Updates
Celebrate National GIS Day
Submitted by lib_marketing on Wed, 11/18/2009 - 12:10amWednesda
y November 18th is National Geographic Information Systems Day! This is a perfect time to make a visit to the Huxley Map Library and to get more familiar with the rich collection of geographic resources available to you.
Our map collection is the second largest in Washington State, and is regarded as a major map collection in the United States. You can find an extensive collection of aerial photographs, atlases, topographical maps, aeronautical charts, digital collections and much more!
The Map Library is open to the public so, be sure to stop in and get help with everything from your in-depth geographical research to planning your next camping trip. The Map Library is located in Arntzen Hall 101 and is open Monday - Friday 10 am - 4 pm. See the Map Library website below for more information!
And The Winner Is...
Submitted by lib_marketing on Tue, 11/03/2009 - 10:19pmThe Library's Scared Smart Open House was a lot of fun for both students and staff. Lot's of students participated in our scavenger hunt but there was only one grand prize winner, congratulations to Rustam Mamedov who won the iPod Touch!!! 
Congratulations also go out to Teresa De Sitter and Amber Deralta who won a $50 and a $25 gift certificate to the AS Bookstore! And many thanks go out to the rest of you who took the time to learn a little about the library while having a bit of fun at the same time! For more fun images of the event, be sure to check out our Library's Facebook page (see link below)!
STC is now in the Library!
Submitted by lib_marketing on Thu, 10/01/2009 - 6:55pm
After Hours Tutoring and Writing Help in the Library
Submitted by lib_marketing on Thu, 09/24/2009 - 6:40pm
For Your Listening Pleasure!
Submitted by lib_marketing on Thu, 09/24/2009 - 6:26pm
You can now check out Music CDs at the Media Desk. With music from a variety of genres, you are sure to find something you will enjoy. Browse through our music collection in the Media Collection room, located behind the Media Desk on the second floor of Wilson Library; be sure to ask a staff member if you have any questions.
And don't forget, you can always head over to the Music Library, located above the Performing Arts Center, for an amazing collection designed to fulfill all of your musical needs. Happy listening!
Announcing LibGuides!
Submitted by lib_marketing on Tue, 09/22/2009 - 7:50pm
Western Libraries is happy to introduce LibGuides, a new way to navigate through the vast collection of resources available for your research. LibGuides is a wildly popular web application that assists Librarians in creating and organizing Help Guides designed to make the library easier to use.Reference Desk Temporarily Closed due to Construction
Submitted by lib_marketing on Wed, 09/02/2009 - 8:30pmThe Reference Desk is temporarily closed through Friday September 11th due to the construction of the new Student Technology Center location. If you have a reference question please visit http://www.library.wwu.edu/ref/email.html to email us your question and a librarian will get back to you as soon as possible. If you have a more urgent need you can contact circulation at (360) 650-3084 and they will refer you to a reference specialist.
Special Collections project update
Submitted by lib_marketing on Mon, 08/10/2009 - 10:29pm
Special Collections Project Update Oct. 23, 2009
The project is speeding towards its conclusion. In the past week most of the cabinetry has been installed. Today the top for the service counter was to be delivered. Many of the lights have been installed and the painting is nearly completed.
Also this past week they have been working on leveling the floor where needed. There was obviously some settling of the concrete over the years and in some places the concrete may not have been poured evenly at its origin. This prep work will allow the beginning of floor coverings installation next week.
The main corridor, entry/exhibit space, and work room will be covered with vinyl. The research room, offices and conference room will have carpet. The collections area will be sealed concrete.
We are also expecting that library shelving will begin installation during the last half of next week. This will eventually remove the piles of shelving hardware that have occupied floor space on 5-East this quarter. Also on the docket for the next couple of weeks are door hanging and interior glazing.
New Summit Catalog
Submitted by administrator on Wed, 11/19/2008 - 4:43pm
Work is currently underway on an upgrade to the Summit unified catalog, which allows you to request books and materials from other academic libraries in Washington and Oregon. The new Summit catalog will replace the current interface on December 1, 2008. Summit borrowing services will continue without interruption during this transition.
14 Days - The Summary
Submitted by administrator on Thu, 09/18/2008 - 5:43pm
What has the library staff been up to over the summer? We took your comments from the 14 Days To Have Your Say blog and have taken some significant steps to address the concerns raised and ideas floated.
And there will be more to come. All summer long we’ve been using the 14 Days blog as a touchstone for ideas and initiatives. We want you to continue to offer us comments now and in the future.
Follow the link below to read a quick summary of what’s been acted on and addressed so far. So many of the ideas and comments posted to the 14 Days blog covered the same issues we are using this summary page to bring you up to date on much of what was posted. We have also been trying to answer individual blog postings that don’t quite fall into these generalized areas. You can check the 14 Days blog itself for those library responses.
Follow the URL below to look at what your suggestions have resulted in so far.
