Women’s History Month film festival – Wed., 3/30

Posted on March 28, 2011 by Ronna

In honor of Women’s History Month, the UW-Whitewater Women’s Issues Committee is sponsoring a film festival. All films will be shown in the Summers Auditorium of the U.C., and are FREE OF CHARGE.

Wednesday, March 30 at 5:30 pm: Pray the Devil Back to Hell
“Pray the Devil Back to Hell is the extraordinary story of a small band of Liberian women who came together in the midst of a bloody civil war, took on the violent warlords and corrupt Charles Taylor regime, and won a long-awaited peace for their shattered country in 2003. As the rebel noose tightened upon Monrovia, and peace talks faced collapse, the women of Liberia – Christian and Muslims united – formed a thin but unshakable white line between the opposing forces, and successfully demanded an end to the fighting – armed only with white T-shirts and the courage of their convictions. . . . The women of Liberia are living proof that moral courage and non-violent resistance can succeed, even where the best efforts of traditional diplomacy have failed.”

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Live Blogs on Japan, Libya

Posted on March 22, 2011 by Barbara

National Public Radio (NPR) is providing a couple of live blogs. Both are part of NPR’s news blog, The Two-Way:

CNN also has a two live blogs, part of its news blog, This Just In:

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New Stuff Tuesday – March 22

Posted on March 22, 2011 by kyle

A Short History of Wisconsin

A Short History of Wisconsin
by Erika Janik
F581 .J36 2010
New Book Island, 2nd floor

The state of Wisconsin continues to have quite a situation of its hands. Since it’s the week of Spring Break, might I suggest this week’s featured title as some informative, light reading for the downtime?

Janik, the author of Odd Wisconsin: Amusing, Perplexing and Unlikely Stories from Wisconsin’s Past, follows up with a quick read on the history of the land of cheese. She starts back before Wisconsin became the proud state that it is today and goes all the way through to the Tommy Thompson administration. Covering topics like progressive politics, immigration and sports, the author gives a face to a state that everyone knows as one entity and not the particulars of its great heritage.

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St. Paddy’s Day: A Look at the Numbers

Posted on March 17, 2011 by kyle

As I walked up to the library this morning, I was reminded by the sea of green that it’s St. Patrick’s Day. And then I got an interesting e-mail from one of my favorite information sources, Passport Reference & Markets. Their representative put together some information about Ireland and its beer consumption*, a prevalent activity on this day.

Market Size Data – Sector Level Analysis

Company & Brand Share Data

Sector Analysis

You can access the data and analysis on Ireland and over seventy other countries from Passport References & Markets. There also plenty of other information sources on countries available on our Selected Resources for Research on Countries and Sources of Business Information: Countries guides.

*posted with permission from the publisher

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Spring Break Library Hours

Posted on March 15, 2011 by Barbara

SPRING BREAK! (finally)

Andersen Library’s hours will be:

Sat-Sun Mar 19-20: CLOSED
Mon-Fri Mar 21-25: 8am-4:30pm
Sat Mar 26: CLOSED
Sun Mar 27: 1pm-2am

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 (Mon-Fri 9am-4:30pm, Sunday March 27th 3-9pm).

Regular Spring Semester hours resume on Sunday, March 27th. And also on Sunday March 27th: our new extended hours (closing at 2am instead of midnight, though only the 2nd floor is going to be open between midnight and 2am.

Enjoy the break safely, everybody.

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Global Café W Mar 16: Paris, Japan, Belize

Posted on March 14, 2011 by Barbara

The Center for Global Education’s monthly Global Café series on Wed., Mar. 16th, from 5-6pm will focus on Paris, Japan, and Belize (location: Andersen Library’s big-screen TV area , near the Food for Thought café).

graphic from Center for Global Education web page

Check it out! Andersen Library has resources on cross-cultural communication and travel. Japan book coverSearch HALCat, the online catalog, for books or videos, such as Japan: Culture Smart!: a quick guide to customs and etiquette (3rd-floor Main Collection, DS821 .N8675 2006), Paris inside out: The insiders handbook to life in Paris (2nd-floor Reference Collection, DC708 .A55 2003), and Adventure guide to Belize (online “NetLibrary” book). 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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Women’s History Month film festival – Wed., 3/16

Posted on March 14, 2011 by Ronna

In honor of Women’s History Month, the UW-Whitewater Women’s Issues Committee is sponsoring a film festival. All films will be shown in the Summers Auditorium of the U.C., and are FREE OF CHARGE.

