Kurt F. Wendt Library

Knovel University Challenge

2009-10-29T10:33:00.002-05:00

There is still time to enter for a chance to win a Kindle, Nintendo Wii, iPod Nano or an iTunes Gift Card. Take the Knovel University Challenge today!

RefWorks for Alumni

2009-10-29T10:22:00.004-05:00

Alumni Program

On October 1, 2009, RefWorks-COS announced that alumni will have access to RefWorks as long as their institution subscribes to RefWorks. Through UW-Madison Libraries, UW-Madison alumni now have access to RefWorks.

Accessing RefWorks

If you no longer have a UW-Madison NetID and PASSWORD, contact askrefworks@library.wisc.edu to obtain the UW-Madison RefWorks GROUP CODE. You are required to provide a uwalumni.com e-mail address to verify alumni status. Sign up for a free uwalumni.com e-mail address.

Enter the GROUP CODE at the RefWorks Group Code Remote Access login site.

Click GO TO LOGIN.

Log into your RefWorks account with your LOG-IN NAME and PASSWORD.

For more information, see the RefWorks Alumni help page.

Book Drop Closed

2009-10-29T10:14:00.003-05:00

The outside book drop is temporarily closed while work is being done on our ramp. The closest book drop is available at Weeks Hall or items may be returned to any other campus library via Open Return.

Bucky Wagon is going green

2009-10-14T13:42:00.001-05:00

From the Cap Times:

By CLARE MILLIKEN The Capital Times cmilliken@gmail.com | Posted: Wednesday, October 14, 2009 12:20 pm

UW-Madison's College of Engineering plans to make the Bucky Wagon more eco-friendly.

Over the next year, students from the college's six vehicle project teams and undergraduate mechanical engineering design students will transform the Bucky Wagon into an electric-powered vehicle with a hydraulic braking system, power brakes and power steering. The vehicle's exterior, wheels and hubcaps will not change.

The bright red Bucky Wagon brings Badger spirit to football Saturdays and the Homecoming festivities each fall. Until 2001, the Bucky Wagon carried the Spirit Squad to Camp Randall on game days. The vehicle also appears as various community parades and university events.

Recognized by its bright red exterior, the 1932 LaFrance fire engine was donated to the Wisconsin Alumni Association by alumni Jay J. and Norma Normington in 1971.

Mechanical engineering faculty associate Glenn Bower will lead the project, which you can follow through the Bucky Wagon blog.

Artist Lecture

2009-10-12T11:53:00.002-05:00

Steve Preston will speak about his Portals project October 16, 2009 at 3pm in Room 1610 Engineering Hall.

Please plan on attending and visit the Wendt Art Gallery to view the full exhibition, Portals to an Architecture: A retrospective photo exhibit documenting the creation of a sculpture on Engineering Mall

Wendt Art Exhibit - Portals to an Architecture

2009-10-12T11:41:00.003-05:00

Portals to an Architecture: A retrospective photo exhibit documenting the creation of a sculpture on Engineering Mall

In May 2006, civil and environmental engineering master's student Steve Preston (BSCEE '04, MSCEE '06) saw months of collaboration, calculations and hard work come to fruition in arches on Engineering Mall. He document the project - his mater's research - and a selection of his Portals photos will be on display in the Wendt Library Gallery.

The exhibition will be shown October 12, 2009 - December 31, 2009

Wendt Library Gallery, 215 N. Randall Ave.

EPD 151: Technical Information Resources

2009-10-08T15:32:00.003-05:00

Need an extra credit? Want better research skills?

Register for EPD 151: Technical Information Resources

Development of information retrieval skills and effective search strategies, focusing on technical information resources appropriate for engineers and scientists. Selection and use of electronic bibliographic databases, indexes and abstracts, patents and government information, library catalogs, and computer networks will be integral to individual and team projects.

Register through MyUW.

Question? Contact the instructors:

Diana Wheeler
dwheeler@engr.wisc.edu
(608) 265-9801

or

Lia Vellardita
liav@engr.wisc.edu
(608) 262-0085

National Information Literacy Awareness Month

2009-10-02T14:53:00.004-05:00

President Obama has declared October, 2009 National Information Awareness Month. What better way to celebrate than by attending a Library Workshop!

