Past Events

Karen Diller, associate library director at WSU Vancouver, will present a talk titled “Restorative Library Study Spaces” at 3:30 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 28, in Terrell Library, Room 103. Based on her dissertation research, the presentation will explore how library study spaces with a view to nature can be helpful in relieving mental fatigue and supporting […]

If you read Wikipedia’s biographical article on Maya Angelou, especially after the acclaimed writer’s death last spring, then you’ve read the work of Washington State University’s Christine Meyer. A sign language interpreter at the WSU Access Center, she is also a Wikipedian – one of some 75,000 who actively edit and write articles for “the […]

WSU Libraries will begin offering courses this month for those interested in learning more about two reference management systems, Zotero and EndNote. Zotero is free, open-source reference management software for bibliographic data and related research materials, such as PDF files. EndNote is a commercial reference management software package, used to manage bibliographies and references when […]

Former Washington State University pharmacy librarian Sarah McCord literally had just rolled into town, U-Haul trailing behind her, when she learned about the impressive reach of Vicki Croft, head of WSU’s Animal Health Library (AHL). Arriving from Madison, Wis., in 2000, McCord was set to start work the following week at the library. She stopped […]

Students of Bryan Fry’s “Honors Writing and Research” (English 298) class earn every bit of their research chops over the course of the semester. The bibliography for their final paper counts for 50 percent of the class grade. A senior instructor in Washington State University’s Department of English, Fry said he believes the process leading […]

Studies show that professors overestimate students’ abilities to locate, assess and legally use information resources, and students often misjudge their own searching and evaluating skills. Two college librarians will discuss ways they teach information literacy skills in English composition, science and nursing programs during a free talk 10-11:30 a.m. Friday, May 9, in Terrell Library […]

Get a free book at the Washington State University Libraries on Wednesday, April 23, and be part of an international event to promote reading. The giveaway is part of World Book Night 2014. During the daylong event, 25,000 volunteers from across the United States each will give away 20 copies of a specially printed book […]

Posted: March 27, 2014 — merrilla There will be two short maintenance periods for Search It this weekend.   On Saturday 3/29 between 12pm – 1pm Search It will be accessible, but users may experience intermittent issues accessing databases and articles from off-campus.  On Sunday 3/30 between 1am – 3am Searchit It will be accessible, but […]

The impact of the Depression-era Works Progress Administration often is measured by the millions of jobs it created, the billions of dollars spent on national public works projects and even a song about the Grand Coulee Dam by folksinger Woody Guthrie. In the Pacific Northwest, one WPA project had a different benchmark: the column inch. […]

Washington State University Libraries will hold free, public training 1-3 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 27, in Terrell 20E about e-readers, tablets and other handheld devices – how they work, what they have in common and basic tips. WSU Libraries’ staff, in an earlier session in the same room, will learn troubleshooting and ways to help patrons […]