The Andersen Library Blog

T³: Printing in WINS

Posted on March 30, 2017 by Diana

Printing items from WINS is tricky. The Registrar’s Office has put together instructions on their website and provided tutorials on YouTube that demonstrate how to print different documents from WINS.

Academic Advising Report (AAR):

Click on Self Service
Click on Student Center
Under the Academics section select Advisement Report from the drop down menu
Click the “GO” arrow
To print your AAR (Academic Advisement Report), click on “view report as pdf” in green
TIPS:
- Make sure that you allow popups. If the browser has a popup blocker, it will block the PDF from showing in a popup. Allow popups in your browser, re-click “view report as a pdf” and try again.
- Use Firefox or Chrome for best results
Instructions | Video tutorial

Schedule:

Click on Self Service
Click on Student Center
Under the Academics section click on My Class Schedule
Select the Term you wish to view and click “Continue”
To view a Weekly Schedule click Weekly Calendar View
This is a Weekly schedule. It will default to the first week of enrollment if you are enrolled in classes. Use the “Previous Week” and “Next Week” buttons to view other weeks. If you are enrolled in 8 week sessions you will need to navigate to the appropriate week to view those courses.
You will need to copy and paste your weekly schedule into a Word document in order to print it out.
*This will not be a perfect copy and paste–the formatting WILL change*
Instructions | Video tutorial

Unofficial Transcript:

Click on Self Service
Click on Student Center
Under the Academics section select Transcript: View Unofficial from the drop down menu
Click the “GO” arrow
Select Univ of Wisconsin-Whitewater for Academic Institution
Select Unofficial Transcript for Report Type
Click “Go”
You will need to copy and paste the transcript information from the main frame of the webpage into a Word document in order to print it out. If you do not copy and paste the page you will only see as much of your transcript as appears in the window of your browser without scrolling.
Instructions | Video tutorial

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Save the date for Money Smart Week 2017!

Posted on March 29, 2017 by Naomi Schemm

Credit scores and credit reports? Stock market and index funds? Mortgages and car loans? Life insurance? Eeek! … All part of “adulting” in 2017, yet where does one learn about such things?

Money Smart Week, that’s where! April 24-28, 2017. MSW is a national campaign by the Federal Reserve Bank focused on enhancing your personal financial management skills. We’ll be bringing knowledgeable speakers, Q&A’s, and cool tools (including a great free app!) to Andersen Library to help you get on the right track. Mark your calendars and watch this space for more schedule details to come!

Money Smart Week logo

In the meantime, check out Andersen Library’s guide to Financial Literacy for some great resources, weblinks, and tips to get you started.

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New Stuff Tuesday — March 28, 2017

Posted on March 27, 2017 by James Castrillo

book cover image for Ivory featuring an elephant on a black background

Ivory: Power and Poaching in Africa
by Keith Somerville
HD9429 .I863 A35 2016
New Arrivals, 2nd floor

Keith Somerville’s examination of the Ivory trade offers a complex and intriguing analysis. Beginning with the history of the trade, Somerville tells a story that dives deep into the economic demand and political consequences of the ivory trade in a globalized world. The story also told in this book is one of deep failure in the form of the 1989 Ivory Trade Ban. At the time, the ban was thought to be the final nail in the coffin that would lead to the end of the ivory trade. Instead countries like Tanzania have seen half of their elephants killed for ivory in the past decade. The inaction by governments and the power of the black markets driven by strong demand from countries outside of Africa show this problem is far from being over. This work goes deep into the weeds with its data and is a thoroughly researched piece on the topic.

For more on this topic, check out Robert Ornstein’s work on the topic of the modern day ivory trade.

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Warhawk Book Talks – March

Posted on March 27, 2017 by Rebecca Jones

Ever wonder what your faculty or colleagues are reading? Here’s your chance to find out! Warhawk Book Talks is a series where professors, staff, and students at UW-W talk about their favorite books!

