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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 […]

Classical Music Library

Classical Music Library contains tens of thousands of licensed recordings from major labels that users can listen to over the Internet. Selections range from the earliest Gregorian chants to works by modern composers–including symphonic music, vocal and instrumental music, choral works, and other forms. Users can create and save individual playlists, and faculty or the […]

A new look for JSTOR

JSTOR unveiled a sleek new look on April 7, 2008! If you already are familiar with JSTOR, you will find that the basic and advanced search screens retain many familiar features while adding some neat new features, including easier viewing and printing of article PDFs. More…

Student survey regarding e-books

A company called ebrary is currently conducting an online survey to better understand students’ usage, needs, and perceptions with regards to e-books. If you choose to participate, please respond before April 11, 2008.

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 […]

Remember to Evaluate Your Sources

Use the “AVOCADO” criteria developed by University of South Alabama Biomedical Library to evaluate more than just websites; apply it to other resources you may be using. AVOCADO stands for… Accuracy Value Organization Coverage Authority Date Objectivity If you have any questions about a source be sure to ask a librarian or your professor.

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 […]

Add us to your buddy list

Are you on one of the instant messenging (IM) networks below? Add WOU Library to your list of contacts so that the next time you need answers, we can help! AIM & Yahoo!screen name: woulibrary MSN id: refdesk[at]wou[dot]edu number:479279735 WOULibrary[at]gmail[dot]com The Ask a Librarian window on the left side of the web site allows for […]