Rethinking Race and Technology: Digital and Diasporia Studies

Posted on November 6, 2017 by Barbara

Dr. Reginold Royston, faculty at UW-Madison’s iSchool and the Dept. of African Cultural Studies, will talk about “Rethinking Race and Technology: Digital and Diasporia Studies” on Thurs., Nov. 9, 2017, from 3:30-4:30pm in UC 259. It’s part of the African American Heritage Lecture Series.

You can learn more about Dr. Royston at his public website. His dissertation “Re-Assembling Ghana: Diaspora and innovation in the African mediascape” is available online via University of California-Berkeley. An abridged version of his chapter, ” At home, online: Affective exchange and the diasporic body in Ghanaian internet video” in the book Migrating the Black body: The African diaspora and visual culture is available from his website, and UWW students and faculty/staff may obtain the book from other UW campus libraries via the free UW Request service. Requested items arrive in 2-5 weekdays.

cover of book Digital DiasporaIf you would like to learn more, Andersen Library may be able to help! Among resources available are books such as Digital diaspora: A race for cyberspace (3rd-floor Main Collection, QA76.9.C66 E95 2009; preview some text at Google Books), the chapter “Redefining “Africa” in the diaspora with new media technologies: The making of AfricaResource.com” in the book The new African diaspora (online via Project MUSE; preview some text at Google Books), and Diasporas in the new media age: Identity, politics, and community (online via ProQuest EbookCentral); articles including “Performing patriotic citizenship: Zimbabwean diaspora and their online newspaper reading practices” (Journal of African Media Studies, 2014, vol.6:no.1, pp.91-109, doi:10.1386/jams.6.1.91_1), “Diaspora, digital media, and death counts: Eritreans and the politics of memorialisation” (African Studies, 2013, vol.72:no.2, pp.246-264, doi:10.1080/00020184.2013.812875), and “Rethinking migration in the digital age: Transglocalization and the Somali diaspora” (Global Networks, 2017, vol.17:no.1, pp.23-46, doi:10.1111/glob.12127).

If you’d like assistance with finding additional information, please ask a librarian (choose chat or email, phone 262-472-1032, or visit the Reference Desk).

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Daylight Saving Time Ends This Weekend!

Posted on November 4, 2017 by Barbara

clock imagePlease remember to set your clocks and watches back an hour this Sunday, November 5, at 2am (or whenever you get up on Sunday, or before you go to sleep Saturday night), in observance of the end of Daylight Saving Time (DST). Whee! An extra hour for sleep or study!

Do you find the time change disruptive? Last year Popular Mechanics provided an article explaining the benefits of Daylight Saving Time, and it cites a book, Seize the daylight: The curious and contentious story of Daylight Saving Time, which UWW students and staff may get from other UW libraries by using the free UW Request service. Requested items arrive in 2-5 weekdays. A preview of some of the text is available from Google Books.

You can learn more about the history of DST from the U.S. Naval Observatory’s “Daylight Time” web page and the article “Standard and Daylight-saving Time” (Scientific American, 1979, vol.240:no.5, pp.46-53). Many studies have been done about the effects of DST, such as “Does the transition into daylight saving time affect students’ performance?” (Economics of Education Review, 2017, doi:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.econedurev.2017.07.002).

If you’d like assistance with finding additional information, please ask a librarian (choose chat or email, phone 262-472-1032, or visit the Reference Desk).

Andersen Library is a federal depository library with federal government documents on a variety of current and relevant issues available to you in various formats (print, DVD/CD-ROM, online). Check out your government at Andersen Library!

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Veterans Week 2017

Posted on November 4, 2017 by Barbara

A number of events are planned on campus for Veterans Week, in honor of our veterans, military service members, and their family members.

The poster listing all events, including those especially for veterans and service members, is online, but here are some highlights of events that are open to all:

poster listing events for Veterans Week 2017 at UWW

Nov. 1-13: “Back in the world: A living legacy of Vietnam, WWII & Korea through the lens of Jim Gill” exhibit in Roberta’s Art Gallery, UC (Gallery hours: M-TH 10am-6pm, F 10am-3pm, and special hours on Sat. Nov 4: 11am-1pm) – This exhibit is based on the three-hour “Wisconsin war stories” documentary from Wisconsin Public Television (WPT). There will be a reception for the exhibit from 1-2pm on Fri., Nov. 10, at which the photographer and producer of the documentary will talk about their experiences documenting Wisconsin veterans’ stories.

Nov. 6-10 in the UC Commons: Tie a ribbon on a tree in honor of those who have served, or who are serving.

Thurs., Nov. 9, 11am-12:30pm: “Question, Persuade, & Refer” (suicide prevention) workshop in UC 259. No registration required; open to the entire campus community. “Compared to their non-Veteran peers, most Veterans are at an increased risk for suicide,” and “[i]ncreases in suicide rates are particularly evident among female Veterans and Veterans who do not use VHA services.” For more information about the importance of working to prevent suicides among our veterans, please see the U.S. Dept. of Veterans Affairs’ National Suicide Data Report and state data sheets online.

