The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald
Another week, another book! This week I’m tackling The Washington Post paperback fiction bestsellers list, which is topped by The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald. If you haven’t been to the movies...
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Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Fifth Edition (DSM-5)...
As I write, the number six best seller on Amazon.com is nonfiction. It’s the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Fifth Edition (DSM-5) by the American Psychiatric Association. This...
View ArticleThe Ocean at the End of the Lane by Neil Gaiman
Soon it will be the Independence Day holiday, and, in addition to celebrating our country’s freedom and liberty, you might want to take some time in between the day’s picnic, the night’s fireworks, and...
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Second Honeymoon by James Patterson and Howard Roughan
This week the New York Times Combined Print and E-Book Fiction list and USA Today’s Best-Selling Books list are topped by Second Honeymoon by James Patterson and Howard Roughan, which debuted at the...
View ArticleWhat New Books Does the Library Have?
Dying to read recent thriller, mystery, romance, sf, etc. fiction? Maybe biography, history, cookbooks or other nonfiction is more your style? Either way, fiction or nonfiction, there are ways to find...
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EBSCO Upgrades
As of July 1, there are a number of database changes within the EBSCO suite of databases. We’ve subscribed to six Source databases that will add hundreds of full-text titles to our repertoire. The...
View ArticleeBooks are eVerywhere
Although Andersen Library has offered a variety of ebook collections for many years, this year we are finally launching into the ebook orbit in earnest. EBSCO eBook Collections In July, we began a...
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ARTstor Digital Library – Image Repository
ARTstor Digital Library is an online image repository of 1.5 million digital images in the arts, architecture, humanities, and sciences with an accessible suite of software tools for teaching and...
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Kenneth Hammer & Custer materials
Kenneth M. Hammer, 95, passed away on Oct. 18, 2013. Hammer was a professor of economics at UW-Whitewater from 1966-1983, but it may surprise you to know that he also gave to Andersen Library a special...
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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Academic Videos By the Thousands
The Library is conducting a trial of the Academic Video Online: Premium streaming film database from Alexander Street Press through February 28, 2014. Please try it out and send us your feedback by...
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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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BioOne database down Mar 1
The BioOne database will be down for maintenance on Sat., Mar. 1, beginning at 10 a.m. The duration of the downtime is not fixed, but could range from 4-16 hours. If you are conducting research in...
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Wall Street Journal, Where Are You??
Looking for the Wall Street Journal? Go to the Journal Holdings List (linked from the Library’s home page) and search for it…you probably want the Eastern Edition. Click ABI/Inform and either search...
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EBSCO Upgrades
As of July 1, there are a number of database changes within the EBSCO suite of databases. We’ve subscribed to six Source databases that will add hundreds of full-text titles to our repertoire. The...
View ArticleDesperately seeking primary sources?
Are you in the Atlantic History course, or some other course for which you are looking up primary sources for periods like 1400-1800?? There are library guides for courses like Atlantic History that...
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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...
View ArticleResearch@UWW – simplifying your research discoveries
Research@UWW is a discovery tool that allows you to search for “everything” — books, articles, and digital items available both locally and from other UW campus libraries — at once. It casts a very...
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