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Please join us for our next Library Labs workshop! Description:  A hands-on, application based workshop that will teach faculty/instructors what predatory journals are, why they should be avoided, and how to identify one.    Intended Audience:  Faculty/Teaching Staff  Date & Time:  Wednesday , Dec. 2, 2015 at noon - 1:00 p.m. Location:  LRC 107 Presenter:   Nerissa Nelson, Outreach Librarian, and Jennifer Huffman, Serials  Librarian.    The workshop is free, but we would like you to  register here.   We hope to see you there!

Please join us for our next Library Labs workshop! Description: Instructors will learn how to seamlessly incorporate library resources into D2L; streaming videos, ebooks, articles, databases, library instruction tutorials and more! Intended Audience:  Faculty/Teaching Staff  Date & Time:   Thursday, November 19, 2015 at noon - 1:00 p.m. Location:  LRC 107 Presenter:   Terri Muraski, Systems Librarian, and Mindy King, Emerging Technologies Librarian  The workshop is free, but we would like you to  register here.   We hope to see you there!

25th anniversary of the Vets 550 Club on campus Oct. 18, 1980. UWSP Archives. Today we honor all U.S. military veterans who have served. The transition from military to civilian life can be difficult, and starting college is frequently a big adjustment for many, including veterans. The University Library is a place where we support veterans through our physical and virtual resources. Some of the services and resources we offer include the following: Books of interest The Library has many books about veterans. You can browse our collection by visiting the following call number range areas (by subject) in the Library. UB356 – UB369.5  services provided for veterans in terms of military administration, and  WWII, D811 Korean War: DS921.6 Vietnam War: DS559.5                Iraq War: DS79.757 A recent acquisition of ours is this title, “ For love of country: what our veterans can teach us about citizenship, heroism, and sacrifice,” Call number DS79.766.A1

Cancer : the Emperor of All Maladies (DVD)  Directed by Barak Goodman .  Ken Burns, executive producer. Call Number:  IMC RC275 .C36 2015 PBS site for Educators Review from the New York Times Description from PBS :    Cancer: the Emperor of all Maladies matches the epic scale of the disease, reshaping the way the public sees cancer and stripping away some of the fear and misunderstanding that has long surrounded it. The story of cancer is a story of human ingenuity, resilience, and perseverance but also of hubris, paternalism and misperception.   Cancer: The Emperor of All Maladies examines cancer with a cellular biologist’s precision, a historian’s perspective and a biographer’s passion. The series artfully weaves three different films in one: a riveting history documentary; an engrossing and intimate vérité film; and a scientific and investigative report.  Based on the book The Emperor of All Maladies: A Biography of Cancer by Dr. Siddhartha Mukherjee