Library Receives Dickens Collection

The David A. Cofrin Library is the recent recipient of a collection of Charles Dickens materials generously donated by Marjorie Hood, a friend of Chancellor Emeritus Edward Weidner. The collection consists of books by Charles Dickens and his descendents, the periodical The Dickensian (years 1929-1960 with a few missing from WWII years), some illustrations, writings and clippings regarding Dickens, lectures on Dickens by Dr. Elliot Engel of North Carolina State, Christmas books featuring Dickens' works, and an assortment of videos, records, and puzzles featuring works of Dickens. There are approximately 175 items in the collection.

Some of the collection has been catalogued. Call numbers for catalogued items in the collection can be found by doing a keyword search in the library catalog on Marjorie Hood. Other items are awaiting appraisal.


A display will run the month of December in the display case in the library concourse showcasing some of the donated items.

**The Charles Dickens Cookbook is just one of the many new titles from the Majorie Hood Dickens collection***

2nd Annual Textbook Raffle... & the winners are...

Congratulations to:

Jim & Tina Jacqmin of Green Bay
B. Burroughs of Milwaukee
Ivan Jones of Stillwater Minnesota
Travis Plocar of Green Bay

These are the four lucky winners of The Friends of the Cofrin Library Textbook Raffle, each will receive a $500 gift certificate to UW- Green Bay's Phoenix Bookstore.

The Friends of the Cofrin Library would like to extend a warm thank-you to all of those who participated in this year's raffle!


2nd Annual Textbook Raffle

Interested in a $500 gift card to the UW-Green Bay Phoenix Bookstore? It can be used for apparel, office supplies and, of course, books! The Friends of the Cofrin Library organization is offering chances at gift cards in its annual fundraising raffle now through January 3, 2006.
Chances are $2 each, or six for $10.

A total of four $500 gift cards will be raffled off!

Proceeds directly benefit the David A. Cofrin Library. Last year's fundraiser helped support the purchase of a microfilm reader for the Special Collections Department, staff development, and additions to the popular-magazine collection for students.

Look for tables set up across campus over the next several weeks or contact Debra Anderson at (920) 465-2539 for more information.

Sociological Abstracts Database Enhanced

The Social Science database, Sociological Abstracts, now has more features. The 1952-1962 backfile records have been added to the database and abstracts are now included in the 1963-1972 records. Additionally, over 2,000,000 cited referenced have been added to several databases including Sociological Abstracts, Worldwide Political Science Abstracts, and Social Services Abstracts.

Follow the links below to check out these new features:

Sociological Abstracts

Worldwide Political Science Abstracts

Social Services Abstracts

For help with using the databases contact a reference librarian.

Color Printer Now Available in the Library

A new color printer is now located in the Cofrin Library's 3rd floor computer lab. Color copies print one sided and are $0.25 per copy.

Check out the Cofrin Library building hours to see when the 3rd floor computer lab is accessible.

Setting Up Alerts in Metalib

Metalib, the Cofrin Library's new state of the art search tool, now offers even more features! MetaLib allows you to save searches so you can re-run them at a later date. You can also run a search automatically, by setting up an alert. Alerts can be run at an interval you specify (e.g. daily, weekly) and the results of the search can be emailed to you. To save a search or setup an alert, check out the Metalib search tips page.

To learn more about Metalib or to connect to Metalib visit the Metalib information page.

To receive help with Metalib contact a Reference Librarian.