Get help with your Math class @ the library

The Math Center offers free drop-in math tutoring in the library, room 228. Hours are Mon-Thurs 1-7pm, and are always posted on the library homepage under Tutoring Hours. Tutoring is offered for a limited number of classes. To learn more, visit the Math Center’s webpage at wou.edu/math/tutor.

New Sci-Fi & Fantasy Lit in our Recreation Collection

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Need a study break? Can’t get enough of The Walking Dead? Want to escape into a fantastical world of witches and/or Shakespearean Star Wars characters? The library’s Recreation Collection has something new for you:

The Walking Dead, Books 1-3 (each compiling 12 issues of the comic series), by Robert Kirkman. Call Number: REC KIR

Witches of East End; Winds of Salem: A Witches of East End Novel (The Beauchamp Family #1 and #3), by Melissa de la Cruz. Call Number: REC DEL

Cover of Witches of East End

William Shakespeare’s Star Wars: Verily, A New Hope, by Ian Doescher, inspired by the work of George Lucas and William Shakespeare. Call Number: REC DOE

Insurgent (Divergent #2), by Veronica Roth. Call Number: REC ROT

The TRC is now in the library – drop by today

Need pointers on creating a digital movie? Tips on designing a website? Advice on configuring an Excel chart? No appointment needed! Stop by the Technology Resource Center, located in the northwest corner of the first floor of the library (HL 124), during open tutoring hours when a Student Technology Assistant is available to answer your questions.

Fall 2013 Drop-In Technology Tutoring Hours:

Monday: 11 am – 2 pm
Tuesday: 3 pm – 8 pm
Wednesday: 11 am – 2 pm
Thursday: 3 pm – 8 pm

All equipment is also available for self-service all the hours the library is open. More info about the TRC.

University Archives Homecoming Event

Come and explore the history of WOU, featuring historical materials from Oregon Normal School, Oregon College of Education, Western Oregon State College and Western Oregon University. Meet us in Hamersly Library, Room 301A.

Friday, Oct. 11 from 2:00-4:00pm
Saturday, Oct. 12 from 10:00-11:30am

New Fall Exhibits @ the Library

Hamersly Library cordially invites you to the fall 2013 exhibit reception, Wednesday, October 9th from 4:00p.m. – 6:00p.m.
The exhibits run Monday, September 23rd through December 13th, 2013 featuring:

Shadows SHADOWS~ Anna Daedalus and Kerry DavisShadows is suite of life-size photograms that evoke the shadows of victims vaporized by the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. To create the images, artists Anna Daedalus & Kerry Davis designed and built a custom photo booth where participants were invited to lend their shadows in commemoration. This body of work was developed with a 2013 Project Grant from the Regional Arts & Culture Council.

Oregon Archaeology Celebration: A traveling exhibit of Oregon Archaeology month posters. Each October, Oregon Archaeology Celebration creates a poster to promote Oregon’s cultural past. The 18 posters which make up this exhibit feature the wonders of archaeology around Oregon. Each poster depicts a different aspect of Oregon archaeology, covering a range of topics including climate change, volunteers in archaeology, Fort Rock Cave, a coastal shell midden site, preservation of ship wrecks, technology through time, and the Oregon Trail.

Additional exhibits include: Homecoming2013: Evolution of Waldo Wolf in the 1st and 3rd floor lobbies, Current Faculty Publications in the 1st floor, and Japanese-American Relocation Center Newsletters in the 2nd floor Lobby

Brand new walk-up scanner: No login, no charge!

The library has a brand new walk-up scanner! It is located in the Copy Center on the first floor. It allows for immediate scanning (no log-in necessary) to PDF (including word-searchable PDF), JPG, PNG, rich text, and …audio file! Yes, it will take text and convert it to a computer-read mp3 file.

You can then output the scanned documents to:

an email address
Google Drive (Google Docs)
a USB drive
a QR Code to scan with your smartphone or tablet

All functions are accessed through a user-friendly touchscreen. The scanner also has these user-friendly features: KIC scanner

Face-up scanning
Oversized scanning, up to 17” x 24”
Adjustable platform, lays flat or cradles a book
SmartDock, for direct, wireless transfer to smartphone or tablet

Give it a try the next time you’re in the library! As always, let us know if you have any questions about using the new scanner and we would be happy to help you.

How to find textbooks

Check out our Textbooks Guide for options to buy and borrow textbooks for your classes this term.

Event at the library this week: WOU Futures Past

Hamersly Library is sponsoring a unique (and really fun!) event as part of New Student Week. Come by the library Tuesday from 1-4pm, and Friday from 12-3pm to participate in WOU Futures Past: a fun, interactive library game that lets you experience the past and capture the future. Keep an eye on our Facebook page for updates about the event and pictures of all the activities!

How to order a print book when Hamersly has the ebook

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. If it says eBook, click on ‘View all editions and formats.’ Select an alternate edition or format

Now find the Book editions (meaning it’s a physical item, not digital). Choose the one from the Summit collection if possible.

Continue by using the or the buttons, and signing in. Before completing the request, make sure to indicate that you want only this edition. This confirms to library staff that you have seen the ebook we have and you want the physical copy.