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New library homepage

After months of planning, the Library and Media Services homepage has received a makeover. We’ve taken feedback and suggestions from you and designed a site that strives to be easier and more convenient to use. Poke around a bit and let us know what you think. We’ll be seeking feedback and making adjustments to our […]

New and improved Summit catalog, coming in late 2008

Work is currently underway on an upgrade to the Summit unified catalog, which allows you to request books and materials from other regional academic libraries in the Orbis Cascade Alliance. The new Summit catalog will be fully installed by the end of 2008. Summit borrowing services will continue without interruption during this transition. More…

Hours during August and September

Library hours are now Monday – Friday, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., closed on Saturdays and Sundays. This schedule is in effect until the first day of Fall term, Sept. 29.

Looking for a fall term job on campus?

The Library’s Student Employee program offers a wide range of work assignments. We hire individuals who demonstrate an understanding of customer service concepts, are dependable, accurate and detail-oriented. Student workers staff the Library’s service counters, process materials, work with online databases or other software applications, or maintain the building and collections. See our Student Jobs […]

Philosopher’s Index

Need help on matters pertaining to beliefs, knowledge, ethics, morality, or existence? Don’t we all? Check out Philosopher’s Index. Here you can find philosophical discussions on aesthetics, education, ethics, history, justice, language, literature, logic, society, politics, religion, science, and any subject about which you can ask “why?” or “how?”

To Avoid Plagiarism

– Take clear, accurate notes about where you found specific ideas. – Write down the complete citation information for each item you use. – Use quotation marks when directly stating another person’s words. – Always credit original authors for their information and ideas.

Internet Typology Quiz

Take the 10 question Internet Topology Quiz to see how you use the internet. Pew Internet & American Life Project takes the results of the quizzes and produces reports on the impact of the internet in our lives. See what they are saying about college students. What kind of user are you? – Let us […]

Trendy iPod Uses

The Online Education Database posted 100 Ways to Use Your iPod to Learn and Study Better. This list is broken up into study guides, podcasts and more, tutorials, applications, more downloads, classroom help, iPod learning support, tools and sites, iTunesU, and miscellaneous. Many of the websites they recommend sell the products, but some do have […]

How to Find a Subject Specific Database

From Journal Articles and Databases , scroll down to the browse databases by subject box to get a full listing of databases in your subject area. Or on the right side, browse by type, if you are looking for a specific type of resource. Use the database features to your advantage. When in Ebsco databases, […]