New Stuff Tuesday – October 18

Posted on October 18, 2011 by kyle

We'll Always Have Paris

We’ll Always Have Paris
American Tourists in France Since 1930
by Harvey Levenstein
DC34.5 .A44 L49 2004
New Arrivals, 2nd floor

As I busily rush around trying to tie up some loose ends before heading to New York tomorrow [HA, Barb!], I obviously have travel on the brain. Therefore, it should be no surprise with the title that I have chosen for this week’s New Stuff Tuesday. France is on the list of places to return again – just have to renew the passport.

Levenstein, history professor at McMaster University in Ontario [Canada], takes a look at our country’s travel patterns overseas to the land of cheese, wine, and fashion over the last seventy-five years. He details the development of the love-hate relationship between the French and their American visitors, from World War I and the subsequent world events that tainted the water, so to speak. The author contends that France’s more liberal stance on social issues contributed to both the disdain and attraction for the United States tourists. As a scholarly work, Levenstein does a fantastic job of utilizing a variety of both primary and secondary research and sharing those sources with the reader – perfect for starting your own investigation on the topic.

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Archives Month (Oct.): “Born in Wisconsin”

Posted on October 14, 2011 by Barbara

Would you like to go to class in a building where the temperature cannot be regulated? Professor W. S. Johnson didn’t like teaching in such a building, so in 1883 he invented the thermostat to control the temperature in Whitewater’s Old Main. It became so popular that Johnson started a company to manufacture his invention – Johnson Controls.

poster image for Wisconsin Archives Month 2011Wisconsin Archives Month 2011 celebrates ideas and creators who were “Born in Wisconsin.” Other ideas from Wisconsin include the typewriter, the dairy cooperative, Harley-Davidson motorcycles, Evinrude outboard motors, and the first American kindergarten.

Stop by Special Collections on Andersen Library’s first floor and admire the display in honor of Archives Month. You also can visit the blog of the Society of American Archivists-Student Chapter at UW-Madison, which is featuring stories about unique collections from participating archives and historical societies around the state throughout October.

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New website! Indians of the Midwest

Posted on October 13, 2011 by Ronna

The Newberry Library in Chicago has launched a new website project titled Indians of the Midwest, Past and Present. According to the home page, “This site . . . highlight[s] recent research of scholars who have provided new insights about the cultures and histories of Indian peoples in the Midwest.”

For purposes of the website, the Midwest includes Michigan, Wisconsin, Minnesota, Illinois, Indiana, and Ohio. Information on the site is divided into: People, Places and Time; The Homeland and Its Use; The Marketplace; Treaties; Identities; Property; and Indian Imagery. In addition to text, some sections include images and/or videos.

You can search by topic or by keyword. The How to Navigate This Site link also leads to lots of good information about using the site. What I found really helpful was the question boxes on each section’s main page, that are linked not only to short answers for each question, but also refer you to the correct sections of the site for more detail.

Thanks to Dr. Tony Gulig of the History Department for the heads up on this great new website, Indians of the Midwest, Past and Present! Check it out!

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New Stuff Tuesday – October 11

Posted on October 11, 2011 by kyle

Social Media ROI

Social Media ROI
Managing and Measuring Social Media Efforts in Your Organization
Olivier Blanchard
HM742 .B53 2011
New Arrivals, 2nd floor

Social media has been embraced by pretty much everyone in some form or another [whether they actively participate is a different story]. The introduction of Google Plus into the fray of time distractions may make choosing which time waster to pledge undying devotion to a bit difficult. Businesses also have to decide which venues will provide the most bang for their buck. This week’s featured title walks through just how to judge social media’s value.

Blanchard, of BrandBuilder fame, applies everyone’s favorite buzzword, ROI [return on investment], to social media, describing how to determine whether time and financial resources were well spent on the phenomenon. He contends that the social presence must be aligned with its more formal communication channels in order to reap the most rewards. The author covers four stages of the social media program, from its development and integration to its management and measurement. The book’s very practical and hands-on approach will provide an excellent primer to getting your own program up and running [or back on track].

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Global Café Wed., Oct. 12

Posted on October 10, 2011 by Barbara

The Center for Global Education’s first fall 2011 Global Café series on Wed., Oct. 12th, from 5-6pm will focus on Ireland, Ghana, and Iran (location: Andersen Library’s big-screen TV area , near the Food for Thought café). In this series, international, study abroad, and travel study students talk about their home countries or international experiences.

graphic from Center for Global Education web page

Check it out! Andersen Library has resources on cross-cultural communication and travel. Iran book coverSearch HALCat, the online catalog, for books or videos, such as Culture shock!: Ireland (3rd-floor Main Collection, DA925 .L48 2001), The global etiquette guide to Africa and the Middle East: Everything you need to know for business and travel success (3rd-floor Main Collection, BJ1838 .F669 2002), Culture and customs of Ghana (3rd-floor Main Collection, DT510.4 .S25 2002), and Iran: Culture smart! (3rd-floor Main Collection, DS266 .W556 2008). Or check out the information on these and other countries in Library resources such as the Global Road Warrior! The Ultimate Guide to the World.