Wednesday, March 16 at 7:00 pm: Not Just a Game – Power, Politics & American Sports
“We’ve been told again and again that sports and politics don’t mix, that games are just games and athletes should just “shut up and play.” But according to Nation magazine sports editor, Dave Zirin, this notion is just flat-out wrong. In Not Just a Game, the powerful new documentary based on his bestselling book, The People’s History of Sports in the United States, Zirin argues that far from providing merely escapist entertainment, American sports have long been at the center of some of the major political debates and struggles of our time. In a fascinating tour of the good, the bad, and the ugly of American sports culture, Zirin first traces how American sports have glamorized militarism, racism, sexism, and homophobia, then excavates a largely forgotten history of rebel athletes who stood up to power and fought for social justice beyond the field of play. The result is as deeply moving as it is exhilarating: nothing less than an alternative history of political struggle in the United States as seen through the games its people have played.”

Next film:

  • Wed., March 30 at 5:30 pm: Pray the Devil Back to Hell
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Info on Women: U.S. & the World

Posted on March 11, 2011 by Barbara

You’ve been seeing blog posts about films shown this month in honor of March being National Women’s History Month. Well, here’s a publication to look at in honor of the world’s women:

World's Women coverThe World’s Women 2010: Trends and Statistics – This annual United Nations publication is a very eye-opening summary of how women are faring all over the globe. For example, chapter 5 on “Power and decision-making” will reveal that although women account for approximately half of the electorate:

• Becoming the Head of State or Head of Government remains elusive for women, with only 14 women in the world currently holding either position.
• In just 23 countries do women comprise a critical mass – over 30 per cent – in the lower or single house of their national parliament.
• Worldwide on average only one in six cabinet ministers is a woman.
• Women are highly underrepresented in decision-making positions at local government levels.
• In the private sector, women continue to be severely underrepresented in the top decisionmaking positions.
• Only 13 of the 500 largest corporations in the world have a female Chief Executive Officer.

Women in America coverAlso want to check out the U.S. Government ‘s report on Women in America: Indicators of Social and Economic Well-Being.

Please ask a librarian for assistance with finding materials.

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Make (& eat!) ravioli! Tues. 3/15

Posted on March 10, 2011 by Ronna

I LOVE Italian food, so I’m excited to announce that on Tuesday, March 15, there will be a discussion of Italian food and culture AND an Italian cooking demonstration in Andersen Library! Audience members not only get to help prepare the food, they get to eat it!!

Appetite: A Hunger for Italy

Book talk & cooking demo:
Appetite: A Hunger for Italy
by Elena Bertozzi, Department of Communication
3:30 pm, Tuesday, March 15, 2011
Andersen Library, Main Floor

Join Professor Bertozzi on a culinary journey through Italy as she talks about the cuisine and culture of the Piemonte region. Following the talk, she invites attendees to help prepare, cook and eat ravioli made from a recipe in the book.

Books will be available for sale throughout the event, with signed copies available after the cooking demonstration.

If you have a disability and desire accommodations, please advise us as early as possible. Requests are confidential. Contact Rebecca Schaller at schaLLerrL22@uww.edu for further information.

If you just can’t wait until March 15 to get information on Italian cooking, the Library has books for you! In the online catalog, a Subject Browse on the phrase Cookery Italian yields books such as Carmine’s Family-Style Cookbook: More than 100 Classic Italian Dishes to Make at Home, available in the Browsing Books collection at TX723 .R543 2008. Some of our Italian cookbooks can currently be viewed in the display case directly outside the entrance to Andersen Library. Want to check out a book on display? Just ask at the Circulation Desk!

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Andrew Bacevich @UWW Mar 14

Posted on March 10, 2011 by Barbara

Andrew Bacevich, professor of international relations and history at Boston University, will talk about The limits of power: The end of American exceptionalism on Mon., Mar. 14, at 7pm in the Irvin L. Young Auditorium. It’s the second Spring 2011 Contemporary Issues Lecture, and the “Distinguished Scholar Lecture,” sponsored by the College of Letters and Sciences.

Dr. Bacevich is a retired United States Army officer who graduated from, and previously taught at, West Point. More information about him is available from Boston University’s Dept. of International Relations.

He has authored several books, including American Empire: The Realities and Consequences of US Diplomacy, The New American Militarism: How Americans are Seduced by War, The Limits of Power: The End of American Exceptionalism, and Washington Rules: America’s Path to Permanent War. Andersen Library does not have these books, but UWW students and staff may request them from other UW campus libraries by using the free Universal Borrowing service. Requested materials arrive in 2-4 weekdays.

Searching the Library’s article databases will find articles, editorials, and books reviews written by Dr. Bacevich, such as “Appetite for Destruction” (American Conservative, 9/8/2008, vol.7:no.17, pp.18-24), “Let Europe be Europe” (Foreign Policy, Mar/Apr.2010, no.178, p.1), and “Something from Nothing: ‘Americans misperceive the world and their role in determining its evolution.’ ” (Boston Review, Jan/Feb.2010, vol.35:no.1, p.17).

Please ask a librarian for assistance with finding materials.

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