Current news at the WSU Libraries.
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Dr. Karen Weathermon awarded the Library Excellence Award!
The WSU Libraries congratulate the recipient of this year’s Library Excellence Award, Dr. Karen L. Weathermon of the University College. Please join us in recognizing her contributions at the annual Library Excellence Award reception on Tuesday, May 21 at 10 a.m. in the Terrell Library Atrium.
Dr. Weathermon has long supported the WSU Libraries through programs such as Freshman Seminar and the Common Reading Program, actively involving librarians and library resources at every stage. She enhances the WSU student experience through encouraging disciplinary faculty to partner with librarians as they develop lesson plans and teach classes. The WSU Libraries are grateful for her enthusiastic personal commitment to the values of information literacy and lifelong learning.
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Current and past WSU Pullman students have probably walked by the Nature Boy wall statue on the side of Holland Library thousands of times during their WSU careers. Have you ever wondered about the history behind this massive wall statue? Anna Wheately, WSU Libraries' Interim Director of Development, recently worked with Manuscripts Archives and Special Collections to create an exhibit on the history of this campus landmark. The exhibit was covered by the WSU News Center in a recent article.
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Information Technology Specialist 3
Washington State University Libraries, Pullman, WAThis position will provide hardware support for the Libraries, including the installation, maintenance, and repair of computer workstations and peripherals (such as barcode scanners, image scanners, and projectors). Additionally, he/she will provide software support, including programming to automate installation/update processes and to support other organizational needs. This specialist will work with Libraries employees and patrons to quickly and effectively resolve Systems help desk jobs. Full-time, 12-month.
Required: Four years of information technology experience; OR equivalent education/experience. Four years experience analyzing, designing, installing, programming, and/or maintaining computer software applications, hardware, telecommunications, or network infra-structure equipment or providing customer or technical support in information technology. Preferred: Proven experience with a variety of software and hardware including motherboards, memory, hard drives, power supplies, CD-ROMs, monitors, scanners, and projectors; proven and effective equipment troubleshooting skills including the use of software diagnostic tools; proven experience using service manuals and advanced hardware diagnostic tools to troubleshoot and repair hardware efficiently; experience with a programming or scripting language commonly used in desktop support; experience tracking problems and problem resolution; experience installing and troubleshooting operating systems in a Windows environment; Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, MIS or related field; experience with Microsoft System Center Configuration Manager or similar device management framework; experience with Microsoft Hyper-V or other virtualization software; experience with Windows and Linux Server Administration. To apply, visit: www.wsujobs.com. Applications required by 5/27/13. WSU is an EO/AA Educator and Employer.
Contact: Bonny Boyan - boyan@wsu.edu
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WSU Libraries - Proxy Bookmarklet
Doing your research from off-campus? Install the WSU Libraries' Proxy Bookmarklet to get right to the article you're looking for, without having to backtrack to the Libraries' website to login!
New to bookmarklets? Watch the video below that matches the browser you use:
Ready to install it? Follow the steps in the next section.
Adding the bookmarklet
After making sure your browser allows JavaScript to run, try one or more of these:
- Drag this WSU Libraries proxy link to your browser's bookmarks toolbar or folder
- Depending on your browser, you may be able to right-click (or ctrl+click for Macs) on the link above and add it to your bookmarks
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On a touchscreen device, create a bookmark but edit the URL to contain the following (instead of a normal web address):
javascript:void(location.href=%22https://ntserver1.wsulibs.wsu.edu?url=%22+location.href)
Troubleshooting
Still having trouble? Try watching one of the videos linked at the top of this page, or try one of the tips below:
- Depending on your browser and browser settings, you might see a security alert that the "favorite may not be safe", even though it is. Click "yes" to continue.
- Can't see your bookmarks toolbar in your browser? Try enabling it under the View > Toolbars menu.
