Library Research Awards Announced

In conjunction with the Undergraduate Symposium, College Library awarded two library research prizes to Matthew Pesko and William Marquardt.

The Undergraduate Research Awards are designed to celebrate excellence and creativity in undergraduate library research—one for a completed project, the other for research-in-progress.

Matthew received the Library Research Award for his project: “Increasing Economic Opportunities for Individuals with Disabilities in Northwest Rural Wisconsin.” William received the Research-in-Progress Award for his work: “The Depiction of Off-Reservation Indian Community Life in Wood County in the Early Twentieth Century.”

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Congratulations!

Parking Alternatives

There is nothing as frustrating as searching for campus parking. Ditch the car, if you can, and consider your options. The Transportation Office will be hosting some match-making events--matching you to your best alternatives--during the week of April 28-May 2.

During this week, you can also enjoy free bagels and coffee each day and bike tune-ups from 11:00-1:00 (Monday, Wednesday & Thursday) as provided by the Budget Bicycle Center.

Schedule of hours and locations:

Monday, 7:00 am-1:30 pm, Library Mall

Tuesday, 7:00 am-1:30 pm, Welcome Center (21 N. Park elevator lobby)

Wednesday, 7:00 am-1:30 pm, Union South Courtyard off Dayton

Thursday, 7:00 am-1:30 pm, Animal Health and Biomedical Sciences off Linden

Friday, 7:00 am-1:30 pm, UW Hospital (Clinics Entrance)

The Transportation Office is thanking the following area businesses for their support: Budget Bicycle, Einstein's Bagels, Bagels Forever, Espresso Royale, EVP Coffee, Electric Earth, and Indie Coffee.

Laptops and Group Study Rooms!

You want them; we got them! Check out a laptop or reserve a group study room at Steenbock Library.

Click here for an overview of Steenbock group study rooms and Infolab services.

Visit the Laptop Checkout System page to find an available laptop from campus lab locations. In addition to PC or Mac laptops, you can use this system to find available cameras (still or video) and projectors.

Reserve a group study room online with the Study Room Reservation system page. This online system can enable you to search for rooms by date and location, find amenities and policy information regarding use of the rooms and place reservations, as needed, at College, Ebling, Memorial and Steenbock libraries.

Writing Center Assistance

It’s a busy time of the semester and we know you likely have some papers to write. The Writing Center can help you with the mechanics of organizing your thoughts and materials to complete writing assignments for your classes. The center offers several options for individual consultation including email or face to face instruction and live chat conferencing.

Online “Chat” Conferences

Face to Face Instruction

Email Instruction

The Writing Center office is located in Helen C. White Hall, Room 6171. Drop-by assistance is offered at several campus locations including Memorial Library (West Corridor) and several residence halls.

The Writing Center may also have a free class that fits your needs. Click here to check out the class list.

Steenbock librarians are happy to help you find information to inform your papers and projects and to assist you with using a citation manager to organize citations to the research literature and to format bibliographies/reference lists. (Citation managers include such products as EndNote and RefWorks). Contact us!

World Food Situation (FAO)

The United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) offers the latest information (news, reports and statistics) on food commodity prices, supply, demand, and factors—such as climate change—that affect the market and food security.

Visit the World Food Situation portal.