New Stuff Tuesday – September 25

Posted on September 25, 2007 by kyle

'Food Safety

Food Safety
Second Edition
By Nina E. Redman
TX531 .R44 2007
New Book Island, 2nd floor

When you think about food safety, what’s the first thing that comes to mind? Salmonella? E. coli? Three-second rule? With the recent outbreaks of food recalls, both for people and animals, it makes you wonder what’s going on. A new addition to our collection, Food Safety takes on the issues associated with the industry, including the history and background, the legislation and regulations currently in place, the health scares of the past and much more. It’s a great place to get a wealth of information on the topic and point to other resources as well. This book is part of the Contemporary World Issues series, which features other topics like gun control, genetic engineering and civil liberties in the US (available in the Main & Reference Collections). Just search for “contemporary world issues” in the catalog.

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Library Land Trivia’s Week 2 Winner

Posted on September 25, 2007 by kyle

Congratulations to Krista Wolfe – her name was pulled from this week’s drawing and she will receive a free sweatshirt from the University Bookstore! Way to get the answer right, Krista! And thanks for all of you that participated!

For those of you that are wondering, the answers to last week’s questions were:

The Library has 10 group study rooms. Which room has a view of Hyer Hall? Please specify the room number.
If you want to be technical, the correct answer is Room 3102N, but we also accepted if you put Room 3102 as well, as you can see Hyer from both rooms. There are plenty of areas where you can meet to work on group projects, located both on the second and third floors.

On which floor will you find big, comfy, beanbag-esque chairs?
The poof chairs, as the library staff affectionately refer to them, are located up on the third floor. At the library, you don’t just have to sit at a table to study or relax. Just watch out, those beanbag chairs might cause you to fall asleep (or off of them). There are also comfortable chairs downstairs near the Media Center.

Thanks again to everyone who participated and don’t forget to answer this week’s question!

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Library Land Trivia – Week 3

Posted on September 24, 2007 by kyle

Week 3 Question

I need an article from the Harvard Business Review from 1997. List two places that I can go to get it. Only one can be a database.
Hint: Use the Journal Holdings List.

Week 3 Bonus Question

How many databases are listed in EBSCOhost?

You’ve got the questions, now go find the answers! We have answer forms available at any of the service desks (Circulation, Reference, & Periodical Help Desks), which is also where you need to turn them in.

This week, you have the chance to win a $20 gift certificate to the Sweet Spot!

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The Resource (Library newsletter) – Fall 2007

Posted on September 21, 2007 by Barbara

In this issue of the Library’s newsletter, The Resource – Fall 2007:

  • Welcome to Academic Year 2007-2008
  • Fight Academic Misconduct a new Way…with a Wiki!
  • Database Changes Will Benefit Campus
  • Flicks in All Flavors
  • Student Library Trivia Contest
  • Blog, Blog, Blog
  • IM the Librarian
  • Friends of the Library
  • Library Space Changes
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Anthony Shadid comes to campus

Posted on September 20, 2007 by Barbara

Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Anthony Shadid will be on campus to present the first of this year’s Contemporary Issues Lectures on September 24th.

You may want to read some of his work before the lecture, or possibly after the lecture you will be inspired to read more of his words. Here are a couple of suggestions:

While the UW-W Library does not have his books, you can read his articles for the Washington Post online. Go to the ProQuest Newspapers database and search for AU(shadid) AND PUB( washington post).

Furthermore, his books are available from other UW System libraries by using the Universal Borrowing service (it’s free, and the requested book arrives in 2-3 weekdays). Night draws near : Iraq’s people in the shadow of America’s war, for example, is available from nine other UW System libraries.

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Library Land Trivia’s Week 1 Winner

Posted on September 18, 2007 by kyle

Congratulations to Hayley Castro – her name was pulled from this week’s drawing and she will receive free pizza from Toppers! Way to get the answer right, Hayley! And thanks for all of you that participated!

For those of you that are wondering, the answers to last week’s questions were:

How many hours is the Library physically open each week?
The correct answer is 100.5 hours per week. We’re open at least eleven hours each day every day of the week, if not more, and until midnight on five of those days.

If you are having problems locating resources for your assignments, in what ways can you contact a librarian for assistance? List two of the four.
The correct answers were any two of the following: in-person, phone, chat, e-mail. Most people got this one right, which is good. We want to you be able to reach us when you need to, so that’s why there’s so many ways to contact us.

Thanks again to everyone who participated and don’t forget to answer this week’s question!

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New Stuff Tuesday – September 18

Posted on September 18, 2007 by kyle

Through support of Student Tech Fee, faculty and students now have access to Sage Journals Online, a collection of about 450 journals in Communication Studies, Criminology, Education, Health Sciences, Management & Organization Studies, Materials Science, Political Science, Psychology, Sociology, and Urban Studies & Planning published by SAGE Publications and participating societies.

You can view SAGE’s complete offerings, both alphabetically and by topic, by going to the Browse Journals page.

A tutorial has been created to demonstrate how to set up personalized search alerts for SAGE – you can get the table of contents of journals you pick e-mailed right to your address.

Since it is a paid subscription, there is no limit on the number of articles you can link for course reading. For assistance in linking to specific articles on your reading list, contact Carolyn Doyle (doylec@uww.edu) or Patty Fragola (fragolap@uww.edu).

SAGE Journals Online

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Library Land Trivia – Week 2

Posted on September 17, 2007 by kyle

Week 2 Question

The Library has 10 group study rooms. Which room has a view of Hyer Hall?
Please specify the room number.

Week 2 Bonus Question

On which floor will you find big, comfy, beanbag-esque chairs?

You’ve got the questions, now go find the answers! We have answer forms available at any of the service desks (Circulation, Reference, & Periodical Help Desks), which is also where you need to turn them in.

This week, you have the chance to win a sweatshirt from the University Bookstore!

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Add Us to Your Buddy List

Posted on September 14, 2007 by kyle

Picture this: You’re sitting in your dorm room, working on an assignment or paper for class. The weather has already started to turn a little chilly and you’re already in your PJs. You’ve been working on homework for the last three hours and you’ve hit a brick wall as you’re looking for sources for a paper. You open up AIM and you see uwwedlibrarian (Kelly) or uwwbizlibraryguy (Kyle) online. Perfect! You can just ask them where you could find the information and you don’t even have to leave your cozy room.

This isn’t a far-fetched fairy tale. We’re on AOL Instant Messenger. Just add us (uwwedlibrarian and uwwbizlibraryguy) to your buddy list. And if we’re not on, there’s always Ask a Librarian, available 24 hours a day, seven days a week.

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WisconsinEye: Watching State Government Work

Posted on September 13, 2007 by Barbara

WisconsinEye contracted with the Wisconsin State Government in 2005 to provide broadcast coverage of the State Legislature, and more recently it began broadcasting the state Supreme Court. Eventually it plans to cover all three branches of state government.

More information, including the current schedule, links to live and archived video, and links to political news, is available online at http://www.wisconsineye.com/. In addition to being available on the Internet, WisconsinEye’s coverage is available on cable television.

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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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