Get Fit for Spring – Bike!

Posted on March 29, 2010 by Susan

Andersen Library is hosting this event which includes displays, speakers, prizes, free massages, and more.

Monday, March 29
2:00-2:30pm – Speaker: UW-W Police Services representatives will speak about biking rules and regulations, safety, and defensive bike riding.
3:00-3:30pm – Speaker: John Sotherland, owner of BicycleWise & maker of Sotherland Custom Bicycles, will speak about bike maintenance.
3:30-4:00pm – Speaker: Jen Kaina, Assistant Director of Fitness and Aquatics, UW-W Recreation Sports & Facilities, will speak about workouts for cyclists, group indoor cycling classes and off-season training.

Tuesday, March 30
3:30-4:00pm – Speaker: Dr. Donene Rowe, PhD, MD and Medical Supervisor for UW-W University Health & Counseling Services, will speak about nutrition, specifically for high activity endeavors, training, and before and after events.
4:00-4:30pm – Speaker: Gordy Paulson, cycling coach for his own business (Paulson Performance Cycling) and a Cat 1 level racer, will speak about his experience in cycling, racing activities and coaching.
4:30-5:30pm – Cycling demonstrations by special guests using Spinervals DVD’s.

Wednesday, March 31
1:30-3:30pm – FREE Back Massages. Space is limited – first come, first served!
3:30-4:00pm – Speaker: Kevin Hardman, Executive Director of the Bicycle Federation of Wisconsin, will promote biking in Wisconsin.
4:00-4:30pm – Speakers Kelby Shaw and Ross White from the UW-W Cycling Club will speak about their experiences and perspectives of being a member of the Cycling Club.
4:30-5:30pm – Cycling demonstrations by special guests using Spinervals DVD’s.

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Ah, birds singing of spring

Posted on March 18, 2010 by Barbara

photo of indigo buntingIsn’t it lovely when the birdies sing of spring in the morning? You should listen! Turn off the cacophony of your phone, radio, TV, etc.! Now sit back, close your eyes, and just….listen. Try to filter out noise like cars. This works best early in the morning.

Can’t take the time in the morning? Listen anytime to recordings (or watch videos) at the University of Utah’s Western Soundscape Archive. You can search for your favorites (I recommend the indigo bunting or house wren). The site provides information about the bird (or animal) including scientific name, kingdom, phylum, etc. There are non-animal sounds here, too, such as thunder at the Grand Canyon National Park or alpine stream in Albion Basin, Alta, Utah. And you can also find videos with birdsong at YouTube, such as this one of a house wren:
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W8wjCGQhhRI[/youtube]
If you want to learn more about birds, Andersen Library has resources, e.g., Birds of America in Song CD cover

Please ask a librarian for assistance with finding materials.

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Spring Break hours

Posted on March 18, 2010 by Barbara

The Library’s hours for Spring Break:

Spring Break hours image

Remember that even when the Library is closed or you are traveling:

  • 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 consult online guides for assistance, including citation guides for APA, MLA, and Turabian format, and class assignment guides.
  • You can 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 28th 6-10pm).

Regular Spring Semester hours resume on Monday, March 29th.

Enjoy the break safely, everybody.

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If you like this article, you’ll like…

Posted on March 17, 2010 by Barbara

UW System libraries are testing an article recommender service (bX Recommender) until March 26. Try it and tell us what you think of it! It suggests additional relevant articles, similar to “More Like This” or “If You Liked This, You’ll Also Like…” on sites such as Amazon. Recommendations are based on article usage by nearly 2,000 users at research institutions around the world. Learn more about it on our database trials web page.

How do you use it? After doing a search in a database or SuperSearch, just click the Find It button! However, not every article will have recommendations for additional articles, especially newer articles that not many researchers have looked at yet! See a screenshot below.

How do I provide feedback? Complete a brief online survey. Thank you!!

screenshot of bX Recommender in a Find It menu

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Citation Help, Anyone?

Posted on March 17, 2010 by Barbara

Need help with those citations at the end of your paper? Andersen Library Citing References guides provide the most-frequently needed examples for citing books, newspapers, magazines and internet sources in the major citation styles: MLA, APA, and Turabian. See also the guide Citing Internet Sources.

Still have questions? Ask for help at the Reference Desk, where librarians are available during regular desk hours, by telephone (262-472-1032), by email or by chat. We don’t proofread citations, but we can point you to sections in the style manuals. Style manuals located at the Reference Desk:

  • MLA Handbook for Writers of Research Papers, 7th ed. (LB2369 .G53 2009)
  • Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association, 6th ed. (BF76.7 .P83 2010)
  • A Manual for Writers of Term Papers, Theses, and Dissertations, 6th ed. (LB2369.T8 1996) (aka Turabian)
  • Chicago Manual of Style, 15th ed. (Z253 .U69 2003)

And do yourself a favor as you do your research: gather the information needed as you go! That will save the time you might otherwise spend looking up your resources again to complete your citations. Some databases offer you help (but be sure you proofread the citations provided to make any needed corrections), e.g.,

Ebsco databases: Click the yellow page icon on the abstract display.
Proquest databases: Click the “Cite this” link.
See screenshots below:

Ebsco citation screenshot

ProQuest citation screenshot

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New Stuff Tuesday – March 16

Posted on March 16, 2010 by kyle

The Battle of Ole Miss

The Battle of Ole Miss
Civil Rights v. States’ Rights
by Frank Lambert
LD3413 .L36 2009
New Book Island, 2nd floor

As we all know, the middle years of the twentieth century were a very tumultuous time for the civil rights struggle for African Americans. All aspects of life were affected by the color line, including education. This week’s featured title focuses on higher education – one with which we all can relate.

