Latest Library News http://www.wou.edu/provost/library/blog/ en Copyright 2010 Thu, 01 Jul 2010 11:12:09 -0800 http://www.movabletype.org/?v=4.23-en http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss July 4 weekend The library is closed Saturday and Sunday, July 3 & 4. Monday we're open noon to 10 p.m.

]]> http://www.wou.edu/provost/library/blog/archives/2010/07/july_4_weekend.php http://www.wou.edu/provost/library/blog/archives/2010/07/july_4_weekend.php Hours & Events Thu, 01 Jul 2010 11:12:09 -0800 Health Education Databases phys ed index.jpgAre you taking a HPE class? Good places to look for research articles are in SPORTDiscus, Physical Education Index, and Education Full Text (including ERIC). Or here is a complete list of our Health Education databases, with descriptions of their specialty areas.

]]> http://www.wou.edu/provost/library/blog/archives/2010/06/health_educatio.php http://www.wou.edu/provost/library/blog/archives/2010/06/health_educatio.php Announcements Mon, 14 Jun 2010 17:13:33 -0800 Hamersly Library is open til 2 a.m. for dead week and finals week, and until 9 p.m. on the Friday and Saturday evenings between them. view detailed extended hours printable version of extended hours ]]> http://www.wou.edu/provost/library/blog/archives/2010/05/hours_for_memor.php http://www.wou.edu/provost/library/blog/archives/2010/05/hours_for_memor.php Announcements Thu, 27 May 2010 18:02:04 -0800 Resources for using and citing sources Here is a collection of tutorials and style aids that will help you with term papers.

  • 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 some of the reasons it is important to cite sources when writing a research paper. 3 minutes.

  • MLA Style Aid: This aid includes examples of in text citations, reference page citations and paper formatting in MLA style. Based off of the 7th ed. of the MLA Handbook for Writers of Research Papers, 2009.

  • APA Style Aid: This aid includes examples of in text citations, reference page citations and paper formatting in APA style. Based off of the 6th ed. of the Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association, 2010.

]]> http://www.wou.edu/provost/library/blog/archives/2010/05/resources_for_u.php http://www.wou.edu/provost/library/blog/archives/2010/05/resources_for_u.php Announcements Tue, 18 May 2010 13:27:50 -0800 Wondering what is meant by a primary source or a secondary source? If a professor has ever referred to primary sources or required you to use secondary sources in your paper, perhaps you weren't sure what that meant. This 6-min. tutorial will help you distinguish between them and use them appropriately in your research.




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]]> http://www.wou.edu/provost/library/blog/archives/2010/04/wondering_what.php http://www.wou.edu/provost/library/blog/archives/2010/04/wondering_what.php Did you know Fri, 16 Apr 2010 11:45:51 -0800 The library's on Facebook. What next?

Hamersly Library, Western Oregon University on Facebook
]]> http://www.wou.edu/provost/library/blog/archives/2010/03/the_librarys_on.php http://www.wou.edu/provost/library/blog/archives/2010/03/the_librarys_on.php Announcements Fri, 19 Mar 2010 18:01:48 -0800 Txt us yr ? text us Yes, you can now send us your question by texting on your phone! Put us in your contacts: 503-383-WOU1 (9681). This is just one of many ways you can reach us.

]]> http://www.wou.edu/provost/library/blog/archives/2010/02/txt_us_yr.php http://www.wou.edu/provost/library/blog/archives/2010/02/txt_us_yr.php Announcements Wed, 24 Feb 2010 14:57:17 -0800 Game Nights at the library! mariokart.jpgGame Nights continue at the library! Join in the fun Friday night, November 6, room 107, 6-8 p.m., for Guitar Hero 5, Wii Sports & Wii Play, and Mario Cart, as well as our selection of board games. And if you need more enticement, attendees could win the drawing for a $15 iTunes gift card!
After this Friday, we're moving Game Nights to Tuesdays, 7-9 p.m. So that's Nov. 10, 17, & 24

Game nights will resume during winter term! In the meantime, you can still use Guitar Hero 5, Wii Sports & Wii Play, and Mario Cart, as well as our selection of board games in the library whenever we are open.

]]> http://www.wou.edu/provost/library/blog/archives/2009/10/game_nights_at.php http://www.wou.edu/provost/library/blog/archives/2009/10/game_nights_at.php Announcements Wed, 28 Oct 2009 16:39:37 -0800 Save paper by printing double-sided You can save paper by printing double-sidedpaper_stack.jpg


To do this on most campus printers:


1. Open the document you wish to print and select File >> Print.


2. Choose the printer you want to use (e.g. \\bart\Lab-HLRef)


3. Click on the "Properties" button.


4. Click on the "Finishing" tab at the top. On the Paper/Output tab, choose "2-sided print" in the box labeled "2-Sided Printing"


5. Check the "Print Both Sides" box.

5. Click "OK"

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To print more than one page per side, use the pull-down menu below Pages Per Sheet. This will allow you to print several small pages per side on each sheet of paper!


Following these simple steps can save a massive amount of paper over time.


