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Lunch & Learn: Intro to Mendeley

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 […]

Have a great article and want more? Use Google Scholar to discover articles that cite it.

You can use Google Scholar to find the scholarly papers that have referenced an article you like.

Population Density along I-5 corridor

The Census Bureau recently released this data visualization of Interstate 5 population density. (Click the graph’s play button.) It’s interesting to see the major peaks at either end and the minor peaks and long valleys in between.

ERIC disables access to digital library

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 […]

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

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 […]

Quickly copy all formatting and reapply with Format Painter

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 […]

Interested in Pacific Northwest history and culture? Check out Northwest Digital Archives

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, […]

Educational Content, Curricula, and Standards

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, […]

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

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 […]

Learn to Document and Use Sources in your Writing

Our Citation Guide helps you with APA style MLA style Chicago/Turabian style & links to the American Anthropological Association style guide Tutorials Incorporating Sources into Your Research Paper: Learn to structure, analyze and use sources to support an argument in your research paper in this tutorial. 6 minutes. Why You Need to Cite Sources: Learn […]

Western Oregon University’s Land Acknowledgement
Western Oregon University in Monmouth, OR is located within the traditional homelands of the Luckiamute Band of Kalapuya. Following the Willamette Valley Treaty of 1855 (Kalapuya etc. Treaty), Kalapuya people were forcibly removed to reservations in Western Oregon. Today, living descendants of these people are a part of the Confederated Tribes of Grand Ronde Community of Oregon and the Confederated Tribes of the Siletz Indians.

Accessibility Public Records Privacy Student Consumer Information

WOU prohibits discrimination on the basis of race, color, sex, national or ethnic origin, age, religion, marital status, disability, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity, and gender expression in all programs, activities and employment practices as required by Title IX, other applicable laws, and policies. Retaliation is prohibited by WOU.