What's New - July 2006

Library Catalog Upgrade/UB Down July 20-21

Off-Campus Login Change

Library Events & Displays

Database News

Staff Changes

Library Catalog Upgrade/UB Down July 20-21

The online catalog of the UW-W University Library will remain available for searching during an upgrade on July 20-21 (Thursday-Friday), 2006. However, during those two days the Universal Borrowing service, which allows UW-W faculty, staff and students to borrow books, videos and other materials from other UW libraries, will not be available.

All UW System libraries will be undergoing the upgrade between July 10 and August 18, 2006. When a particular campus library is undergoing the upgrade, UW-W patrons cannot use UB to request materials from that library. Here is the schedule for the upgrades:

Eau Claire - Down July 10-11
Stevens Point & Colleges - Down July 12-14
Green Bay, Superior, Oshkosh, Platteville - Down July 12-19
La Crosse - Down July 19
Whitewater - Down July 20-21
Milwaukee - Down July 20-28
Stout - Down July 27
Parkside - Down July 31
River Falls - Down July 31
Madison - Down August 14-18

Questions? Please call the Reference Desk at 262-472-1032 or e-mail refdesk@uww.edu

Off-Campus Login Change

For some time faculty, staff and students have had two ways to login to gain access to subscription databases and electronic reserves from off-campus computers: either using the Net-ID (same as the username and password for campus e-mail) or using last name and 7-digit UW-Whitewater ID number. For security reasons, the latter option has been removed.

If you are experiencing difficulties with your campus Net-ID, please contact the Computer Help Desk at (262) 472-4357. More information about the Help Desk, including its hours, is online.

Library Events & Displays

Displays

Automobiles (Lobby, 2nd floor)

Part of the display focuses on the history of the automobile, another part is on economy & the future of the automobile.

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Database News

No longer available: LexisNexis Statistical
This database had been part of the shared electronic collection available to all UW campuses, but its System-wide access was discontinued due to its cost and amount of usage.

New databases available to UW-Whitewater researchers:

ComDisDOME (1997- ) -

ComDisDOME is a continuously updated information service developed by Communication Sciences and Disorders educators and professionals for educators, clinicians, researchers and students in the fields of Audiology and Speech-Language Pathology. It contains over 130,000 citations from over 125 journals in the field and searches multiple content sources, including books and dissertations.
JSTOR Arts & Sciences III Collection -
JSTOR is an electronic journal archival project which provides full-text access to complete runs of back issues of scholarly journal titles in 10-15 fields. UW-W previously had Arts & Sciences I-II Collections, and now the Arts & Sciences III collection has been added:
- The Arts & Sciences I Collection offers access to about 117 journals in these disciplines: Anthropology, Asian Studies, Ecology, Economics, Education, Finance, History, Mathematics, Philosophy, Political Science, Population Studies, and Sociology.
- The Arts & Sciences II Collection is a multi-disciplinary collection containing journals and disciplines that complement those in the Arts & Sciences I Collection. It includes 122 journals, in disciplines such as History, Economics, Asian Studies, Classics, Archaeology, and African, Latin American, Slavic and Middle Eastern Studies.
- The Arts & Sciences III Collection focuses on the arts and humanities and contains 150 titles. The collection makes available additional journals in language and literature, as well as important titles in the fields of music, film studies, folklore, performing arts, religion, and the history and study of art and architecture. A list of the titles is online at http://www.jstor.org/about/asIII.list.html.
Morningstar Library Edition -

Morningstar contains reports on more than 8,000 stocks and 12,000 mutual funds, Analyst Reports on 1,000 stocks and 2,000 mutual funds and Morningstar ratings for stocks and funds. Morningstar contains both stock and fund screeners and a portfolio X-ray tool that helps you look for strengths and weaknesses in a portfolio. This online resource replaces titles the Library previously received in paper and CD-ROM format.
Standard and Poor's NetAdvantage -
Standard & Poor's NetAdvantage is a comprehensive source of business and investment information, offering access to Standard & Poor's research products. This online resource replaces those titles the Library previously received in paper format:
- Bond Reports
- Company Profiles (Stock, Bond, & Earnings Guides, and Dividend Records)
- Industry Surveys
- Register of Corporations, Executives, & Directors
- Stock Reports

Staff Changes

This summer we are losing three staff who will be sorely missed:

Becky Briggs, Archives/Reference Assistant (Library Services Asst., Senior) has taken a new position as a proficiency testing coordinator at a laboratory in Madison. Her last day was Friday, July 7, 2006.
Vicky Topp, Reference & Instruction Librarian (Asst. Prof.) is retiring after serving the University since July 1990. Her last day is July 27, 2006.
Jennie Vano, Reference & Instruction Librarian (Assoc. Academic Librarian), left to pursue additional education. Her last day was June 23, 2006.

Deronica Goldsmith has transferred from the Circulation/Reserves unit of the Library to the Library Services Asst.-Senior position in Archives/Reference as of July 24. For the July 10-21 she'll be splitting her time between the two units.

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