Andersen Library’s own Karen Weston, the University Archivist, will be presenting on Native American genealogy, focusing on Wisconsin tribes. The event will take place on Monday, March 5th, 2012 at 5:30 pm in Andersen Library room 2211. The presentation is sponsored by the Native American Cultural Awareness Association (NACAA) and Native American Support Services (NASS), and is open to everyone interested.
Questions? Please contact Martha Stephenson at stephenm@uww.edu or 262-472-4366.
The March 2012 book sale is up and raring to go a few days early! This time we’ve got sets of books for sale, from the works of Victor Hugo (in French) to Norwegian history (in Norwegian) to volumes in Spanish and a slew of others in English. If you want to read up on a topic in depth or maybe just spruce up your book case, this sale is for you.
This month’s special pricing is:
$1 – 1-3 volume sets
$3 – 4-6 volume sets
$5 – 7 & up volume sets
with the caveat that you must buy the entire set.
Starting in February and continuing throughout March, five of the planets in our solar system are visible. Venus and Jupiter are visible at dusk and just after dark in the west, Mars is rising around 8:00-9:00 pm, Saturn is rising around 10:00 pm, and Mercury will be visible in the west just after sunset in early March.
Not only will this month be excellent for viewing the planets, but there will be a spectacular conjunction of Venus and Jupiter in mid-March, expected to be one of the best in years!
The moon, Venus, and Jupiter
Details about all these astronomical events and many other scientific topics are available at Earthsky.org, a website providing quality scientific information in partnership with many scientific organizations including NASA.
By Christine Fary
Andersen Library is involved with three of the posters that will be displayed in the University Center for the first ever observance of LEAP (Liberal Education America’s Promise) Day on Feb. 29. See the full schedule of events online.
Although the posters will be on display all day in the UC’s Hamilton Center, project members will be available to talk about their work from 3-4:30 p.m.:
In addition to going around to see all of the LEAP-related projects represented on posters, I am especially interested in the national webinar in which employers will talk about a liberal education (time: 12:20-2:30 p.m., location: UC275).
See you there!
Campus cornerstones, University of Wisconsin-Whitewater: Biographical sketches of the people for whom buildings & facilities are named, a publication authored by emeritus professor of history Richard C. Haney, has been digitized and is part of the University of Wisconsin Digital Collections.
There also are print copies in Andersen Library (at the Reference Desk, one in the 3rd-floor Main Collection at LD6150.85 .H35 1997, and one in Special Collections on 1st floor).
So if you’ve been wondering about the people whose names appear on buildings and other facilities around campus, here’s a source of information! You can learn all sorts of interesting things about the campus history. For example, who was the first female on the faculty to hold a Ph.D.? [Hint: This person’s name was not given to an entire building. And the person was known for wearing stylish hats. Just ask the University Archivist, Karen Weston, sometime!]
Dianne Moller, Executive Director of Hoo’s Woods raptor education and rehabilitation center, will give a free, one-hour presentation on Tues., Feb. 28, at 6:30 p.m. at the Milton Public Library (430 E. High St., Milton), recounting her experiences during recent visits to the Middle East. Ms. Moller traveled to the United Arab Emirates (UAE) to attend the International Falconry Festival in Dec. 2011 and a falconry festival in Doha, Qatar, in Jan. 2012. She’ll share her experiences with the culture, people and family life, as well as sharing what she learned about Arab falconry and history. You can see videos from the International Falconry Festival on YouTube, including the two that show the Grand Parade of nations represented.
Andersen Library has resources if you’d like to learn more about raptors. Search HALCat (Harold Andersen Library’s catalog) to find materials such as a two-page online fact sheet about the peregrine falcon from the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service, A photographic guide to North American raptors (3rd-floor Main Collection, QL696.F3 W48 1995), Wisconsin peregrine falcon recovery plan (2nd-floor Wisconsin Documents, NAT 3:E 5/27 or online) and The falcons of the world (3rd-floor OVERSIZE Main Collection, QL696 .F34 C32x). Search article databases to find articles such as “Falcon breeding in the Middle East and facility design considerations” (Avian Biology Research, 2011, vol.4:no.2, pp.62-65, doi:10.3184/175815511X13069438586652) and “Falconry comes into its own” (2008, Middle East, no.385, pp.58-59). Finally, use the Library’s online guide to Intercultural Communication to find Library materials on the culture and customs of other countries, such as Culture shock!: United Arab Emirates (3rd-floor Main Collection, DS247.T84 C76 2001). You can learn more about other countries by searching databases such as Global Road Warrior.
Please ask a librarian for assistance with finding materials.
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. Come check out your government at Andersen Library!
No, this operation doesn’t involve the construction going on here. Operation Beautiful, the powerful project focused on changing negative body image, has taken over the library. You may come across post-it notes in not only mirrors, but books, magazines, and DVDs throughout our collection. You’ll notice these positive affirmations all over campus, as it is being done in conjunction with National Eating Disorders Awareness Week.
