New Stuff Tuesday – January 8

Posted on January 8, 2013 by kyle

Fear of Food

Fear of Food:
A History of Why We Worry about What We Eat
by Harvey Levenstein
TX360 .U6 L47 2012
New Arrivals, 2nd floor

Now that we’ve gotten through the holiday season, we can breathe a sigh of a relief. The real question is: are those nice little ideas that you had to improve your life still going strong? I’m going to go out on a limb and say that one or more of them have to do with this week’s featured topic of food.

Levenstein, a Canadian history professor, explores the pandemonium that has surrounded what people put in their mouth as sustenance over the years. He details the factors behind these panic attacks, whether it be people with a hidden agenda or corporations with profits in mind. Filled with examples like the controversy surrounding eggs and red wine, the author serves as the unbiased authority in sorting out nutritional facts over manufactured fear in the form of marketing. This book will help in figuring out whether the newest diet rages really works for next year’s round of resolutions.

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New Book Sale Items!

Posted on January 3, 2013 by Martha

book and vhs tapeThe new sale books, and also media this time, are now up for grabs. The books are $1 per volume and the media, including mostly VHS recordings, but also some books on cassette and a lone DVD, is $.25 each. The videos are a combination of popular and academic titles. A good chunk of the books are psychology related, but there are also quite a few medical and social work tomes. There is still the vast variety of additional books you’ve come to know and appreciate, so please come and browse to your heart’s delight and buy some books and media to fill your shelves.

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National Technical Reports Library available through 3/31/13

Posted on January 2, 2013 by Barbara

NTRL bannerThe National Technical Reports Library (NTRL) is available though March 31, 2013 to UWW students and staff.

NTRL contains the meta-data of over 2 million scientific and technical reports, with access to over 700,000 of these reports in full-text. Some of the documents are also available online outside of the database, and discoverable by performing Internet searches. The reports in the NTRL represent “billions of dollars in research performed for, and by the Federal Government over the past 75 years.” Not everything in the database is a technical report; results will also include journal articles, conference proceedings, and theses. A sampling of recently-added titles is available in the December 15th issue of the NTRL’s newsletter. The collection is arranged by 39 Subject Categories and 375 Sub-categories, but you can search for keywords. In the advanced search you can specify authors, titles, report numbers, source agencies, years, and a subject category if wanted. Subjects include:

  • Administration & Management
  • Aeronautics & Aerodynamics
  • Agriculture & Food
  • Astronomy & Astrophysics Energy
  • Atmospheric Sciences
  • Behavior & Society
  • Biomedical Technology & Human Factors Engineering
  • Building Industry Technology
  • Business & Economics
  • Chemistry
  • Civil Engineering
  • Combustion, Engine & Propellant
  • Communications
  • Computers, Control & Info Theory
  • Detection & Countermeasures
  • Electrotechnology
  • Energy
  • Environmental Pollution & Control
  • Government Inventions for Licensing
  • Health Care
  • Industrial & Mechanical Engineering
  • Library & Information Sciences
  • Manufacturing Technology
  • Materials Sciences
  • Mathematical Sciences
  • Medicine & Biology
  • Military Sciences
  • Missile Technology
  • Natural Resources
  • Navigation
  • Nuclear Science
  • Ocean Sciences
  • Ordnance
  • Photography
  • Physics
  • Problem Solving Information
  • Space Technology
  • Transportation
  • Urban & Regional Tech. Development

Complimentary temporary access to NTRL has been provided to Federal Depository Libraries like Andersen Library by the National Technical Information Service. The link to the NTRL is on the Library’s database trials page.

FDLP logo Andersen Library is a federal and Wisconsin depository library with federal and state government documents on a variety of current and relevant issues available to you in various formats (print, DVD/CD-ROM, online). Check out your government at Andersen Library!

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Break & Winterim Library Hours

Posted on December 20, 2012 by Barbara

Library hours during the break (Dec. 21-Jan 1) are:

  • Fri Dec 21: 8am-4:30pm
  • CLOSED Sat Dec 22-Tues Dec 25
  • Wed-Fri Dec 26-28: 8am-4:30pm
  • CLOSED Sat.-Tues Dec 29-Jan 1.

Winterim (Wed Jan 2-Fri Jan 18) Library hours are:
Mon-Wed: 7am-6pm, Thurs-Fri 7am-4:30pm, Sat: CLOSED, Sun: noon-8pm

The Food for Thought Café is closed until Spring Semester, so pack a sandwich or plan other dining options.

Please plan ahead! Remember that even when the physical Library is closed, you can:

  • Search the article databases (login when prompted with your campus Net-ID, same as for your campus email or D2L),
  • Search the HALCat Library Catalog and use links to online titles, including ereserves for classes,
  • Renew checked-out books, DVDs, etc. (once) through your Personal Record,
  • Consult online guides for help, including citation guides for APA, MLA, and Turabian format, and course assignment guides, and
  • Ask a librarian for help using email or chat (UWW librarians respond to the emails when the Library is open, but chat is covered 24/7 by non-UWW staff).
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Travel Safely!

Posted on December 19, 2012 by Barbara

Plan to drive safely this winter! Look up weather ahead of time (another site is AccuWeather.com).

picture of winter driving Check road conditions ahead of time. The Wis. Dept. of Transportation’s 511wi Travel Information web site can provides a map showing driving conditions on interstates and other major highways in Wisconsin, info on work zones, links to traffic cameras and congestion maps for Madison and Milwaukee, and links to weather sites and other travel information. There’s also a link for information for mobile devices. Other states may have similar sites, e.g., Illinois, Minnesota, Iowa, and Michigan (or MI Drive).

