Friday fun: Lifelogging

Posted on March 18, 2016 by Barbara

I recently read a Computerworld technology blog entry about lifelogging: “Photographic memory made easy.” What is it? It’s essentially a diary of everyday moments, created with wearable devices that constantly record images and possibly audio throughout your day. Some use it to augment their memory. Others might use it to learn something about their habits.

My response is to wonder why I’d ever want to every slog through all that, because large parts of most of my days don’t seem to be worth reliving, and who has time to live those same moments repeatedly? Wouldn’t it waste lots of my life’s precious minutes searching for the image(s) I actually wanted for some reason? I prefer to continue to select the photos I take, even though sometimes I don’t have a camera at the ready for certain unplanned events. I guess that for those moments I will just have to rely on my old-style brain memory and risk forgetting.

If you’re interested in learning more about lifelogging, Andersen Library can help! Search Library databases to find articles like “Beyond total capture: A constructive critique of lifelogging” (Communications of the ACM, 2010, vol.3:no.5, pp.70-77), “Lifelogging: You’re wearing a camera?” (IEEE Pervasive Computing, 2014, vol.13:no.3, pp.8-12, doi:10.1109/MPRV.2014.53), “Dredging up the past: Lifelogging, memory, and surveillance” (University of Chicago Law Review, 2008, vol.75:no.1, pp.47-74), and “Reconstructing the past: Personal memory technologies are not just personal and not just for memory” (Human-Computer Interaction, 2012, vol.27:no.1/2, pp.92-123, doi:10.1080/07370024.2012.656062). The book Reality mining: Using big data to engineer a better world has a chapter on “Mobile phones, sensors, and lifelogging: Collecting data from individuals while considering privacy,” and UWW students and staff may borrow the book from other UW campus libraries via the free UW Request service (requested items arrive in 2-5 weekdays). You also can search for lifelogging and preview pages using Google Books.

Wikimedia has a page listing countries’ consent requirements for photographing identifiable people.

Please Ask a librarian (visit the Reference Desk, call 262.472.1032, or choose to email or chat) for assistance with finding additional materials.

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Spring Break! Library hours

Posted on March 17, 2016 by Barbara

SPRING BREAK! Mmmmm, can you feel the sun and hear the surf?
clip art of palm treeAndersen Library’s hours will be:

Sat-Sun Mar 19-20: CLOSED
Mon-Fri Mar 21-25: 8am-4:30pm
Sat Mar 26: CLOSED
Sun Mar 27: 6pm-2am (only 2nd floor is open midnight-2am)

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).

Regular Spring Semester hours resume on Monday, March 28th.

FYI – The Food for Thought cafe is closed for Spring Break as of 2 p.m. on Thurs., Mar. 17, so plan to bring in your snacks or lunch, or go out to eat. There are vending machines outside the Library, on the lower level. The Graham Street Cafe and Willie’s 360 have hours of service during Spring Break Week.

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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T3: Apps for Airport Info

Posted on March 16, 2016 by Diana

If you are traveling over Spring Break (lucky you!), you may find yourself in an airport. There are several apps available for iOS and Android that help you navigate airports, decide on transportation options, and manage your travel.

GateGuru

  • GateGuru
    Chock-full of useful information, GateGuru will keep track of all your flight information, provide airport maps, and real-time notifications of changes.

FLIO

  • FLIO
    This app allows you to join free airpot wi-fi networks right from the app without filling out more online forms. The app even saves your credentials for quicker access on your return flight. If you enable location services, the app will notify you with appropriate information as soon as you arrive at the airport. There are also some discount offers from popular airport restaurants and shops included in the app.

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New Stuff Tuesday – March 15, 2016

Posted on March 15, 2016 by Carol

Call the Midwife

Call the Midwife: A Memoir of Birth, Joy, and Hard Times
by Jennifer Worth
RG950 .W674 2012
Main Collection, 3rd floor

Although they didn’t make it to the New Arrivals Island, all three books in the Call the Midwife series were just delivered to the Library.

Birthing babies, in all its graphic details, probably isn’t on your top ten list of topics to read about. But the Call the Midwife series may change your mind about that. It’s not about the birthing, though. It’s more about the colorful world of London’s East End in the 1950s and how beautifully nurse-midwife, Jenny Lee, brings it to life.

Coming from a rural, middle class upbringing, she wasn’t culturally prepared for the world she was about to enter. The London dockworkers and their families had their own language and customs that were completely foreign to her. She also didn’t realize she’d be living in a convent and working alongside a group of Anglican nuns whose religious order was dedicated to providing medical care to London’s poorest. Other than being pious and hard-working, the nuns could hardly be typecast: one tells bawdy jokes to her patients, another studies astrology and a third gives advice to the convent handyman on breeding pigs. All the nurse-midwives, whether secular or religious have equally adventurous spirits and think nothing of cycling miles alone in the middle of the night to deliver babies in the crowded, unsanitary flats of the locals, while the policemen safely patrol in pairs.

PBS has produced a television series based on the books and Andersen Library has several seasons available on DVD.

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Economic development and the limits of indigenous sovereignty

Posted on March 14, 2016 by Barbara

Dr. Doug Kiel, UW-Whitewater alumnus and Assistant Professor of American Studies at Williams College (MA), will talk about “Economic development and the limits of indigenous sovereignty” on Wed., March 16, from 3:30pm-4:30pm in the UC Summers Auditorium. It’s the last 2015-16 Native Pride Lecture!

