Scholastic Book Sale by Student WEA

Posted on November 29, 2010 by Susan

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

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Ta-Nehisi Coates Race in America talk 11/29

Posted on November 26, 2010 by Barbara

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.

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The Value of Water 11/29

Posted on November 25, 2010 by Barbara

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.

Blue Water coverAndersen 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.

Government Printing Office logo

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!

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World Development Report

Posted on November 24, 2010 by kyle

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!

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This Is OUR House!

Posted on November 23, 2010 by kyle

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.

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New Stuff Tuesday – November 23

Posted on November 23, 2010 by kyle

The Cheapskate Next Door

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.

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Celebrate faculty/staff achievements 11/23-24

Posted on November 22, 2010 by Barbara

Scholarship event graphicThe 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.

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Honoring JFK

Posted on November 19, 2010 by Barbara

John F. Kennedy, 35th President of the United States, was assassinated on Nov. 22, 1963.

A great deal of controversy surrounds his assassination:  Was there a larger conspiracy?  Were there additional shooters?  Was organized crime involved?  Was the government hiding the truth?

While the 1964 report of the Warren Commission’s investigation (named after its chair, Supreme Court Chief Justice Earl Warren) said there was no such conspiracy (see previous blog entry), a later investigation by the House Select Committee on Assassinations (1978-1979) allowed that there may have been another shooter (but found that Russia, Cuba, and organized crime as a collective group were not involved). Conspiracy theories persisted because many government records were not made public. The President John F. Kennedy Records Collection Act of 1992 (106 Stat. 3443) created an independent Assassination Records Review Board to collect and review all records related to the assassination, and make as many as possible available to the public as a collection in the National Archives. That collection consists of “more than 5 million pages of assassination-related records, photographs, motion pictures, sound recordings and artifacts.”

newspaper imageAndersen Library has materials you can use to learn more. Search HALCAT (the Harold Andersen Library Catalog) to find books such as The Kennedy assassination tapes (3rd-Floor Main Collection, E842.9 .J6425 2004), A concise compendium of the Warren Commission report on the assassination of John F. Kennedy (3rd-Floor Main Collection, E842.9 .A55 1964c), and the Final report of the Assassination Records Review Board (2nd-floor U.S. Federal Documents Y 3.2:AS 7/R 29, or online). There are historical newspaper databases you can search to find articles, e.g, Access NewspaperARCHIVE and the historical Chicago Tribune and New York Times.

Please ask a librarian for assistance with finding materials.

Government Printing Office logo

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!

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Personal Safety Escorts Available

Posted on November 18, 2010 by Barbara

UWW police can provide safety escorts (to your car in a UWW parking lot, to your UWW res hall–to and from any point on campus and to property immediately adjacent to campus) after your late-night studying @ Andersen Library! Call 262-472-4660 to request an escort.

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Thanksgiving Break Library hours

Posted on November 18, 2010 by Barbara

Andersen Library will have special hours for Thanksgiving starting on Wed. 11/24:

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W 11/24: 7:30am-5pm

Th-Sa 11/25-27: CLOSED

Su 11/28: 3pm-12am

M 11/29: regular semester hours

(Note:  Nov. 26 is a campus-wide furlough and part of Wisconsin’s mandated furloughs.)

Even when the Library is closed, you can get some work done:

  • The Library’s article databases are available…just login when prompted with your campus Net-ID (same as for your campus email or D2L).
  • You can search the HALCat Library Catalog and use links to the titles that are online, including ereserves for classes.
  • You can renew your checked-out books, DVDs, etc. online (once) through your Personal Record.
  • You can ask a librarian for help using email or chat, or phone us at the Reference Desk during open hours (262-472-1032). Chat will be answered by non-UWW librarians 24/7. If you call or email you will not receive a response until the Library is open again.

Enjoy the holiday, everybody. And if you’re looking for information about this holiday (or trivia for mealtime conversation), see the 2007 “Turkey Day Facts“ blog entry.

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