In WI, you also can dial 511 from landlines or cell phones for information.

And don’t forget to prepare for cold weather by dressing appropriately and having winter weather supplies in your car, as recommended by the Centers for Disease Control.

FDLP logo Andersen Library is a federal and Wisconsin depository library with federal and state government documents on a variety of current and relevant issues available to you in various formats (print, DVD/CD-ROM, online). Check out your government at Andersen Library!

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New Stuff Tuesday – December 18

Posted on December 18, 2012 by kyle

America at the Mall

America at the Mall:
The Cultural Role of a Retail Utopia
by Lisa Scharoun
HF5430.3 .S28 2012
New Arrivals, 2nd floor

If you’ve given your e-mail address to a retailer, I’m sure that you’re being inundated with flyers promising the lowest prices of the season. They act as though you have reasons to shop. Those fun little marketing ploys are trying to pull you into the focus of this week’s featured title: the mall.

Scharoun, graphic design professor at the University of Canberra, takes on the commercial center as the subject of her latest work. She covers the development of the shopping mall in the United States within historical and social contexts. The author details the rise and subsequent decline of the centralized collections of retail outlets, as well as the introduction and growth of the big box stores that contributed to the mall’s popularity. Scharoun utilizes case studies to illustrate the downfall of the mall, as well as provide thoughts on the future of these public spaces.

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Library Extended Hours for Exams!

Posted on December 13, 2012 by Barbara

Andersen Library will extend its hours for exam study beginning Thurs., Dec. 13. Popcorn will be made on the evenings that we’re open until 2 a.m. (* on dates indicated below). Coffee will be served evenings and weekends.

Thurs. Dec. 13:   7am – 2am*
Fri., Dec. 14:   7am – 10pm
Sat., Dec. 15:   9am – 10pm
Sun., Dec. 16:   9am – 2am*
Mon., Dec. 17:   7am – 2am*
Tues., Dec. 18:   7am – 2am*
Wed., Dec. 19:   7am – 2am*
Thurs. Dec. 20:   7am – 4:30pm

 
The first and third floors of the Library close at midnight; only 2nd/main floor is open from midnight until 2am. All three floors are open until closing on nights when then Library closes earlier than 2am.

Study hard and remember to get here early! Doors are locked 15 minutes before closing.

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Stress Balls in action

Posted on December 13, 2012 by Barbara

Macaela making a stress ballsKatie testing newly-minted stress ballsMaking the stress balls was very popular this week! Here are photos of Katie testing newly-minted stress balls (right) and Macaela getting another one ready (left).

Here’s a great, big THANK YOU to the Library staff members (the Public Relations Committee) who worked to bring stress-busting events to the students this week!

And don’t forget: The therapy dogs are visiting tomorrow (Friday)!

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New Stuff Tuesday – December 11

Posted on December 11, 2012 by kyle

Getting to Graduation

The Young Professional’s Survival Guide:
From Cab Fares to Moral Snares
by CK Gunsalus
BJ1725 .G86 2012
New Arrivals, 2nd floor

Some of you get to walk across a stage this weekend and collect the piece of paper that validates your hard work during your college career [or at least the fancy holder for when the piece of paper comes in the mail]. Now it’s time to apply the knowledge and skills that you’ve accumulated in a professional setting. Are you prepared for the situations that may not have been covered in classes? The week’s featured title gets into the gray areas of the real world and being a professional.

Gunsalus, director of the National Center for Professional and Research Ethics at the University of Illinois, tackles the tough situations that go beyond the formulas and case studies that you’ve pored over for the last four years: the ethical dilemmas. The pressure to create a positive first impression of your superiors causes some to make mistakes and continuing committing them. The author explains how to avoid those types of errors with real-life examples, as well as the ammunition to rationalize and ‘do the right thing’ from the beginning. The practical advice will serve anyone well in navigating the sticky situations in professional settings.

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Simply Stress Free finals week Dec. 10-14

Posted on December 7, 2012 by Rebecca

Simply Stress Free finals week Dec. 10-14

It’s that time of year again!  Stop in to the Library to study hard for your finals, but remember to take a break with one of our stress busting activities.
 
Belly dancing intro class
Monday, December 10, 2012 and Thursday, December 13, 2012
2:00pm – 3:00pm
Learn to belly dance with reference librarian Martha Stephenson.  Classes are free, but sign up is recommended.  Sign up sheets will be available near the circulation desk!  Email circdesk@uww.edu to sign up!
 
Make your own stress balls.
Monday – Thursday
1:00pm – 4:00pm
Make your own stress balls at our free craft table located across from circulation.  All supplies are provided and takes just a few minutes.
 
Coloring
Every day, all day long!
Stop in and color a picture!  Coloring available near the circulation desk
 
Visit with a pet therapy dog
Friday, December 14
10:00am – noon
Certified pet therapy teams will be on location at Andersen Library to interact with students.  Take a break from studying and visit with Jeannine Rowe and her Black Lab, Middie, and Sarah Niles and her golden retriever, Daisy.  Stop in for a doggone good time.Any questions or ideas for the future?  Email Becky at schallerrl22@uww.edu!

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