George Savage, Amusing Ourselves to Death

Andy Yu, 7 Habits of Highly Effective People

Lana Collett-Klingenberg, Quiet

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Eleanor Roosevelt and the Civil Rights Movement

Posted on March 24, 2017 by Barbara

Jim Gibbons, historian, will talk about “Eleanor Roosevelt and the Civil Rights Movement” on Sat., Mar. 25 at 12:30pm at the Irvin L. Young Memorial Library (Whitewater’s public library at 431 W. Center St.). This program is free and open to everyone.

Eleanor Roosevelt, as spouse to four-term President Franklin D. Roosevelt (FDR), was the longest-serving First Lady of the United States. After FDR’s death in 1945 President Truman appointed her to the first U.S. delegation to the United Nations, where she chaired the Commission on Human Rights and helped draft the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. You can learn more about her at the web site of the FDR Presidential Library & Museum.

cover of The Firebrand and the First Lady book If you’d like to learn more, Andersen Library can help! with books such as Courage in a dangerous world: The political writings of Eleanor Roosevelt (3rd-floor Main Collection, E807.1.R48 A3 1999 or online via EBSCOhost’s eBook Collection) and The firebrand and the First Lady: Portrait of a friendship: Pauli Murray, Eleanor Roosevelt, and the struggle for social justice (2nd-floor New Arrivals Island, E807.1.R48 B45 2016).

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

Andersen Library is a federal and Wisconsin depository library with federal and state 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 Resources: Entrepreneurship

Posted on March 22, 2017 by Naomi Schemm

Calling all hopeful entrepreneurs! The library has several resources, some new, that can give you that critical edge in writing your business plan, winning your funding competition, targeting the right consumers, or whatever your next step might be to change the world.

Simmons is our newest and best resource for consumer market research. Check out that earlier post to learn more.
Bizminer is a database trial that only runs through March 31, 2017, so follow that link and check it out, and let me know (schemmn@uww.edu) if you find it useful enough to purchase
ReferenceUSA is a great database for finding your local competitors.
Census data can be a treasure trove for knowing your local market too. Check out the free Census Business Builder for a visualization/mapping tool, or American Fact Finder for the raw data tables.
Finally, see many more links, plus tutorials for how to use these resources, at our Entrepreneurship Guide — get in touch with me if you’re still stumped and could use some help.

And best of luck to everyone competing at the Warhawk Business Plan Competition next month!

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New Stuff Tuesday — March 21

Posted on March 21, 2017 by Naomi Schemm

Elvis Style book jacket

Elvis Style: from zoot suits to jumpsuits
by Zoey Goto
ML420.P96 G68 2016
New Arrivals, 2nd floor

Everybody has heard at least a few of his swoon-worthy ballads or pop tunes that epitomize the ‘60s for many, but how many of us recognize the ongoing influence Elvis had on clothing, hair and more?

This visual feast of a book is a tour through some of the star’s most signature accessories: the pompadour hairdo; white or gold jumpsuits with incredibly detailed sequins, embroidery, or other embellishment for the stage; his favorite peanut-butter and banana sandwich; his many Cadillacs. It also includes some quirky, less-known details: the gaudy jewelry he often gave away to his inner circle and to random fans alike, often embellished with his name or slogans like TLC (tender loving care) or TCB (taking care of business, a personal motto he and Priscilla created); personalization on everything from silk scarves to wristwatches; items from around Graceland that show an either lifelong or passing fascination with karate, law enforcement, guns, western and Native American motifs, and more.
an example of Elvis's jewelry
a pair of Elvis's sequined pants

Performers, clothing designers, and everyday people today still are influenced by Elvis’s fashion and style trendsetting. If you’ve ever sneered at or admired men wearing bubble-gum pink or other gaudy colors, David Bowie rocking an outlandish jumpsuit on stage, men wearing Hawaiian shirts to demonstrate carefree leisure, and many other small details, now you know who can receive at least some of the credit!

If all this is making you miss the oldies, watch this to see some of the King in all his soulful, sequined, pop-collared, hip-swiveling glory: [youtube]https://youtu.be/qzIMHk6Z2l8[/youtube]

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Stuffed Animal Sleepover in the Library

Posted on March 15, 2017 by Ellen Latorraca

It’s time for the 5th annual…

Stuffed Animal Sleepover & Dance Party in the Library!

