Research in Gender and Women’s Studies

Posted on March 11, 2013 by Diana

March is Women’s History Month and Andersen Library has plenty of resources to help you learn more about gender history and the history of women.

North American Women’s Letters and Diaries: Colonial to 1950
This collection includes one of the most comprehensive bibliographies of women’s diaries and letters yet published. Drawn from more than 1,000 sources, including journal articles, pamphlets, newsletters, monographs, and conference proceedings, the collection represents all age groups and life stages, all ethnicities, many geographical regions, the famous and the not so famous.

Women and Social Movements in the United States: 1600 to 2000
Women and Social Movements in the United States brings together books, images, documents, scholarly essays, commentaries, and bibliographies, documenting the multiplicity of women’s reform activities. The resource, which examines perspectives on women’s social movements from Colonial times to the present, is updated on a quarterly basis by adding new document projects, book and website reviews, related teaching tools, and more documents.

Women’s Studies International
Women’s Resources International is a combination of nine contributing databases covering women’s studies, women’s issues, and gender-focused scholarship from throughout the world. Databases include: Women’s Studies Abstracts (1984-); New Books on Women & Feminism (1987-); Women of Color and Southern Women 1975-1988, and annual supplements (1989-); and other databases and print publications.

The Library of Congress, National Archives and Records Administration, National Endowment for the Humanities, National Gallery of Art, National Park Service, Smithsonian Institution, and United States Holocaust Memorial Museum have put together a 2013’s Women’s History Month website that brings together content from their digital collections.  This resource has images, film, activities, and other sources available to the public. Locally, the Wisconsin Historical Society has devoted a portion of their website to highlighting Women’s History in Wisconsin.

FDLP logo Andersen Library is a federal and Wisconsin depository library with many federal and state government documents on a variety of current and relevant issues available to you in many formats, including online. Check out your government at Andersen Library!

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Friday Fun: Are You Ready to RUMBLE?

Posted on March 8, 2013 by kyle

There’s all sorts of stereotypes about librarians. You’ve got the glasses, hair in bun, nose in book at all times, quiet and meek nature – you all know them. That’s pretty much how we’re portrayed in popular culture. Occasionally we get to be the star that saves the day, but we’re usually the ones shushing loud patrons in the background.

And then there’s the real world of librarians, in which they break the mold and defy those stereotypes. Enter Michael Korklan, a librarian at Metropolitan Community College-Penn Valley in Kansas City, MO. On the surface, you wouldn’t assume that the reference librarian would be anything but nice and innocent… until you find out that he’s also Rock ‘n Roll Mike Sydal, a Metro Pro wrestler. That’s right – the guy leads two completely different lives. How cool is that? It makes me want to find out how to get in on the gig.

Read the full story: Mild-mannered librarian moonlights as wrestler Rock n’ Roll Mike Sydal [Ink Magazine]

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Workshop @ Hoard Historical Musem 3/16

Posted on March 8, 2013 by Barbara

Hoard Historical Museum (401 Whitewater Avenue, Fort Atkinson) will host a workshop on Sat., March 16, 2013, from 1:30pm-3:30pm on “How to Care for Your Photographs & Paper Documents.”  Participants will learn how best to treat important photos and documents: what to do and what not to do. Bring photos and documents along and ask questions about how to treat problems. Museum-quality archival storage materials will be available for purchase in the museum’s bookshop. Preregistration is requried, and the workshop fee is $10 per person.

Call 920-563-7769 or send an email to oberle@hoardmuseum.org.

cover of An Ounce of PreservationAndersen Library has a resource you can consult: An ounce of preservation: A guide to the care of papers and photographs (3rd-floor Main Collection, TS1109 .T88 1995). Whitewater’s public library (431 w. Main St) has the book Saving stuff: How to care for and preserve your collectibles, heirlooms, and other prize possessions (069.53 W7226 in Non-Fiction).

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Here’s to Your Health!

Posted on March 7, 2013 by kyle

So we’re coming up on mid-March… how are those resolutions working out for you? Still eating healthier, heading to the gym, getting all the sleep that you should be getting? Did you go to WellFest? I’m guessing that we’re all starting to think about Spring Break coming up, and maybe it’s time to take a look at those ways in which you wanted to change your life positively.

Remember that there are plenty of resources on campus that can help you out with those goals. University Health & Counseling Services is always available for you if you need some advice or a friendly person to talk to. Their website has plenty of resources, including Student Health 101, a monthly e-magazine full of great tips and tricks to improving some of those maybe-not-particularly-healthy habits, fitness and nutrition information, and much more.

Want even more than that? The library is your go-to for further information, as we have books and databases that focus on topics that you could use in your personal life, not just for your research papers! Check the catalog for titles like The Smart Student’s Guide to Healthy Living [Main Collection, 3rd Floor – RA777.3 .S63 2006] or Health Styles: Decisions for Living Well [Main Collection, 3rd Floor – RA777.3 .P78 1999]. There are also health databases to locate health and nutrition information, like Consumer Health Complete and CINAHL Plus with Full Text.