Manage Your References: An Introduction to Citation Managers
Tuesday, Oct 6, 4pm
Room 108, Wendt Library

Google for Academic Research
Friday, Oct 9, 12pm
Room 108, Wendt Library

Managing Your Citations with RefWorks
Wednesday, Oct 14, 12pm
Room 108, Wendt Library

Managing Your Citations with EndNote
Thursday, Oct 15, 4pm
Room 108, Wendt Library

Pandemic Planning and the Library

2009-10-02T14:52:00.000-05:00

We in the Libraries realize that all of campus is in the process of outlining plans and strategies to respond to any eventual pandemic. As you work through your own departmental plans, please let us remind you that the campus Libraries are here to help in any way possible. While we are not sure how a pandemic might effect the Libraries and the physical services we provide, we would like to emphasize that even in the case of social distancing measures, the Libraries have numerous online resources and services which we will do our best to maintain and support.

Please do be in touch if there is anything we might be able to do to support your efforts in this time.

Knovel University Challenge

2009-09-16T11:45:00.002-05:00

Want to win a Kindle, Wii, iPod Nano or free music? Enter Knovel's University Challenge today!

How to play:

Search Knovel
Answer three science and engineering questions correctly
Register to win!

Engineering Campus Photos

2009-08-27T14:26:00.003-05:00

Did you see Bucky Badger touring the engineering buildings? We didn't either but he sure got some great photos.

See the whole set on Bucky's Flickr account.

Photo by Bucky Badger via Flickr.

Course Reserves Now Being Accepted

2009-08-27T14:23:00.000-05:00

Wendt Library is accepting digital and book course reserves for the Fall 2009 semester. Reserves are processed on a first-come basis, so get your your requests in now to have your reserves ready for the first day of class. Staff can also assist with the building of library course pages. Make life easier for you and your students -- let us put your digital content online. For more information on course reserves or Library Course Pages, contact Wendt Reserves at 262-9260 see our webpage.

Lost in the Library?

2009-07-30T10:22:00.003-05:00

Ever wondered what all this stuff is? Take a library tour!

Tours of Wendt Library will be offered at the following time.

Thursday, August 27th, 2pm, 3pm, 4pm
Friday, August 28th, 3pm, 4pm
Tuesday, September 1st, 10am
Wednesday, September 2nd, 1pm
Thursday, September 3rd, 11am
Friday, September 4th, 1pm

All tours meet at the Services Desk on the second floor of Wendt Library.

Drop in Workshops at Wendt Library

2009-07-30T10:13:00.002-05:00

Starting in August, Wendt Library will offer the following drop in workshops. All workshops are held in room 108 of Wendt Library and there is no pre-registration. Drop in if you can!

UW-Madison Libraries: What You Really Need to Know

Friday, August 28th, 2pm
Tuesday, September 1st, 11am
Thursday, September 3rd, 10am

Google for Academic Research

Tuesday, August 25th, 11am
Friday, October 9th, 12pm

Managing Your Citations with EndNote

Tuesday, September 1st, 12pm
Thursday, October 15th, 4pm

Managing Your Citations with Refworks

Tuesday, September 1st, 4pm
Wednesday, October 14th, 12pm

Where is the bus now?

2009-07-30T10:03:00.003-05:00

Updated Campus Bus Routes

Go Big Read

2009-07-22T15:24:00.002-05:00

Have you read the book? Are you ready to get involved?

Go Big Read's website is full of upcoming events related to Michael Pollen's In Defense of Food.

Joining a book club or attending a lecture not your thing? Follow the blog and participate online.

Citing Sources

2009-07-22T15:16:00.005-05:00

Have questions about citing sources in a particular style? Check out Memorial Library's guide to Citing Sources.

This research guide includes information on citing sources in APA, MLA, ACS, CSE and other popular citation styles.

This guide also includes information on citation managers, tools that can help you:

Create and organize a personal research database,
Download citations from online databases,
Format bibliographies and citations in papers, and
Share your citations with others.

More Research Guides

2009-07-01T15:22:00.002-05:00

Did you like our Green Building Research Guide? Don't forget to check out the rest of our research guides full of great resources specifically designed for you subject area.

Green Building Research Guide

2009-07-01T15:14:00.004-05:00

Interested in Green Building? Check out Wendt Library's Green Building Research Guide. This guide is full of all sorts of readings, resources, and events about green building.

