Past News - 2012
News
Lorentz Film Screening: Oct. 30
Lorentz greeting a visitor at the dedication of the Pare Lorentz Room in its original location in the basement of Polk Library. Chancellor Roger Guiles observes on Lorentz's right. University Archives Photo 73-602_14. Polk Library joins Radio-TV-Film Department as it... read more...
Pharm Database Added to Badgerlink
Polk Library is happy to report that BadgerLink, DPI's digital library, has added AHFS Consumer Medication Information to its lineup. Polk is adding this database to our A-Z list to make access easier for students and staff. AHFS is an award winning database of drug information monographs wr... read more...
Bilingual Children's Books in the EMC
Bilingual books in Arabic, Hmong and Spanish are some of the languages you'll find represented in the children's book collection in the EMC. read more...
Murder Mystery is this Friday
10 Years and 11 Bodies! And you thought a library was a safe place to be. This Friday, September 7th, Polk Library will host its 10th Annual Murder Mystery at 9:15PM. Bring your friends to help figure out various clues around the building and be the first to solve a murder set in the city's vas... read more...
Polk's website focus group
by: Kim Parsons, Communications Intern The creation of a brand new website for Polk Library has been a series of trials and errors. Along with creating the website, the team conducted a focus group to see if the website was fulfilling its purpose of being easier to navigate than the old site. ... read more...
New Federal website upgrades access to 2010 Census Information
The new version of the Census Bureau’s American FactFinder has recently replaced its former site for important information about American demographics. read more...
Bad Tapes: Archives Rescues Old Audio
by: Kimberly Parsons, Library Communications Assistant The move this past summer to Sage had departments on campus excited for a new venture and a change in scenery. The move became especially advantageous for the Journalism Department as staff discovered old photographs, as well as vide... read more...
GroupFinder
by: Kimberly Parsons, Library Communications Assistant Setting up a group study time with classmates can sometimes require a lot of awkward moments including phone number exchanges and Facebook friend requests. Polk Library has made things stress-free and professional thanks to a new ... read more...
New Databases Added to Polk's Web Site
By: Kimberly Parsons, Library Communications Assistant Over interim, three new databases were added to the already abundant list that Polk Library has to offer. The newly added ARTstor, ProQuest Dissertations and Theses and Ovid Nursing databases all serve different purposes, but are useful rese... read more...
Art by Erica Possin on Display in Polk
by: Kimberly Parsons, Library Communications Assistant Polk Library’s newest exhibit in its 1 st Floor “gallery” is a series of ten paintings from recent alum, Erica Possin. The paintings mostly feature wind turbines, objects that are becoming increasingly familiar in rural Wisconsin. ... read more...
