Cofrin Library News

New Books for November

November 28th, 2012

   

Looking for something to read? Here’s our list of new books for November:

Clicking on a book title below will take you to our library catalog record where you can get the call number and location of the book.

 

American dream : a cultural history / Lawrence R. Samuel.

Canvas of clay : seven centuries of Hopi ceramic art / Edwin L. Wade and Allan Cooke.

Missing links : in search of human origins / John Reader ; [foreword by Andrew Hill].

Japan’s shrinking regions in the 21st century / Peter Matanle and Anthony S. Rausch with the Shrinking Regions Research Group.

Big thirst : the secret life and turbulent future of water / Charles Fishman.

What the best college students do / Ken Bain.

Good to great teaching : focusing on the literacy work that matters / Mary Howard ; foreword by Richard L. Allington.

Babel’s dawn : a natural history of the origins of speech / Edmund Blair Bolles.

Biodiversity and ecosystem insecurity : a planet in peril / edited by Ahmed Djoghlaf and Felix Dodds.

Ecological niches and geographic distributions / A. Townsend Peterson … [et al.].

Vertebrate biology / Donald W. Linzey.

Planet without apes / Craig B. Stanford.

Manga guide to biochemistry / Masaharu Takemura, Kikuyaro, Office Sawa.=

Does aging stop? / Laurence D. Mueller, Casandra L. Rauser, and Michael R. Rose.

New New Deal : the hidden story of change in the Obama era / Michael Grunwald.

Barack Obama : the story / David Maraniss.

Bailout : an inside account of how Washington abandoned Main Street while rescuing Wall Street / Neil Barofsky.

500 days : secrets and lies in the terror wars / Kurt Eichenwald.

Drum : a history / Matt Dean.

Cultural context of medieval music / Nancy van Deusen.

Music and dance traditions of Ghana : history, performance and teaching / Paschal Yao Younge ; forewords by Daniel Avorgbedor, Komla Amoaku, and Francis Nii-Yartey.

Life of Schumann / Michael Musgrave.

Stravinsky’s ballets / Charles M. Joseph.

Mr. Trumpet : the trials, tribulations, and triumph of Bunny Berigan / Michael P. Zirpolo.

Music from the true vine : Mike Seeger’s life & musical journey / Bill C. Malone.

Learning from young children : research in early childhood music / edited by Suzanne L. Burton and Cynthia Crump Taggart.

Lines of sight / Frenchy Lunning, editor.

Truth about William Shakespeare : fact, fiction and modern biographies / David Ellis.

Contesting the future of nuclear power : a critical global assessment of atomic energy / Benjamin K. Sovacool.

Dissociation model of borderline personality disorder / Russell Meares.

I found it on the Internet : coming of age online / Frances Jacobson Harris.

Expelled from the motherland : the government of president Jose Antonio Agirre in exile, 1937-1960 / by Xabier Irujo ; translated by Cameron Watson and Jennifer Ottman.

In pursuit of justice / [Laura Turquet ... et al.].

Basque nation on-screen : cinema, nationalism, and political violence / Santiago de Pablo ; translated by Robert Forstag.

Shows about nothing : nihilism in popular culture / Thomas S. Hibbs.

Arms wide open : a midwife’s journey / Patricia Harman.

Sexual harassment and bullying : a guide to keeping kids safe and holding schools accountable / Susan L. Strauss.

Islam through Western eyes : from the crusades to the war on terrorism / Jonathan Lyons.

Unpredictable Gospel : American evangelicals and world Christianity, 1812-1920 / Jay Riley Case.

Surviving sudden environmental change : understanding hazards, mitigating impacts, avoiding disasters / edited by Jago Cooper and Payson Sheets ; authors, David A. Abbott … [et al.].

Africa in the American imagination : popular culture, racialized identities, and African visual culture / Carol Magee.

1812 : war and the passions of patriotism / Nicole Eustace.

Blue jeans : the art of the ordinary / Daniel Miller and Sophie Woodward.

Video gamers / Garry Crawford.

Price of politics / Bob Woodward.

World under pressure : how China and India are influencing the global economy and environment / Carl J. Dahlman.

Beyond our means : why America spends while the world saves / Sheldon Garon.

Globalization and sustainable development in Africa / edited by Bessie House-Soremekun and Toyin Falola.

Food policy for developing countries : the role of government in global, national, and local food systems / Per Pinstrup-Andersen and Derrill D. Watson II ; foreword by Søren E. Frandsen, Arie Kuyvenhoven, and Joachim von Braun.

Making tobacco bright : creating an American commodity, 1617-1937 / Barbara Hahn.

Crisis in energy policy / John M. Deutch.

