New Stuff Tuesday – September 30

Posted on September 30, 2008 by kyle

Standing Up to the Madness

Standing Up to the Madness:
Ordinary Heroes in Extraordinary Times
by Amy & David Goodman
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New Book Island, 2nd floor

Back in March, I highlighted a new book on the topic of the violation of civil liberties and examples of people in their everyday lives experiencing these transgressions (view original post). In a coincidental follow-up to that post, this week’s New Stuff Tuesday puts the spotlight on people like you and me stepping up to the plate and challenging authority.

The Goodman siblings (Amy is host of Democracy Now! and David is an investigative journalist) detail the struggle of US citizens against the government. The individuals profiled are from across the country and have sought justice in the face of adversity. Stories include librarians (that’s right, LIBRARIANS!) that wouldn’t allow the FBI to violate patron privacy, the students involved in the Jena Six case, and the soldier that refused to be deployed to Iraq based on his claim that the US was engaged in an illegal and immoral war. All in all, it shows that people like you and me really can effect change.

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Susan Jacoby @UWW Oct. 1

Posted on September 29, 2008 by Barbara

Susan Jacoby will speak on Wed., Oct. 1st at 7 pm in Young Auditorium as the first 2008/2009 Contemporary Issues Lecture (sponsored by the College of Letters & Sciences).

Age of American Unreason book coverAccording to the lecture web site, Jacoby’s book The Age of American Unreason (3rd-floor Main Collection, E169.Z83 J33 2008) challenges Americans to face the painful truth about what our descent into intellectual laziness and our flight from reason have cost us as individuals and as a nation.

If UWW’s copy of the book is checked out, UWW students, staff and faculty may borrow it from other UW libraries by using the free Universal Borrowing service. Other books by Jacoby are available from University Library and other UW libraries also.

Some of Jacoby’s articles in periodicals and newspapers may be found by using Library article databases, e.g., searching for her as an author in Academic Search Premier finds articles including: “Religious Correctness and the American Press” in Free Inquiry (Apr/May2004, pp. 37-39) and “In Praise of Secularism” in Nation (4/19/2004, pp. 14-18).

She regularly contributes to “On Faith,” a Newsweek/Washington Post blog on religion.

Additional information about Ms. Jacoby is available from the susanjacoby.com web site.

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New Stuff Tuesday – September 23

Posted on September 23, 2008 by kyle

Investment Banking Explained

Investment Banking Explained:
An Insider’s Guide to the Industry
by Michel Fleuriet
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I’m not sure that the country expected such a shakeup in the financial services sector and the possible congressional bailout on the way. You might want to check out this week’s featured book – although the author obviously didn’t forecast the market’s swift fallout.

Fleuriet, drawing from his experience at the helm of Merrill Lynch France, Chase Manhattan France and others, shares his knowledge of the complex world of investment banking. You don’t have to be a business expert to follow the text, as the author begins with the development of the industry and the establishment of the (now tumbling) Wall Street giants. He then goes into details regarding the specialties of investment banking, such as equity research, mergers & acquisitions, and asset management. If you feel lost while watching the business headlines today, this book provides insight into an industry that is currently on everyone’s mind in some form or another.

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Scott Russell Sanders @UWW 9/24

Posted on September 22, 2008 by Barbara

Dr. Scott Russell Sanders will speak on “Literature of the Environment” on Wed., Sept. 24th, at 7pm in Summers Auditorium (UC).

Sanders, Indiana University’s Distinguished Professor of English, will receive The Society for the Study of Midwestern Literature‘s 2009 Mark Twain Award for his “distinguished contributions to Midwestern literature.” You can learn more about him on the Scott Russell Sanders.com web site.

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A couple of his titles are on order for UWW’s University Library, but several of his titles are available to UWW students and faculty by using the free Universal Borrowing service to request them from other UW campus libraries (requested items arrive in 2-4 weekdays), including:
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National Latino Heritage Month

Posted on September 19, 2008 by Barbara

Sept. 15-Oct. 15 is National Latino Heritage Month. Sept. 15 is the anniversary of independence for several Latin American countries (Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras and Nicaragua). Mexico and Chile celebrate their independence on Sept. 16th and 18th, respectively. What started as a week-long observation in 1968 was expanded to 31 days in 1988 by Public Law 100-402. The UWW campus is celebrating with a lecture series and an art and cultural exchange with Universidad Autónoma “Benito Juárez” de Oaxaca.

