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December 3 winner of a Brooks and Terry’s gift card: Jennifer Patterson
December 4 winner of a 2GB flash drive: Dr. Sil
December 4 winner of a 2GB flash drive: Dr. Sil
December 2 winner of a 2GB flash drive: Preston Sullivan
December 2 winner of a 2GB flash drive: Preston Sullivan
New Summit is here!
New Summit is here!
The new Summit is now live! You can begin searching and requesting any time.
In the first few weeks, there may be a little bumpiness as the system develops and we appreciate your patience as we work through this. One “bump” may be encountered when you request items:
To request items, you may need to enter your last name and WOU barcode (your v number with a 2 in front) OR your last name and v number. If one way does not work, try the other.
Worldcat.org
Worldcat.org
The new Summit is coming December 1! Want a preview of what searching will be like? Try Worldcat.org.
The new Summit is based on Worldcat.org, which lets you search and borrow from the collections of libraries around the world. You can search for books, music CDs, videos and all the types of materials that you are used to getting through Summit. Additionally, you may discover many new kinds of content, such as downloadable audiobooks and article citations with links to order them or, sometimes, view their full text.
Get Started…and WIN A NINTENDO Wii
Get Started…and WIN A NINTENDO Wii
WOU Students…You can win a Nintendo Wii (or other great prize) when you complete the Get Started at Western Oregon Tutorial. Why go through this short 10 minute tutorial? Returning students–there have been a few changes to your User Name and Password, Wireless Access, and the WOU Portal over the summer. New Students–Learn all about Paw Print username and password, E-mail, Computers at WOU, Wolf Web, and WOU Portal. Just go to wou.edu/getstarted to begin!
New library homepage
New library homepage
After months of planning, the Library and Media Services homepage has received a makeover. We’ve taken feedback and suggestions from you and designed a site that strives to be easier and more convenient to use. Poke around a bit and let us know what you think. We’ll be seeking feedback and making adjustments to our secondary pages as a next step.
Also, we want to give a big thank you to all of the people who took time out of your summer to test the demo sites we created!
New and improved Summit catalog, coming in late 2008
New and improved Summit catalog, coming in late 2008
Work is currently underway on an upgrade to the Summit unified catalog, which allows you to request books and materials from other regional academic libraries in the Orbis Cascade Alliance. The new Summit catalog will be fully installed by the end of 2008. Summit borrowing services will continue without interruption during this transition.
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Hours during August and September
Hours during August and September
Library hours are now Monday – Friday, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., closed on Saturdays and Sundays. This schedule is in effect until the first day of Fall term, Sept. 29.
Looking for a fall term job on campus?
Looking for a fall term job on campus?
The Library’s Student Employee program offers a wide range of work assignments. We hire individuals who demonstrate an understanding of customer service concepts, are dependable, accurate and detail-oriented. Student workers staff the Library’s service counters, process materials, work with online databases or other software applications, or maintain the building and collections. See our Student Jobs page for more details.
Get your application in now!
