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Looking for better ways to manage your research? Join librarian Shirley Lincicum for a guided tour of Mendeley! It’s like iTunes meets Facebook for academic research. Two sessions! Attend the one that is most convenient for you: Wednesday, Oct. 24th 12:15 to 12:45 pm in HL 108 Thursday, Oct. 25th 11:45 to 12:15 pm in […]
You can use Google Scholar to find the scholarly papers that have referenced an article you like.
The ERIC database has disabled online access to its documents because of a privacy breach involving social security numbers and other personally-identifiable information contained in some documents. Since offending information was found in “multiple documents and in a way that could not easily be isolated,” the team is having to manually clear individual documents and […]
Looking for a great on-campus job? Consider applying (by August 1 for full consideration) to work at Hamersly Library. Assignments include staffing the Library’s service counters, processing materials, working with online databases or other software applications, or maintaining the building and collections. Working for Library and Media Services can provide: A job opportunity that […]
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 […]
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 […]
Search WOU Archives and Historical Collections Western Oregon University Archives is proud to announce participation in the Northwest Digital Archives database for researchers to find primary sources and archival collections related to the Pacific Northwest. Some significant subject areas include agriculture; natural resources; urban, rural, social, and progressive movements; local, state, regional, […]
Kraus Curriculum Development Library is a database of educational materials from course content (lesson plans, learning activities) to teacher and administrator strategies, from educational legislation to academic standards by subject and grade level. The materials come from state departments of education and other government agencies, as well as local school districts, professional associations, non-profit organizations, […]
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 […]
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 […]