Join UW President Tom Buchanan and UW Libraries Dean Maggie Farrell in dedicating the new Coe Library Thursday, November 19th at 11:00 a.m. Below you’ll find a preview of the dedication video, presenting memories of Coe and thoughts on our future:

Join us Wednesday at 1:00 p.m. in Coe Library to learn all the tools and tricks for managing your citations. Find out how EndNote and Zotero can help you organize your sources. This workshop is free and open to interested students and instructors.

At the libraries we love stories, so we were pleased to hear that public radio is encouraging everyone to share a story for the National Day of Listening on November 27th.

On the day after Thanksgiving, November 27, 2009, Wyoming Public Radio and StoryCorps are asking all Americans to start a new holiday tradition: Set aside one hour to interview a friend, a loved one, or someone in their community about his or her life.

The process is simple: select an interview partner, create a question list, and sit down to record a meaningful conversation. StoryCorps has created a free Do-It-Yourself (DIY) interview guide with step-by-step interview instructions, equipment recommendations, and sample questions available online at nationaldayoflistening.org.

Do you plan to interview someone and learn more about their story? What questions will you ask?

Save the date and join us in celebrating the finished construction of the new Coe Library on Thursday, November 19th at 11:00 a.m.

This time of year along with the cold weather is making me want to turn on the oven and make something delicious to eat. If you are also in the mood to bake or roast some yummy treats this weekend, stop by the main floor of Coe library and check out our cookbook display. As the holidays approach, we are preparing to move all of the books from the Library Annex to the main stacks at Coe, including the cookbooks.

Some of my favorites are on the display… but I’m always looking for new cookbook recommendations.  What are your favorites?

The 6th edition of the APA style manual caused a stir this fall when numerous errors and inconsistencies were revealed in the new edition. After publishing an 8 page list of corrections, APA is now issuing replacement copies to anyone who purchased the flawed 1st printing of the 6th edition.

According to the Chronicle of Higher Education:

Cumulative outrage finally carried the day. The association has just announced that it will “recycle” remaining softcover copies of the sixth edition. Anyone who gets in touch with the association between November 2 and December 15 and asks for a replacement will receive a free copy of the emended second printing, according to Rhea Faberman, director of communications. (She recommends that people contact the APA’s service center to submit those requests.)

“We heard loud and clear that there was disquiet about the number of errors in the book,” Ms. Faberman told me. “We understand that, although perfection is difficult to achieve, it is a style manual and therefore the bar is very high in terms of getting it right.”

If you purchased a copy of the 6th edition and would like a free, more accurate copy, here is the contact information for the APA Service Center:

Mailing address: American Psychological Association, 750 First Street, NE, Washington, DC 20002-4242
Telephone: (800) 374-2721 or (202) 336-5500M
Contact the Service Center, Monday through Friday, between the hours of 9:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.

The collections continue to move in Coe Library this week and next. The latest collection moves are outlined below and are current for October 28th but more books will continue to move through the week. As always please ask at any service desk if you would like help finding anything in Coe Library! Also new this week, the sculpture “Rolling Flower” by James Surls is installed (photo above). Stop by Level 3 to take a look up through the flower.

* Journals (recent bound volumes): call numbers A’s – PN 4’s are on the new shelving on level 1 west.

* Circulating collection of books: A’s – DK 265’s are on the new shelving and PR 7 – 3423’s have been relocated on level 4 central.

* Theses: moved from level 3 central to level one west.

* Folios: moved from level 3 central to level one west, except for Science folios.

* Current periodicals: moved from 121/123 to new display shelving on level one central.

* Newspapers: moved to new display shelving on level one central (some overflow on bookcarts).

The renovations of Coe Library are nearly finished – the dedication ceremony is scheduled for November 19th! We would love to know what you think about the new library.

Surveys in Coe reveal that students think it is everything from “awesome” and “really well done” to “confusing” and “too open”.  What do you think?  Tell us in the comments!