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Borrow from Summit even while away from Monmouth

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 […]

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, […]

Looking for Textbooks?

Check out our online Textbooks Guide to find textbooks in the Hamersly Library, WOU Bookstore or through online stores.

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 […]

Have an alternative browser (or two) available on your computer

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 […]

Campus Printing 101

Students have 225 pre-paid print credits attached to their network accounts each term that they are enrolled at WOU. A single page (one side) of a black & white printout costs 1 credit.  A single color printout costs 5 credits. You can check your print credit balance.  If you need to purchase additional credits, do […]