Career Week Jan. 25-27, 2010

Posted on January 22, 2010 by Martha

It’s Career Week at Andersen Library January 25-27!
Andersen Library is teaming up with Career & Leadership Development to provide students with informative presentations and easy access to career resources. See the schedule below for a list of events. Presentations will be 45-minutes in length and will take place on the main floor of Andersen Library. From 10:30a.m. until presentation time, videos will be shown on various career and resume related topics.

How to Work a Career Fair
Monday, Jan. 25 at 3:45p.m.

Interview Skills
Tuesday, Jan. 26 at 3:45p.m.

Resume Strategies
Wednesday, Jan. 27 at 2:00p.m.

Resume Doctor
Wednesday, Jan. 27 from 3:00-5:00p.m.
Stop in to Andersen Library with your resume to have it reviewed by professionals from C&LD. This is a great opportunity to learn how to improve your resume to help land your dream career. It’s never too early to start preparing for the future.

No reservations are necessary, just stop in!

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Explore IEEE Xplore

Posted on January 20, 2010 by Carol

IEEE Xplore

Although the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) and the Institute of Electrical Engineers (IEE) publish it, IEEE Xplore Digital Library offers much more than its name implies. It includes articles on engineering, computer science, biology, chemistry, physics, and earth sciences. If you’re researching a sustainability topic, let’s say wind power, you can find some terrific articles in IEEE to supplement your other research.

So take a few minutes to explore IEEE Xplore Digital Library today.

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New Stuff Tuesday – January 19

Posted on January 19, 2010 by kyle

No Legs, No Jokes, No Chance

“No Legs, No Jokes, No Chance”:
A History of the American Musical Theater
by Sheldon Patinkin
ML1711 .P37 2008
New Book Island, 2nd floor

Sometimes titles just stand out to me (no pun intended). This week’s featured book required a closer look for obvious reasons, with its catchy name and all.

Patinkin, chair of the theater department at Columbia College in Chicago, takes the reader on a roller coaster ride through the adventures of musicals in two parts. In the first part, the author provides the foundations and sources of inspiration for the American stage, like the European opera and burlesque. He then delves into many of the major musical productions from the early 1900s to the present, profiling not only the shows, but also the performers, producers and the historical context as well. This text is a must for anyone researching or interested in musical theater.

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Ah, Spring! Back to regular hours…

Posted on January 19, 2010 by Barbara

Sunrise image from NASAWelcome (back) everyone! All of us at Andersen Library hope you have a good semester, and that you enjoy those extra minutes of sunlight we’re gaining daily. (Didja know? “Sunrises are seen with light created thousands of years ago in the core of the sun.” See how easy it is to learn something every day?)

Please let us know if there’s anything we can do to help you. Questions for Circulation (re due dates, renewals, interlibrary loans, reserves, etc.): call 262-472-5511. Questions for reference (re research help, databases, instruction, etc.): call 262-472-1032 or email/chat.

Spring semester hours:
Mondays-Thursdays 7:30am-Midnight; Fridays 7:30am-6pm; Saturdays 9am-5pm; Sundays 1pm-midnight (Exceptions, e.g., for Spring Break and Exams, are on the hours web page.)

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New Stuff Tuesday – January 12

Posted on January 12, 2010 by kyle

Atomic America

Atomic America:
How a Deadly Explosion and a Feared Admiral
Changed the Course of Nuclear History
by Todd Tucker
TK1345 .I2 T83 2009
New Book Island, 2nd floor

It seems like at least once a week (or more frequently), a story pops up in the news relating to nuclear energy and the struggle to contain it. The current state of global instability, coupled with the focus on sustainability, have put this controversial power source at the center of an intense debate. This week’s featured title looks to the past to explain its history and to provide caution for its future.

Tucker, a former Naval officer, examines the events of an explosion at SL-1, a nuclear reactor near Idaho Falls, ID in early 1961. The blast at the US Army installation took the lives of three people, making it the only fatal event of its kind in American history. While the Army placed the blame on ‘human error’, the author takes the opportunity to uncover what really happened in the middle Idaho. What he finds is not only poor engineering, but a nuclear-induced craze among the military branches to control nuclear power. He contends that the incident at SL-1 provide an excellent example for guiding today’s management of one of the most feared and revered forces in the world.

