Library Research Fellowships for faculty/staff
UWW Faculty/Staff: Are you working on research, but need to use databases that Madison has, and Whitewater does not? Well, here’s help! The University of Wisconsin-Whitewater, in collaboration with the...
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Global Café W 10/16: England, Northern Ireland
The Fall 2013 Global Café series continues on Wed., Oct. 16th, at 5:30pm with a focus on England and Northern Ireland (location: Andersen Library’s big-screen TV area, near the Food for Thought café)....
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Did a Cosmic Event Kill The Pleistocene Megafauna? F 10/18
Dr. Rex Hanger, UWW Dept. of Geography and Geology, will give a one-hour talk about ““Did a Cosmic Event Kill The Pleistocene Megafauna?”” on Fri., Oct. 18, at 8pm in Upham 140. It’s the third lecture...
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Friday fun: “Life made easier”
While wandering among the current periodical issues on 1st floor the other day, I discovered a magazine called REALSIMPLE. Under the title it says “Life made easier.” Aha! Now that sounds like a...
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UWW Faculty/Staff: Are you working on research, but need to use databases that Madison has, and Whitewater does not? Well, here’s help! The University of Wisconsin-Whitewater, in collaboration with the...
View ArticleWill Life on Earth Survive Deneb’s Supernova?
Dr. Robert Benjamin, UWW Dept. of Physics, will talk about “Will Life on Earth Survive Deneb’s Supernova?” on Fri, Nov 1, at 8pm (Upham 140). It’s the third lecture in the 2013-2014 Whitewater...
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Research in Native American Studies
November is Native American Heritage Month and the Andersen Library has a variety of resources to help you learn more about the history and culture of Native Americans. The Andersen Library has many...
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Trans & Gender Identities
Mara Keisling, Founding Executive Director of the National Center for Transgender Equality, spoke to a crowd of students, staff, and administrators on Thursday morning last week, covering a lot of...
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Thanksgiving: Library hours
Plan ahead! Hours of the Andersen Library and Food for Thought Café are affected by the Thanksgiving holiday. The Food for Thought Café will be open until 3:30pm on Mon. Nov. 25, until 2pm on Tues....
View ArticleFriday Fun: Word of the Year!
Oxford Dictionaries announced its international Word of the Year on November 19: selfie The origin of selfie has been traced to an Australian online forum in 2002, and apparently there are spinoffs...
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Friday Fun: John Cage and 4:33
When I was a young music ed major, I remember learning about John Cage and his silent piece “4:33.” You can see an excerpt of John Cage performing this work via the WGBH Media Library and Archives’...
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Introducing…Research@UWW!
Quick! What’s changed on the Library’s home page for Spring 2014? If you answered: “A new Research@UWW tab and search box,” you’re right!! Give yourself a gold star! Don’t worry, it’s ok if you didn’t...
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T3: EBSCOhost Mobile App
Do you use any EBSCOhost databases, like Academic Search Complete, PsycINFO, or Communication & Mass Media Complete, on a regular basis on your phone or tablet? If you ever access EBSCOhost...
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How can I get the full text article??
How do you determine whether you can access the full text of a particular article in a journal, magazine, or newspaper? Use the Journal Holdings list!! On the Library Home page, there are several ways...
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Thurgood Marshall
Thurgood Marshall, appointed to the U.S. Supreme Court by President Johnson on June 13, 1967, was the first African-American justice on the Court. You can read his biography via Biography Reference...
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Friday Fun: Jazz Music Library’s brand new look!
The streaming audio database Jazz Music Library, part of Alexander Street Press’s Music Online, released a new look on August 14th. UWW students and staff can enjoy some jazz tracks from over 44,000...
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Friday Fun: World Music
Are you going to the World Music Festival on Wed., Sept. 17? If you don’t have a ticket, or for other reasons can’t attend the parts of the Festival, or if you just want more world music, Andersen...
View ArticleWomen’s Work 1830-1930 Exhibit
The Whitewater Historical Society will host a public reception for its temporary exhibit, At Home on the Job: Women’s Work 1830-1930, on Wed., Sept. 24, at 7pm at the Depot Museum (301 W. Whitewater...
View ArticleEl laberinto de la soledad (The Labyrinth of Solitude)
Dr. Rubén Medina, poet and chair of the Dept. of Spanish & Portuguese at UW-Madison, spoke about The Labyrinth of Solitude, written by Nobel Prize-winner Octavio Paz, on Tues., Sept. 23, at 3:45pm...
View ArticleDatabases on Trial
No, we’re not going to send our databases to jail. We’re just trying on some new products to see how they fit. This month, we are trialing ten databases. Take a look at the Database Trials page, give...
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