literary smArts haiku contest

The University Writing Center, Bookstore, and McIntyre Library invite you to participate in...





What is a haiku?

A brief, three-line, seventeen syllable poem about nature, with five syllables in the first line, seven in the second, and five in the third. Haiku is a zen art that expresses an intimate moment of present experience. No unneccesary words are required and the use of metaphors is discouraged. Here is an example:


Join the haiku fun,
Let creativity flow.
Submit yours today!


How do I participate?

Simply write your own haiku and submit it here. You may submit up to 4 haikus.


Submissions are due Friday, December 3, 2010


I've submitted my haiku - now what?


Winners will be notified at the beginning of the spring 2011 semester. Check back for more specific dates and information about prizes

Thirteen Books Exhibit in Library

Thirteen Books, an exhibit featuring books from the Art 384 students, will be on display in the library grand corridor until January 24.

Don't carry those books, rent a locker!

Are you tired of lugging a backpack full of books around? Is taking the stairs taking a toll on you?

We have lockers available for students to rent, in the lower level of the library, as well as on the 5th floor. The charge is $10 per semester.

Stop at the Circulation Desk to rent your locker. During the elevator replacement project we are predicting that most students will want to rent the lockers on the library's lower level.

Fall issue of library newsletter--Off the Shelf

Meet the new people in the library, learn about new library resources, and find out about changes we have made.

http://www.uwec.edu/Library/aboutus/offTheShelf/upload/Fall10.pdf

Return of Rex

The library mascot, a small dinosaur named Reference Rex, was missing for 2 months and has finally been located. We missed Rex, as he's the guy who introduces library services and changes we make in the library.

Friend Rex on Facebook to see where he might have been while away from the reference desk.

Top 10 Reasons You'll Like Climbing the Library Stairs

10. The air is fresher
9. Saves electricity
8. Your ringtone echoes
7. You burn 16 calories per flight
6. Save on fitness center fees
5. Stair climbing relieves tension
4. No special workout gear needed
3. Stairwells are never "out of order"
2. It's quicker than waiting for the only working elevator
1. Lovely legs--isn't that enough?

Thank you for your patience during the elevator replacement project.

Be Part of the Natl Day on Writing Event in the Library 10-20-10

Attention All Readers and Writers,

On Wednesday (20 October 2010) our nation celebrates the National Day on Writing. This day commemorates and celebrates the power of prose—all prose. Everything from a profound e-mail sent to you by a friend, to the last paragraph of Fitzgerald’s The Great Gatsby. Fiction, non-fiction, journalism, comic books, graphic novels—if it’s thoughtful and made an impact on you, come READ!

Here’s where you come in! If you have a short reading (under 2 pages of text) that you would like to share at McIntyre’s Collaborative Learning Center and the University Writing Center’s Breezeway Reading Series on the National Day of Writing, please email Blake Westerlund (westerbr@uwec.edu), Interim Coordinator of the UWC with your name and your chosen text. For more info on the National Day on Writing see http://www.ncte.org/dayonwriting/about.

Come read! Come listen! Come enjoy the profound impact of writing!

3:00 p.m.
Breezeway (2nd floor McIntyre Library near the elevators)

Elevator replacement project-1 elevator available

Renovation of the library elevators has begun, and is expected to last into early spring.

One of the four elevators will be in operation, but delays will occur for those visitors unable to use the stairs.

Thank you for your patience.

New article search interface & survey

Try our new article search interface
We think you'll like it.

Please take a moment to fill out the brief survey linked from the page.

Students can reserve laptops, rooms, cameras online

Don't have time to stop at the library circulation desk? Make a reservation online for a room, camera, laptop, or other equipment.

http://www.uwec.edu/Library/services/laptop.htm

Library Tours are held Monday-Thursday thru Oct 7

Does the library really have 5 floors plus a lower level?
Is there exercise equipment? A family-friendly study room? Beanbag chairs? Staff who like to help students?

Find the answers to these and other questions on a tour of the library.
Details at: http://www.uwec.edu/Library/aboutus/tours.htm

Fall tours begin Sept. 13 and end Oct. 7.
Mondays: 5:30 PM
Tuesdays: 3:00 PM
Wednesdays 10:00 AM
Thursdays: noon

Library homepage gets makeover

Check out the new look on the Library homepage. Designed to bring more search options to the forefront and better reflect current web standards, the page emphasizes a multi-featured search box that easily lets you search for articles, books, media and more. Have a look and please let us know if you have questions or comments about this redesign.

