Andersen Library (University of Wisconsin Whitewater)

Andersen Library
Established 1953
Location 800 West Main Street
Whitewater, Wisconsin
Collection
Size More than 1 million items[1]
Other information
Director Barbara Bren (Interim)
Website http://library.uww.edu/

The Harold Andersen Library (also referred to as Andersen Library or HAL) is the university library of the University of Wisconsin–Whitewater. The building was named after Harold Gilbert Andersen, and ground breaking and construction for the building began on April 9, 1951.[2]

Creation and Dedication

Andersen Library is the second oldest building on the University of Wisconsin- Whitewater campus, and was named in honor of Harold Gilbert Andersen (1896–1979). Andersen was the president of the First Citizens State Bank in Whitewater, Wisconsin, and represented the Whitewater State Teachers College on the Board of Regents from 1947 to 1960, as well as a 1917 graduate of Whitewater Normal School. Andersen was a main proprietor in convincing the Board of Regents to create a new building at Whitewater, and as a result Whitewater became the first college in the University of Wisconsin system to have a dedicated Library building.

The ground breaking for the new $725,000 building began at April 9, 1951. On February 25, 1953, faculty and students manually carried 41,000 volumes into the new building.[3] The original building now houses the Instructional, Communication and Information Technology offices, Andersen Computing Lab, and the Center for Students with Disabilities. The library is now located in the south wing of the building, which was built in 1966 and expanded in 1970. Further renovations were done in 1989 and 1995.

Functions and services

The Andersen Library provides a variety of functions and services to the students, faculty, and staff of the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater ranging from providing study spaces, equipment, research instruction and assistance.[4]

Hours [5]

Fall and Spring Semesters
Monday-Thursday 7:30 am 2 am
Friday 7:30 am 6 pm
Saturday 10 am 6 pm
Sunday 11 am 2 am
Intercession (i.e., in between

semesters)
Monday-Friday 8 am 4:30 pm
Saturday-Sunday Closed Closed
Winterim
Monday-Wednesday 7:30 am 6 pm
Thursday-Friday 7:30 am 4:30 pm
Saturday Closed Closed
Sunday 12 pm 8 pm
Summer Session
Monday-Thursday 7:30 am 9 pm
Friday 7:30 am 4:30 pm
Saturday Closed Closed
Sunday 12 pm 8 pm

Circulation Services

The Circulation Department is responsible for the management of the day-to-day maintenance of the physical collection of the Library. This task ranges from the checkout of diverse items to the enforcement of fines, as well as assisting students in their research by providing course reserves and interlibrary loan.

The check-out of all library materials has to be made at the Circulation Desk, which is located near the entrance/exit on the buildings' main level. In order to be able to check out materials, patrons must present a vaild UW-Whitewater ID, whiile visiting patrons from other schools of the University of Wisconsin system are allowed to use their current "home" ID. Residents who are not part of UW-Whitewater or the UW system have the possibility to purchase a Community Borrower Card in order to use the library's services.

Andersen Library also grants access to the materials of other libraries either from other UW schools (UW Request) or other libraries not associated with the UW system (ILLiad).

In addition, the library also has access to wireless internet, a variety of equipment and the possibility of overnight check-out.

Reference Services

Instruction and assistance in research is provided by the Reference Department using basic and/or specialized research tools. The different training topics include library catalogs, print and online indexes, full-text databases, and resources from the Internet.

Reference librarians offer direct, personal assistance to students, university staff, faculty members and community visitors. In-person assistance is also available by appointment to meet with a librarian for a more in-depth assistance. For the working schedule of Reference librarians look here.

Equipment

There is a variety of equipment available at the Andersen Library available for anyone with a valid UWW ID. In order to check out items patrons must have a loan agreement on file and should not have an excessive amount of fines on their library account. All equipment provided is available on a first-come, first-served basis and items cannot be renewed or be reserved. In case the item consists of several parts, the item is only considered returned, if all parts have been returned.

Overview of available Equipment:

Learning Spaces

The Andersen Library provides an array of study places with both quiet areas and areas where moderate talking is allowed. There are three floors that are accessible by students, and each of the floors have group study rooms as well as restrooms:

1st (Basement) Floor

The basement of Andersen Library can be accessed via stairs or elevator. Within the basement floor there are special collections,[6] microforms, bound periodicals, current periodicals, a library classroom, as well as a couple collaboratories.

2nd (Main) Floor

The main floor is called Learning Commons and is also referred to as the "talking floor" where group studies, moderate conversation, listening to music (headphones only), sound on computers, and respectful use of cell phones is allowed. There is a Veterans and Service Members Lounge,

The library also provides closed study rooms which are available by reservation and are ideal for group projects or group work.

The 2nd floor has government documents, reference collections, magazines, graphic novels, children's books, a browsing section, as well as an area dedicated to new items.

Students can also borrow equipment, audio books, VHS tapes, video games, CDs, DVDs, and even umbrellas. Borrowable equipment include laptops, flip cameras, iPads, Nexus 7s, Calculators, headphones, video game consoles, kindles, and more. There are strict restrictions on who can check out these items, as well as how long the items can be checked out.

Food for Thought Café [7]

This café is located on the 2nd floor, and it is near the entrance and exit doors and Circulation Desk. Students and staff can buy sandwiches, cookies, soup, soda, coffee, hot chocolate, salads, and more at the Food for Thought Café. There is an area just outside the café for students to eat or drink and a microwave available outside the café. The hours of the café vary, and they are posted on the University Of Wisconsin-Whitewater's University Dining website.[8]

Third Floor

The third floor has individual study rooms, a group study room, as well as several rows of their main collection.

References

  1. ↑ "About Us | Andersen Library | University of Wisconsin-Whitewater". library.uww.edu. Retrieved 1 December 2015.
  2. ↑ "Andersen Library Building | Andersen Library | University of Wisconsin-Whitewater". library.uww.edu. Retrieved 1 December 2015.
  3. ↑ Bohi, M. Janette (1967). . "A history of Wisconsin State University Whitewater, 1868-1968," p. 196. Wisconsin State University Foundation, Whitewater.
  4. ↑ "Services | Andersen Library | University of Wisconsin-Whitewater". library.uww.edu. Retrieved 4 December 2015.
  5. ↑ "Hours | Andersen Library | University of Wisconsin-Whitewater". library.uww.edu. Retrieved 21 April 2016.
  6. ↑ "Contact Us | Andersen Library | University of Wisconsin-Whitewater". library.uww.edu. Retrieved 2016-04-21.
  7. ↑ "Floor Plan | Andersen Library | University of Wisconsin-Whitewater". library.uww.edu. Retrieved 1 December 2015.
  8. ↑ "Food for Thought Café | Andersen Library | University of Wisconsin-Whitewater". library.uww.edu. Retrieved 1 December 2015.
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