Look Who's Talkin'!

See who may be talking, so to speak, about topics of interest to you by exploring the Who’s Talkin social media search engine. This search engine pulls in content from more than 60 social media gateways (including Facebook, Myspace, Ning)—where people are blogging and twittering about any number of issues. As you run a search, your retrieval can be filtered or browsed via these gateways—blogs, news, forums, (etc.)—as selected from the left column.

A Fairyland of Fabrics, SOHE Design Gallery

A fascination with fairyland inspired crazy-quilt makers to incorporate this whimsy into stunning, colorful, and finely-embroidered quilts—examples of which are currently on display in the SOHE Design Gallery. Professor Beverly Gordon of the Department of Design Studies has curated this exhibit and will speak to its theme during a reception on Sunday, January 25 (1:00-4:00 PM).

The SOHE Design Gallery is located in Room 70, ground floor of the Human Ecology Building, 1300 Linden Drive. During scheduled exhibitions, the Gallery is free and open to the public, Wednesday - Friday (10:00 am - 5:30 pm) and Saturday and Sunday (12:00 -5:00 pm).

A Fairyland of Fabrics runs from January 21 – March 8, 2009.

Choosing a Citation Manager

Citation Managers are software products that can help you to perform the following tasks:

• Create and organize a personal research database of references gathered from databases.

• Format manuscripts and reference lists instantly in a variety of styles (MLA, APA, Turabian, etc.).

• Share your databases with colleagues.

• Transfer references, as need be, to similar products--RefWorks, EndNote, EndNote Web, and Zotero.

In order to decide which product will work the best for you (and you may even find it useful to use more than one), visit the online chart to compare features.

Additionally, the libraries will be offering workshops to introduce students and staff to these various products. Visit the online schedule and choose a date that will work for you:

EndNote & EndNote Web Workshops

RefWorks Workshops

Zotero Workshop

Get Your ASM Bus Pass!

ASM bus passes for the spring and summer semesters can be picked up at Steenbock Library. The library location replaces the west campus distribution site formerly at Union South.

Collect your pass, Tuesday through Friday (January 20-30), 10:00 AM until 6:00 PM in Room 240 (across the room from the main entrance).

While most UW students qualify for an ASM Bus Pass, there are some conditions. See the ASM FAQ page to learn more.

Watch the Inauguration, Today in the Libraries

See history in the making! Campus libraries are hosting viewing salons, today, for the events of the Inauguration in DC.

Here, at Steenbock, you can visit Room 340 between the hours of 10:00 AM until 1:00 PM to watch and to listen to President-Elect, Barack Obama take the Oath of Office and address the nation.

Other campus viewing locations include Memorial Union and the Multicultural Student Center.