Lambert, history professor at Purdue University, brings us the story of James Meredith, an African American student that enrolled for classes at University of Mississippi in 1962. The riot that took place after his matriculation earned a spot in the record books as one of the deadliest clashes of the era. The author provides a first-hand account of many of these events, as he was a student at Ole Miss at the time. While Lambert highlights the local situation, he also explores the historical context of Mississippi and the South – the sociocultural factors that contributed to the blow-up.

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Library TV this week: March Madness

Posted on March 15, 2010 by Barbara

Basketball imageHey you hoop fans! The Library’s big screen TV will show March Madness games this week. I’d never suggest skipping class, but when you’re free come on over and follow the bouncing ball!

A complete bracket of the teams playing will be available. The Library will show all the games that are on while we’re open. The games also will be streamed for those who can’t make in to see them on our TV. For live streaming see: http://mmod.ncaa.com/

2010 NCAA Men’s Basketball Championship Schedule
Opening Round Game March 16
1st Round March 18-19
2nd Round March 20-21
NCAA Sweet 16® March 25-26
Elite Eight® March 27-28
Final Four® April 3
National Championship April 5

Where the tournament will be played
(note some games will be played in Milwaukee, Providence & Syracuse)
Opening Round: March 16
UD Arena, Dayton, OH

First and Second Rounds: Thursday and Saturday, March 18 and 20
New Orleans Arena, New Orleans, LA
Dunkin Donuts Center, Providence, RI
HP Pavilion, San Jose, CA
Spokane Memorial Arena, Spokane, WA

First and Second Rounds: Friday and Sunday, March 19 and 21
HSBC Arena, Buffalo
Jacksonville Veterans Memorial Arena, Jacksonville, FL
Bradley Center, Milwaukee, WI
Ford Center, Oklahoma City, OK

Regionals: Thursday and Saturday, March 25 and 27
East: Carrier Dome, Syracuse, NY
West: Energy Solutions Arena, Salt Lake City, UT

Regionals: Friday and Sunday, March 26 and 28
Midwest: Edward Jones Dome, St. Louis, MO
South: Reliant Stadium, Houston TX

Final Four: Saturday and Monday, April 3 and 5
Lucas Oil Stadium, Indianapolis, IN

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Daylight Savings

Posted on March 13, 2010 by Barbara

alarm clock imageDaylight Savings Time goes into effect on Sunday March 14th. Don’t forget to set your clocks ahead one hour, or you’ll miss the first hour the Library is open that day!

More information is available from the Time and Frequency Division of the National Institute of Standards and Technology’s Physics Laboratory. (The Division “maintains the standard for frequency and time interval for the United States, provides official time to the United States, and carries out a broad program of research and service activities in time and frequency metrology.” Who knew?!)

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China lecture (Mar. 15)

Posted on March 12, 2010 by Barbara

James Fallows will talk about Postcards from Tomorrow Square: Reports from China on Monday, March 15th, at 7pm in the Irvin L. Young Auditorium, as part of the Contemporary Issues Lecture Series.

Fallows has been a national correspondent for The Atlantic for over 25 years, based in Washington DC, Seattle, Berkeley, Austin, Tokyo, Kuala Lumpur, Shanghai, and now Beijing. You can read his “Voices” blog entries on the Atlantic site. In 2003 he won a National Magazine Award for his article “The Fifty-First State?” (The Atlantic Monthly, Nov. 2002, vol. 290:no.4, pp. 53-64), which talked about “the effects of military victory of the United States in the Iraq War.”

Postcards book coverHis work has appeared in many other publications as well. Search the article databases such as Academic Search Complete and MasterFILE Premier (Ebsco) to find some of his articles (try the search au fallows james).

His book, Postcards from Tomorrow Square, is available in Andersen Library’s 3rd-floor Main Collection (DS706 .F3 2009), or UWW students and staff may request it from other UW libraries by using the free Universal Borrowing service. Requested materials arrive in 2-4 weekdays.

Please ask a librarian for assistance with finding materials.

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How a Star is Born (Mar. 12)

Posted on March 11, 2010 by Barbara

“How a star is born: Making the gas and dust soup in molecular clouds from which stars are born” will be presented on Fri., Mar. 12 @8pm in Upham Hall 140, followed by public viewing at the UWW Observatory @9:15pm (weather permitting). It’s the Physics Dept’s first spring Whitewater Observatory Lecture.

The Origin of Stars coverLike to learn more? Andersen Library can help! Search the HALCat online catalog for books such as The origin of stars (3rd-floor Main Collection, QB806 .S6 2004). Search article databases to find articles including “On the timescale for star formation in galaxies” (The Astrophysical Journal, Nov. 1, 2009, vol.705, pp. 650-658) and “Cloudy with a chance of stars” (Scientific American, Feb. 2010, vol.302:no.2, pp. 34-41).

Please ask a librarian for assistance with finding materials.

Mark your calendars for the rest of the observatory lectures:

  • April 9: From Dust to Majority (taking a star from initial collapse in a molecular cloud to the onset of nuclear fusion)
  • April 16: The Making of a Supernova (the evolution of stars more massive than eight solar masses to their demise in titanic explosions)
  • April 30: The Making of a Celestial Flower (the evolution of stars less massive than eight solar masses to their demise as planetary nebulae)
  • May 7: When Fusion Stops, What Follows (the long retirement of stars as white dwarfs, neutron stars and black holes)
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