Latest Library News http://www.wou.edu/provost/library/blog/ en 2009-11-11T14:25:36-08:00 Accessing the Terminal Servers http://www.wou.edu/provost/library/blog/archives/2009/11/accessing_the_t.php You can access your H, P, and K drives as well as specialized programs such as Photoshop, Geometer's Sketchpad, Dreamweaver, and more from off campus! rdc_programs.jpg

PC Users:
Go to Start > Programs > Accessories > Remote Desktop Connection.
If you are using Windows XP, you may need to go into Communications within Accessories to locate the program. Once the program has started, use the steps for everyone (below) to connect to WOU's terminal servers.

Mac users:
You may need to download the free Remote Desktop Connection software from Mactopia (the download link is at the bottom of that page). Once it is installed, locate Remote Desktop Connection in the Applications Folder and double click on it. Once the program has started, use the steps for everyone (below) to connect to WOU's terminal servers.

Everyone:

  1. In the Remote Desktop Connection window, in the "Computer:" field, type: ts.wou.edu
  2. Click Connect. You may get a message asking if you trust the connection. That is normal, go ahead and click on Connect.
  3. In the Log On to Windows box, type in your paw print user name and password and change the domain to MASH. Then click OK.
  4. When you are done, end your session by clicking on Start then Shut Down in your Remote Desktop Connection window.
  5. In the Shut Down Windows dialog box, select Log Off, and then click OK.

Need to access your USB drive or printer while using Remote Desktop? Use these instructions.

]]> Technical Tips gabaldoc 2009-11-11T14:25:36-08:00 Game Nights at the library! http://www.wou.edu/provost/library/blog/archives/2009/10/game_nights_at.php 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.

]]> Announcements kincanj 2009-10-28T16:39:37-08:00 Google Scholar http://www.wou.edu/provost/library/blog/archives/2009/09/google_scholar.php Google Scholar is a scholarly 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.

]]> Did you know gabaldoc 2009-09-14T17:22:23-08:00 Have some free time? http://www.wou.edu/provost/library/blog/archives/2009/06/have_some_free.php

]]> Did you know gabaldoc 2009-06-15T14:36:54-08:00 Save paper by printing double-sided http://www.wou.edu/provost/library/blog/archives/2009/05/you_can_save_pa.php 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"

Edited 10/2009


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

]]> Did you know gabaldoc 2009-05-06T19:58:46-08:00 See what WOU faculty are publishing http://www.wou.edu/provost/library/blog/archives/2009/04/faculty_authors.php

 

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

 

]]> Announcements gabaldoc 2009-04-28T08:51:37-08:00 Google goes scholarly http://www.wou.edu/provost/library/blog/archives/2009/03/google_goes_sch.php 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.

]]> Announcements gabaldoc 2009-03-27T13:45:13-08:00 ebrary http://www.wou.edu/provost/library/blog/archives/2009/02/ebrary.php ebrary_sm.gifebrary is a company that provides electronic books to libraries.

 

WOU’s Library and Media Services has purchased access to ebrary’s Academic Complete collection, which contains the full-text of nearly 40,000 ebooks covering topics from the classics to the cutting edge.

Try a search:

Find ebooks on your topic right now.


Enter keywords

 

You may search across the full-text of all ebrary ebooks, much like searching full text articles in JSTOR. Simply clicking on the title of a book allows instant viewing of documents in your browser, any time.

More…

]]> Did you know gabaldoc 2009-02-03T18:36:41-08:00 Grand Prize winner of a Portable DVD palyer - Joanna Walker http://www.wou.edu/provost/library/blog/archives/2009/01/grand_prize_win.php Drawing winners gabaldoc 2009-01-14T13:49:09-08:00 December 12 Winner of a Burgerville GIft Card - Kristin Johnson http://www.wou.edu/provost/library/blog/archives/2009/01/december_12_win.php Drawing winners gabaldoc 2009-01-14T13:47:41-08:00 Global Road Warrior http://www.wou.edu/provost/library/blog/archives/2009/01/global_road_war.php Global Road Warrior is an international resource for social, cultural, travel, and business information. Information is available for 175 countries and territories, including demographics, economy, holidays, climate, entry and departure, emergencies, internal travel information, country and regional maps, airports, traditions, and even recipes.

]]> Did you know gabaldoc 2009-01-04T06:42:44-08:00 December 10 winner of a Burgerville Gift Card: Jessica Kelley http://www.wou.edu/provost/library/blog/archives/2008/12/december_10_win.php Drawing winners gabaldoc 2008-12-12T11:36:44-08:00 December 11 winner of a Burgerville Gift Card: Mike Wallace http://www.wou.edu/provost/library/blog/archives/2008/12/december_11_win.php Drawing winners gabaldoc 2008-12-12T10:35:44-08:00 December 9 winner of a Burgerville Gift Card: Jin Chen http://www.wou.edu/provost/library/blog/archives/2008/12/december_9_winn.php Drawing winners gabaldoc 2008-12-12T10:34:37-08:00 December 1 winner of a 2GB Flash Drive: Andrew Reider http://www.wou.edu/provost/library/blog/archives/2008/12/december_1_winn.php Drawing winners gabaldoc 2008-12-10T14:47:18-08:00