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Historical Abstracts database trial!

Posted on January 11, 2010 by Ronna

The Library is very excited to announce that a trial of the Historical Abstracts database is now available for use by all faculty, staff, and students. The trial will be active until the end of spring semester.

Historical Abstracts is a companion database to America: History and Life, also available through the Library. It contains citations to articles and book reviews on topics in world history from 1450 to the present. Historical Abstracts does not include coverage of United States or Canadian history (these are covered by America: History and Life).

Both databases are from Ebscohost, and provide links with some records to the full text of the articles in other databases. For records without full text links, you will see the Find It button which will provide you with a menu of options for accessing the full text.

So for your next historical research topic, remember Historical Abstracts and America: History and Life! Between the two of them, these databases have information on almost any topic in the world!

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New Stuff Tuesday – January 5

Posted on January 5, 2010 by kyle

Can We All Get Along

“Can We All Get Along?”:
Racial and Ethnic Minorities in American Politics
by Paula McClain and Joseph Stewart
E184 .A1 M347 2010
New Book Island, 2nd floor

It’s the time of year when many people decide to change their lifestyle in some way, whether it be actually using the gym membership that they purchased or not going back for thirds at the all-you-can-eat buffet – things of that nature. Some may even pledge to nicer to those around them. For that reason, I chose to highlight this week’s featured title, given that politics can ignite some serious emotion and heated arguments between individuals.

McClain and Stewart, professors at Duke and Clemson Universities, respectively, have put out an updated edition of their popular book, which analyzes the role of race and ethnic relations in political dealings in the United States, to include the momentous 2008 presidential election. The authors cover the historical events that have shaped the current state of minority involvement in politics, as well as topics like voting behavior, party affiliations and minority coalitions. This update provides an excellent foundation for researching an interesting and contentious topic.

Can’t we all just get along?

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Library Winter Break/Winterim Hours

Posted on December 17, 2009 by Barbara

Andersen Library hours for Winter Break:

Mon.-Tues., Dec. 21-22: 8am-4:30pm
Wed.-Sun., Dec. 23-27: CLOSED
Mon., Dec. 28: 8am-4:30pm

Andersen Library hours for Winterim (Dec. 29-Jan. 15):
Mon.-Wed.: 7am-6pm
Thurs.-Fri.: 7am-4:30pm
Sat.: CLOSED
Sun.: noon-8pm

Exceptions:
Thurs.-Sat., Dec. 31-Jan. 3, 2010: CLOSED
Sat.-Mon., Jan. 16-18, 2010: CLOSED

Spring Semester hours begin on Tuesday, January 19, 2010.

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Want to read a “Kindle” book without the Kindle?

Posted on December 17, 2009 by Susan

Amazon now has Kindle software for PCs available for free (and a MAC version soon). Learn more about how this software works at NewsFactor Network.

If you don’t want to purchase Kindle books, you can find some available for free. Amazon offers thousands of free books at the Kindle Store.

The iReaderReview Blog has more information on how you can get many more free books in the Kindle format.

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Cramming for Finals

Posted on December 16, 2009 by kyle

Everyone is preparing for the end of the semester, whether it be by frantically studying or furiously grading. Both processes involve an intake of one intangible and seemingly unmeasurable thing: information. However, someone has quantified it.

The Global Information Industry Center, housed at UCSD, has come out with their latest report, stating that Americans “consumed information for about 1.3 trillion hours, an average of almost 12 hours per day.” The study, aptly titled How Much Information?: 2009 Report on American Consumers, goes on to offer more statistics about not only the time spent consuming information, but also about the sources of information. The researchers report that while traditional media (television and radio) still command much of our attention spans, the computer, not surprisingly, is challenging that by providing interactive exchange of information.

You can read the full report (PDF) and see for yourself. Take it all in.

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