How to find textbooks
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Posted on September 30, 2013 3730 views
// Check out our Textbooks Guide for options to buy and borrow textbooks for your classes this term.
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Posted on September 30, 2013 3730 views
How to order a print book when Hamersly has the ebook
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Posted on May 20, 2013 4720 views
You may have noticed a lot of ebooks popping up in the library’s catalog–we have over 80,000 now! While they are often convenient and just what you need, other times you really want the printed material. Search for the book in the Summit catalog. Once you’ve verified the title and author, check the Edition/Format field. [more…]
All I see is the article’s summary–where’s the whole article?
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Posted on November 20, 2012 4316 views
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 [more…]
Borrow from Summit even while away from Monmouth
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Posted on July 18, 2012 4191 views
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 [more…]
Renew items, save a search, and more with My Library
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Posted on July 5, 2012 3862 views
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 [more…]
Use a scanner and your print credits as a “color copier.”
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Posted on March 6, 2012 3843 views
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 [more…]
Campus Printing 101
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Posted on January 13, 2012 17924 views
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 [more…]
Print multiple PowerPoint slides to a single page
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Posted on January 9, 2012 4011 views
Printing professors’ slides for study purposes can quickly diminish print credit balance, make binders unwieldy and backpacks heavy, and waste the gifts from our arboreal friends. But if you are not ready to study from the slides in their digital form, you can print several on a single page and reduce your paper consumption considerably. [more…]
Use Ctrl + F to quickly find text
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Posted on January 6, 2012 8392 views
Pressing Ctrl and f keys together is an invaluable time saver to find where a certain word or phrase appears in a document. This keyboard shortcut is pretty universal–use it on the web and with pdf viewers as well as in programs such as Word, Excel, and PowerPoint. Using a Mac? Press Command + f [more…]