Wednesday, March 28, 2012

3/28 - Athenaeum at 1pm - What Winona State has Taught Me by President Ramaley

03/28 - Athenaeum - What Winona State has Taught Me



Please join us on Wednesday, March 28, at 1pm for "What Winona State has Taught Me" presented by Judith Ramaley.


In his recent book, The Social Animal, David Brooks writes that, "We become who we are in conjunction with other people becoming who they are." One of the major challenges facing higher education today is to enhance our relevance and connectedness to the issues and problems that deeply concern the broader society we serve. At the same time, as a community of learners, we can explore and model what it means to draw upon the talents and interests of every member of our community to create a sustainable and democratic way of academic life. President Ramaley will reflect on what she has learned about building a sense of shared purpose and about how to foster deep engagement between the university and the communities it serves.



The Library Athenaeum is located on the second floor, bluff side of the Darrell W. Krueger Library. For additional information about the Athenaeum, please visit the following: http://www.winona.edu/library/athenaeum/

3/28 - EBSCO databases are now accessible

Thank you for your patience. EBSCO restored access to the WSU Library’s EBSCOhost databases late last night. EBSCO has confirmed that the servers are up and running properly as of approximately 10:00EST last night, so all access to EBSCOhost should now be working properly. EBSCO has apologized for any inconvenience and thanked us for our understanding.

If you are still experiencing access issues with an EBSCO database please let us know.

Also please feel free to contact our research help desk if you need advice with your research. Research help information - http://www.winona.edu/library/ref/

Krueger Library contact information
507.457.5140
refdesk@winona.edu

Tuesday, March 27, 2012

3/27 - EBSCO Databases not available

WSU and other MN, ND, & SD institutions are not able to access all of our WSU databases which are provided by EBSCOhost. EBSCOhost is currently experiencing technical problems, which are linked to recent maintenance of their systems. Their engineers are working on this issue and it is a top priority. They hope to have access restored as soon as possible.

EBSCOhost provides access to the following databases (all of which are affected this downage) and others. These databases are currently not available:

• Academic Search Premier
• America: History and Life
• Business Source Premier
• CINAHL Database
• Communication & Mass Media Complete™
• Criminal Justice Abstracts
• Education Full Text (H.W. Wilson)
• ERIC
• Historical Abstracts
• MLA International Bibliography
• Points of View Reference Center
• PsycARTICLES
• PsycINFO
• Readers’ Guide Retrospective: 1890-1982 (H.W. Wilson)
• RILM Abstracts of Music Literature
• Social Work Abstracts

EBSCO has apologized for the inconvenience and hopes to have access returned to normal quickly.

Monday, March 26, 2012

03/28 - Athenaeum - What Winona State has Taught Me

Please join us on Wednesday, March 28, at 1pm for "What Winona State has Taught Me" presented by Judith Ramaley.

In his recent book, The Social Animal, David Brooks writes that, "We become who we are in conjunction with other people becoming who they are." One of the major challenges facing higher education today is to enhance our relevance and connectedness to the issues and problems that deeply concern the broader society we serve. At the same time, as a community of learners, we can explore and model what it means to draw upon the talents and interests of every member of our community to create a sustainable and democratic way of academic life. President Ramaley will reflect on what she has learned about building a sense of shared purpose and about how to foster deep engagement between the university and the communities it serves.

The Library Athenaeum is located on the second floor, bluff side of the Darrell W. Krueger Library. For additional information about the Athenaeum, please visit the following: http://www.winona.edu/library/athenaeum/

Thursday, March 15, 2012

03/21 - Athenaeum - The Cultural Implications of Globalization by Hamid Yeganeh

Please join us for our Library Athenaeum on March 21, 2012 at 1:00pm. Hamid Yeganeh, Assistant Professor of Business Administration, will present The Cultural Implications of Globalization.

The most well-known interpretation of cultural globalization is homogenization or McDonalization which emphasize the cultural convergence across the globe especially through multinational corporations. I take a different position and discuss the cultural implications of globalization under three paradigms; homogenization, differentialism, and hybridization. Consequently, I conceptualize globalization as a dialectical phenomenon that fragments as it coordinates. Building on this conceptualization, I reflect on the business and social implications of globalization.

The Library Athenaeum is located on the second floor of the Krueger Library, bluff side.

Friday, March 9, 2012

03/09 - Library Hours for Spring Break

Spring break hours start on March 10. The Library resumes normal hours on Sunday March 18th.
More about Library hours can be found here:
http://www.winona.edu/library/about/hours.html#spring

Spring break hours
March 10-11, Saturday-Sunday - Closed
March 12-16, Monday-Friday - 7:30am-5:00pm
March 17, Saturday - Closed
March 18, Sunday Regular Hours: 1:00pm-2:00am

Monday, March 5, 2012

03/07 - Athenaeum at 1pm - Business in Africa

Please join us on Wednesday, March 7, at 1:00pm for our Athenaeum titled Business in Africa presented by Kathryn J. Ready, Professor, Business Administration.

Professor Ready participated in a faculty development study tour during May 2011 of businesses, cultural areas, game reserves and government offices/embassies in Kenya and Tanzania. Professor Ready will discuss the political and economic climate as it pertains to issues that businesses currently face in this region.

The Krueger Library Athenaeum is located on the second floor of the Krueger Library on the bluff side. All Athenaeum events are free and open to the public. For the complete Fall 2011 Library Athenaeum schedule, please visit the following: http://www.winona.edu/library/athenaeum/