If you’d like to learn more, Andersen Library can help! Search Library databases to find articles such as “One hamburger at a time: Revisiting the state-society divide with the Seminole Tribe of Florida and Hard Rock International” (Current Anthropology, 2011, vol.52:suppl.3, pp.S137-S149), “Gaming sovereignty? A plea for protecting worker’s rights while preserving tribal sovereignty” (California Law Review, 2014, vol.102, p.1623-), “Economic development, Native Nations, and solar projects” (American Journal of Economics and Sociology, 2013, vol.72:no.1, pp.122-144), and “Native American sovereignty, employee rights and federal labour laws” (Labor Law Journal, 2014, vol.65:no.4, pp.259-269). There also are books such as Re-creating the Circle: The renewal of American Indian self-determination (online via ebrary — See especially the section “Nurturing the Circle: American Indian Nation sovereignty and economic development” in chapter 5).

Please Ask a librarian (visit the Reference Desk, call 262.472.1032, or choose to email or chat) for assistance with finding additional materials.

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Celebrate Pi Day!

Posted on March 14, 2016 by Barbara

March 14 is Pi Day (Greek letter p or “π”)! That’s as good a reason to celebrate as anything else, but even better: It’s also Albert Einstein’s birthday!

Harken back to your geometry and remember that pi is the ratio of a circle’s circumference to its diameter (3.14…), which is always the same for every circle! We’ve know this for thousands of years. A brief history of pi is provided by the Exploratorium in San Francisco.

cover of The Number Pi bookWant more pi? Andersen Library can help you learn more with books like The number [pi] (3rd-floor Main Collection, QA484 .E9613 2004), [Pi]: A biography of the world’s most mysterious number (3rd-floor Main Collection, QA484 .P67 2004), and Pi-unleashed (3rd-floor Main Collection, QA484 .A7513 2001), or articles such as “I prefer pi: A brief history and anthology of articles in the American Mathematical Monthly” (a 2015 article available online from the Mathematical Association of America). Wow!

Or, you could always celebrate with some pie or some discounts provided in honor of pi today (see, for example, some suggestions collected by NBC News).

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Discount Book Sale

Posted on March 14, 2016 by Martha

Spring into action and get over to the library to get some great deals! For March, the book sale is featuring second chance books at $.25 each or a dollar a bag. These books cover quite a wide swath of subjects, so you’re sure to find something of interest.

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4th Annual Stuffed Animal Sleepover

Posted on March 11, 2016 by Rebecca Jones

It’s time for the 4th annual…

Stuffed Animal Sleepover Costume 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 4th annual Stuffed Animal Costume Party & Sleepover in the Library on Friday, April 8th, to celebrate the Week of the Young Child. Child participants bring a stuffed animal friend to join them in a library story time, a craft activity, and costume party shenanigans! Stuffed animals are invited to come in costume. Their stuffed animals get to sleep over and explore the library after hours. Children will pick up their stuffed animal and a photo memory of their animal’s overnight adventures on Saturday, April 9th, or Monday, April 11th.

Stuffed Animal Sleepover Poster

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/nYNa2

When?      Friday, April 8th

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

Where?     Andersen Library, 2nd Floor

Have questions?  Contact the Reference Desk.

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5th Annual Wellfest – March 13

Posted on March 10, 2016 by Rebecca Jones

Working for Whitewater’s Wellness (W3) is hosting its 5th Annual Wellfest this weekend, March 13 from 1:00-4:00pm at Whitewater High School.  There is no cost to attend.

Over 40 exhibitors will participate in a resource fair, featuring health screenings, personal safety, nutrition, biking, walking, gardening, fitness, and more. There will also be 30-minute fitness classes, door prizes, samples of healthy food, free childcare, and many learning sessions (30-minutes) are available throughout the day.

For a full schedule and information – visit W3llfest 2016 Booklet.

WeLLfest

Can’t make it to Wellfest? Andersen Library has resources that can help. The library is your go-to for further information, as we have books and databases that focus on topics that you could use in your personal life, not just for your research papers! Check the catalog for titles like The Smart Student’s Guide to Healthy Living [Main Collection, 3rd Floor – RA777.3 .S63 2006] There are also health databases to locate health and nutrition information, like Consumer Health Complete and CINAHL Plus with Full Text.

 

 

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T3: Google Docs Voice Typing

Posted on March 10, 2016 by Diana

Google Docs

You can now use your voice to create text in Google Docs if you are using the Chrome browser. This new feature debuted recently and is very easy to use.

Start voice typing:

  1. Check that your microphone works.
  2. Open a document in Google docs with a Chrome browser.
  3. Click Tools > Voice typing. A microphone box appears.
  4. When you’re ready to speak, click the microphone.
  5. Speak clearly, at a normal volume and pace (see below for more information on using punctuation).
  6. When you’re done, click the microphone again.

You can even correct mistakes while voice typing:

  • If you make a mistake while you’re typing with your voice, you can move your cursor to the mistake and fix it without turning off the microphone.
  • After you correct the mistake, move the cursor back to where you want to continue.
  • To see a list of suggestions, right-click words underlined in gray.

[youtube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v0rPu_pl0D8[/youtube]

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