Please ask a librarian for assistance with finding materials.

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We’ll Miss You, Steve

Posted on October 6, 2011 by kyle

In case you haven’t heard, Steve Jobs passed away. I know that I’m not alone in finding out about his death using one of his company’s devices [iPhone, personally]. One of my Facebook friends said it best: iSad. Whether you like Apple’s products or not, Jobs changed the world of computing – he made it pretty and shiny.

You’re in luck, as we have plenty of resources to find out more about the mega-popular CEO and the company. Try checking out either In the Company of Giants: Candid Conversations with the Visionaries of the Digital World [Main Collection, HD9696.C63 U51865 1997] or They Made America: From the Steam Engine to the Search Engine [Main Oversize Collection, T39 .E83 2004] for starters. Then you can catch out ABI/Inform Complete or Business Source Premier for recent news, as well as plenty of articles discussing Jobs’ business strategy in making Apple one of the most admired companies in the world.

We  you, Steve. [Only Mac people will see it. =)]

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Concealed carry research

Posted on October 6, 2011 by Barbara

Would you like to know more about concealed carry, given recent Wisconsin legislation?

Wisconsin’s Attorney General has posted a “Questions and Answers” document, which provides a link to 2011 Wisconsin Act 35.

The Legislative Reference Bureau has issued “Concealed carry,” part of the Tap the Power series that provides short bibliographies (listing books, articles, and web sites) on hot legislative topics.

Besides clicking the links within the document for online resources, search HALCat to see if the books are available, and use the Journal Holdings List to see if the articles in journals or magazines are available.

At the bottom of the document are suggestions for finding additional materials. The databases mentioned are available to all UWW students, along with many other potentially relevant databases such as Political Science Complete.

Locally, Whitewater’s Common Council has had ordinance language on its agenda for recent meetings (see especially agenda and minutes of the Sept. 6. meeting).

UW’Whitewater’s Chancellor Richard Telfer published an announcement of the campus Concealed Carry Policy on Monday, October 10th.

Please ask a librarian for assistance with finding materials.

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New Stuff Tuesday – October 4

Posted on October 4, 2011 by kyle

Protecting Children from Violence

Protecting Children from Violence
Evidence-Based Interventions
edited by James Michael Lampinen and Kathy Sexton-Radek
HQ784 .V55 P76 2010
New Arrivals, 2nd floor

I had the pleasure of spending the weekend bowling with my little niece for her birthday, as she turned eight years-old two days before. While I don’t have children of my own, my siblings and friends have more than made up for it, surrounding me with little ones running around. With that sort of influence, conversations about keeping kids safe obviously come out of those interactions. This week’s featured title takes a look at children and their protection from a variety of dangers.

Lampinen and Sexton-Radek, professors at University of Arkansas and Elmhurst College, respectively, have pulled together a comprehensive volume of articles that discuss children and violence in a broad context. Not only do they focus on the ‘usual suspects’ of physical and sexual abuse, the chapters also cover topics like household harm, peer victimization and bullying, even global health inequalities. Over thirty contributors analyze various angles of child safety and provide plenty of food for thought, and of course, references for further research. This book would be an excellent place when starting your research with regards to child rearing and safety.

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Brill ebooks ‘r’ us

Posted on October 3, 2011 by Martha

Are you tired of carrying around a ton of books on your research topic? If so, Brill can help alleviate the problem if you’re studying Asian studies, biblical studies, ancient near east and early Christianity, classical studies, European history and culture, language and linquistics, Middle East and Islamic studies, religious studies, theology and philosophy, or social sciences. The Andersen Library recently added 1,324 Brill ebooks from between 2007 and 2010. You can find a list of these books by doing a keyword search in HALCAT for: Brill0? (that’s a zero) or Brill2?. You can also use the Brill link on the alphabetical list of indexes and databases to get to the database.

These ebooks come to us courtesy of a deal between Brill, UW-Madison, and the CIC.
They are just a small part of the 58,000+ books we have online, including those from NetLibrary, Safari Tech Books, Gale Virtual Reference Library and more. We hope you find them a useful addition to our collections.

Brill logo

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New Book Sale Materials

Posted on October 3, 2011 by Martha

This month we’re selling a wide variety of books, from botany to geography to popular fiction and much, much more. In addition, we’ve got some multimedia materials for sale: popular VHS videos and “Great Courses” cassette tapes, including How to Listen to and Understand Opera and Homer’s the Iliad. The books are $1 each and the media is $.25 each.

Come, shop early and shop often!

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