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WSU students, faculty and staff have the opportunity to help WSU Libraries prioritize future computing needs by completing a brief survey on technology improvements. The survey closes on Friday, Feb. 7. “We want feedback from users of public computers and technology in the libraries to inform what our proposal will be to the Student Technology […]

The cultural and multigenerational effects of Indian boarding schools on one family’s history is the subject of a new exhibit in WSU’s Manuscripts, Archives and Special Collections. The exhibit runs through mid-March. The exhibit is curated by Robbie Paul, retired director of WSU Native American health sciences in Spokane. Paul documents three generations of the […]

Need a break? Holland and Terrell Libraries now offer board games for checkout. To get started and to see what games are available, visit the library guide online. Then stop by the Terrell Library circulation desk on the first floor with a WSU ID card. Categories include strategy, games with friends, card games, and word […]

WSU students have a chance to learn about many aspects of Pacific Northwest history through their work on the Kimble Northwest History Database, a compilation of roughly 300,000 newspaper clippings collected and organized in the late 1930s by the Works Progress Administration to document life in the Pacific Northwest from 1900-1938. Subjects include Bonneville and […]

Peregrine falcons, the fastest birds in the world, can reach speeds of up to 240 miles per hour while diving. Third‑year Washington State University veterinary student and wildlife artist Charlie Kittridge drew the bird of prey in October 2017 as a tribute to its impressive qualities. “I admire their speed, precision and power,” he said. “Animals are my […]

(Most Fridays from 12:15 – 1:00pm) WSU Libraries’ Atrium Music is an informal series of free concerts in the Terrell Library Atrium. Drop in for all or any part of the concert as your schedule allows!   October 25 Sarah Willhoite, Flute November 1 Saxophone Studio Recital November 8 MTNA Flutes November 15 Low Brass […]

Part two of a two-part series describes changes in the WSU Libraries over 25 years. Part one covered the history of Terrell Library. About the time Terrell Library was being constructed in the early 1990s, the Washington State University Libraries as a whole had yet to launch a website. Today, the libraries’ website, which recently […]

Part one of a two-part series covers the history of Terrell Library. Part two will describe the changes in the WSU Libraries over 25 years.   It’s hard to imagine what the Pullman campus would be like without Terrell Library. On any given day, visitors stream through the atrium area on their way to Terrell’s […]

Kim Andersen will receive the 2019 WSU Libraries’ Excellence Award during a 1 p.m. reception Wednesday, May 15, in the Terrell Library Atrium.Andersen is a clinical professor in the Honors College. The award recognizes a non-library faculty or staff member who has shown consistent support for the WSU Libraries.

Faculty at WSU are invited to explore open educational resources (OER) and apply for funding to adapt or create them for their own courses. March’s Faculty-Led Workshops will feature pertinent OER information and perspectives. Many WSU faculty members are employing OER and other textbook alternatives, with great success. They often report higher levels of engagement and positive […]