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By request: new books in the Rec Collection

Posted on September 29, 2015 2052 views
Last spring we set up a Post-It board in the lobby of Hamersly and asked you what books you’d like to see in the library’s Recreation Collection. We were delighted with the flood of responses and have worked over the summer to bring in as many of the suggestions as possible. Some of them we [more…]
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Noodle Tools will make your life easier

Posted on May 21, 2015 3038 views
Working on a research paper or project? Save time and make your life easier by using Noodle Tools! As a WOU student, you can create a *free* premium account. What is  Noodle Tools? It’s an online tool that helps you organize your research sources and create citations in APA, MLA, or Chicago/Turabian formats. Using Noodle [more…]
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Hamersly has lots of music for your studying needs

Posted on March 27, 2015 1405 views
Looking for some study music? The library has hundreds of CDs available for checkout from all sorts of different genres. From Bon Iver to Kanye West, Bela Fleck to Etta James, Taylor Swift, and The Beatles: whatever your taste we’ve got something for you. Search Primo (above) for the name of your favorite band or artist to [more…]
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Get some light Spring Break reading @ the library

Posted on March 6, 2015 2111 views
Just in case you need another reason to be excited that Spring Break is coming up… We just put out some fun “Spring Break Reads” on the 1st floor. Whether your idea of fun is a light beach read, a suspenseful mystery, a sci-fi thriller, or a collection of humorous essays. No matter what genre, you [more…]
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It’s OK to order things OnDemand!

Posted on February 23, 2015 1872 views
When you run across an article in your research that is available through “Get It Now” or “OnDemand,” don’t let that stop you from getting the article you need. These terms mean that Hamersly doesn’t have access to the journal that published the article you are looking for, but we can still get the article for you. In order to get access, [more…]
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One more reason to plan ahead when researching

Posted on February 16, 2015 1292 views
There are two systems through which WOU students, faculty, and staff can obtain books from other libraries that we don’t have in Hamersly: Summit and Interlibrary Loan. What does this mean for you? It’s a matter of time: Summit items get to you in 3-5 days, while Interlibrary Loan items take longer, sometimes up to [more…]
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Streamlined Summit Requesting

Posted on January 15, 2015 1726 views
You may remember that last summer, Hamersly Library migrated to a new system, Primo. Our library was part of the third cohort of the Orbis Cascade Alliance’s shared library system project. Now that the final cohort has migrated, we are now ready roll out an enhancement to the Summit requesting process. Currently the Primo link “Request item (about 5 [more…]
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“Can I send someone to check out those books?”

Posted on December 1, 2014 1645 views
We often get asked if a family member, friend, or graduate assistant can pick up materials on behalf of a borrower. Our system now makes it easier for us to manage these requests by documenting a borrower’s proxy. As a Hamersly Library patron, you may grant permission for another person (or persons) to check out materials from the library [more…]
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Need a midterm break? Check out Films on Demand

Posted on October 27, 2014 1416 views
Watch online streaming videos about everything from biographies of famous musicians to the history of unions in the U.S. to tips for writing fiction from famous writers (and much more!) for free. Watch the videos in Films on Demand for class or for a study break – there’s something for everyone. Films On Demand is almost like the [more…]
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New library system is live

Posted on August 21, 2014 1852 views
It’s here! Our new library system is now up and running. The biggest change for you, as a library user, will likely be the new online search interface called Primo, which you will use to locate library materials within Hamersly Library and at our Summit partner libraries. Find Primo at the top of the library [more…]

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