Thanks to all who made Last Call--games, mini-golf, a success

Reference Rex, the library's unofficial mascot, practices putting to prepare for mini-golf at the library's

LAST CALL.

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Day/time: Thursday, September 2, 9 p.m. to midnight.

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Event: Experience the library as you never have before. Free pizza and popcorn, a 9-hole mini golf course throughout the library, lots of games, and way more fun than you ever expected to have in the library. If you like poker, PS2, N64, board games, life-size Clue, and much more, show up for the food and fun.

Location: McIntyre Library.

Sponsors: McIntyre Library, Sodexho, Toppers Pizza, Action City.

Contact: Eric Jennings for more info. (jenninge)

Library Hours-Closed Labor Day

Library hours are listed at: http://www.uwec.edu/Library/aboutus/hours.htm

Fall semester hours will resume when classes begin on Thursday, September 2.
We will close at 10:30 p.m. on Sunday, September 5.
We will be closed for Labor Day, September 6.

Library displays highlight the 20th anniversary of the ADA

Join us as we celebrate the 20th anniversary of the passage of the Americans with Disabilities Act. The main exhibit case in the library showcases a 4-part exhibit featuring materials from Katherine Schneider and McIntyre Library. The exhibit includes materials on access, the lived experience, work, and resources.

An 11-minute video showing near the display features people from Wisconsin who helped in the movement to get the bill passed. We Came Together is also available on YouTube at: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ayu2xSZoK0A

The IMC display includes the American Library Association's Schneider Family Book awards for child and teen books about the disability experience, as well as a bibliography of recommended children's books.

The Government Publications display features documents that cover the regulations and history of the ADA, plus recommended government Websites, such as http://www.disabilities.gov/

McIntyre Library Seeks Head of Special Collections & Archives

McIntyre Library at the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire has a probationary tenure track faculty vacancy available at the rank of Assistant Professor or Associate Professor or Professor to serve as Head, Special Collections and Archives with an anticipated start date of spring 2011. This is a 12-month position reporting to the Director of Libraries. For complete job announcement, see http://www.uwec.edu/Employment/faculty.htm .

Universal Borrowing update complete

Universal Borrowing is the fastest way to get books and materials from other UW libraries. Try to get your books from Universal Borrowing first before requesting them through Interlibrary Loan.

http://www.uwec.edu/Library/services/borrowOther.htm

Interlibrary Loan is used to order journal articles. Books, DVDs, CDs, and materials that are not available through Universal Borrowing can be ordered using Interlibrary Loan.

McIntyre Library seeks Periodicals and Electronic Resources Librarian

McIntyre Library at the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire has a probationary tenure track faculty vacancy available at the rank of Assistant Professor or Associate Professor or Professor to serve as Periodicals and Electronic Resources Librarian with an anticipated start date of winter 2010/11. This is a 12-month, position reporting to the Director of Libraries. For complete job announcement, see http://www.uwec.edu/Employment/faculty.htm .

Summer Session Hrs-Cool Off in the Library

Welcome, summer school students. We'll be here for you during the 8-week session. Check out our hours at: http://www.uwec.edu/Library/aboutus/hours.htm

The reference desk hours can be found at: http://www.uwec.edu/Library/reference/index.htm

Google Scholar now links to McIntyre Library articles

In ongoing efforts to make your research easier, McIntyre Library now provides access to some of its resources through Google Scholar. Run a search in Google Scholar, and results that are available in McIntyre Library will display a link to library holdings. Searches run from computers on campus will provide the McIntyre Library availability link automatically. If you are searching from off campus, you must log into Google Scholar (this requires a Google account), click on "scholar preferences," and select up to three libraries for which you'd like availability information displayed. (Please note that this convenient search option will not provide access to all 200+ library databases)

Summer Entertainment

Check out the popular reading titles on display in the library. The new acquisitions shelf near the entrance is the place to look for your summer reading materials, new DVDs, etc.

Keep checking back for new items.

Toothpick Holders on Display in Library Entrance

Marvin Larson, a UW-Eau Claire alumni, has donated a collection of over 450 toothpick holders to the university. Check out the exhibit case in the library and enjoy examples of the many colors and glass designs, the animal-themed holders, and those collected while traveling.

