McIntyre Library, Won't You Pon da Replay
Let the Sun Shine In
Smiling, Happy People Holding Jobs
Ingenta Goes B-Y-E. Other Options for T-O-C as Easy as A-B-C
New Databases (Insert your own song lyric here)
Did You Know. . .(the way to get an A)?
Ask Mac (I think he'll know)
New Arrivals (Baby Love)
You also may have noticed the music-themed TOC. The answers to the songs and artists alluded to appear at the end of the newsletter.
Do laws such as the Freedom of Information Act
fulfill their promise to guarantee openness in government? How do laws passed and policies/regulations
implemented since 9/11 encourage secrecy or openness?
See, hear and participate in "Are We Safer in the Dark? A Dialogue on Open Government and Secrecy," a 90-minute conversation with national experts who will discuss government secrecy, open government, Sunshine laws and how they affect public safety and your life. Video montages illustrate the effects of the lack of government transparency on communities and individuals. During the real time satellite transmission, telephone and e-mail connections will allow audience input. Come participate and the dialogue and invite your classes!
- Where: McIntyre Library in L2023 A-C.
- When: Monday March 13, 2006, Noon - 1:30pm
- Why: To raise awareness of the importance of open government for everyone and to publicize the resources available to safeguard the public's ability to hold government accountable.
- Local Sponsor/ hosts: McIntyre Library and the Communication and Journalism Dept., University of Wisconsin- Eau Claire.
- Contact: Leslie Foster, Head of Government Publications.
New Faces
- Stop at the reference desk, where you will find librarian Karen Bronshteyn answering questions and helping students with their research. E-mail or call her Wednesday through Friday at 836-5961 for an InfoLit session or a consultation.
- Web Developer Deb Klossner will work mornings on the library Web site. E-mail her with comments and suggestions or call her at 836-3588.
- After March 6 we will welcome Special Collection/University Archivist Colleen McFarland, the newest library staff member. Colleen's goal is to bring archival and special collections materials into the undergraduate educational experience. E-mail her or call 836-3873.
Retirement and Adjustment
Periodicals Public Service Coordinator Cotsy Jones has (happily) attained the rank of retiree after 27 years at UW-Eau Claire. We wish her the best in retirement.
Many of the public service duties in the periodicals department were handed into the capable hands of Laurie Roach, who you may know from her work in government publications. Laurie will be in L-2002, M-F, 10:30 to 3:00. Departmental authorization requests and annual billing notices for the periodicals department copy service will be handled by Periodicals Public Supervisor Mimi King.
Some of you have been devoted users of
the INGENTA Table of Contents Alert Service. It was formerly purchased
by the Madison campus who had to cancel their contract. INGENTA was deemed too expensive and it was felt that other,
less expensive,
options existed.
Some of the larger campuses are attempting to create a favorable group contract that would allow us to re-subscribe as a group and thus pay a much smaller fee than otherwise. This contract would include "unlimited" users, and, while we cannot ensure that we will be able to re-subscribed (this depends on how many campuses are interested and how much will be charged), we would like to be sure there is interest on our campus before we commit any funds. If you have used INGENTA TOC in the past and want to get it again, or if you want to start a new subscription should the contract go through, please notify Mimi King by March 15.
Several of our vendors, ISI, ProQuest, SilverPlatter, CSA, ABC-CLIO, and EBSCO offer TOC and saved search alerts, as well as subject and citation alerts, which might suffice as a replacement for INGENTA TOC. SearchSpot also offers an Alert Function that saves searches run by authenticated users, runs them automatically, and e-mails the notification to the user. If you would like to learn more about setting up alerts with any of these vendors, contact Mimi King, 836-4958, for a consultation.
- In the First Person: index of more than 3,350 collections of personal narratives in English from around the world.
- Literature Resource Center: Offers biographical and critical content drawn from Contemporary Authors Online, Contemporary Literary Criticism Select, Dictionary of Literary Biography Online, Children's Literature Review, Drama Criticism, as well as 260 literary journals.
