwaukee’s Riverside Theater on December 10th or 11th, view his Nova ScienceNow episodes online or check out this new audiobook. Take a tour of the cosmos with coauthors Tyson and Goldsmith, following the path of Spirit rover’s visit to Mars, to the Gallileo spacecraft’s mission to Jupiter’s Europa, beyond our solar system, and back to North Dakota’s Death Valley where we learn how elements of biology, geology, and astrophysics inform current scientific understanding of the cosmos.
Are there books, graphic novels, audio books, videos, video games, CDs, etc., that you wish Andersen Library would consider acquiring? Let us know by hanging your wish(es) on the tree!
The tree is located near the Circulation Desk and the Food for Thought Café. Paper “ornaments” on which you can write your wishes are provided.
Thanks! May all your wishes come true…
UW-Whitewater’s Andersen Library now has a treadmill desk. Find it by the big screen TV on the main library floor!
The main objective of a treadmill desk is to give students the ability to both study and stay physically fit at the same time. Treadmill speed settings are kept at a slow pace – around one to two miles an hour – so one can read or type at the same time.
Andersen Library invites all of its visitors to try out its newest technology. The treadmill desk is an easy and practical way for Warhawks to get their studies done while keeping physically active.
