Instruction – Hamersly Library

Library Instruction Program

Camila Posted on November 3, 2024 3466 views

WOU’s Instruction Librarians provide assignment-based library instruction delivered at students’ point-of-need. See our Library Instruction (https://research.wou.edu/information-literacy) page for more details or to request a session.

Did you know | Instruction | Research Techniques & Tools

Welcome to Primo

library_sitemgr Posted on June 26, 2014 3872 views

What is Primo? Primo is the new library search tool used to find items in Hamersly Library and our partner Summit libraries, as well as some articles and other electronic resources. Primo scopes allow you to define where your search is performed. You can select a scope in the drop-down menu right of the search box, or by [more…]

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How to order a print book when Hamersly has the ebook

library_sitemgr Posted on May 20, 2013 4630 views

You may have noticed a lot of ebooks popping up in the library’s catalog–we have over 80,000 now! While they are often convenient and just what you need, other times you really want the printed material. Search for the book in the Summit catalog. Once you’ve verified the title and author, check the Edition/Format field. [more…]

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Borrow from Summit even while away from Monmouth

library_sitemgr Posted on July 18, 2012 4119 views

Do you live or visit close to another college or university? If its library is a Summit member, you can have your materials sent there instead of to Hamersly. Maybe you live in Salem and you always have to rush back after your WOU classes. To get set up, take your WOU ID card to [more…]

Instruction | Research Techniques & Tools

Renew items, save a search, and more with My Library

library_sitemgr Posted on July 5, 2012 3780 views

Here’s what you can do with the My Library account through the library catalog: Review what you have currently checked out, including due dates. This includes Summit and Interlibrary Loan items in your possession as well as Hamersly-owned items. Renew items of Hamersly-owned items (when renewal is allowable) and see the new due dates. Place [more…]

Instruction | Technical Tips

Quickly copy all formatting and reapply with Format Painter

library_sitemgr Posted on June 28, 2012 5436 views

Microsoft Office programs offer the Format Painter button that copies formatting from one object and applies its style to another or to many other objects. It leaves the content alone. Format Painter can be used on a variety of content: text and paragraphs, table and spreadsheet cells, shapes and slides. How to do it: Select [more…]

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Use a scanner and your print credits as a “color copier.”

library_sitemgr Posted on March 6, 2012 3767 views

While there is not a color photocopier in the library, you can get a color copy by using one of the several scanners we have. Use the KIC or Epson flatbed scanners to capture the image, and make any adjustments to the image you want, including size, before saving it. Then sent it to one [more…]

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Have an alternative browser (or two) available on your computer

library_sitemgr Posted on February 1, 2012 3581 views

You probably have a standard browser that you use day in and day out to view the Internet. It’s a good idea, however, to have other browsers available on your computer to help out when technical problems or display issues that arise. Sometimes a website’s designed functionality or display just doesn’t play well with the [more…]

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Campus Printing 101

library_sitemgr Posted on January 13, 2012 17740 views

Students have 225 pre-paid print credits attached to their network accounts each term that they are enrolled at WOU. A single page (one side) of a black & white printout costs 1 credit. A single color printout costs 5 credits. You can check your print credit balance. If you need to purchase additional credits, do [more…]

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Print multiple PowerPoint slides to a single page

library_sitemgr Posted on January 9, 2012 3841 views

Printing professors’ slides for study purposes can quickly diminish print credit balance, make binders unwieldy and backpacks heavy, and waste the gifts from our arboreal friends. But if you are not ready to study from the slides in their digital form, you can print several on a single page and reduce your paper consumption considerably. [more…]