McIntyre Library Honors Student Workers

McIntyre Library could not run without our student assistants. John Pollitz, library director, thanked the graduating students at a reception held in their honor. Books were donated to the library collection in recognition of the work each of the students does for us.

Bean Bag Chairs and Civility

People sleeping on bean bag chairs in the book stacks has become a problem. See my response to a student's suggestion at the McIntyre Library Suggestion Box Blog.

Sleeping in the stacks keeps other students from getting to the books they need and keeps our student workers from doing their jobs.

Be considerate, think of others not just yourself and find somewhere else to take a nap on a bean bag. There are plenty of other cozy places in the library to take a bean bag chair. If this continues to be a problem next year we will have to reevaluate having bean bag chairs. They seem very popular but they cannot be used in a way the keeps other students from getting the books they need.

John Pollitz
Director of Libraries

What is FREE at 1 a.m. in the library during finals week?

Coffee!!!

Fortune cookies!!!

Students who study in McIntyre Library during the wee hours of the morning during finals week will find FREE coffee after Library Grounds closes, from 1 a.m. to 6 a.m., Sunday night thru Thursday night, May 16-20.

The free coffee is sponsored by Sodexho and the library. Be green and bring your own cup.

McIntyre staff predict that you will enjoy the fortune cookies available during finals week. We wish you good fortune on those exams.

The library will be open continuously from 7:30 a.m. Sunday, May 16

to 7 p.m. on Friday, May 21.

The library will be closed Saturday and Sunday, May 22 and 23.

May 10-20 The Library (Almost) Never Closes

McIntyre Library will be open 24 hours/day beginning Monday, May 10 at 7 a.m. and ending Friday, May 21, at 7 p.m.

Exceptions: the library is closed:

*Friday, May 14, at midnight until Saturday, May 15, at 7:30 a.m.

*Saturday, May 15, at midnight until Sunday, May 16, 7:30 a.m.

Library Grounds will be open extra hours through finals week.

It's your move! Ongoing chess game in the Library

Take a break in your studies to make the next move in an ongoing chess game in the Library. Find the game near the elevators on the 1st floor. A marker indicates whose move it is (black pieces or white pieces). Make a move, change the marker, and check back later to see how your color is doing. Stay tuned for more game events in the Library!

Secret Posts Move to EC Regional Arts Center

Creative, scary, funny, thoughtful, angry, happy, profane...

The Eau Claire Regional Arts Center will house the exhibit from May 5-30.

Welcome, Blugold Beginnings students!

McIntyre Library extends a warm welcome to area 5th graders who will be visiting campus this week as part of the Blugold Beginnings program. We look forward to seeing you in the Library, and we hope to see many of you as freshmen Blugolds in 8 years!

Writing Center Mon & Wed nites

The University Writing Center has opened a satellite center in the library. Walk-ins are welcome to stop for assistance on Monday and Wednesday nights, from 5-9 p.m.

We're conveniently located near the Reference Desk in L1024.

We hope to see you soon.

University Writing Center
Old Library 1142
WritingCenter@uwec.edu
www.uwec.edu/writing

English Fest this week

Check out the great activities planned for the 2010 English Fest. Activities are held during the week of April 26-30. The theme is "Expose Yourself to the World of Literature" and the event will highlight many cultures of the world through poetry, presentations, plays, skits, music, and more.

Highlighted event:

Wednesday, April 28 at 11:00 a.m. Davies Center-Arrowhead Room

Librarian Dr. Janice Bogstad and Phil Kaveny will be presenting Tolkien Embodied: Jackson's Cinematic Realization of Lord of the Rings.

Check out this website for the calendar of events: http://www.uwec.edu/engfest/

Celebrate National Poetry Month

April is National Poetry Month, and McIntyre Library is celebrating with a display of recently-acquired books of poetry, and books about poetry. Check out a book from the Recent Acquistions display case inside the library gates.

April 29 is POEM IN YOUR POCKET day. Check out the Web site http://www.poets.org/ for ideas on how you can share poetry on that day.

Films on Demand -- now available through McIntyre Library

Films on Demand is a subscription service providing online streamed access to thousands of academic films, and it is now available to all UWEC students, faculty and staff through McIntyre Library!

