Feb. 20, 12:30 - 2pm: Earning Trust in the Age of Fake News

Check out the presentation by Chris Ison on Monday Feb. 20th in the Memorial Student Center.

The librarians are great resources to help you determine real vs. fake news.

Reading Across Campus Events - Ragtime

Feature Stream: "50 Children—The Rescue Mission of Mr. and Mrs. Kraus"

This week, we feature 50 Children: The Rescue Mission of Mr. and Mrs. Kraus.  Why would a Jewish couple leave their children in the United States to go into Nazi Germany in 1939?  This true story sets a standard for service to others—something to keep in mind for February 17th (National Random Act of Kindness Day), or any day.

This profound documentary is brought to you by Kanopy, a key part of our more-than 100,000 title streaming video library.  You can access these, or any, of our titles,anytime, through our Streaming Videos page.  

Contact Cory Mitchell with any questions.

New Search@UW Interface Preview

Our primary search platform Search@UW will be getting a new look in May 2017.

A preview version is now available as a link on the library homepage, while UW library staff continue to work on necessary configuration adjustments and other usability improvements.

Please check out the new site and let us know if you have any questions or concerns.

https://uwi-primoalma-prod.hosted.exlibrisgroup.com/primo-explore/search?vid=STOUT_New_UI&lang=en_US

Our goal is to provide you a better searching experience.

Feature Streams: "Wings of Desire" and "Sex (ed)"

We have two Valentine’s Day gems for you: Wings of Desire—a stunning foreign film that sets the bar for what it means to be in love and Sex (ed)—a raw, funny and squirm-inducing documentary about the ways that most of us learn about sex.

Both titles are brought to you by Kanopy, a key part of our more-than 100,000 title streaming video library.  You can access these, or any, of our titles, anytime, through our Streaming Videos page.  

Contact Cory Mitchell with any questions.

Problems logging in to request or view requested articles? Try the following to get back on track!

Please try the following:

Chrome
3-dot button (settings) > History > History > Clear Browsing Data > select “Cookies and other site and plugin data” and “Cached images and files” > Clear Browsing Data

Firefox
3-line button (settings) > History > Clear Recent History > select Cookies and Cache (or all) > Clear Now

Internet Explorer
Gear button (settings) > Internet Options > Browsing History: Delete > Temporary Internet files and website files > Cookies and website data > Delete

Still having problems.  Call us we can help.  715/232-1215 or 715/232-1353

Feature Streams: "The March" and "John Lewis"

Leading up to "Speak Up & Speak Out" (February 9th—featuring March illustrator Nate Powell and publisher Chris Staros) the Feature Stream highlights two documentaries: The March and Minds that Matter: John Lewis—both brought to you by Films on Demand.  Learn about a defining moment and a seminal figure in our struggle to live up to the ideals of freedom and equality that formed our nation.

Films on Demand provides access to over 25,000 educational and documentary titles, many unavailable elsewhere.  You can also access any of our 100,000+ titles, anytime, through our Streaming Videos page.  Contact Cory Mitchell with any questions.