04/10 - Athenaeum at 1pm - Advanced Poetry Writing WSU Student Reading

Join us at 1pm as we listen to WSU students from Professor Jim Armstrong's advanced poetry class.  They will read their original poetry to showcase their year-long education in the art of writing poems.

The Athenaeum is located on the second floor of the Krueger Library, bluff side.  For more information please vist our website: http://www.winona.edu/library/athenaeum/  

08/16 - New Student Orientation Week Information

Check out the WSU Advising site for information for the new student orientation schedule of activities.
http://www.winona.edu/advising/index.asp

8/17 WSU Orientation Week: Information Here

From the WSU homepage you can find a link to WSU Orientation schedules for new and transfer students and for faculty/staff.

Student WSU orientation information: http://www.winona.edu/advising/orientation.asp

Faculty/staff WSU orientation information:
http://www.winona.edu/academics/index.asp

7/24 Summer Research Help

Research help is available during the summer.

A librarian can be paged from our two service desks.

Check out our research help hours. http://www.winona.edu/library/ref/#desk

Please note: Librarians are available during the summer, however research assistance is not available all hours the library is open. Please check our schedule or set up a consultation appointment with a librarian on duty.

Congratulations Graduates! More information here

WSU graduation ceremony information can be found at:
http://www.winona.edu/news/11270.htm

The commencement ceremonies can be viewed via live video streaming on the Web at: http://www.winona.edu/itv/stream/spring.

More than 1,000 graduates of Winona State University accept their degrees at the Spring 2009 Commencement ceremonies Friday, May 8, in McCown Gymnasium.The morning ceremony begins at 9:30 a.m. and includes the College of Business and the College of Liberal Arts. The afternoon ceremony begins at 2 p.m. and includes the College of Education, the College of Nursing & Health Sciences, and the College of Science & Engineering.

The commencement ceremonies can be viewed via live video streaming on the Web at: http://www.winona.edu/itv/stream/spring.

The commencement ceremonies are also broadcast live over Hiawatha Broadband Communications (HBC) television channel 25 in Winona and in markets served by HBC. In addition, the ceremonies are broadcast live in the Rochester area via Charter Communications channel 20. The Charter broadcasts are available live to Rochester area cable customers only.HBC Cable channel 25 rebroadcasts the Commencement ceremonies Saturday-Sunday, May 9-10. Each day, the ceremonies will run back-to-back, beginning at 7:30 p.m.(Info from Andrea Mikkelsen AMikkelsen@winona.edu)

5/11 Library Summer Hours

The WSU Krueger Library summer hours can be found at: http://www.winona.edu/library/about/hours.html#summer

For the Library's summer hours please check out our Library Hours webpage:
http://www.winona.edu/library/about/hours.html

5/5 at 7pm - Study Break Sponsored by the WSU Alumni Relations & Krueger Library

Join us for a Student Study Break around 7:00pm Tuesday May 5th on the first floor of the Krueger Library. The study break is sponsored by the WSU Alumni Relations & Krueger Library. Food and beverages will be provided!

4/29 - 3rd Annual Library Root Beer Floats!

Starting at 1:00pm on Wednesday, April 29th, the Darrell W. Krueger Library will serve Root Beer Floats in the Library's Atrium. Floats will be served until the 1919 root beer is gone.

Research Help Available! Check out our schedule...

Research help is available from librarians. Stop by the reference/research help desk or check our schedule for the hours help is available.

Research Consultation Hours Approximately 8-12 hours a day, a librarian will either be available at the Reference Desk or on-call in the library. If a librarian is on-call, please see one of the service desks to have the librarian called to assist you with your research. You are also encouraged to contact a librarian for a particular subject area.
Please visit the library's liaisons web page for further information.

Research Consultation Hours for the Academic Semesters*
Monday-Thursday 9:00am-9:00pm
Friday (Librarian on-call) 9:00am-4:00pm
Saturday 10:00am-6:00pm
Sunday 1:00pm-8:00pm

*Research consultation hours change according to the WSU's Holiday closings, semester breaks, and interim hours. For further information on dates, please consult the Library's Hours web page.

4/1 Celebration around 2pm April Fools Day & Spring

Join us on the first floor of the Library around 2pm. to celebrate April Fools Day & spring with a special treat.

3/18 Athenaeum at 1pm - Sri Lanka's Ethnic Crisis by Shanthal Perera

Join us on March 18 at 1pm for a presentation titled Sri Lanka's Ethnic Crisis by WSU student Shanthal Perera. Perera will present perspectives on the two ethnic communities involved in Sri Lanka's twenty-five year civil war, this lecture will provide a historical introduction to Sri Lanka's civil conflict, from its beginnings in colonial times to its explosion in 1983. The presenter will offer a history of the various points of view surrounding the conflict, discuss recent developments, possible future scenarios, and solutions for ending the war.

