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Welcome to the 2018-19 school year! It is always busy at the start of a new semester for everyone, so here is a brief overview of some of the services the Library can help you with: For Students: Research Support  - Stop by the Reference Desk on the 1st floor of the Library where reference librarians are there to help with any assignments or papers. You can also chat, email, or call us.   We also offer one-on-one consultations with students.  Subject & Course Guides : research help tailored towards a particular course or subject Study Spaces -   We offer a lot of study spaces, including quiet study areas, and reservable group study rooms.  Checking out materials  - you may check out materials from our library at the Circulation Desk on the first floor. You may also borrow materials from other UW libraries.  Information Literacy Skills - We do offer a one-credit course on information literacy skills for college research. Good class to take to understand how to u

Read this book or another of the 150,000 titles from our new E-book collection, Ebook Central Academic Complete !   Leaders of the Pack: Women and the Future of Veterinary Medicine By Julie Kumble and Donald F. Smith Online Access via Search@UW Publisher's Description :   Veterinary medicine has undergone sweeping changes in the last few decades. Women now account for 55 percent of the active veterinarians in the field, and nearly 80 percent of veterinary students are women. However, average salaries have dropped as this shift has occurred, and even with women in the vast majority, only 25 percent of leadership roles are held by women. These trends point to gender-based inequality that veterinary medicine, a profession that tilts so heavily toward women, is struggling to address. How will the profession respond? What will this mean for our students and schools? What will it mean for our pets entrusted to veterinarian care? Who has succeeded in these situations? Who is t

The Library has three new databases available. They are provided (or supplied) by Badgerlink, Wisconsin's online library for state residents.  Descriptions of the databases are below.  To access these, go to the "Find Databases" link on the Library's homepage.   Computers & Applied Sciences Complete  This link opens in a new window   New This opens a pop-up window to share the URL for this database A full text database that includes journals and other professional publications in the fields of computing, technology, engineering and other applied sciences. Provided by Badgerlink. Poetry & Short Story Reference Center (Full text)  This link opens in a new window   New This opens a pop-up window to share the URL for this database A collection of hundreds of thousands of classic and contemporary poems, as well as short stories, biographies and authoritative essays on such topics as poetic forms, movements and techniques. Supplied

The University Library is very happy to welcome Carrie Kline to our staff as the new Circulation Coordinator. Carrie started working in the Library on July 9, 2018. Prior to joining UWSP, Carrie worked at the Brown County Public Library in Green Bay, WI. She holds a B.A. in English from St. Norbert College in De Pere, WI.  Here are a few more fun things about Carrie: Hometown : Casco, WI What is your favorite movie (or one of them, or something recent): I have a soft spot for westerns. One of my favorites is My Darling Clementine . What is your favorite book : The Once and Future King. What is on your bucket list : Listing “Surly Hermit” as an occupation on my tax forms. Do you have any hobbies : Time permitting, I inhale as many comic books as possible and try my hand at cooking and baking.   What are your first impressions of working here, and what might you look forward to while working here : My first impression is that I’ve joined a team of tight