Films on Demand provides the University with unlimited online access to the films and film clips in the following categories:

• Humanities and Social Sciences
• Business & Economics
• Science and Mathematics
• Health and Medicine

Consider using the films for classes, for research, for presentations or for personal interest.

It's National Library Week

Join us for Jazz in the Grand Corridor.

Wednesday, April 14, noon.

The Jazz Avengers will entertain you.

From the ALA Web site:

"At our library, people from all backgrounds come together...

to do research with the assistance of a trained professional."

See you in the library!

Live Jazz @ your library!

Meet us in the library entrance lounge for live jazz music on Wednesday, Apr. 14, at noon, to celebrate Jazz Fest, Jazz Appreciation Month and National Library Week all at once! Bring a lunch or grab a bite at the Library Grounds. Music will be provided by UWEC students, the Jazz Avengers.

This is a no-shushing library event. If you desire a quiet space to study during this hour, please visit the 4th or 5th floor of the Library.

Off the Shelf-hot off the press

The spring 2010 issue of the library newsletter, Off the Shelf is now available. Read about what's new in the library at: http://www.uwec.edu/Library/aboutus/offTheShelf/upload/spring10.pdf

Text a call number: making your cell phone even more indispensable!

You search the library catalog for that book you need, jot down the call number on a piece of scrap paper...and then lose it.

No more! McIntyre Library has added a new feature to its catalog that lets you text a title, call number and library location to your cell phone. Just search that catalog as usual, click on the "Text this location, call number, and title to your cell phone" link near the call number, and enter your cell phone number. You'll receive a text message with the information you need to find the library item. How cool is that?

(You will be responsible for any charges or fees levied by your service provider for receiving the incoming text message.)

Required purchase texts now available in the Library

The Library is now purchasing copies of all books that are required readings for classes but not part of the textbook rental program. The books are available on Library Reserve and can be checked out for 3 days.

The Library is doing this in keeping with the Faculty Handbook, which states "If a faculty member requires the use of a book not provided through the Instructional Resource Rental Department, copies of the book must be available in the Library for general use." (Chapter 7, page 6)

Second, buying books assigned for classroom readings logically fits directly into the Library mission to support the University’s curriculum.

Finally, perhaps most importantly, it is one way the Library can help address the high cost of textbooks. While we are not suggesting that students avoid purchasing books, we believe that this service expands students’ range of choices in tough economic times. Research has shown that students believe that this is a role that libraries can play in helping them face textbook affordability.

While we haven’t yet received all of our purchased texts we have quite a few available on reserve. (Some exclusions, such as lab manuals, apply)

Scholarly recommender service -- try it out!

The University of Wisconsin System libraries are running a trial of a new service that provides researchers with suggestions based on their area of interest. This will aid you in finding additional relevant articles. It is similar to the “More Like This” or “If You Liked This, You’ll Also Like …” services on consumer web sites such as Amazon, but it is based on article usage of thousands of people at research institutions around the world.

This trial runs through March 2010.

To try the service, simply use the FIND IT button as usual and look for the "Users interested in this article also expressed an interest in the following" section.

Example:



Frequently Asked Questions

How do I find this service?

Perform a search via our Quick Search or a database and find an article relevant to your research. Then click on the Find It! button to see if your library has access to the article.
To see recommendations, scroll down to the section labeled “Users interested in this article also expressed an interest in the following." You will find additional articles that may be of interest, based on the usage of other researchers that looked at the original article. You can click on the buttons to the right of the citations to see if we have access to the additional articles.


What if nothing is recommended?

The recommendations section will not always show up. This is still a relatively new service and not every article will have recommendations.

What about my privacy?

The recommendation engine is powered by anonymous usage data from people using the Find It! system at other participating libraries. For our trial subscription, UWEC clickthrough data is not sent to the software vendor.

How do I provide feedback?
If you've used the service, please provide feedback via the following system-wide survey.

LAST DAY Secret Post: A Community Art Project

Do you have a secret? If so, you're in luck.

Beginning January 25, 2010 and running through March 12, 2010, Eau Claire community Artists and Educators from greater Eau Claire and University of Wisconsin - Eau Claire invite Eau Claire community members and UWEC students, staff and faculty to share their secrets.