Think it’s a cool idea? The founder of this inspirational movement, Caitlin Boyle, will be speaking on campus on February 28 at 7PM in the UC. Check out the promotional flyer for all of the details.
Are you researching body image or eating disorders? It turns out that we have a number of resources for you! A search in HALCat for “eating disorders” returns 170 results, with materials like Body Shots: Hollywood and the Culture of Eating Disorders (PN1995.9.B62 F69 2011, Main Collection, 3rd Floor) or Body Image, Eating Disorders, and Obesity in Youth: Assessment, Prevention, and Treatment (RJ506.E18 B635 2009, Main Collection, 3rd Floor) as possible sources. If you’re looking more for articles, there are plenty databases to check depending on your angle: PsycINFO for the psychological effects, Communication & Mass Media Complete or ABI/Inform Complete for the impact of advertising and marketing, or GenderWatch for the gender perspective. If you need assistance finding resources, make sure to ask a librarian.
Of course, remember that our campus provides support for those struggling with these issues. The professionals at University Health & Counseling Services would love to help you, but you have to make the first move.
P.S. You’re beautiful.
Consent of the Networked:
The Worldwide Struggle For Internet Freedom
by Rebecca MacKinnon
HM851 .M3327 2012
New Arrivals, 2nd floor
The Internet is often lauded as a revolutionary force that can only do good. The Information Superhighway only leads to positive outcomes, right? While we all have heard about the horror stories of the violent criminal activity that have resulted from online interactions, the more subversive issues of government censorship and corporate privacy violations slide under the media’s radar. This week’s featured title seeks to bring light to the virtual attack on our civil rights.
MacKinnon, a Schwartz Senior Fellow at the New America Foundation and founder of Global Voices, puts out a call to action to make sure that people stand up for their digital rights that they may currently be taking for granted. She takes on the companies and governments that are threatening to alter the online landscape for their own monetary and protective purposes. The author lays out the issues that surround the debate, the movement towards authoritarianism in the United States, the private sector and outsider influences, as well as what can be done as a responsible Netizen. If you’re looking for a book to learn about war over the Internet, especially after the SOPA and PIPA legislative discussions, this would be a great start.
You’re invited to the Grand Opening of the Student Success satellite in Andersen Library on Wed., Feb. 22, at 3 p.m. Come to the Library’s 2nd (main) floor where you’ll find a glass storefront entrance with signs for “Honors Program, Undergraduate Research Program,” and “Academic Support Center Satellite.”
Near that entrance you’ll also walk by the browsable “Great Minds” collection of books that are classics in various disciplines. Seems appropriate, doesn’t it, to walk by all that inspirational knowledge on the way to success!
UW-Whitewater’s Marketing and Media Relations office has provided some photos of the new space online.
Renovation to the wiring in Andersen Library will interrupt 2nd-floor network connectivity during the weekend of February 24-26. This work is expected to begin at 5pm on Friday, February 24th, and be completed by 6am on Monday, February 27th.
What does this mean? What works and what doesn’t?
Library Hours: Andersen Library will be open for its regular hours on Saturday (9am-5pm) and Sunday (1pm-midnight all 3 floors; 1pm-2am on 2nd floor only).
Study Spaces: All study spaces, including group & individual study rooms and the two collaboratories on 1st floor, remain available for the entire weekend. This includes the study spaces on 2nd (main) floor.
Computers & Printing: Access to the campus network on Andersen Library’s 2nd (main) floor will be down, starting at 5 p.m. on Friday, Feb. 24th, and ending early Monday morning, Feb. 27th. This affects the Library’s desktop computers on 2nd (main) floor as well as wireless network access on 2nd floor (using either Library or personal laptops). Also, the two B&W printers on 2nd floor will not work, and there will be no color or guest printing available.
However, the Library’s computers, B&W printers, and wireless network access will function on 1st and 3rd floors for the entire weekend. There also are scanners on both 1st and 3rd floors.
In addition, on Sat., Feb. 25th, the Andersen General Access Lab will be open from 9am-5pm to provide additional functioning computers and printers. The Andersen General Access Lab will be open for its normal hours on Sun., Feb. 26th, from 11am-midnight.
Circulation services (checkout of laptops, books, DVDs, etc.) will be available on 3rd floor, in L3102N (the big study room at the top of the stairs). However, no fine payments will be possible. Return of checked-out materials will remain at the Circulation Desk on 2nd floor (or at the book drop in the lobby).
Reference assistance will be available on 3rd floor as well (from 1-5pm on Saturday, and 1-5 & 6-10pm on Sunday), in the blue-carpeted lounge with the printer.
Photocopiers on 2nd floor will continue to function.
Questions? Please ask a librarian.
