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The CIMC relies on our talented Program Assistants and student hourly staff to provide quality service to the students, staff, and faculty of the School of Education. Three of our Program Assistants, eleven of our student hourly staff members, and SLIS Intern are leaving the CIMC at the end of this semester. Program Assistant Ginger Cassidy, Reference Services, has completed her Master’s Degree in Library and Information Studies, while Joseph Kerkman, Comptuting Services, is completing his MFA. Technical Services PA Sherab Chen has accepted a position as Cataloging Coordinator for the Ohio State University Libraries. Carin Bringelsen, who is completing an internship in our instructional program, will also receive her Master’s Degree from SLIS. Student staff completing their undergraduate degrees are Diana Gordon, Melissa Ketter, Brian Mak, Gavin Pang, Christy Ricker, and Sasha Sepvacek. Students leaving the CIMC to pursue studies elsewhere or to student teach are Cari Gadamus, Erika Harlan, Kim Ketter, Melissa Martin and John Ostlund.

Posted by Jo Ann Carr on May 17, 2004

Five CIMC staff members gave presentations or poster sessions at the April conferences of the Wisconsin Educational Media Association (WEMA) and the Wisconsin Association of Academic Librarians (WAAL). Jo Ann Carr and Catherine Stephens presentations focused on ERIC, MetaTag and K-20 information literacy.

Jo Ann Carr participated in a panel discussion on Building the Future Through K-20 Collaboration. This panel, comprised of library staff from K-12 and Higher Education, discussed ways in which they could work together to provide a seamless information literacy environment for students. Jo Ann also presented a program entitled “ERIC, ENC, NLE-What Works Now? The changing face of education information” This program reviewed changes in ERIC and other federal information resources to highlight how education information has been impacted by changes in presidential administrations. Catherine Stephens was a co-presenter for “Let's Play metaTAG!!”, highlighting the accomplishments of the Madison Metropolitan School District and UW Madison collaborative exploration of the uses of learning objects in education. More information on this project is available at http://cimc.education.wisc.edu/metatag/.

Erika Arroyo, Ginger Cassidy, and Amanda Werhane presented a poster session on “Highlighting Resources in the Library and on the Web” which reviewed the process they developed for the CIMC’s coordinated program of displays, handouts, and webliographies on a specific theme. Jo Ann Carr presented another program on K-20 information and technology literacy, “At the heart of learning: the role of K-20 collaborations”.

Posted by Jo Ann Carr on May 17, 2004

The Wisconsin Historical Society invites Wisconsin students, teachers, and parents are invited to vote online to determine the most important events in our state’s history at www.wisconsinhistory.org/turningpoints. Your votes will help guide the WHS in developing a digital of resources for use by educators, museums, libraries, and the general public. This project is similar to the “American Journeys” site that provides eyewitness accounts of early American exploration, including 20 from Wisconsin, as well as a vast collection of images.

Digital resources that are a part of the University of Wisconsin Digital Collections extend the resources of UW System libraries to the citizens of the state. Among the resources of this collection are:
Milwaukee Neighborhoods: Photos and Maps, 1885-1992 http://www.uwm.edu/Library/digilib/Milwaukee/index.html
This collection of 638 photos and maps from Milwaukee neighborhoods was developed as part of UW-Milwaukee’s Digital Library and is searchable by neighborhoods, subjects, businesses and keyword.

Belgian-American Research Collection

Developed by U.W. Green Bay, this collection documents the Walloon speaking Belgians who settled in Northeastern Wisconsin in the mid 1850’s.

Posted by Jo Ann Carr on May 17, 2004

May is Asian and Pacific Islander Heritage Month. A display featuring literature and other materials celebrates the rich and colorful culture of Asian and Pacific Americans in the United States. Our accompanying webliography of Internet sites is available at http://cimc.education.wisc.edu/ed_info/webliographies/asian_american.html

May also brings stress from end-of-the-semester papers, projects, and exams. So, we've created a display with materials to help students and faculty with Stress Prevention.

June is Gay & Lesbian Pride Month, and the CIMC will display books about gays and lesbians in our collection as well as materials relating to the issue of homosexuality in education.

Posted by Amanda Werhane on May 17, 2004

Summer hours for the CIMC began on May 15. From May 15-September 3, the CIMC will be open from 9:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m. on Mondays-Friday. We will also be closed on May 31 in observance of Memorial Day and on July 5 in observance of Independence Day.
School of Education faculty, staff, and students are encouraged to use "Book Retrieval" (see http://madcat.library.wisc.edu/help/hldrtr.htm) for access to CIMC materials when we are closed. Requests for reference assistance can be directed to the libraries e-mail reference service at http://www.library.wisc.edu/libraries/reference/email/index.html
Comments and questions regarding these hours should be directed to Jo Ann Carr at carr@education.wisc.edu.

Posted by Jo Ann Carr on May 17, 2004

Emeritus Professors Thomas Carpenter, Elizabeth Fennema, and Thomas Romberg will continue to contribute to the education of future School of Education students through their generous funding of four journal titles in mathematics education. They have designated the use of a portion of their UW Foundation account for the purchase of Educational Studies in Mathematics, Mathematical Thinking and Learning, The Journal of Mathematical Behavior and Journal of Mathematics Teacher Education. The CIMC will house these titles.

The CIMC collection has also been strengthened with the assistance of the Oregon Public Schools. Following the review and adoption of new reading series, Oregon Public Schools Reading and Language Arts Coordinator, Judy Chilson, arranged to donate the sample textbook series included in the review to the CIMC.

Posted by Jo Ann Carr on May 17, 2004

Early June marks the sixtieth anniversary of D-Day; the Allied invasion of German forces during World War II. A display commemorating the events on the beaches of Normandy on June 6, 1944 will feature D-Day and other World War II materials from the CIMC as well as items provided by The History Channel and A&E.

Posted by Erica Arroyo on May 17, 2004

The CIMC instruction team is pleased to announce the schedule for summer workshops. Workshops topics focus around technology, information, and media literacy topics. Summer workshops include Advanced Google, an Introduction to Learn@UW, an Introduction to Dreamweaver, and Creating, Changing, and Using Digital Images. See our workshop information page for workshop descriptions as well as steps to register for workshops.

We welcome your ideas and suggestions for summer instruction sessions. Please send your comments to Catherine Stephens, Instruction and Technology Integration Coordinator at cstephens@education.wisc.edu.

Posted by Catherine Stephens on May 17, 2004

Looking for funds to make an innovative teaching proposal possible? Seeking a reward for outstanding teachers or students in your classroom? CIMC staff continue to update our online education funding resources , with links to current funding resources for teachers. Sources include both private and non-profit, government, fellowship and award programs targeted at Education. To contribute additional sources for funding, please contact Catherine Stephens at cstephens@education.wisc.edu.

Posted by Catherine Stephens on May 10, 2004