By Brenda Alling, WSU Vancouver VANCOUVER, Wash. – The Vancouver chapter of the American Association of University Women has donated its historical records to WSU Vancouver.
PULLMAN, Wash. – Users of Washington State University Libraries’ search function are invited to test and provide feedback on a new version before its official launch on Monday, May 8.
By Nella Letizia, WSU Libraries PULLMAN, Wash. – Washington State University Libraries has joined HathiTrust Digital Library, a partnership of major academic and research libraries working to preserve and provide access to the published record in digital form.
By Nella Letizia, WSU Libraries PULLMAN, Wash. – Washington State University freshmen and sophomores who need help with their 100- and 200-level class projects and papers can book their own librarian to help figure out a research strategy.
By Nella Letizia, WSU Libraries PULLMAN, Wash. – A new program at Washington State University’s Holland and Terrell Libraries brings the traditional reference desk to students instead of the other way around.
By Nella Letizia, WSU Libraries PULLMAN, Wash. – Washington State University students who come to the Terrell Library reference area for answers now have another service available to them: consultations with Writing Center tutors for help with research papers.
By Nella Letizia, WSU Libraries PULLMAN, Wash. – 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.
By Nella Letizia, WSU Libraries PULLMAN, Wash. – 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.