Tech emergencies, Tuesdays and Thursdays

Bryan and Dan (our tech go-to people) are now devoting Tuesday and Thursday afternoons to projects, so will not be answering phones or checking email during these times. If we have technology emergencies we are advised to run to the 5th floor and bang on the door. For less pressing technology emergencies we can email them at lib.systems.

E-Reserve Happening

I had a student come in this afternoon (Sunday) who had an Ereserve she couldn't access. The display page also said that the book was on the 4th floor. After some searching around we found out that the professor had labeled the information wrong and that the article was actually in a book 0n reserve at circulation. Students in the class can check the book out for 2 hours at a time or they can just make copies of the article.The article is titled something like "Ecofeminisim" and the professor is Kiefer if it comes up for anyone else.

Sports Autobiography

Using the keyword "personal narrative" or "memoir" won't work for this assignment or question.

The problem is that the autobiographies are mixed in with books on sports (i.e. Subject Heading: Boxing--United States--Biography). Therefore, the student will have to pick out a sport and you'll search for "sport name" and "biography." You'll have to figure out the biographies from autobiographies.

If that doesn't work...There seems to be some autobiographies in the GV1120-GV1132 but it is only boxing biographies/autobiographies.

Spring Updates

Welcome back! We've missed you!

A few (too many) things of note:

• Reference desk computers were re-imaged on December 19th, you'll need to re-map any printers and drives that you plan to use. Directions to map printers are in the desk binder.
• Research guide slots (that used to reside next to the elevators) were removed. You'll find the guides filed in the desk drawer along with the printer paper.
• There are now two renewals permitted for all collections except Media, Reserve, and ILL. A collection of often-requested items became available at the Circulation Desk for checkout. These items include scissors, rulers, colored pencils, etc.
• Students looking to rent a locker on the 5th floor can now be directed to Circulation.
• United States, Wisconsin and Minnesota tax forms are available at McIntyre library. They are located on the 1st floor near the DVDs and music CDs.
• There is now an email group set up to address database problems… instead of having to distinguish between proxy issues, coverage issues and figuring out who should be notified – ANY problems with database access, coverage, etc. can now be sent via email to: LIB.db.problem (your email will be sent to Bryan, Dan, Roni and Hans and they will collectively work their magic.)
• Library tours start February 2nd. Find more information here.

Finding a WI law history

It often works best to begin with the Wisconsin Statutes, either at the reference desk shelved under WI A.5/2:2006/5 (Index volume) or online at http://www.legis.state.wi.us/rsb/stats.html

Find the Chapter and Section that refers to your topic.

At the end of each section is the history of the legislation that created that part of the WI Statutes.

Here is an example from the Statutues Children’s Code, 48.685 Criminal history and child abuse record search. At the end of this section you find a History. The date 1997 refers to the fact that the Laws of Wisconsin for 1997 changed this section in Acts 27, 237, and 281. Then you will get the copy of the Laws of Wisconsin for 1997, shelved under Z.5: in the Wisconsin collection, or follow the above link to the online version. It is often hard to find the part of a large bill, such as the budget bill, that created the law or changed it in the WI Statutes, but it will be there.

Census of Agriculture assignment

Dr Foust's Geography Seminar paper has students coming to the library and asking for old Census of Agriculture information on Wisconsin.

From the professor's page at http://www.uwec.edu/bfoust/326/Paper4/

"LIBRARY:
Go to Government Documents in the main library the Census of Agriculture for the 1950s and on-line for 2002 data.
Start at: http://www.nass.usda.gov/census/census02/volume1/wi/index2.htm "

U.S. SUDOCs number for the 1930 Census of Ag is C 3.37/5:AG 8
If the volume they need is not on the shelf, look on the 2 gov pubs trucks, ref book trucks, or back at the end of the reference collection where we keep docs that have not been reshelved.

If students ask for other years of Census of Ag data, consult the pink guide on the ref desk or http://www.uwec.edu/Library/research/guides/upload/censusPub.pdf

See Mary with questions.

Archives (Special Collections) open evenings Nov. 10-20

Archives/Special Collections, on the 5th floor, will be open weekday evenings 6-9, Nov. 10-20 to accommodate students working on a research assignment