Today Wisconsin citizens have the opportunity to vote in what the Wisconsin State Journal is calling the “historic” recall election (Madison.com, 06/05/2012). On the ballot are the offices of the governor and lieutenant governor, as well as several Senate seats.
Not sure where to vote? Type in your address and look up your polling place here: https://vpa.wi.gov/ .
Additional voting information, including a link to look up your legislators, is available on the Wisconsin Vote website.
The Bully Society:
School Shootings and the Crisis of Bullying in America’s Schools
by Jessie Klein
BF637 .B85 K584 2012
New Arrivals, 2nd floor
So I went this great birthday party this weekend, and I found myself surrounding by children. When talking with a couple of the parents, it turns out that a few of my new little friends have had a hard time at school because other kids decide that it’s OK to tease and pick on them. Having those thoughts on my mind made this week’s New Stuff Tuesday pick a no-brainer.
Klein, professor at Adelphi University, claims that societal acceptance and promotion of competition have caused the rise in school shootings and childhood aggression overall. She examines school shootings as the ultimate eruption under the pressure of bullies, seeking to find the answers to break the vicious cycle. Performing a content analysis on over one hundred and fifty incidents of violence, the author points to nonconformity, either due to social status or gender and sexuality norms, as the culprits for these tragedies. Klein also includes an explanation of the methodology of her study, as well references for further research. If you’re looking for a place to start on a topic that has received substantial press lately, this would be a good one.
Are you trying to figure out what your career should be? My Next Move lets you search for careers with keywords, browse potential careers by industries, or answer a series of questions about yourself to help match your interests and abilities to potential careers. The site also provides information about careers (requirements, outlook, salary, etc.). It was created for the U.S. Dept. of Labor and uses information from its O*NET database of occupation characteristics and outlook data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. This site is very easy to use!
There’s also a My Next Move for Veterans that tries to match your military experience with civilian opportunities.
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 print, microfiche, CD-ROM, and electronically. Check out your government at Andersen Library!
Preparedness 101: Zombie Pandemic is provided to you by the U.S. Dept. of Health & Human Services, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
This preparedness advice is in the form of a graphic novella, and it’s a bit of fun, but it also delivers serious information. You can go to http://emergency.cdc.gov for more information about what you need in your emergency preparedness kit, and special information for preparedness for older adults and caregivers.
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 print, microfiche, CD-ROM, and online. Check out your government at Andersen Library!
Looking for something to do this Saturday? Do you like pets? Maybe you can’t have any but you’d happily show some pets a little love?
Well, the first ever “annual” Wisconsin Adoption and Rescue Network (W.A.R.N.) Pet Expo will happen in Whitewater’s Cravath Lakefront Park on Saturday, June 2nd, from 10am-3pm. At least 19 adoption agencies are taking part, including Whitewater’s Community Cat, Lakeland Animal Shelter, and The Humane Society of Jefferson County. There will be breed-specific rescue groups present as well. Pet food suppliers will be there with samples, specials, and coupons too.
So c’mon out and support “Adoption as an Option!” And even if you can’t provide a fur-ever home right now, if you could foster a pet who is waiting for a permanent home, talk to the people at this event about it!
Would you like to learn more about pets? Andersen Library has resources! Search the catalog for books such as Encyclopedia of the cat (2nd-floor Reference Collection, SF442.2 .F64 1997), American Animal Hospital Association encyclopedia of cat health and care (2nd-floor Reference Collection, SF447 .S87 1996), Domestic cat: The biology of its behaviour (3rd-floor Main Collection, SF446.5 .D65 1988), and Cats, the complete book (3rd-floor Main Collection, SF442 .B8313). Andersen Library would have similar titles for dogs, as well as books about pets for children and many, many works of fiction that feature our beloved pets, such as the Mrs.Murphy mystery series by Rita Mae Brown (co-authored by her cat Sneaky Pie Brown). Mrs. Murphy, by the way, is a sleuthing feline character!
Please ask a librarian for assistance with finding materials.
Thursday, May 24th, & Friday, May 25th: Andersen Libary closes at 4:30 pm.
Andersen Library will be closed Sat.-Mon., May 26-28, for Memorial Day weekend.