Once upon a car : the fall and resurrection of America’s big three auto makers–GM, Ford, and Chrysler / Bill Vlasic.

Global trade in services : fear, facts, and offshoring / J. Bradford Jensen.

NAFTA and climate change / Meera Fickling & Jeffrey J. Schott.

Financial Origami : How the Wall Street Model Broke / Brendan Moynihan.

Communication and the globalization of culture : beyond tradition and borders / Shaheed Nick Mohammed.

Media convergence : networked digital media in everyday life / Graham Meikle, Sherman Young.

Straight : the surprisingly short history of heterosexuality / Hanne Blank.

Natural city : re-envisioning the built environment / edited by Ingrid Leman Stefanovic and Stephen Bede Scharper.

Women and poverty in 21st century America / Paula vW. Dáil.

Money laundry : regulating criminal finance in the global economy / J.C. Sharman.

Economic theory of eminent domain : private property, public use / Thomas J. Miceli.

Comic books and American cultural history : an anthology / [edited by] Matthew Pustz.

Teaching and the adolescent brain / Jeb Schenck.

Hearts of darkness : James Taylor, Jackson Browne, Cat Stevens, and the unlikely rise of the singer-songwriter / Dave Thompson.

Global model village : the international street art of Slinkachu.

Globalization and media : global village of Babel / Jack Lule.

Duels and duets : why men and women talk so differently / John L. Locke.

News and public opinion : media effects on civic life / Max McCombs … [et al.].

News for all the people : the epic story of race and the American media / Juan González and Joseph Torres.

Triumph of The walking dead : Robert Kirkman’s zombie epic on page and screen / edited by James Lowder.

Emma : an annotated edition / Jane Austen ; edited by Bharat Tandon.

Ernest Hemingway : thought in action / Mark Cirino.

Urban food revolution : changing the way we feed cities / Peter Ladner.

Lasers : the power and precision of light / Ladan Arissian and Jean Claude Diels.

Hazardous wastes, industrial disasters, and environmental health risks : local and global environmental struggles / Francis O. Adeola.

Sustainability and the U.S. EPA / Committee on Incorporating Sustainability in the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Science and Technology for Sustainability Program, Policy and Global Affairs Division, National Research Council of the National Acade

Why noise matters : a worldwide perspective on the problems, policies and solutions / John Stewart with Arline Bronzaft … [et al.].

Every twelve seconds : industrialized slaughter and the politics of sight / Timothy Pachirat.

Clark : the autobiography of Clark Terry / with Gwen Terry ; preface by Quincy Jones ; foreword by Bill Cosby ; introduction by David Demsey.

 

 

Give-a-Kid-a-Book Donations

November 14th, 2012

Give-a-Kid-a-Book campaign is back!

Cofrin Library is a drop off point for the Brown County Library’s Give-a-Kid-a-Book campaign. You can donate NEW, unwrapped, unmarked books that are fun for babies, children, or young adults up to age 18 by December 10th. New, unwrapped books can be brought to the Public Services Desk on the 3rd floor of the library.

Unsure of what to donate? View this list of recommended books. The books are distributed to local children during the holidays and used to promote reading year round through various youth reading programs.

360º of Books

November 8th, 2012

As UWGB embarks on 360° of Learning, Cofrin Library begins 360° of Books!

We have a simple question: What’s your favorite book?

Our goal is to get 360 UWGB students, faculty, staff, and alumni to tell us their favorites. It could be something from your childhood, your most influential book, or something you’re reading now. We’ll share the results and see which books come out on top!

To tell us your favorite book:

New on Kindle!

November 5th, 2012

We’ve added new books to our Kindles! Check out the list below, or come to the 3rd floor Public Services Desk to check out a Kindle today!

Monkey Mind: A Memoir of Anxiety by Daniel Smith

Monkey Mind: A Memoir of Anxiety by Daniel Smith

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

World War Z: An Oral History of the Zombie War by Max Brooks

World War Z: An Oral History of the Zombie War by Max Brooks

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The Time Keeper by Mitch Albom

The Time Keeper by Mitch Albom

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Freedom: A Novel by Jonathan Franzen

Freedom: A Novel by Jonathan Franzen

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Listening In: The Secret White House Recordings of John F. Kennedy by Ted Widmer & Caroline Kennedy

Listening In: The Secret White House Recordings of John F. Kennedy by Ted Widmer & Caroline Kennedy

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

A Face in the Crowd by Stephen King & Stewart O'Nan

A Face in the Crowd by Stephen King & Stewart O’Nan

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The 100-Year-Old Man Who Climbed Out the Window and Disappeared by Jonas Jonasson

The 100-Year-Old Man Who Climbed Out the Window and Disappeared by Jonas Jonasson