The Athenaeum is located on the second floor of the WSU Library, bluff side.
The Athenaeum schedule is available at: http://www.winona.edu/library/athenaeum/

3/11 Athenaeum at 1pm - Art and Students in China: Impressions from Jingdezhen by Anne Plummer

Wednesday March 11, 2009 at 1:00pm Anne Plummer presents Art and Students in China: Impressions from Jingdezhen

China has a rich cultural heritage that westerners find compelling in terms of its scale, longevity, aesthetics, and its high level of craftmanship. Contemporary Chinese artists and students find this history to be both a source of inspiration and a burden. Western art is recognized as cutting edge in the global culture. While Chinese artists and students struggle to incorporate contemporary western practices and earn recognition in the contemporary global art world, many westerners yearn to find the historic Chinese arts and culture intact. How do the Chinese and westerners deal with these conflicting expectations?

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

For the Spring 2009 schedule please go here: http://www.winona.edu/library/athenaeum/

3/6 On this Day: New York Times Historical Front Page

Check out a historical front page for the New York Times. http://www.nytimes.com/learning/general/onthisday/
Bookmark this page or set as your homepage to learn about historical events every day.

The WSU Library provides access to the full text online archive of the New York Times from 1851-2003 made available through Proquest Historical Newspapers database. The New York Times is also available in Lexis-Nexis and ProQuest Newsstand from 1980-present. You can access these databases from the WSU Databases page. WSU students, faculty, staff can use their WSU barcodes and last name to access these databases from off campus.

3/5 AP Photo Archive: Check out this cool resource

The AP Photo Archive is an amazing resource available to WSU students, faculty and staff.

It offers "...millions of images dating back more than 100 years, AP Images is one of the world’s largest collections of historical and contemporary imagery. The AP Images collection is updated every minute of the day and includes entertainment, fashion, news and sports coverage from The Associated Press and a diverse selection of content partners.



For more than a century, AP photographers have captured the greatest moments in history, news, sports and entertainment, receiving 30 Pulitzers and numerous other awards in honor of their contribution to the images that shape our world. Every day, images from The Associated Press and its content partners are featured in thousands of newspapers, magazines and Web sites." - AP Photo Archive description

WSU access to AP Photo Archive

AP Images features photography from:

NBC Universal Photo Bank
Ebony
VII
Sipa Press
EyePress
ImagineChina
Kyodo News
The Press Association (UK)
The Canadian Press
medicalpicture
Image Source
Jupiterimages

Reading materials for spring break?

Looking for something to read over spring break? Check something out from the WSU Library.

Are you a "Lost" addict? 'Lost' Literature: Not Just For Desert Islands

Check out our other new books here: http://www.winona.edu/library/accessions/index.html

Congratulations Graduates! - Watch graduation here

Winona State University Fall 2008 Commencement takes place Friday, Dec. 12, in McCown Gymnasium, on the Winona campus.

The ceremony begins at 10:30 a.m. Doors open at 9:30 a.m.

The commencement ceremony can be viewed via live video streaming on the Web at: http://www.winona.edu/itv/stream/fall/.

The ceremony is also broadcast live over Hiawatha Broadband Communications (HBC) television channel 20 in Winona and in markets served by HBC.

HBC Cable will rebroadcast the Commencement ceremony at 7:30 p.m. Saturday and Sunday, Dec. 13-14, on channel 25.

8/21 Where is my class? WSU Building Abbreviations

WSU Campus Map
http://www.winona.edu/parking/2843.htm

WSU Building Abbreviations:
GI: Gildemeister Hall
HO: Howell Hall
LO: Lourdes (West Campus)
MA: Maxwel Hall
ME: Memorial Hall
MI: Minne Hall
MR: Maria (West Campus)
NL: Darrell W. Krueger Library (New Library)
PA: Pasteur Hall
PC: Performing Arts Center (PAC)
PH: Phelps Hall
SL: Science Lab Building
SO: Somsen Hall
ST: Stark Hall
WA: Watkins Hall

4/28 at 2pm Free Rootbeer Floats for all!

Stop into the Library rotunda area at 2pm Monday (4/28) for free rootbeer floats. Special appearances by ice cream scoopers Allison Quam, Brian Ohm and Russ Dennison. They'll scoop and serve floats till the rootbeers gone.

2/06 Athenaeum at 2pm - For the Love of Cricket - by Santosh Chandrabalan

At 2pm (note time), Santhosh Chandrabalan- WSU Student, Composite Engineering ,will talk about All Things Cricket: The Sport and Life.

What is cricket? How is it played? And what does it mean in the life of a WSU student? This presentation will provide an introduction to the sport of cricket and Chandrabalan will be open for questions about the game and cricket at WSU.

Please join us on the second floor of the library. For further information about the Library Athenaeum, please visit the following:http://www.winona.edu/library/athenaeum/