Based upon the Post Secret™ concept (http://postsecret.com), participants will be asked to design and submit postcards with a secret on them for a community art project called Secret Post. During the month of April 2010, Secret Post will be displayed at the McIntyre Library, Haas Fine Arts Center and the Eau Claire Regional Arts Center.

Where can you get a postcard? McIntyre Library, Haas Fine Arts Center Room 104 and various locations in and around Eau Claire. For a complete list of locations and for more information, visit the Secret Post Website.

For more information on the Secret Post project contact: Eric Jennings (jenninge@uwec.edu, 715-836-4076), Jyl Kelley (kelleyja@uwec.edu, 715-836-4622), Jill Olm (olmj@uwec.edu, 715-836-2358), or Lori Chilefone (lori@nextstepenergy.com)

Forgot printer paper?

Now you can purchase printer paper at the Circulation Desk, 50 sheets/$1

Looking for Your Favorite Database?

In the center of the library homepage, click on Find Resources—Databases. →→→

Type in the name of the database, then click on the resource name.
Or
Click on the first letter of the database title and find the database in the list.

Tax Forms Available

Tax forms have begun to arrive. Basic U.S. forms are available in the east entrance to the library, near the security gate. Wisconsin and Minnesota forms will be arriving soon.

Tax information, forms, and electronic filing are available online.

IRS Website
www.irs.ustreas.gov

Wisconsin Department of Revenue
www.dor.state.wi.us/

Minnesota Department of Revenue
www.taxes.state.mn.us/

Wireless in the library

Faculty, staff, and students can access the wireless network in the library. You will be asked to register your wireless device:

• As soon as you attempt to access a domain outside of the UWEC domain
• The first time you use the network
• Students returning each fall

Community members can use the limited UWEC Public wireless network. For more information on wireless access on campus, please visit:
http://www.uwec.edu/techServices/authentication.htm

Reference/Instruction Librarian - Government Publications

The McIntyre Library at the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire has a probationary tenure track faculty vacancy available at the rank of Assistant Professor or Associate Professor or full Professor to serve as Reference/Instruction Librarian - Government Publications with an anticipated start date of Spring 2010.

Complete details and application information are available at the following site:

http://www.uwec.edu/acadaff/jobs/faculty/LibraryRefGovPubsF-565.htm

Try out Reference Universe

The library has a service designed to help you find background or introductory information on your research topics.

Reference Universe allows you to search the library’s expensive specialized electronic and print reference collection in a much deeper way. Whereas library catalog searches offer title or subject heading access, Reference Universe searches the complete back-of-the-book indexes and article titles to over 16,000 reference works--then matches those to our local holdings. It offers a way to search the contents of the many specialized encyclopedias and other reference resources we offer. Give it a try! Access is available now (on campus) at http://refuniv.odyssi.com/

Mind and Body Workout Room Update

We have now added a Stairmaster treadmill to the Mind & Body workout room. The treadmill is located in room 2024 just off the 2nd floor breezeway.

Thank you to all the students and staff who have made comments about the room and signed in on our use survey sheet. Based on the use we have seen and your positive comments we plan to keep the room open for the foreseeable future.

New Issue of Off the Shelf

Check out the latest library news at: http://www.uwec.edu/Library/aboutus/offTheShelf/index.htm

New Response to the Library Suggestion Box

Today I received a request to place trash cans in the group study rooms. Please see the The Library Suggestion Blog for my response.

Also, last week we had a suggestion to place a lamp on the puzzle table. We now have a lamp on that table to help out you puzzlers.


John

New Exercise Room in McIntyre Library

Here at McIntyre Library we are not only concerned with building strong minds but we are now offering a way for students, faculty and staff to develop strong bodies also! In collaboration with the Crest Fitness Center we have established the "Mind and Body Fitness" room on the second floor of McIntyre Library (rm L2025). This room will allow everyone to take a little break from their busy work day or study time to get their heart rate up and take care of their bodies while relieving the stress of a very busy schedule. We have a stationary bike and an elliptical trainer in the room. The bike has a tray so that you can keep reading or studying while you get some aerobic exercise. This is a test project to see if a library has a role to play in an overall campus wellness program. The room will remain open during library hours and will operate on a first come first serve basis.