UW-Whitewater students, staff, faculty and Children’s Center families accompanied by a child 6 years of age or younger, are invited to join Andersen Library for the 5th annual Stuffed Animal Sleepover on Friday, April 7th, to celebrate the Week of the Young Child. Child participants bring a stuffed animal friend to join them in a library story time and craft activity. This year’s event will be a dance party–animals are encouraged to come ready to boogie. Their stuffed animals get to stay the night and explore the library after hours! Children will pick up their stuffed animal and a memento of their animal’s night-time adventures on Saturday, April 8th, or Monday, April 10th.

Note: Children need to be accompanied by an adult, but the library will provide chaperones for the stuffed animals’ overnight stay.

Please fill out this form to register: http://goo.gl/4WDQSJ

When? Friday, April 7th

Session 1: 3.30-4.30 PM
Session 2: 4.30-5.30 PM

Where? Andersen Library, 2^nd Floor

Want to know more? See our post from last year’s event. Have questions? Contact the Reference Desk.

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Spring Break! Library, Café hours

Posted on March 15, 2017 by Barbara

A student at the Reference Desk earlier this week commented that it was hard to be motivated right now, but there was soooooooo much to do. Yes, Spring Break beckons.

clip art of palm tree Andersen Library’s hours will be:

Sat.-Sun. Mar 18-19: CLOSED
Mon-Fri Mar 20-24: 8am-4:30pm
Sat Mar 25: CLOSED
Sun Mar 26: 3pm-2am (only 2nd floor is open midnight-2am)
Mon Mar 27: normal semester hours resume

The Food for Thought café is open on Thurs Mar 16 from 8:45am-2pm, but then is closed Fri Mar 17 through Sun Mar 26. It resumes normal hours on Mon Mar 27. There are vending machines outside the Library, on the lower level. Break hours for other on-campus dining options are online.

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

Search article databases …just login when prompted with your campus Net-ID (same as for your campus email or D2L),
Search Andersen Library’s holdings of books, media and more (part of Research@UWW) and use links to the titles that are online, including ereserves for classes,
Search Research@UWW for articles, books, and more all at one time–it’s best to login to get all possible results.
Renew your checked-out books, DVDs, etc., online (once) through your Account,
Consult online guides for assistance, including citation guides for APA, MLA, and Turabian format, and class assignment guides, and
Ask a librarian for help using email or chat, or phone us at the Reference Desk (262-472-1032) during Spring Break Reference Desk hours (Mon-Fri 9am-4:30pm, Sunday March 27th 3-5 & 6-10pm).

Enjoy the break safely, everybody. And don’t forget: You can get audio books or popular novels or feature films from Andersen Library to help enjoy your week off from classes!

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American Indian Treaties of the Upper Great Lakes

Posted on March 14, 2017 by Barbara

Dr. Anthony Gulig, Dept. of History, will talk about “American Indian Treaties of the Upper Great Lakes: How We Know What We Know” at 7:30 p.m. on Tues., Mar. 14, at the Fort Atkinson Club (211 S. Water St. E, Fort Atkinson). It’s the first of the Club’s 2017 Spring Lecture Series, which feature local experts.

cover of American Indian Treaties book If you’d like to learn more, Andersen Library can help! Find books such as Faith in paper: The ethnohistory and litigation of upper Great Lakes Indian treaties (available to UWW students and staff from other UW campus libraries via free UW Request), American Indian treaties: The history of a political anomaly (3rd-floor Main Collection, KF8205 .P75 1994 or online via eBook Collection, EBSCOhost) Treaties and agreements of the Indian tribes of the Great Lakes Region (3rd-floor Main Collection, E78 .G73 U5x), or Documents of American Indian diplomacy: Treaties, agreements, and conventions, 1775-1979 (2nd-floor Reference Collection, KF8202 1999, or online via eBook Collection, EBSCOhost). The UW Digital Collections includes “Documents relating to Indian affairs,” containing documents related to ratified and unratified treaties with various tribes from 1801-1869 and the Annual report of the Commissioner of Indian Affairs 1826-1932. There also are articles such as “The dynamics of American Indian diplomacy in the Great Lakes region” (American Indian Culture and Research Journal, 2003, vol.27:no.4, pp.53-77).