The Library of Congress, in collaboration with many other federal agencies, has a special National Hispanic Heritage Month web site. The U.S. Dept. of State’s America.gov web site, which provides information about American life, culture, and foreign policy, has a photo gallery of Prominent Hispanic Americans in the Arts.

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Your University Library has a lot of relevant material, including reference works, books, and articles. Use the Library Catalog to find titles such as The Oxford encyclopedia of Latinos and Latinas in the United States, Latino politics in America, The wind shifts: New Latino poetry, and The mambo kings play songs of love (the first English-language novel by an Hispanic American that was published in the U.S.). Mambo Kings covercover of Wind Shifts
Search Library article databases such as Academic Search Premier or Ethnic NewsWatch to find articles such as “Do You Know Me?” in The Hispanic Outlook in Higher Education (vol. 17, no. 2, 2006, pp. 9-11), “Ethnic Identity, Intergroup Contact, and Outgroup Orientation among Diverse Groups of Adolescents on the Internet” in CyberPsychology & Behavior (vol. 11, no. 4, 2008, pp. 459-465), and “Candidates court rising vote: Latinos” in Christian Science Monitor (vol. 100, no. 160, 2008, pp. 1-11).

Latin Politics in America coverPlease ask a reference librarian (262-472-1032) for assistance in finding materials.

  
  

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The University 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 electronically. Come check out your government at the University Library!

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Science.gov expands

Posted on September 18, 2008 by Barbara

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Science.gov version 5.0 was launched Sept. 15th, providing access to collections of reliable science and technology information from 17 organizations within 13 federal government science agencies. In all, researchers are provided access to over 200 million pages of scientific information.

New additions to the content of Science.gov include doepatents (patents resulting from U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) research and development), comprehensive and peer-reviewed toxicology data for thousands of chemicals in the HSDB Hazardous Substances Data Bank,  a digital archive of biomedical and life sciences journal literature (PubMed Central), and cancer-related information  (Cancer.gov).

The content may be searched for keywords or browsed by topics such as “astronomy & space” or “natural resources.” Science.gov also provides links to related EurekAlert! Science News and Wikipedia, and provides the capability to download research results into personal files or citation software.

Science.gov is hosted by DOE’s Office of Scientific and Technical Information (OSTI), within DOE’s Office of Science.  In addition to DOE, Science.gov is supported by contributing members of the Science.gov Alliance, including the Departments of Agriculture, Commerce, Defense, Education, Health and Human Services, and the Interior, the Environmental Protection Agency, the Government Printing Office, the Library of Congress, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration and the National Science  Foundation, with support from the National Archives and Records Administration.

Government Printing Office logo

The University 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 electronically. Come check out your government at the University Library!

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Study Abroad Fair Sept. 17

Posted on September 17, 2008 by Barbara

The UWW Study Abroad Fair is taking place on Wed., Sept. 17th, from 10am-3pm (UC Old Main Ballroom). You can get information on the opportunities available to you, and passport applications will be processed at the Fair, too.
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Your University Library has resources that support travel to other countries, including language study CDs, travel books, custom & etiquette books, and more. Ask a Reference Librarian (262-472-1032) if you would like assistance finding these materials. You can also consult a couple of previous blog entries: “Thinking about study abroad?” (gave some suggestions for searches to use in the catalog) and “International Year of Languages” (gave suggestions on how to find the language study resources in the Library).

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New Stuff Tuesday – September 16

Posted on September 16, 2008 by kyle

Instead of featuring new materials this week, I thought it would be appropriate to introduce the new kids on the block (not the ones with a comeback album). That’s right, it’s New StAff Tuesday.

Since May, we have had four new people join the Library staff.

  • Kim Apel, a recent graduate of UW-Green Bay, started with us in May as reserves staff and then took over as the night manager after Joe Jacquess retired.
  • Sue Coenen joined the Reference staff in August – in addition to her general reference duties, she also serves as the liaison to the College of Education.
  • Erin Wetzel began last week as reserves staff, bringing her experience from working at the library at UW-Eau Claire.
  • Last, but not least, Myrna McCallister has completed her journey north from Indiana State University to take the helm of the Library, filling the director position after Joyce Huang’s retirement. She’s brand new, having only been here in the library since yesterday.

Welcome Kim, Sue, Erin & Myrna!

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Library Land Trivia – WINNER!

Posted on September 12, 2008 by kyle

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After going through hundreds of answered questions (392 correct ones) and over forty blog comments, we’ve come up with a winner to the trivia challenge.