Student Center Plans Available in McIntyre Library

A copy of the environmental impact statement for the proposed new student center is available in McIntyre Library's course reserve collection. It can be checked out at our circulation desk on the first floor by the main entrance to the library.

E-Reserve and Voyager Catalog have been fixed--thank you for your patience

The hardware problem has been repaired, and our library catalog and E-reserves are now working. You may again borrow books or other materials from UW campuses through Universal Borrowing. Please contact the reference desk with any questions. library.reference@uwec.edu or 715-826-3858.

Laptop & Room Scheduling Problems Persist

Online scheduling of group study rooms and equipment (laptops, cameras, etc.) is currently not available.

Reservations can be made in person at the Circulation Desk until further notice.

Thank you for your patience.

Faculty Publications RSS Feed

Interested in what faculty are publishing here at UWEC? Don't want to search every database to find that information? If you answered yes to either of those two questions, the McIntyre Library has put together a webpage http://libguides.uwec.edu/uwecfeeds
of RSS feeds to different databases that lists items published by faculty here at UWEC.

If you don't know anything about RSS (Really Simple Syndication) feeds and how they can be used by you, contact librarians Eric Jennings 715-836-4076 or Hans Kishel 715-836-2959.

Library Catalog Changes

The library catalog and related services are undergoing a transformation. We are currently working on the new catalog. There will be changes happening as we mold the catalog to better serve our users.

If you have any problems finding materials during this transition please call Reference at 715-836-3858 and we will return your call, or call Circulation at 715-836-3856 for help.

Thank you for your patience while we move the catalog on to this new platform this summer.

Several new databases now available

McIntyre Library's array of databases has seen several changes and additions this summer, as a result of ongoing efforts to best meet users' needs. Some databases are subscribed to by UW-Eau Claire, some are consortial purchases with other UW System libraries, and some come to us through the Department of Public Instruction's Badgerlink:

• Academic Search Complete: an upgrade of Academic Search Elite and Academic Search Premier that covers a broad range of disciplines and offers indexing and fulltext access to many more journals.
  
• Alt Health Watch: coverage of complementary, alternative and integrated approaches to health care
  
• Auto Repair Reference Center: Repair, care, recalls, specifications for autos dating back to 1945.
  
• Book Collection Nonfiction: thousands of fulltext nonfiction books. Available at the elementary, middle and high school levels.
  
• Business Source Premier: upgrade of Business Source Elite, including more journals, industry surveys and market information.
  
• Consumer Health Complete: consumer-oriented health content and patient information
  
• Education Administration Abstracts: covers areas related to educational administration, including educational leadership, educational management, and educational research.
  
• Encyclopedia of Animals: variety of topics relating to animals
  
• Environment Complete: journal and monographic coverage of environment, energy, agriculture, natural resources and related subject areas.
  
• Film & Television Literature Index with Full Text: Coverage includes film & television theory, preservation & restoration, writing, production, cinematography, technical aspects, and reviews.
  
• History Reference Center: cover-to-cover full text for more than 650 historical encyclopedias and other non-fiction books
  
• Humanities International Complete: comprehensive coverage of humanities topics
  
• LexiPALS Drug Guide: a database of Patient Advisory Leaflets that provides vital education on medications for patients, including some in Spanish.
  
• Literary Reference Center: broad spectrum of information on thousands of authors and their works across literary disciplines and timeframes
  
• LitFinder: full-text access to thousands of poems, short stories, essays, plays, and speeches in the areas of Literature, History, Economics, Sociology, Art & Architecture, Philosophy, Psychology, Science, and Drama dating back to the 9th Century BCE.
  
• MAS-Ultra School Edition: full text for more than 500 popular, high school magazines.
  
• MergentOnline: company finanical data, annual reports, industry information, county profiles and more
  
• Military & Government Collection: current news pertaining to all branches of the military and government from periodicals, academic journals, and other sources
  
• MLA Directory of Periodicals: detailed information on over 5,500 journals, with 4,400 currently indexed in the MLA International Bibliography
  
• Newspaper Source Plus: fulltext database of regional, national and international newspapers. Replaces ProQuest Newspapers.
  
• NoveList: a reader's advisory service for fiction. Also available for K-8 literature.
  
• Nursing Reference Center: patient and practice resources, evidence-based care sheets, drug information, continuing education and other nursing reference materials.
  
