Introduction to ATLAS.ti: A Webinar Presentation

Attend the Webinar and learn about this qualitative research tool.  (Scroll down for more information). Introduction to ATLAS.ti: A Webinar PresentationMarch 3rd, 201410:30 am to 12:00 pmTerrell 103 ORAttend from your office: To join the webinar, it is necessary to register in advance using this link:  https://www3.gotomeeting.com/register/944960934Once you register, you will receive an email with the […]
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White Rose Exhibit Details History of Resistance Movement

Starting Monday, Feb. 3, WSU Libraries will host a monthlong exhibit and related events on the White Rose, a student-led German resistance group formed during World War II. In 1942 and 1943, University of Munich students led an underground campaign calling for the German people to actively resist the policies imposed by Nazism. The students […]
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Library Anxiety: It’s Real and Students Can Beat It

As Washington State University classes resume this week, humanities/social sciences reference librarian Erica Nicol has just the remedy for new and returning students who get the heebie-jeebies just opening the doors to campus libraries. Her online guide explores the origins of library anxiety and offers tips for beating it (http://libguides.wsulibs.wsu.edu/content.php?pid=256769). For the full story, visit […]
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Art in the Library Spring Exhibit; Reception Jan. 31

Vet Student Exhibits Passion for Horses; Opening Reception Jan. 31 The work of fourth-year veterinary student Kaylin Wells is on display through mid-May at the WSU Animal Health Library’s twice-yearly Art in the Library exhibit. A free, public reception is planned 4:30 to 6 p.m. Friday, Jan. 31, at the library in Wegner Hall 170. […]
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Summit Requesting to be Streamlined (coming January 20th)

Streamlined Summit Requesting through Search It Content from the thirty-seven libraries within the Orbis Cascade Alliance (Summit) is now fully integrated through the single search interface of Search It, and as a result of this integration, the Alliance will roll out enhancements to the Summit requesting process on January 20, 2015.  Some of the benefits of […]
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Associate Dean Beth Blakesley Named Editor-in-Chief of Top Library Journal

Beth Blakesley, associate dean of libraries at Washington State University, assumes leadership this month as editor-in-chief of the “Journal of Academic Librarianship” (JAL), one of the top publications in the academic libraries field. Established in 1975, the international and refereed journal publishes articles on issues related to college and university libraries. JAL provides information on […]
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Courtesy renewals for the beginning of school

As a courtesy to our users to aid in breaking in a new semester and in recognition that some users are unable to renew some material online the Libraries has decided to renew all items that are currently due during the first two weeks of the semester (1/13/2014 – 1/25/2014)  for our users that are […]
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WSU Libraries’ Updated Website Launches January 6th

WSU Libraries has taken the first step in updating the Libraries’ website, and rolls out an updated look on Monday, January 6th. “Our website did a great job for a long time,” said Web Services Librarian Ray Henry, “but with the launch of Search It and its new interface, we decided it was a good […]
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New Semester, New System: Search It Is Live!

The new shared library management service Search It was launched Wednesday, Dec. 18. Patrons can now use a single search box to find journals, books and digitized collections. They can also access some 9 million titles and 26 million resources from 36 other higher education institutions. For more about the changes, including a video introduction […]
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Libraries Join International Open Access Effort

Starting Jan. 1, Washington State University Libraries will join an international publishing initiative of more than 1,000 libraries, library consortia and research organizations to provide open access to articles published in high-energy physics research. The Sponsoring Consortium for Open Access Publishing in Particle Physics (SCOAP3) is the largest open access initiative ever created, according to […]
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