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The library is exploring options to get a walk-up scanner, and we want your feedback! We have a demonstration unit in the Copy Center in the Hamersly Library. This unit is similar to the one we are considering purchasing. It allows for immediate scanning (no log-in necessary) to PDF (including word-searchable PDF), JPG, PNG, rich […]
The entire WOU community is invited to submit campus images taken during the week of January 21 – 27, 2013 for a spring-term exhibit at the Hamersly Library. Image categories are Places (buildings, campus spaces) Activities (performance, lecture, service, routine tasks) People (students, staff, faculty, administrators) Make your plans now for scenes you want to […]
Sometimes full articles are available directly from the library databases. But in many instances, there is no link to the full text of the article, and you only have the summary (or even just the citation information). This is when you use the Find it @ WOU button. See our Find it @ WOU tutorial […]
Monday, Nov. 19, 11 a.m. – 1 p.m. Hamersly Library lobby The eReader Petting Zoo allows you time in a non-commercial setting to poke around several brands and formats of eBook devices and to discuss their pros and cons. (Reminder: holiday shopping is imminent.) We’ll have a variety of devices for you to play with […]
PURE Insights is WOU’s peer-reviewed Undergraduate Research Journal and includes works by WOU undergraduate students working closely with a WOU faculty mentor. Since the publication of the inaugural issue at the end of May, content from PURE Insights has been downloaded more than 1660 times by visitors from 43 different countries. The next issue will […]
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 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.
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 […]
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