Of course, a reference librarian would be happy to help finding information, make sure to stop by and see one at the Reference Desk, call during Reference Desk hours at 262.472.1032, or anytime, day or night, online at Ask a Librarian.

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Wellfest 2013 (Sun Mar 10)

Posted on March 6, 2013 by Barbara

Wellness 2013 will take place in Whitewater’s High School from noon-3pm on Sunday, March 10. It’s free and sponsored by Working for Whitewater’s Wellness (W3), UW-Whitewater, and other entities. Check it out for free food, fitness classes, healthy cooking demos, financial planning sessions, “Minute to Win it” games, and more. You can see a schedule online.

They are looking for Wellfest volunteers, too. Comment on W3’s Facebook posting (linked above) or email whitewaterwellness@gmail.com.

Office Yoga coverCan’t make it to Wellfest? Andersen Library has resources that can help. Search HALCat for resources such as Easy yoga for easing pain (2nd-floor Browsing DVDs, RA781.7 .E3 2012), Complete guide to pilates, yoga, meditation & stress relief (3rd-floor Main Collection, GV481 .C66 2003), Office yoga: Tackling tension with simple stretches you can do at your desk (3rd-floor Main Collection, RA781.7 .F75 2003), and The diabetic gourmet cookbook: More than 200 healthy recipes from homestyle favorites to restaurant classics (online via EBSCOhost eBook Collection). There also are many resources available online, including Healthy Cooking and Recipes from the U.S. Dept. of Agriculture, a web site that includes links to healthy recipes from government sites as well the American Health Association, The Mayo Clinic, and others.

MedlinePlus®, The National Institutes of Health’s web site for patients and the public, has several resources including interactive tutorials to learn more about Managing Stress, Exercising for a Healthy Life, and Weight Management.

Please ask a librarian if you would appreciate assistance with finding additional information.

FDLP logo Andersen Library is a federal and Wisconsin depository library with many federal and state government documents on a variety of current and relevant issues available to you in many formats, including online. Check out your government at Andersen Library!

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The book sale for the month of March contains a lot of psychology books, so you’re in luck if you like to psychoanalyze folks or people watch in a really serious way. Psychology

If that isn’t your thing, don’t fret. We have books in many other fields as well, including mathematics, sciences such as botany and biology, safety studies, education, political science, ethics, religion and sociology.

On a related note, I’d like to give a shout out to several special people in our library’s technical processing department. They did a great job organizing the sale books by subject.

Come one, come all and find a good deal at this month’s book sale. The books are $1 a piece, a bargain any day of the week.

Enjoy!

Posted on March 5, 2013 by Martha | 1 Comment

New Stuff Tuesday – March 5

Posted on March 5, 2013 by kyle

Bet the Farm

Bet the Farm:
How Food Stopped Being Food
by Frederick Kaufman
HD9000.5 .K3725 2012
New Arrivals, 2nd floor

You know how they say that it’s dangerous to go to the grocery store when you’re hungry? The same goes for writing blog posts. You can put money on the fact that I was hungry when searching for books to spotlight for New Stuff Tuesday, just like this week’s featured title.

Kaufman, contributing editor for Harper’s and lecturer at CUNY’s Graduate School of Journalism, sets out to uncover the reasons why quality food, in terms of nutritional and economic value, isn’t available to everyone. His search leads him around the world, from corporate headquarters and mega-farms to the United Nations meetings, and he finds that the investment in grain futures as the source is wreaking havoc on the dinner table. The writer seeks to expose the drive to put profitability before anything else, filling up corporate pockets and emptying the plates of millions.

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Dog Therapy @ the Library

Posted on February 28, 2013 by Kate

Are you in desperate need for some stress relief? Come to the Andersen Library tomorrow, Friday, March 1st, from 12 noon to 2pm, to meet and play with Daisy, the friendly and adorable Golden Retriever. You won’t be able to resist playing with and petting this beautiful dog as all of the week’s stress just melts away with each moment you spend with Daisy.

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New Stuff Tuesday – February 26

Posted on February 26, 2013 by kyle

Run, Swim, Throw, Cheat

Run, Swim, Throw, Cheat:
The Science Behind Drugs in Sport
by Chris Cooper
RC1230 .C59 2012
New Arrivals, 2nd floor

There’s nothing like a good scandal to make the world go round. The sports world is not without its slip-ups, and unnatural performance enhancement is one that is sure to make headlines. After all, fans expect professional athletes to be in top physical condition without any help from steroids and other banned substances. This week’s featured title goes into the ‘how?’ behind making those supplements effective in the game of unfair advantages.

Cooper, a biochemist and sports scientist, begins his work by detailing the most ‘corrupt’ races ever, the 1988 Men’s 100m Olympic final and the 2005 Women’s 1500m World Championship, in which eleven of the thirteen competitors would caught doping. Using this as a springboard, he explores the limits to human performance, the physiological factors, and then into biochemistry of steroids and stimulants. The author wraps up with looking at cheating and the measures taken to detect foul play. This book serves as an excellent current edition to the research into doping in sports.

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