11/10 New Mac Printer and Photocopiers available

The photocopiers are now available.

The Information Gallery now has a printer dedicated for Macintosh laptop and desktop printing. The printer name is LIB-IG5 and it is located on the left side of the information Gallery (opposite LIB-IG1).

To install this printer:
Start up your mac laptop (make sure you have a connection to the internet and have logged in).
1. Click on your Mac Harddrive icon
2. Select the Applications folder
3. Follow these directions:
http://www.winona.edu/library/ig/help/osx/add_printer.html
If you have questions or need assistance adding a printer, please stop by the Information Gallery for help.

11/10 Photocopiers unavailable Tuesday morning

The photocopiers will not be available due to a change in their location. The Information Gallery will be moving the photocopiers to the back of the Info Gallery to make room for two new printers (for Macintosh printing). More information will be posted Tuesday afternoon.

Thank you for your patience.

10/28 Athenaeum at 1pm- It’s Only a Movie: The Politics of the 1970s and 80s Horror Film by Nathan Wardinski

Just in time for Halloween! Join us on October 28, 2009 at 1pm for It’s Only a Movie: The Politics of the 1970s and 80s Horror Film, presented by Nathan Wardinski.

This presentation will look at the horror genre starting with Last House on the Left in 1972 to A Nightmare on Elm Street in 1984, examining how these films were groundbreaking and why they represented a serious political and countercultural statement and how that political edge was later lost to commercialization. Attention will be paid to the remakes of these films and the implications of these remakes for the genre and politics of the films.

WARNING: Due to the subject matter, this presentation will make use of graphic imagery.

10/21 Athenaeum at 1pm - π, e and prime numbers by Joyati Debnath

Join us Wednesday October 21, 2009 at 1pm for Joyati Debnath, presetation titled π, e and prime numbers. Debnath is a Professor in the Mathematics and Statistics Department at Winona State University.

In mathematics, certain numbers are called rational numbers and certain numbers are called irrational numbers. Some irrational numbers are very popular namely π and e. The concept of irrationality was clearly expressed in the Sulba Satras (literally, “Aphorisms of the Chords” in Vedic Sanskrit) in India in 7th century BC. Manava (750 BC-690 BC), a Vedic priest and a skilled craftsman, wrote Sulba Satras to provide rules for religious rites and detailed accurate construction of altars needed for sacrifices. It contained constructions of circles from rectangles and squares from circles giving approximate values of π. This presentation will elaborate on the early history of the existence of π, e and their connection with the prime numbers, which is both fascinating and intriguing. Students and faculty at all levels and disciplines across the campus will find something interesting in this presentation.

The Athenaeum is located on the second floor of the WSU Library, bluff side. The event is free and open to the public.

For the complete Fall 2009 Athenaeum schedule and for additional information about the Athenaeum, please visit the following:http://www.winona.edu/library/athenaeum/

10/21 Athenaeum at 1pm π, e and prime numbers by Joyati Debnath

Join us Wednesday October 21, 2009 at 1pm for Joyati Debnath, presetation titled π, e and prime numbers. Debnath is a Professor in the Mathematics and Statistics Department at Winona State University.

In mathematics, certain numbers are called rational numbers and certain numbers are called irrational numbers. Some irrational numbers are very popular namely π and e. The concept of irrationality was clearly expressed in the Sulba Satras (literally, “Aphorisms of the Chords” in Vedic Sanskrit) in India in 7th century BC. Manava (750 BC-690 BC), a Vedic priest and a skilled craftsman, wrote Sulba Satras to provide rules for religious rites and detailed accurate construction of altars needed for sacrifices. It contained constructions of circles from rectangles and squares from circles giving approximate values of π. This presentation will elaborate on the early history of the existence of π, e and their connection with the prime numbers, which is both fascinating and intriguing. Students and faculty at all levels and disciplines across the campus will find something interesting in this presentation.

The Athenaeum is located on the second floor of the WSU Library, bluff side. The event is free and open to the public.

For the complete Fall 2009 Athenaeum schedule and for additional information about the Athenaeum, please visit the following: http://www.winona.edu/library/athenaeum/

Omnivore's Solution: Michael Pollan's WSU Lyceum Presentation

"Eat food. Not too much. Mostly plants."
On Wednesday September 23, Michael Pollan spoke at WSU about this quote, an eater's manifesto, from his book In Defense of Food.