Drumroll, please…

Joseph Carroll

Joseph maximized his chances of winning by getting all five questions correct and posting a comment to the blog. He will be taking home the Back to School prize made possible by our awesome sponsors – UHCS, the UWW Bookstore, Sweet Spot and Toppers!

Thanks again for all of you that entered the contest! And just in case you’re curious about the answers…

1) What’s a periodical?
A) bathroom reading
B) a species that only survived for a short time (e.g. dinosaurs)
C) a publication issued with regular frequency (daily, weekly, monthly, etc.)
D) a nasty form of tooth decay

Although a periodical generally does qualify as bathroom reading, a regularly-published item is the better answer.

2) If you check out one of our laptops in the library, which floor do you have to be on to use the wireless?
A) the main floor
B) the first, second or third floors
C) all four floors
D) the library doesn’t have wireless, silly.

TRICK QUESTION – a lot of people were thrown off by the all four floors, but we really only have three (I bet that you could get the wireless on the roof though).

3) You notice that we have movies like the Departed and Batman Begins and you’d like to check them out. How long do you get them?
A) two weeks
B) two days, just like Blockbuster new releases
C) seven hours, thirty-eight minutes and sixteen seconds
D) forever and a day

Sorry kids, we’re better than Blockbuster in that you can have the movies for two weeks. With that much time, who cares about late fees?

4) What’s the name of the library’s café?
A) The Coffee Shhh-oppe
B) The Cage in the Corner
C) Starbooks
D) Food For Thought

Yes, our coffee shop does brew Starbucks coffee, but its name isn’t Starbooks.

BONUS QUESTION
Why does the University Library Blog have a place for comments?
A) We want to hear from you, and the blog presents the perfect medium in which to get that feedback.
B) It’s just a front – we don’t care what you think.
C) The comments section looks pretty.
D) Wait… there’s a place for comments?

All in all – the contestants averaged four correct answers. Not too shabby.

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Elections 2008 lecture series

Posted on September 12, 2008 by Barbara

U.S. FlagThe fall 2008 Fairhaven Lecture Series theme is “Election 2008: Political Processes, Presidents, and Prognostications.”

Lectures are open to the public and free. All take place on Mondays at 3 p.m. at Fairhaven Retirement Community’s Fellowship Hall (435 West Starin Road, Whitewater, WI).

If you can’t attend, podcasts of the lectures will be posted at the series web site.

  • Sept. 15 “North-South Divide: Regional Partisan Divisions in Presidential Elections” by Larry Anderson (Political Science Dept.)
  • Sept. 22 “The Role of New Media on National Elections” by James Kates (Communication Dept.)
  • Sept. 29 “Action on the Front Line: Managing a Local Political Campaign” by Carol Scovotti (Marketing Dept.)
  • Oct. 6 “Direct Democracy: Initiatives/Referendums in the General Election” by Jolly Emrey (Political Science Dept.)
  • Oct. 13 “Comparing the 1968 and 2008 Elections: War, Race, and the Politics of Change” by Richard Haven (Interim Dean of the College of Arts and Communication)
  • Oct. 20 “Politics, Personality, and Hypocrisy: Using Psychology to Understand Political Perceptions, Behavior, and Party Differences” by Dan Stalder (Psychology Dept.)
  • Oct. 27 “Presidential Libraries: Dust Bunnies from the White House Attic” by Richard Haney (Emeritus Professor, History Dept.)
  • Nov. 3 “The Operation and Strategies of the Electoral College” by John Kozlowicz (Emeritus Professor, Political Science Dept.)
  • Nov. 10 “Where Will This Election Lead Us?” by a panel of Faculty from the Political Science Dept.
  • Nov. 17 “How the New Administration Will Treat and Affect the Economy” by Jeffery Heinrich (Economics Dept.)
  • Nov. 24 “International Affairs and the New Administration” by Anne Hamilton (Political Science Dept.)

The University Library has resources for those of you who want to know more.
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For example, if the Sept. 22nd topic interests you, search the Library Catalog for books, and you will find titles such as “Generation digital: Politics, commerce, and childhood in the age of the Internet” and “Blog! How the newest media revolution is changing politics, business, and culture.” Search article databases such as Academic Search Premier and find articles such as “Flickring here, twittering there” in Economist (8/16/2008 issue on pp. 30-31), which, according to the abstract, “reports on the significant impact the Internet has had on American politics” and examines “[t]he use of the Internet by 2008 presidential candidates Democrat Barack Obama and Republican John McCain.” Materials related to other lecture topics are also available. For assistance please contact a Reference librarian (call 262-472-1032 or email refdesk@uww.edu).

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