Andersen Library Summer School hours start on Tues., May 29:
Mon.-Thurs. 7am-9pm
Fri. 7am-4:30pm
Sat. CLOSED
Sun. noon-8pm
(Exception: CLOSED on Wed., July 4)
Remember that even when the Library is closed or you are traveling, you can:
Is UWW’s copy of a book or DVD checked out? Or does Andersen Library not have the title you need? UWW students and staff can search other UW libraries and borrow from them for free using “Universal Borrowing.”
Here’s a little video (made with Jing) that shows you how.
Requested materials arrive in 2-4 weekdays (no weekend delivery van). You receive an email to your campus email account alerting you to pick up your requested item(s) at the Circulation Desk. More information about “UB” is online, or ask a librarian.
The IKEA Edge:
Building Global Growth and Social Good at the World’s Most Iconic Home Store
by Anders Dahlvig
HD9773 .S84 D34 2012
New Arrivals, 2nd floor
With the approaching holiday weekend [only three days for me, more for others… not that I’m bitter], people have grilling and relaxing and being outside on the mind. Some might have home improvement and interior decorating on the agenda for the extended time away from work. Does that include a trek down to Schaumburg to visit one of my favorite stores on the planet? This week’s featured title goes behind the scenes at the Scandinavian blue-and-yellow beacon of affordable modern home furnishings.
Dahlvig has a pretty good idea of what goes on at IKEA, given that he led the company for ten years, stepping down in 2009. He worked his way from store manager all the way to the top post over a tenure of twenty-six years. He shares his experiences as the CEO of a company that is regarded as a industry leader for more than just its retail dominance. The furniture giant also prides itself on its commitment to social responsibility and shows that success in both areas is possible. The text serves as a peak into what takes to juggle the demands of the market and society simultaneously and flourish as a company.
Is living a plastic-free life even possible? Beth Terry of Oakland, California, author of the blog, MyPlasticFreeLife.com, thinks we should try. Read her Plastic-free Living Guide for a long list of ways to–if not completely eliminate–at least dramatically reduce the amount of plastic you and I use every day. I ran across mention of this blog in a book review, and I had to check it out.
One of Beth’s top 2 suggestions for reducing plastic use is probably something many of you already do: use reusable cloth shopping bags. It seems like every store has their own reusable bag these days, but you don’t have to buy one for each store you visit. I use my Woodmans’ green-cloth bags everywhere, even in other grocery stores. I especially like Target’s 5 cent discount, given if you bring your own bag, no matter what store name is stamped on it.
Number 2 on her list? Stop drinking bottled water. Really, who needs it? Buy yourself a good plastic-free water bottle and fill it up every day. This is Whitewater, folks. The water is clean.
There are a total of 95 suggestions on her list. Some are easy to do (stop using those plastic baggies provided for produce in the grocery store), others not so much (make your own clothes).
You were looking for a summer project, right? Why not see how much you can cut back on your use of plastics? Check out MyPlasticFreeLife.com to get started.
Interested in learning more about plastics and the environment? Try the DVD, Addicted to Plastic, available in our Academic DVD collection at TD798 .A33 2008. Or how about the book, Plastics and the Environment, available in our Main Collection at TP1120 .A54 2003. Search the Library’s online catalog for other possibilities.
GoodGuide claims to be “the world’s largest and most reliable source of information on the health, environmental, and social impacts of consumer products.” You can use it on the web or get the mobile app for your tablet or smartphone.
At this site you can search for specific products or browse categories to identify the best products. Of course, there will be products that are not rated, like the first dry cat food I tried to find (naturally) and the Kindle.
GoodGuide assigns three ratings to products and companies to indicate how healthy, environmentally friendly, and socially responsible they are, ranging from 0 to 10 (10 is best). Ratings also are color-coded (green is good, red is bad, tan or orange hues are in the middle). Both product-level data and company information are used. I strongly recommend reading more details about the ratings on the web site, so you can decide how much to rely on them. While looking at a product’s ratings, click on the overall rating to see more detail about it.
The usefulness of ratings like these depends on the data available for examination, which in many cases is not much. Learn more in article, “The trouble with green product ratings” (Fortune International (Europe), vol.164:no.3, pp.32-36).