Michael Pollan presentation titled "The Omnivore's Solution" is available via streamed video. (only available on the WSU campus): http://www.winona.edu/its/mediaservices/video_archive.asp

Michael Pollan is a New York Times best-selling author and food writer. He is the author of In Defense of Food: An Eater's Manifesto , winner of the James Beard Award, and The Omnivore’s Dilemma: A Natural History of Four Meals (2006), which was named one of the ten best books of the year by both the New York Times and the Washington Post. He is also the author of The Botany of Desire: A Plant’s-Eye View of the World (2001); A Place of My Own (1997); and Second Nature (1991). Pollan appears in Food, Inc. a documentary which debuted in June, and New York Times Magazine, Pollan is the recipient of numerous journalistic awards, including the James Beard Award for best magazine series in 2003 and the Reuters-I.U.C.N. 2000 Global Award for Environmental Journalism. Pollan served for many years as executive editor of Harper’s Magazine and is now the Knight Professor of Science and Environmental Journalism at UC Berkeley.

7/27 Library Hours for August 2009

The Library's summer hours change on August 8th through August 23rd. Please check the Library's Hours web page for detailed information: http://www.winona.edu/library/about/hours.html#summer

Library hours for August 8-August 23, 2009
Monday-Friday 7:30am-5:00pm
Saturday, August 8 Closed
Sunday, August 9 Closed
Saturday, August 15 Closed
Sunday, August 16 Closed
Saturday, August 22 Closed
Sunday, August 23 1:00pm-9:00pm

Classes start Monday August 24, 2009! Yeah! Welcome back to WSU!

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.

6/22 Library Closed July 3-5, 2009 - Holiday Schedule

The WSU Library will be closed from Friday July 3rd through Sunday July 5th and will reopen for regular summer hours Monday July 6th.

The Library's summer hours are available at:
http://www.winona.edu/library/about/hours.html#summer

Library closings due to holidays:
http://www.winona.edu/library/about/hours.html#closings

6/19 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 and our holiday schedule please check out our Library Hours webpage:
http://www.winona.edu/library/about/hours.html

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

4/15 Last Athenaeum at 1pm - Elements and Natural Processes: Designing a Sustainable Path for Large, Complex Systems by Marilyn Klinkner

Join us Wednesday April 15, 2009 at 1:00pm for a presentation by Marilyn Klinkner titled "Elements and Natural Processes: Designing a Sustainable Path for Large, Complex Systems."

"Fixing problems” at the level of detail in complex systems, is an almost certain way of solving one problem by inventing another.” - Karl Henri Robert

Reductionism and Compartmentalization demolish on-going essential processes in art, poetry and nature. This talk will present a powerpoint on sustainable development, where analysis and competence are more essential than values, because the development is success and action-based, back-casted from a vision of the future.

The more rigorously “sustainability” is defined, the easier it is for levels of planning to be built upon. All involved need a shared mental picture of what we want to correct, no matter what their discipline.

“Nobody can look into the future”, Einstein said, “but we can invent it. “ The goal of the talk is to present a model of arriving at a holistic campus initiative dynamically oriented toward planned economical and sustainable action. The audience will see a developed and tested intellectual and institutional structure for inventing and integrating processes to achieve goals in communities.

4/1 Athenaeum at 1pm - Watching for the Ferris Wheel by Drake Hokanson and Carol Kratz

Join us on Wednesday April 1, 2009 at 1pm for a presentation by Drake Hokanson and Carol Kratz titled Watching for the Ferris Wheel

It will be a lively illustrated presentation on the nature of the American county agricultural fair, the long-haul research for the book, and a bit about the process of getting it published as a large-format, full-color volume.

If you bring you own personal copy Drake and Carol will sign books afterwards. Purebred and Homegrown: America’s County Fairs (University of Wisconsin Press, 2008).

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/

3/2 Library Hours - Spring Break 2009

The Library's hours over spring break are:

Saturday February 28 - Closed
Sunday March 1 - Closed
Monday-Friday March 2-6 -Open 7:30am-5:00pm
Saturday March 7 - Closed
Sunday March 8 - Open 1:00pm-2:00am

http://www.winona.edu/library/about/hours.html#spring

2/25 Fahrenheit 451: the must see film at 7pm - Celebration of the Book

The last Celebration of the Book - Censorship series event is the 1966 movie Fahrenheit 451 (based on Ray Bradbury’s novel). Join the campus community in viewing and discussion of censorship this week.
When: Wednesday, February 25, 7:00 p.m.
Where: Science Laboratory Center 120
Summary of the film via the Internet Movie Database

Frozen River Film Festival: Starts on Thursday!

Celebrate film by attending the Frozen River Film Festival. The opening for the festival is on Thursday January 22, 2009. Check out the 2009 schedule here:
http://www.frff.org/