Andersen Library’s extended hours for end-of-fall-semester studying start Sun., Dec. 5th. And to help you stay awake, enjoy free coffee evenings & weekends, plus popcorn at 10:30pm!
Andersen Library hours for Dec. 5-Dec. 20:
Tuesday, December 21: 6am-midnight
Wednesday, December 22: 7am-4:30pm
Good luck, everybody!
Are there books, graphic novels, audio books, videos, video games, CDs, etc., that you wish Andersen Library would consider acquiring? Let us know by hanging your wish(es) on the tree!
The tree is located near the Circulation Desk and the Food for Thought Café.
Thanks!
Us Against Them:
Ethnocentric Foundations of American Opinion
by Donald Kinder & Cindy Kam
GN560 .U6 K56 2010
New Book Island, 2nd floor
When I saw the title of this week’s featured book, I thought that it would perfectly highlight the diversity events that are taking place this week. [If you have not, check out This is OUR House for more information on what’s going on.]
Kinder and Kam, professors at University of Michigan and Vanderbilt University, respectively, delve into ethnocentrism, defined in the introduction as “the technical name for this view of things in which one’s own group is the center of everything.”1 They assert that humans can’t help but divide individuals into groups with labels, which affects one’s worldview and their attitudes on all kinds of issues. The authors investigate the theories behind ethnocentrism and then address research studies into specific dichotomous [or polychotomous in such cases] cases, such as American v non-American, men v women, straight v gay, among others. If you’re interested in the psychology behind why people pit themselves against the rest of the world, this is the book for you.
Also noteworthy, this text serves as a great starting point on the subject – there’s thirty pages of references for you to check for further research.
1 William Graham Sumner, prominent researcher and professor at Yale, invented the term in the early 1900s.
Looking for children’s mystery books, holiday picture books, graphic novels, or other kinds of books for teens and children of all ages?
If so, you’ll likely find what you need at the Scholastic Book Sale, sponsored by UW-Whitewater’s Student Chapter of the WEA! The sale is taking place this week in the Andersen Library’s Children’s Collection. There is a wide variety of hardcover and paperback books for children and teens as well as posters for kids, cute school supplies, computer games for children, and much more!
The sale starts today and runs through Friday, Dec. 3rd.
Mon., 11/29: 10-4
Tues., 11/30: noon-7
Wed., 12/1: noon-7
Thurs., 12/2: 10-4
Fri., 12/3: 10 -1
Ta-Nehisi Coates, senior editor for The Atlantic, will talk about “The Beautiful Struggle and Changing Meanings of Race in America” on Mon., Nov. 29, @7pm in the Irvin L. Young Auditorium. This Campus/Community Reading Initiative is also the last fall 2010 Contemporary Issues Lecture.
Andersen Library does not have his memoir The beautiful struggle: A father, two sons, and an unlikely road to manhood about growing up in Baltimore, but UWW students and staff may request it from other UW libraries via the free Universal Borrowing service. You can find many articles by Coates in publications such as Time and Washington Monthly if you search for him as an author in article databases. One example is “When race matters” (Time, 8/10/2009, vol.174:no.5, p.22).
Please ask a librarian for assistance with finding materials, if needed.
A panel of experts will discuss The Value of Water on Mon. , Nov. 29, 5:30-7:30pm in Timmerman Auditorium (Timothy J. Hyland Hall).
You may be inclined to take drinking water for granted, but that’s not the case in other places, not even in other parts of the United States. And even the Great Lakes are affected; drier states covet our freshwater supply. Already the states bordering the Great Lakes have struggled to protect this significant resource.
Andersen Library has resources, if you’d like to learn more. Search HALcat (Harold Andersen Library catalog) and find titles such as Water: The epic struggle for wealth, power, and civilization (3rd-floor Main Collection, CB482 .S65 2010) and Blue covenant: The global water crisis and the coming battle for the right to water (3rd-floor Main Collection, HD1691 .B366 2008). Among materials available addressing the water needs of the Western U.S., where “the demands for water in many basins of the West exceed the available supply even in normal years” is Water 2025: Preventing crises and conflict in the West, a U.S. Dept. of the Interior report, and Dead pool: Lake Powell, global warming, and the future of water in the west (3rd-floor Main Collection, TC557.C62 G54 2008).
Please ask a librarian for assistance with finding materials.
UWW’s Andersen Library is a federal depository with many federal, state, local, and international documents on a variety of current and relevant issues available to you in print, microfiche, CD-ROM, and online. Come check out your government at Andersen Library!
As a follow-up to a post back in April about the World Bank releasing its data, they just announced that they have also opened up the World Development Report to the world for the same cost: free. That includes access to all previous editions of the publication, which dates back to 1978.
Way to go, World Bank!
Thanks for the link, Sharon!
Not happy with the recent incidents of hate on our campus? Make sure to check out This Is OUR House: Diversity Appreciation Week events that are scheduled for next week (29 November – 3 December). There’s some great events, like ‘Ask a Black Dude’ panel discussion on Tuesday in the UC and the ‘We Are All Purple’ forum on Wednesday in Hyland, among several others. You can also join the group on Facebook for more information.
Have the recent attacks got you thinking about doing a little research? Since we’re the place to go for that sort of thing, we’ve got you covered. Search the catalog for titles like Hate Crimes Law or Policing Hatred. If it’s articles that you’re after, Ethnic NewsWatch (ProQuest), GenderWatch (ProQuest) and LGBT Life with Full Text (EBSCO) would be great places to start for finding information on hate crimes based on race, ethnicity, gender and/or sexual orientation. And of course, you can always ask a librarian for help in locating material.
The Cheapskate Next Door:
The Surprising Secrets of Americans
Living Happily Below Their Means
by Jeff Yeager
HG179 .Y426 2010
New Book Island, 2nd floor
Thanksgiving: a time when we reflect on our lives and appreciate all that we are fortunate to have, whether it be loving parents, supportive friends, a stable job or many other things that have shaped us into the people we are today. Along those same lines, it is easy to lose sight of these feelings, especially when we fall on hard financial times. Tightening the wallets or purse strings generally doesn’t evoke happy thoughts, but this week’s featured title demonstrates that money shouldn’t be a determinant in your happiness.
Yeager, self-proclaimed “Ultimate Cheapskate,” traveled the country to seek out fellow individuals that get the most of life without hitting the pocketbook. He examines all aspects of life, from breaking those spending habits to specific money-draining activities like eating out and shopping [I know that’s one of my weaknesses. Oh, and Starbucks and the SweetSpot.]. Offering advice to save you real cash in the long run, the author shows you that life shouldn’t be defined by the material things.
And if the tips that Yeager provides in the book aren’t enough for you, check out his blog, The Green Cheapskate.
The 23rd annual exhibition of scholarly & creative works by UWW faculty & staff will celebrate accomplishments of the past year across a range of disciplines.
A sampling of the articles, artwork, books, and presentations produced by the staff and faculty during the period July 2009-June 2010 will be displayed in the Crossman Gallery (Greenhill Center of the Arts) on Tues., Nov. 23, from 10am-5pm and Wed., Nov. 24, from 10am-noon. A reception will be held Wed. from 10:30am-noon, with welcoming remarks by Chancellor Richard Telfer at about 11 a.m. Refreshments will be available during the reception.
This event is co-sponsored by the Chancellor, Andersen Library, Crossman Gallery, Office of Research & Sponsored Programs, and University Marketing and Media Relations.