• Political Science Complete: journal, full-text reference books and conference proceddings covering political science and related topics.
  
• Professional Development Collection: Designed for professional educators, this database provides a highly specialized collection of nearly 520 high quality education journals, including more than 350 peer-reviewed titles
  
• Science Reference Center: full text for nearly 640 science encyclopedias, reference books, periodicals, etc. Topics covered include: biology, chemistry, earth & space science, environmental science, health & medicine, history of science, life science, physics, science & society, science as inquiry, scientists, technology and wildlife.
  
• SocINDEX with Full Text: covers broad range of social science disciplines, going back as far as 1895.
  
• SPORTDiscus with Full Text: covers kinesiology, sports, sports medicine, exercise, health education and more.

To browse all library databases by title or by discipline, please visit our Research page.

Test Drive 3 Great Databases!

The library has been given a trial of three great databases, and we encourage you to give them a test drive and let us know what you think. These database trials will be available until the end of July.

Academic Search Complete: the world's most valuable and comprehensive scholarly, multi-disciplinary full-text database, with more than 7,000 full-text periodicals, including nearly 6,000 peer-reviewed journals. In addition to full text, this database offers indexing and abstracts for more than 11,000 journals and a total of more than 11,600 publications including monographs, reports, conference proceedings, etc. The database features PDF content going back as far as 1887, with the majority of full text titles in native (searchable) PDF format. Searchable cited references are provided for more than 1,000 journals.

Business Source Complete: the world's definitive scholarly business database, providing the leading collection of bibliographic and full text content. As part of the comprehensive coverage offered by this database, indexing and abstracts for the most important scholarly business journals back as far as 1886 are included. In addition to the searchable cited references provided for more than 1,200 journals.

Nursing Reference Center: a comprehensive reference tool designed to provide relevant clinical resources to nurses and other health care professionals, directly at the point-of-care. This database offers staff nurses, nurse administrators, nursing students, nurse faculty and hospital librarians the best available and most recent clinical evidence from thousands of full-text documents.

Work Study Jobs in the Library

Do you have work study funding?

Have you always wanted to work in the library?

Library departments are hiring students with work study funding for the fall semester. It's a great place to work: we train you, schedules are flexible, it looks good on your resume, and more.

Apply online at: http://www.uwec.edu/Library/aboutus/employment/index.htm
or ask for an application at the Circulation Desk on 1st floor.

MergentOnline database now available

MergentOnline is now available through McIntyre Library. Mergent (formerly Moody's) provides extensive data on more than 36,000 publicly-traded companies worldwide and additional information on more than 1 million private companies; industry reports covering North America, Asia Pacific, Europe and Latin American; annual reports for more than 300,000 companies; profiles on more than 200,00 U.S. corporate executives, and much more. Give it a test drive: MergentOnline.

Summer Hours

For all summer hours, check Hours


Summer Hours June 8-August 2

Main Library*
Mon-Thurs 7:30am-10:00pm
Fri 7:30am-9:00pm
Sat 9:00am-5:00pm
Sun 1:00pm-10:30pm

Reference
Mon-Tues 9:00am-4:00pm & 6:00pm-8:00pm
Wed-Fri 9:00am-4:00pm
Sat-Sun Closed

Special Collections
Mon-Fri 9:00am-4:00pm
Sat-Sun Closed

Periodicals
Mon-Fri 10:00am-3:00pm
Sat-Sun Closed

* July 4 - Library Closed
* July 31 - Library hours: 7:30am - 4:30pm
* August 1, 2 - Library Closed

McIntyre Library In the News Again

Yesterday's Spectator mentioned the Library in Natalie Saeger's "Ask Anything" column. Natalie responded to a student's, Hunny Hunter's, question asking where were the best spots on campus to meet female students. It looks like the 4th floor of the Library is a great place to meet good looking and dedicated students. Natalie reminds Hunny that, "hat you don't want to meet just anyone; you want to meet someone with dedication."

Good advice Natalie!

John

Swine flu: all the latest news

McIntyre Library has put together a resource guide for finding all the latest news, professional and personal recommendations, travel guidelines, statistics and more regarding the Swine (H1N1) flu pandemic. Check it out at http://libguides.uwec.edu/swineflu.

Gender Neutral Restrooms

As some of you may have noticed McIntyre Library now has gender neutral restrooms located on the second floor right next to the elevators. These restrooms are designed to be private personal. Just remember to lock the doors when you use them.