The printers in Hamersly Library are:


* \\bart\Lab-HLRef


* \\bart\Lab-HL108


* \\bart\Lab-HLAlcove


* \\bart\Lab-HLColor

]]> http://www.wou.edu/provost/library/blog/archives/2009/05/you_can_save_pa.php http://www.wou.edu/provost/library/blog/archives/2009/05/you_can_save_pa.php Did you know Wed, 06 May 2009 19:58:46 -0800 See what WOU faculty are publishing

 

WOU faculty are constantly publishing articles, books, and chapters in books. The library is now offering two ways of locating some of these (shown below): a feed of items appearing in the Ebscohost Databases and a feed of items appearing in Google Scholar. While there is some overlap between the contents of both feeds, each contains unique items. You can subscribe to them using a reader (such as iGoogle) or visit this page regularly to see what is new.

 

The feeds are not a comprehensive list of publications and may also include a limited number of scholarly publications that mention WOU or WOU faculty but are not actually written by WOU faculty. In particular, publications by faculty in the humanities may be underrepresented.

 

Recent publications by WOU faculty in Ebscohost Databases

 

See More...

 

Recent Publications by WOU faculty in Google Scholar

 

See more results from Google Scholar

 

]]> http://www.wou.edu/provost/library/blog/archives/2009/04/faculty_authors.php http://www.wou.edu/provost/library/blog/archives/2009/04/faculty_authors.php Announcements Tue, 28 Apr 2009 08:51:37 -0800 Google goes scholarly Google Scholar is the newest search tool from Google, separate from its main search engine.

Its purpose is "to search specifically for scholarly literature, including peer-reviewed papers, theses, books, preprints, abstracts and technical reports from all broad areas of research." The full text of many items is available online (either freely or by using the "Find it @ WOU" link), although in some instances abstracts with links to pay-per-view document delivery services are displayed.

Google Scholar searches a specific subset of Google's index and covers a wide range of academic content areas. The coverage is strongest in science and technology and weakest in the humanities.

One particuluarly useful aspect of Google Scholar is the ability to easily find articles that have cited the one you are looking at. Look for the "Cited by" link to take advantage of this feature.

If you are off campus, you may want to use the access to Google Scholar provided by WOU's Articles and Databases page. This way, the "Find it @ WOU" links will show up and the content that WOU pays for on your behalf will be available to you.

Please keep in mind that since Google Scholar is a beta product, things keep changing. The content, coverage and functionality may be different from when you last used it.

]]> http://www.wou.edu/provost/library/blog/archives/2009/03/google_goes_sch.php http://www.wou.edu/provost/library/blog/archives/2009/03/google_goes_sch.php Announcements Fri, 27 Mar 2009 13:45:13 -0800 New Summit is here! The new Summit is now live! You can begin searching and requesting any time.


In the first few weeks, there may be a little bumpiness as the system develops and we appreciate your patience as we work through this. One "bump" may be encountered when you request items:
To request items, you may need to enter your last name and WOU barcode (your v number with a 2 in front) OR your last name and v number. If one way does not work, try the other.

Try a Summit Catalog Search   More Info
Advanced Search Search with WorldCat
]]> http://www.wou.edu/provost/library/blog/archives/2008/12/new_summit_is_h.php http://www.wou.edu/provost/library/blog/archives/2008/12/new_summit_is_h.php Did you know Mon, 01 Dec 2008 08:37:57 -0800 What do people think? Find poll results on your topic polling%20nations.gif Polling the Nations is a collection of more than 14,000 surveys conducted by over 1,000 polling organizations in the United States and 100 other countries, from 1986 to the present. Questions cover politics and elections; big issues such as health care, education, and the environment; personal beliefs and household activities such as commuting, prayer and religion, and sleep habits; and opinions of prominent people. All the polls in the database used scientifically selected random samples.

]]> http://www.wou.edu/provost/library/blog/archives/2008/10/what_do_people.php http://www.wou.edu/provost/library/blog/archives/2008/10/what_do_people.php Did you know Sat, 11 Oct 2008 22:35:04 -0800 Re-send Interlibrary Loan requests placed between October 4-8, 2008 We recently discovered a problem with our interlibrary loan system that prevented us from receiving some requests between October 4th and October 8th 2008. This issue does not impact Summit requests.

If you submitted an interlibrary loan request during these dates and retained a copy of your request confirmation, please forward that confirmation to ilibloan@wou.edu.

If you submitted a request during that time and did not retain a copy of the confirmation, please re-submit the request so that we can find the item for you.

Thank you for your patience and cooperation as we work to correct this situation.

WOU Interlibrary Loan

]]> http://www.wou.edu/provost/library/blog/archives/2008/10/resend_interlib.php http://www.wou.edu/provost/library/blog/archives/2008/10/resend_interlib.php Announcements Thu, 09 Oct 2008 12:11:27 -0800 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 secondary pages as a next step.
Also, we want to give a big thank you to all of the people who took time out of your summer to test the demo sites we created!

]]> http://www.wou.edu/provost/library/blog/archives/2008/09/new_library_hom.php http://www.wou.edu/provost/library/blog/archives/2008/09/new_library_hom.php Announcements Sun, 21 Sep 2008 22:04:39 -0800