Fri., Nov. 10, 11am-12:30pm in the Hamilton Room, UC: Veterans Ceremony. Distinguished speaker will be Matt Bills (DAV Chapter #39), and the student speaker will be William Breyman.

See also the Veterans History Project (Library of Congress, American Folklife Center), which collects, preserves, and makes accessible the personal accounts of American war veterans. Additional first-hand accounts of service in particular wars and conflicts may be submitted, either recorded materials (audio or video) or print items (diaries, letters, photos, etc.) – see the guidelines.

If you’d like assistance with finding additional information, please ask a librarian (choose chat or email, phone 262-472-1032, or visit the Reference Desk).

Andersen Library is a federal depository library with federal government documents on a variety of current and relevant issues available to you in various formats (print, DVD/CD-ROM, online). Check out your government at Andersen Library!

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Featured Resource: Citation help

Posted on November 3, 2017 by Naomi Schemm

It’s that time of the semester…final projects and papers are looming. And with that, many students stress about getting all the citation details right. After all, no one wants to plagiarize, right?

The library can help! If you prefer to learn from video tutorials, check out our playlist for all types of citations in APA Style:

We also have videos for the (less common but still used) Chicago style for history and Harvard Bluebook style for law.

Or, if you prefer to learn by seeing correctly-formatted examples and template docs to follow, visit our newly-designed Citation Style Guides page: http://libguides.uww.edu/cite. Linked from our homepage, it points you to all of our guides (printable or online) for APA, MLA, and Turabian style.

And as always, if you have more questions after viewing those, don’t hesitate to visit us in person or ask us online!

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T3: Create Template in Google Docs

Posted on November 2, 2017 by Diana

In Google Docs you can force others to make a copy of a document, essentially creating a template. Go up to the address bar of a Google Doc and replace the edit portion of the URL with copy.
Screenshot of URL
Copy the new URL with copy at the end and share it in an e-mail or on a site. They’ll now be forced to make their own copy.

Screenshot of Google Prompt to Copy Document

Thanks to the Wisconsin Instructional Technology Resource Center (WITRC) and Jon Spike for the tip!

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New Stuff Tuesday – November 7, 2017

Posted on November 1, 2017 by Ellen Latorraca

Printer's Error

Printer’s Error: Irreverent Stories from Book History
by Rebecca & J.P. Romney, Read by J.P. Romney
Z4 .R665 2017
New Arrivals Island, 2nd floor

Are you a bookaneer? A book sneak? A book weevil? A book bum? If you purchase used or cheaply bound books or if you liberally lend books, then you, yes, you are guilty of libricide – contributing to the impending demise of the United States publishing industry! Such is the message of the marketing campaign designed by Edward Bernays in 1930 on behalf of the Book Publishers Research Institute in order to combat such odious practices of thrifty readers.

This is one of the many curious episodes that authors Rebecca and J. P. Romney have selected for Printer’s Error, an entertaining history of print as told through some of the more absurd moments in the lives of authors, artists, publishers, and printers.

The Romneys muse over the irony presented by one of Gutenberg’s contemporaries, the Benedictine monk Trithemius’ who authored the work In Praise of Scribes – printed on the printing press, of which he was no fan. Then there was craftsman and artist Cobden Sanderson’s attempt to protect his beloved Doves typeface from the mechanized printing presses of London by dumping it in the Thames by dark of night. And where would the colonies have been without Benjamin Franklin’s forays into printing presses, paper mills, and delivery of news through the early postal service?

The Romneys’ conversational writing style is unexpected for nonfiction, but translates well to audio format. It is no surprise that author J. P. Romney performs his own lively, engaging narration, given his work on History channel’s Pawn Stars. Nonetheless, there are a few points at which literary choices are chafing enough to momentarily distract from the overall entertaining style and content. For example, they express their frustration with Gutenberg’s elusive connection to his printing press by saying, “All this could have been avoided if Gutenberg had just printed his motherfucking name on his motherfucking books!”

If a tamer presentation of the history of printing is preferred, search Printing–history in Research@UWW or search Books–history

If the story of the curious incident of the dumped typeface at midnight intrigues, try Type: The Secret History of Letters by Simon Loxley

Learn more about Edward Bernays’ publicity campaign for the Book Publishers Research Institute the Book History journal article, “Book Propaganda: Edward L. Bernays’s 1930 Campaign Against Dollar Books.”

 

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New Stuff Tuesday – October 31, 2017

Posted on October 31, 2017 by Carol

Timekeepers

Timekeepers
by Simon Garfield
QB213.G378 2016
New Arrivals Island, 2nd floor

Tick … Tock … How many times a day do you check the time? Once, twice, constantly? Yep, you’re obsessed! And that’s the point award-winning author Simon Garfield is making here. Somehow humans survived for millennia with nothing but the heavens and the seasons to mark the passage of time. But starting a few hundred years ago, we went a little nuts. And ever since we’ve been trying to manage, maximize, manipulate and otherwise make ourselves crazy over the clock.

