Grand Opening of Children’s Collection

Posted on September 14, 2010 by Barbara

photo of Sharon Hart AddyJoin us for the Grand Opening of Andersen Library’s redesigned Children’s Collection on Wed., Sept. 15, at 2 p.m. The event will feature Wisconsin children’s author and UW-W alumna Sharon Hart Addy speaking on “Way leads on to way: How an education degree led to a writing life,” displays, and a ribbon cutting at 2:45 p.m. Refreshments will be served. Willie Warhawk, who is rumored to love reading children’s books, is expected to attend. You’re all invited!

Willie reads a children's bookRead more about it on the Library’s events web page and the news release from University Marketing and Media Relations.

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New Stuff Tuesday – September 14

Posted on September 14, 2010 by kyle

Falls Aren't Funny

Falls Aren’t Funny:
America’s Multi-Billion-Dollar
Slip-and-Fall Crisis
by Russell Kendzior
RD93 .K46 2010
New Book Island, 2nd floor

As a huge fan of FAILBlog, I’ve become accustomed to seeing cringe-inducing stunts-gone-very-wrong on a daily basis, some of which may be humorous. So when I saw this week’s featured title on the shelf, I couldn’t help but give it a look.

Kendzior, CEO of Traction Experts and founder of the National Floor Safety Institute, isn’t laughing when it comes to the slips and falls. He takes this $80 billion issue very seriously. In three parts, the author examines the accidents themselves and the damage caused, the cause of the falls and then what can be done to address them. Kendzior provides plenty of data and statistics to back up his claims, pulling from his own organization, the National Safety Council, the Occupational Safety and Health Agency (OSHA) and others to illustrate the severity of slips and falls.

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Keeping up with the news?

Posted on September 10, 2010 by Barbara

image of newspaperIt’s important to look up from your textbooks once in a while…so here’s a weekly quiz to see if you know what’s been going on lately around the country and the world! It’s “Calling All Newshounds” from USA Today.

If you don’t do very well, you might want to make a habit of visiting some bookmarked news sites, catching the news on the radio or TV, or even reading a newspaper or news magazine (Andersen Library has several, and the most current issues are on the 2nd floor–you can even read a couple of papers on the newspaper Kindle).

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Door prize winners!!

Posted on September 9, 2010 by Ronna

The Library received many entries for its recent Welcome Back! door prize contest. Following is the list of the lucky winners! Please come to the Reference Desk on the main floor of the Library to claim your prize, and don’t forget to bring your student ID.

  • 3.7 oz Yankee Candle, courtesy of McCullough’s Prescriptions & Gifts — Reid Van Dunk
  • Gift certificate for 1 large pizza, courtesy of Toppers Pizza — Emily Pinzl
  • Gift certificate for 1 large pizza, courtesy of Toppers Pizza — Tonia Eppers
  • $10 gift card, courtesy of The SweetSpot Coffee Shoppe — Adam Kelton
  • $10 gift certificate, courtesy of Dale’s Bootery — Nicole Boos

Congratulations to the winners!! Thank you to all of the students who participated!

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Google Speeds Up

Posted on September 9, 2010 by Barbara

Tired of waiting for your Google search results? Well, Google read your mind! According to the CNN Tech article “New Google Instant shows search results as you type,” Google rolled out Google Instant in the U.S. yesterday. As you type a search into the Google search box, it will suggest results you might be wanting. If the right thing appears you can just click it and quit typing. What a timesaver! According to the article,

Google says the average web search currently takes about 25 seconds: nine second to type it, less than one second for Google to return a result and 15 seconds to pick the best result.

They say Google Instant will shave two to five seconds off of that time.

screen shot of Google Instant in action

Thank Ronna for bringing it to my attention.

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Streaming Music Trials in Sept.

Posted on September 7, 2010 by Barbara

Andersen Library has trials of three streaming music databases running during the month of September. Try them out and send us feedback as to whether they’d be useful in your classes!

All three databases are capable of delivering CD-quality sound and provide links for individual tracks as well as albums and playlists (where applicable). They offer multiple ways to search, including browsing by composer, instrument, label, etc.

