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All I see is the article’s summary–where’s the whole article?

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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.

Find it @ WOUSee our Find it @ WOU tutorial to discover how we’ll link you to the full text in our electronic sources, to our print sources & Scan & Deliver service, to Articles OnDemand, and to Interlibrary Loan, as appropriate.

 

We are hiring!

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Now hiringLooking for a great on-campus job? Consider applying (by August 1 for full consideration) to work at Hamersly Library. Assignments include staffing the Library’s service counters, processing materials, working with online databases or other software applications, or maintaining the building and collections.

Working for Library and Media Services can provide:

  • A job opportunity that will expand your knowledge of the University.
  • Experiences that relate to your career or other skills you are developing.
  • An opportunity to learn while you earn!
  • A work schedule that can be adjusted as your class schedule changes.

Work study awards are not required for student employment with Library and Media Services. See our Student Jobs page for more details.

Borrow from Summit even while away from Monmouth

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Flying books

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 the library at Willamette University (or maybe Chemeketa Community College). The library will “adopt” you as a Summit patron. Then, when you order your Summit materials, select Willamette as your institution and sign in. Complete your request. Just as if you had it sent to Hamersly, you’ll be notified by email when your item is ready to pick up. Remember to take your WOU ID again to check it out!

You can always return any Summit item to any Summit library. However, it’s best if you hand the item to staff and note that it’s Summit, so it’s sure to be sent and not accidentally shelved there.

You can also borrow material in person from Summit libraries.

Renew items, save a search, and more with My Library

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Here’s what you can do with the My Library account through the library catalog:

  1. 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.
  2. Renew items of Hamersly-owned items (when renewal is allowable) and see the new due dates.
  3. Place holds on Hamersly-owned items.  Use the Request button and we’ll retrieve and hold the item for you at the Checkout Desk.
  4. Connect to Summit Requests to review the status of your requests.
  5. Connect to Interlibrary Loan (ILL) Requests to a) review the status of your requests, b) request a renewal from the lending library, and c) get a blank request form rather than requesting via a database.
  6. Go to My Reading History, the record of Hamersly-owned items that you checked out in the past. Please note that you must opt-in for the history to start accumulating; for privacy reasons we have the library system set to not retain checkout records once items are returned.  If you choose to opt-in, you can always delete individual items from your history.
  7. Rate library items (whether or not you’ve ever checked them out) in a five-star system, and review your ratings  The item’s catalog record will include your anonymous rating averaged with any other ratings it’s received by other library patrons.  The catalog’s rating system is not connected to any outside service.
  8. Set or modify your “preferred searches.“  Preferred searches are really handy if you have a favorite author or subject, or if you’ve developed an advanced search you don’t want to remember and rekey several months later.  You can rerun the search manually, or the catalog can email you when the library adds new items that meet your search criteria.

 

Ask for a librarian when you need research help

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The library faculty are here to help you learn and discover effective ways to identify, access, and use information.  Examples of common questions:

  • finding a couple articles that are “peer-reviewed” (and understanding what that means)
  • completing a citation for an article when you only have a title
  • finding images of landscapes by Chinese painters
  • citing a strange type of resource properly
  • finding primary sources regarding German agriculture before and after the industrial revolution. We love helping with wild questions like that. (Seriously, we do.)

Our public services desks are often staffed with our knowledgable and customer-oriented library technicians and student employees.  They answer questions regarding library information, resources, and technology, but they call a librarian to provide more complicated or in-depth assistance.  You can always ask directly for the available librarian at the desk, or you can schedule an appointment with the librarian appropriate to your subject area.  You can also consult subject or class-specific research guides compiled by librarians.