- CINAHL PLUS FT: Same great Nursing content, now from EBSCO.
- Philosopher's Index (CSA): Electronic version of the print index of the same name covering scholarly research in all areas of philosophy.
Did you know the library has online guides to help your students select and refine research topics, evaluate websites, avoid plagiarism and research controversial topics?
You'll find them by clicking on "Need Help? Guides & More" from the library home page.
I was trying to do some research over break. I kept getting sent to something called SearchSpot. What is this, and will it make things easier or harder for me?
Sincerely, Seeing Spots
Dear
Spots:
SearchSpot is
an amazing new tool that is making our library an easier place to navigate. It allows you to
search multiple databases, the library catalog, websites and more. You can create your own
unique list of up to 8 resources to search simultaneously, or use the categories that the
library has already created to search by discipline. If you enjoy seeing all your results in
one place, you'll love SearchSpot. As if SearchSpot wasn't working hard enough already, it
allows you to save your results, and to refine the results that you've already found.
SearchSpot will allow you to look in databases that you hadn't thought to try, without taking
any more of your precious time. You can use SearchSpot from the library homepage, simply by
clicking on me. Have fun searching!
Have a question for "Ask Mac"? We'd love to hear from you. Send your question to lonnincg@uwec.edu.
Aren't they cute? Below is a select list of titles recently added to the
library's collections. Clicking on the title will bring you into the library
catalog, offering you more information about each, including location and
call number. More titles can be found on the library's "New Book Shelf,"
located on the left as you enter the library. Feel free to adopt a few.
FIRE's Guide to Religious Liberty on Campus by David A. French
[KF4162.F74 2002]
The Beat of My Drum: an Autobiography by Babtunde Olajunji [ML419.0385 A3 2005]
The
Opposite of Fate: Memories of a Writing Life by Amy Tan [PS3570.A48 Z47 2004]
Arturo Herrera: You Go First by Arturo Herrera and Friedrich Meschede [N6537.H397 A4 2005]
Stakes and Kidneys: Why Markets in Human Body Parts are Morally Imperative by James Stacey Taylor [RD129.5.T395 2005]
Love My Rifle More Than You: Young and Female in the U.S. Army by Kayla Williams with Michael E. Staub [U53.W61752 A3 2005]
The Thames by Jonathan Schneer [DA670.T2 S24 2005]
The
New Ruthless Economy: Work and Power in the Digital Age by Simon Head [HC106.83.H4 2005].
On the Meaning of Life by John Cottingham [BD431.C688 2003]
Controversies in Science and Technology: from Maize to Menopause Edited by Daniel Lee Kleinman, Abby J. Kinchy and Jo Handelsman [QH442.K57 2005]
Have a recommendation for purchase? Please let us know.
Song Lyrics from Table of Contents
- McIntyre Library, Won't You Pon da Replay: Rhianna, "Pon Da Replay," 2006.
- Let the Sun Shine In: Hair Original Cast Recording, "Let the Sun Shine In," 1968.
- Smiling, Happy People Holding Jobs: REM, "Shiny Happy People," 1992.
- Ingenta Goes B-Y-E. Other Options for T-O-C as Easy as A-B-C: Jackson 5, "ABC," 1970.
- New Databases (Insert your own song lyric here): Have to admit, could not come up with a song lyric for this one.
- Did You Know. . .(the way to get an A)?: Carpenters, "Do You Know the Way to San Jose," 1971.
- Ask Mac (I think he'll know): Jefferson Airplane, "White Rabbit," 1967.
- New Arrivals (Baby Love): Supremes, "Baby Love," 1964.
For more lyric info, see Popular Song Index [Ref ML128.S3 H4].
Contributors
| Emma Dowd | dowdek@uwec.edu | |
| Mary Hayden | haydenm@uwec.edu | 836-3421 |
| Carol Lonning | lonnincg@uwec.edu | 836-3439 |
Feel free to send us your comments!
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