Preparedness 101: Zombie Pandemic

Posted on June 1, 2012 by Barbara

Zombie Preparedness cover excerptPreparedness 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.

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 print, microfiche, CD-ROM, and online. Check out your government at Andersen Library!

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W.A.R.N. Pet Expo Sat., June 2

Posted on May 31, 2012 by Barbara

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?

clip art of cat and dogWell, 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.

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Library Hours May 25-Summer Session

Posted on May 24, 2012 by Barbara

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:

  • Search article databases …just 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 the titles that are online, including ereserves for classes,
  • Renew your checked-out books, DVDs, etc., online (once) through your Personal Record,
  • Consult online guides for assistance, including citation guides for APA, MLA, and Turabian format, and class assignment guides, and
  • Ask a librarian for help using email or chat, or phone us at the Reference Desk (262-472-1032) during Reference Desk hours (Fri, May 25, 9am-4:30pm, then closed until Tues., May 29, 9am-9pm).
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How to borrow from other UWs

Posted on May 24, 2012 by Barbara

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.

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New Stuff Tuesday – May 22

Posted on May 22, 2012 by kyle

IKEA Edge

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.

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A Plastic Free Life?

Posted on May 16, 2012 by Ronna

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.

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GoodGuide

Posted on May 14, 2012 by Barbara

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.

Screen shot of a GoodGuide product ratingGoodGuide 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).

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Holy New Website, Batman!

Posted on May 10, 2012 by kyle

new website

That’s right – the Andersen Library will be launching a new website next Tuesday (May 15). Don’t you worry, it’ll be relatively similar to the current site, with the navigation bar at the top to lead to the major sections of the website. It will still have the search utility on the home page for quick access to HALCAT, the online catalog, as well as the top databases and journal holdings.

However, just as with our previous redesign several years ago, many of the links to library pages will break. Links to the course guides (the links start with http://libguides.uww.edu instead of http://library.uww.edu) will remain the same, but all others will no longer work after Tuesday. If you have any links to the Library’s web pages embedded in D2L or elsewhere, you will most likely have to change them. Contact a library staff member if you have any issues finding the new locations for the pages.

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Library Hours May 14-28

Posted on May 10, 2012 by Barbara

clip art of lilac-like flowerAnother Spring Semester over, and Summer Session not yet begun! Andersen Library’s hours from May 14-28 are:

  • Mon., May 14 (makeup exam day): 7 a.m.-4:30 p.m.
  • Tues.-Fri., May 15-18: 8 a.m.-4:30 p.m.
  • CLOSED Sat.-Sun., May 19-20
  • Mon.-Fri., May 21-25: 8 a.m.-4:30 p.m.
  • CLOSED Sat.-Mon., May 26-28 (Monday is Memorial Day)

Enjoy the break, everyone, maybe smell a few lilacs, and we hope to see you during the summer!

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Where the arts & crafts are this summer

Posted on May 10, 2012 by Barbara

Cover of Wisconsin Art & Craft Fair 2012 DirectoryAre you looking for the arts and crafts fairs around Wisconsin this summer? Check the online Wisconsin Art & Craft Fairs Directory for 2012!

It’s listings are chronological, but there are indexes by city and county.

There’s information here for those of you who want to display and sell your work too!

FDLP logoAndersen 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!

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