Fascinated by the global warming debate? Excited about Thursday’s teach-in? Want to know what you can do to slow climate change?
You can read up on the topic in the library. Check out our list of books and find links to some interesting web sites here (html) and here (pdf).

Happy reading!

The campus and library are open normal hours today.  Classes are being held at normal times.  Contact us if you need any assistance.

The connection issues we were experiencing with some of our databases (those available through Ebsco) has been fixed.  If you encounter any problems with the following databases (or any databases for that matter), please let us know:

• Academic Search Complete
• America: History & Life
• Business Source Premier
• Cinahl
• Historical Abstracts
• Inspec
• MLA Bibliography

Please let us know if you experience problems with accessing our databases and/or if you would like assistance finding resources. Thanks!

We are currently experiencing connection problems with several of our databases (those available through Ebsco). The company is working on fixing this problem as soon as possible. The problem includes the following databases:

• Academic Search Complete
• America: History & Life
• Business Source Premier
• Cinahl
• Historical Abstracts
• Inspec
• MLA Bibliography

We will let you know as soon as this is fixed. Please let us know if you experience problems with any other databases and/or if you would like assistance finding resources. Thanks!

Take a look at the display in the large case near the Circulation desk to see a “how to” on the art of archiving – the cataloging, storage and making available for retrieval of documents, books, photos, videos, in digital form.

The Writing Center and Library invite you to a brown bag lunch lecture and discussion on Wednesday, January 23rd in the library. Kandy Robertson and Nicholas Schiller will present a lecture entitled “From essay to article: the long road to publication”. How the research that faculty do here on campus turns into scholarly articles that students and researchers around the world use in their studies will be discussed, as well as links between the kind of work students are asked to do and the work done by faculty.

Please join us from noon to 1 p.m. in the Library Reading Room. Coffee and Tea service will be provided.

The Library will be closed on Monday, January 21st in honor of Martin Luther King Jr. Day. Our online resources, including our website, Griffin, and databases, will be available if you need to conduct research. We will return to normal hours at 8am on Tuesday, January 22nd.

Free workshops on a wide-range of technology- and information-related topics are available for faculty, staff and students. Do you need to know more about how to use MS Access? Want to know how to create a Web Page? Dying to know how to better use the Library’s electronic resources? Attend a Vancouver Information Services (VIS) Workshop for FREE!

Since seating is limited, we ask that you register for each workshop you would like to attend. To find out more about the workshop offerings this semester, visit the VIS Workshops page.

As classes begin, here are a couple of useful links for you:

• myWSU: to see what courses you are registered for and making changes to your registration
• course schedules: to see what rooms and buildings your classes are being held in

As always, if you need any assistance, contact us. Welcome to the new semester!

Starting Wednesday, Jan. 2nd, the Library’s Spring Semester hours begin. These hours are:

Spring Semester Hours (January 2 – May 2)

Monday – Thursday: 8am – 10pm
Friday: 8am – 6pm
Saturday – Sunday: 10am – 7pm

The library will be CLOSED on Jan. 21st for Martin Luther King Day and February 18th for President’s Day. We will also have limited hours during the week of Spring Break.