Fond Farewell to Cookbook Collection Benefactor

It is with regret that Steenbock Library notes the recent passing of Rheta McCutchin. For many years, the library enjoyed donations of cookbooks from Rheta’s personal collection. Her discerning eye and kind generosity enriched the Steenbock collection in size and breadth—particularly with titles documenting historical and regional trends in cooking.

Rheta McCutchin worked for UW-Madison during the course of thirty years, retiring from her position as Director of Housing Food Service in 1994.

The library expresses sympathy to family and friends.

Grants Information Collection Workshops

­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­The Grants Information Collection librarian will offer several workshops during the summer. Descriptions, dates and meeting times for each workshop are listed below. There is no fee or registration required but seating can be limited. Workshops are held at Memorial Library, Room 436 (728 State Street). Non-UW participants can obtain a day-pass by presenting a photo ID at the entrance. For more information, send email to grantsinfo@library.wisc.edu

Grants for Non-Profit Organizations
Each session will include an orientation to the Collection, general grant-seeking tips, and hands-on experience using the Foundation Center's foundation database, Foundation Directory Online. This workshop is suitable for staff of nonprofit organizations and UW clientele.
Friday, June 29 (9:00am – 12:00 noon)
Monday, July 23 (9:00am - 12:00 noon)

Identifying Grants for Research & Project Funding
This workshop is aimed at those from the University community (and from the public at large) who are interested in identifying grant opportunities for their research and special projects. Emphasis is on funding for academic pursuits.
Thursday, August 30 (10:00am - 11:30am)

Grants for Your Education
This presentation is for current and future students in Wisconsin (of any institute of higher education) interested in researching potential scholarships, fellowships, and grants available to individuals for their education and related purposes. The focus will be on how to identify funding sources beyond those that are available through most offices of financial aid.
Tuesday, August 21 (1:00pm - 2:30pm)

Retaining Access to RefWorks Citations

If you are leaving the UW-Madison campus where you have enjoyed access to RefWorks, there are several ways you can retain access to your citations.

If you are going to continue using RefWorks at another institution or through a personal subscription, you should use the Backup/Restore feature.

First, Backup your citations in your current RefWorks account.
Then, open your future RefWorks account, when available, and Restore your backup citations. *

*Note: Your RefWorks account should be empty when using the Restore command. Restoring will overwrite all of the references in your database. When restoring, do so in an empty database or to an account that does not have any data you want to save.

If you will not continue to have access to RefWorks or will be switching to another citation manager such as EndNote or Reference Manager, among others, then you should use the Export feature of RefWorks.

Export your citations from your current RefWorks account.
Select the Bibliographic Software (EndNote, Reference Manager, ProCite). Citations will not be saved in folders but in one merged file unless you export each folder separately. Follow your specific software product directions to Import these citations.

Library Resources for the Newly Departed (New Graduates)

If you have just completed your university studies—we congratulate you on that achievement. And, did you know that there are library resources you can continue to access once you have left our institution?

Visit the Wisconsin Alumni Association Library Access page for information about publicly-available online collections and association membership benefits that also include online access to two sizeable, article databases.

Information is also available from our libraries’ Website about borrowing privileges for residents (Wisconsin) and non-residents and fee-based document delivery services.

If you remain in the state of Wisconsin, you will also be able to use Badgerlink, a project of the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction, Division for Libraries, Technology, and Community Learning that supports access to quality online information resources. See the Frequently Asked Questions page for more information.

Wherever you go, though, do acquaint yourself with your local public and academic libraries where you will be able to visit and to access many of their resources, in-house and online.

Spring Intersession Hours (May 21-June 17)

Steenbock Library will observe the following hours during the spring intersession:

Monday-Friday (8:00am - 5:00pm)

Saturday-Sunday (Closed)

Memorial Day, Monday, May 28 (Closed)

Reference assistance is available at the Information Services Desk: Monday-Friday, 10:00am-5:00pm. Other hours by in-house request or scheduled appointment. Send appointment request to: asksteenbock@library.wisc.edu or phone: 608-262-9635.

The Infolab is open all hours that the library is open.