(Image from jessicareeder via Flickr. CC)

Where's the bus?

2009-05-22T12:08:00.005-05:00

Due to the construction around Wendt Library, the Route 85 bus is on detour and no longer stops across the street. For complete information on bus detour's see the Madison Metro Rider Alert.

More Sidewalk Closures

2009-05-22T12:05:00.003-05:00

There are even more sidewalk closures around Wendt Library these days. Be careful trying to get here or give us a call send us an email with your questions.
(608) 262-3493 or
askwendt@library.wisc.edu

Updated Summer Detours

2009-05-22T11:55:00.003-05:00

These are the latest updates from UW Commuter Solutions

Observatory Drive: Eastbound Observatory Drive from Bascom Hill to Park Street will be closed until August 24, but westbound traffic is permitted. Do not drive eastbound on Observatory Drive unless you need to access Lot 11. Turning around there will be difficult. Both directions of travel will be prohibited for about two weeks on this part of Observatory Drive starting mid-June. Please watch for further updates.
Charter Street: Northbound Charter Street between University Avenue and Linden Drive is closed from 5/18 to mid-June. Southbound traffic is permitted.
Randall Avenue at University Avenue and Campus Drive: Randall Avenue between University Avenue and Engineering Drive will be closed from 5/18 through 6/7. Access to Lot 17 remains open. Pedestrians may only cross Campus Drive at Babcock Drive to the west and Charter Street to the east. There is no pedestrian crossing at Randall Avenue. Pedestrians may cross University Avenue at Randall Avenue to access businesses at that location only. Further travel to the south across Campus Drive is not possible.
Charter Street at University Avenue: The south leg of the intersection of Charter Street and University Avenue will be closed in both directions from 6/8 to 6/19. The entrance to Lot 22 and Physical Plant will remain open from the south.
Mills Street: Mills Street between University Avenue and Johnson Street will be closed from 5/18 to 8/24.
Brooks Street: The south leg of the intersection of Brooks Street and University Avenue will be closed from 5/18 to 6/7.
Charter Street: Charter Street from Dayton Street to Spring Street will be closed from 5/18 to mid-June.

Summer Reserves

2009-05-13T15:31:00.000-05:00

Summer Reserves Requests Being Accepted Now!

With Summer session only a few weeks away, now is the time to get your course reserve requests in to Wendt Library. Course reserves forms can be found online or at Wendt Library's Service Desk. Requests are accepted anytime, but get your requests in today to make sure your reserves are ready the first day of class.

For more information contact Ryan Schryver at 262-9260, or at schryver@engr.wisc.edu

Union South Demolition

2009-05-12T16:46:00.002-05:00

View from the Southeast

View from the East

Summer Detours

2009-05-12T16:23:00.003-05:00

Summer construction is upon us. Please note the following road closures and detours courtesy of UW Commuter Solutions.

1. Observatory Drive will be closed in both directions between Bascom Hill and Park Street from move out to
move in. Lot 9 will be closed but Lot 11 will remain open. Traffic should not turn into Observatory Drive from
Charter Street unless it is going to Lot 11. Turning around on the short section of Observatory Drive that is open will be very difficult.

2. Charter Street between Linden Drive and University Avenue will be restricted to one-way southbound traffic only from move out to mid-June.

3. Babcock Drive will be gravel-paved but should be open from mid-July to September. Traffic can exit Lot 40 (behind Babcock Hall) onto northbound Babcock Drive.

4. Randall Avenue will be closed at University Avenue in both directions between May 20 and June 4. It will be closed in both directions at Campus Drive for one week starting May 28. Neither University Avenue nor Campus Drive will be impeded.

5. Charter Street will be closed in both directions at University Avenue between June 10 and June 19. The entrance to Physical Plant and Lot 22 will be open. West Campus: The Campus Drive Reconstruction project starts May 18 and traffic will be limited to one lane each
way. Other traffic restrictions include:

Farley Avenue will be limited to northbound traffic only during the weekend of May 29.
The eastbound off-ramp from University Avenue to old University Avenue will be closed June 1-5.
The on and off-ramps from Campus Drive to Highland Avenue will be closed one at a time for about a week at the end of June.

All of these dates are subject to change due to weather and construction issues. Stay alert for more information about the dates of these detours as they become available.