In delightfully quirky style, the author takes readers around the world and across time to share tales of eccentrics, geniuses and pop culture phenomena that point up our preoccupation with Father Time. There’s the Englishman who returned from India but insisted on living on Calcutta time for the rest of his life, taking afternoon tea at midnight and the like. Do you know why TED talks are exactly 18 minutes? Garfield explains why. From the “proper” timing of Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony to Roger Bannister’s four-minute mile to Toyota’s just-in-time inventory (JIT) and Baselworld (World Watch and Jewellery Show), Garfield entertains as he elucidates the grip which time holds on modern humans.

To learn more, here’s an article from The Guardian about Simon Garfield’s thoughts on time. Check Research@UWW for more books by the author at Andersen Library and other UW libraries.

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Homecoming Story Time for Fledgling Warhawks: Friday, Nov. 3

Posted on October 30, 2017 by Ellen Latorraca

Warhawk children ages 0-5, their siblings and caregivers are invited to a special Homecoming story time at Andersen Library. Enjoy stories, songs, and a craft that is perfect for a parade and for making noise at a football game. Brings smiles for an optional photo opportunity with Willie!

When: Friday, Nov. 3, 4:00-4:30 stories, songs and movement; 4:30-5:00PM crafts and a special visit from Willie Warhawk.

Please sign up here: www.goo.gl/c3X4xS 

Questions? Accommodations required? Contact the Education Librarian.

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Bridging the Civil-Military Divide

Posted on October 27, 2017 by Barbara

Emily Núñez Cavness will talk about “Bridging the Civil-Military Divide” on Mon., Oct. 30, 2017 at 7 pm in the Irvin L. Young Auditorium. It’s part of the Contemporary Issues Lecture Series sponsored by the College of Letters and Sciences!

“Emily Núñez Cavness is the CEO and Co-Founder of Sword & Plough, a veteran-owned, socially conscious company that repurposes military surplus, works with U.S. manufacturers that are owned or partially operated by veterans, and donates 10% of profits to veteran initiatives. Cavness graduated from Airborne School, served in the 4th Engineer Battalion, deployed to Afghanistan, was the first female intelligence officer to serve in 10th Special Forces Group, and was one of the first 100 women to try out for the U.S. Army’s Ranger Training Assessment course. Business Insider named Sword & Plough one of the Top 20 Most Inspiring Companies of 2014 and Cavness was named a Forbes 30 Under 30 Fellow and White House Champion of Change.” (from the lecture series web page)

cover of book Life After the MilitaryYou may be able to learn more about related topics with Andersen Library resources! Possibilities include book or report titles such as Faith-based organizations and veteran reintegration: Enriching the web of support (online via JSTOR or the Rand Corporation), Life after the military: A handbook for transitioning veterans (3rd-floor Main Collection, UB357 .H55 2011; preview text at Google Books), Our army: Soldiers, politics, and American civil-military relations (online via Project MUSE; preview text at Google Books), The citizen-soldier: Moral risk and the modern military (online via Project MUSE or the Brookings Institution); government information including Congressional committee hearings Best practices in veteran hiring (online) and Is transition assistance on track? (online); and the video Service: When women come marching home (2nd-floor Academic DVDs, UB418.W65 S47 2012). Also available are articles such as “Bridging the military—civilian divide” (Yale Review, 2010, vol.98:no.2, pp.1-21) and “Exploring the civilian-military divide and how my role as displaced graduate student turned into a search for self” (Pedagogy, 2016, vol.16:no.3, pp.526-532).

Learn more about the Dept. of Defense (DoD) Transition Assistance Program (TAP) from the DoD online.

If you’d like assistance with finding additional information, please ask a librarian (choose chat or email, phone 262-472-1032, or visit the Reference Desk).

Andersen Library is a federal depository library with federal government documents on a variety of current and relevant issues available to you in various formats (print, DVD/CD-ROM, online). Check out your government at Andersen Library!

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New Stuff Tuesday – October 24, 2017

Posted on October 24, 2017 by James Castrillo

The Vietnam War film cover

The Vietnam War
A film by Ken Burns and Lynn Novick
DS557.7 .V54 20167 v. 1-2
New DVD Arrivals Island, 2nd floor

Ken Burns latest documentary explores the most contemporary topic of the many documentaries he has comprised. A project that took the better part of ten years for filmmakers Burns and Novick. The result is perhaps the most comprehensive to date with a 10-part, 18 hours of film. This documentary is made for primarily an American audience, but spends as much time telling the American perspective (both civilian and military) as it does the Vietnam side (both North and Southern). The film features interviews with close to 80 different people who were both affected and involved with war in different ways. As is par for the course, Burns and Novick leave no stone unturned walking us through the full picture that was the Vietnam War. What starts out as a small advisory role for the United States in the region after France left post-WWII, the conflict begins as a slow burn that builds to breaking point by 1970. The stories told almost 50 years later show with ease where many American efforts went wrong. For other parts the contradictions exposed make the tag line “there is no single truth in war” all the more appropriate for this film. Not to mention it has a great 60s nostalgic soundtrack to boot.

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