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Those We Love Most by Lee Woodruff

Those We Love Most by Lee Woodruff

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The Distance Between Us by Reyna Grande

The Distance Between Us by Reyna Grande

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

No Easy Day: The Firsthand Account of the Mission That Killed Osama Bin Laden by Mark Owen

No Easy Day: The Firsthand Account of the Mission That Killed Osama Bin Laden by Mark Owen

Telegraph Avenue by Michael Chabon

Telegraph Avenue by Michael Chabon

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Casual Vacancy by J.K. Rowling

Casual Vacancy by J.K. Rowling

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Sutton by J.R. Moehringer

Sutton by J.R. Moehringer

Election 2012 Research Guide

November 2nd, 2012

Cofrin Library has compiled an Election 2012 Research Guide. It includes information on voting in Wisconsin, registering to vote, candidate profiles, background information, political issues, polling data, campaign finance information, speeches, political advertising, and news & media reports. Check it out!

Library Pumpkin Contest – Winners

October 16th, 2012

UPDATE: Here is a list of winners in the Library’s Pumpkin Contest:

Best in Show: Entry #10: Joe Hardenbrook

Scariest: Entry #16: Rachel C. & Alison H.

Ugliest: Entry #17: Kaylee McGhee

Cutest: Entry #20: Brooke Ferdon

Best Group Entry: Entry #6: Sarah Larson’s group

A full collection of pumpkins is available on Cofrin Library’s Flickr account.

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Calling all pumpkin carvers & decorators: Cofrin Library is hosting a pumpkin contest on Wednesday, October 31! We invite individuals and groups to submit an entry for our pumpkin contest. It’s open to the entire campus and community. Entries can be carved, painted, or decorated. You can also stop in and vote for your favorite pumpkins!

We will be awarding prizes in the following categories:

  • Best in Show
  • Scariest
  • Ugliest
  • Cutest
  • Best Group Entry

To enter, just drop your pumpkin off at the Library’s 3rd floor desk on Wednesday, October 31 from 8am to 11am. Voting will take place from 11am to 2pm.

Check out our Flickr set of library pumpkins from last year.

If you have any questions, contact librarian Joe Hardenbrook at hardenbj@uwgb.edu or 920.465.2666.

Library Pumpkin Contest

Cofrin Library invites you to Book Salespalooza

October 8th, 2012

It’s all treats and no tricks at the Cofrin Library this October.  The Library will be holding a Book Salespalooza from Friday (Oct. 12) to Wednesday (Oct. 17).   They are cleaning out their back room and offering everyone a great selection of new and used books. There will be paperbacks, non-fiction, children’s books, textbooks, and much more… and the best part is everything is only $1 per book. Sale carts will be located on the Plaza Level of the Cofrin Library. “Shop early and often for the best selection!  Even if you can’t make it until half-way through, you’re bound to find a gem!” For more information, contact Leah Liebergen at liebergl@uwgb.edu.

NoodleTools Workshops

September 14th, 2012

NoodleTools is a resource you can use to gather citations to sources you are using for papers and projects.

You can make annotations and enter notes about these sources. Then you can format your sources into bibliographies using citation styles such as APA, MLA, and Chicago.

To get started, go to NoodleTools and click on Create a Personal ID to sign up for an account. Access is limited to current UWGB students, faculty, and staff.

 

Learn more about NoodleTools at one of our NoodleTools workshops:

Saturday September 29th 2:00-3:00PM
Wednesday October 3rd 6:00-7:00PM
Friday October 12th 11:00AM – 12:00PM

Register for a session here:

http://uwgreenbay.qualtrics.com/SE/?SID=SV_9pJ3iIU6Y4Bv1d3

Bash in the Stacks 3 – September 13

September 6th, 2012

Bash in the Stacks 3The  3rd annual Bash in the Stacks will be held September 13 from 7-11pm in the Cofrin Library! Stop by for an evening of fun, food, and games.

Worried you’ll miss the Packers/Bears game? Don’t be! You can enjoy the game at the Library while participating in the festivities. We’ll have Nerf Tag in the Library stacks as well as tricycle races and sumo suits! Feeling a little artsy? We’ll have crafts too!

For more information check out our Facebook event: http://www.facebook.com/#!/events/472056352812363/.

This event is sponsored by the Cofrin Library, FOCUS, and Student Life. Refreshments compliments of the Chancellor’s Office.

Reference Books – New 7-Day Checkout!

September 6th, 2012

New this semester: Items in our reference collection – those are the encyclopedias, dictionaries, and handbooks on the 3rd floor – are now available for a 7-day checkout checkout to UWGB students, faculty, and staff. The books provide introductions to topics, background information, definitions, facts, figures, and statistics.