  • DRAM logo – DRAM includes nearly 2,300 albums from independent record labels and sound archives (“From folk to opera, Native American to jazz, 19th century classical to early rock, musical theater, contemporary, electronic and beyond”)
  • Music Online logo – Music Online includes a large jazz collection (about 5,000 albums), but also includes libraries of American song, classical music, and contemporary world music
  • Naxos logo – Naxos Music Library includes a large classical collection (45,000 albums) and a jazz collection of about 3,500 albums, and synopses of over 700 operas
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Books for Sale

Posted on September 7, 2010 by Susan

Looking for an inexpensive book to purchase? Well, you’re in luck! The Andersen Library has a continuous book sale. New items were just added on Friday, and books sell for only $1 all month long.  In addition, there are some withdrawn items from the Curriculum Collection for only  25¢ each. The book sale carts are located near the Library’s entrance, right across from the Circulation Desk.

book sale cart

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AGT & opera?

Posted on September 3, 2010 by Barbara

Has America’s Got Talent whetted your appetite for opera? How about 10-year-old Jackie Evancho and her big voice?! If you’ve been missing it you can watch and hear her on YouTube. Here, for example, is her YouTube audition for the show:
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0et5xcXvQns[/youtube]

If you now want to hear more opera, Andersen Library has CDs for you! Search the HALCat library catalog for opera and limit to sound recordings (or just browse the CD waterfall on the the 2nd floor under the genre “Operas”).

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September Feature: Online Resource Extravaganza

Posted on September 2, 2010 by Carol

We’ve conjured up more database magic for our users. By cancelling print or lesser-used online products, we’ve been able to add many new databases to our repertoire during the spring and summer. Here are some of the latest additions. For a full listing of the Library’s databases, see the Find Articles page.

Business & Economics Databases

  • Econlit (4 users) – EconLit moved from the FirstSearch interface to EBSCO so this will be easier to use
  • MergentBondViewer – corporate and municipal bond information is easy to find in this handy online tool; search by ticker, issuer name, CUSIP, and more
  • RMA eStatement Studies – online business students will appreciate finding financial ratios for companies online (listings are by industry classification)

Country & International Databases

  • Europa World Plus – the online version of the Europa World Year Book covers reference information in politics and economics in more than 250 countries and territories
  • Global Road Warrior: The Ultimate Guide to the World – provides in-depth coverage on 175 countries including country facts, climate, society & culture, demographics, money and banking, points of interest, transportation, maps and communications

Faculty Publishing Tool

  • Journal Citation Reports – this database provides a way to critically evaluate the world’s leading journals with statistical information based on citation data

Humanities Databases

News: Current & Historical

Science Databases

CRC Handbook of Chemistry and Physics

Software Training

  • Lynda.com (2 users) – a library of software tutorials and online training in 3D, audio, video, photography, graphic design, web and interactive design, business and development from expert instructors
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Enter to Win a Fabulous Prize

Posted on September 2, 2010 by Susan

To welcome students back to campus, the Andersen Library will be giving away some fabulous door prizes! Enter to win beginning today through Wednesday, September 8th. Look for the entry box and forms across from the Circulation Desk.

Prizes include a $10 gift card from The SweetSpot Coffee Shoppe, a coupon for a free large pizza from Toppers Pizza (2 winners), a Yankee candle from McCullough’s Prescriptions & Gifts, and a $10 gift certificate to Dale’s Bootery shoe store.

Winners will be chosen  Thursday, September 9th, and notified via campus email and will be published on this blog.

Thanks to these generous Whitewater businesses for donating the prizes!

– Dale’s Bootery, 155 W. Main St.
– McCullough’s Prescriptions & Gifts, 1173 W. Main St.
– The SweetSpot Coffee Shoppe, 226 W. Whitewater Street
– Toppers Pizza, 325 W. Center St.

The Library will also be giving out free popcorn on Thursday (9/2) and Friday (9/3) at 2 p.m. each day!

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