For news on other campus gender neutral restroom locations, see http://www.uwec.edu/newsreleases/09/june/0604GenderNeutral.htm

John

Schedule a research consultation

For students, faculty, and staff at the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire, the library has a new service available: Research Consultations. You can schedule to meet with a library staff member at your convenience using this online form.

What can you expect from a research consultation?

• assistance in selecting the best resources for your subject area
• strategies for searching specific databases
• help identifying and locating primary source materials
• developing research strategies
• help searching the web for relevant and reliable information
• explanations on how to gain access to materials held in other libraries

This service is available during normal business hours. Keep in mind that many research questions can be effectively answered at the McIntyre Library reference desk seven days a week without an appointment.

We look forward to working with you!

New Room Key and Equipment Checkout System

Last week we implemented a new and improved system for checking out study rooms, laptops, cameras and other equipment.

To reserve equipment and group study room keys go to the library website and click on "equipment checkout" on the left hand side of the page. This takes you to the Equipment Checkout page. Once there, click on new system. That will take you to our new Voyager reservation system. Remember, you will need your private id to reserve the equipment.

The reservation system is new and with all software changes problems surface. Please be patient with us as we learn how to make this work better for you. We are confident that soon you will see improvements and the process will work much smoother. One of the improvements that you will see immediately is that the checkout period for laptops is now one week. This was something students were asking for and now we can provide.

The history behind implementing the new system

The primary reason is that the old system was software that was created here years ago. It had become very difficult to work with and impossible to enhance. The current system has undergone so many small tweeks and changes that it would need an entire rewriting to fix many of its problems. Here is a good example of the problem that we experience. Because the software was created before the government changed the dates when we switch from Standard Time to Daylight Savings time, for the past two years every time this happens hundreds of students get overdue fines and notices that are not their fault. Another problem in the software was that we could not easily control how it registered and held group study rooms open. I’ll bet that you have been in the situation where a room was unoccupied that you could have used for just a short time, maybe half an hour. Well the old software would hold rooms open for about an hour prior to a reservation (I’m not sure of the time but I have seen this happen) and we could not over-ride that setting to let someone in to use the room until the people who made the reservation came to use the room. Finally, another reason we went with this system is because it is part of our circulation system and it brings all of our information together. You should be able to go into your library records and see what you have reservations for.

John Pollitz

It's National Library Week!

Check out local book groups:

•L.E. Phillips Public Library
Mystery, children’s, evening, morning, progressive, online, etc…

•Crossroad Books
Chapter & Verse—adults discuss children’s & YA books

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Taxes, Taxes, Taxes!

U.S., WI, and MN tax forms are available at McIntyre Library.

They are located on the 1st floor near the DVDs and music CDs.

Tax materials are for personal use only, as supplies are limited.

Forms may be downloaded from Web sites using these URLs:

www.irs.ustreas.gov/

www.dor.state.wi.us/
www.taxes.state.mn.us/

National Bike to Work Week

May 14 is Ride Your Bike to Work Day. Get ready to come on over to the library using pedal power on Thursday--or, better yet, all week.

Library Extends Hours and FREE Coffee!

McIntyre Library will be open 24 hours the week before and of finals. After Library Grounds closes free coffee will be served to students studying in the library finals week. For more information visit http://www.uwec.edu/newsreleases/09/may/0506LibraryHours.htm

www.recovery.gov

Read all about the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (Stimulus Plan) at the Recovery.gov site. The FAQ page explains how individuals can participate in the process and provide suggestions, comments, and ideas.

Links are provided to the state plans; for Wisconsin see http://www.recovery.wisconsin.gov/

There are scammers offering to help businesses and people file for their stimulus money, so beware of fake sites! The Small Business Administration has issued warnings about scammers contacting small businesses asking for financial information that is supposedly needed for the business to qualify for tax rebates under the stimulus plan (www.sba.gov and click on "Scam Alert").

Spring Newsletter--Off the Shelf

What's a Blugold?

Why is it hard to find a print article in the library?

Would you like to laugh at more strange documents?

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Do you have any movies about women and women's history?

What' a LibraryThing?

Find the answers to these and other burning questions in the latest edition of the library newsletter, Off the Shelf.