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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.

ebrary

[ebrary_sm.gif](https://wou.edu/library/proxy/index.php?url=http://site.ebrary.com/lib/westernoregon)ebrary 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.

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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.

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Global Road Warrior

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.

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.

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Worldcat.org

The new Summit is coming December 1! Want a preview of what searching will be like? Try Worldcat.org.
The new Summit is based on Worldcat.org, which lets you search and borrow from the collections of libraries around the world. You can search for books, music CDs, videos and all the types of materials that you are used to getting through Summit. Additionally, you may discover many new kinds of content, such as downloadable audiobooks and article citations with links to order them or, sometimes, view their full text.

Get Started…and WIN A NINTENDO Wii

Get StartedWOU Students…You can win a Nintendo Wii (or other great prize) when you complete the Get Started at Western Oregon Tutorial. Why go through this short 10 minute tutorial? Returning students–there have been a few changes to your User Name and Password, Wireless Access, and the WOU Portal over the summer. New Students–Learn all about Paw Print username and password, E-mail, Computers at WOU, Wolf Web, and WOU Portal. Just go to wou.edu/getstarted to begin!

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!

Hours during August and September

Library hours are now Monday – Friday, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., closed on Saturdays and Sundays. This schedule is in effect until the first day of Fall term, Sept. 29.

Looking for a fall term job on campus?

The Library’s Student Employee program offers a wide range of work assignments. We hire individuals who demonstrate an understanding of customer service concepts, are dependable, accurate and detail-oriented. Student workers staff the Library’s service counters, process materials, work with online databases or other software applications, or maintain the building and collections. See our Student Jobs page for more details.
Get your application in now!