Spring 2014 Atrium Music Series Schedule    (Most Fridays from 12:15 - 1:00pm)

From sewing a miniature book binding to watching a demonstration of shaping a stone tool, nearly 200 eighth-graders from Lincoln Middle School recently took a whirlwind tour of library sciences and anthropological research at Washington State University to prepare for their final history project this spring.

Starting Monday, Feb. 3, WSU Libraries will host a monthlong exhibit and related events on the White Rose, a student-led German resistance group formed during World War II.

In 1942 and 1943, University of Munich students led an underground campaign calling for the German people to actively resist the policies imposed by Nazism. The students and their professor were later arrested and executed for their actions. The exhibit is a remembrance of the resistance group, created by the Munich-based White Rose Foundation.

As Washington State University classes resume this week, humanities/social sciences reference librarian Erica Nicol has just the remedy for new and returning students who get the heebie-jeebies just opening the doors to campus libraries. Her online guide explores the origins of library anxiety and offers tips for beating it (http://libguides.wsulibs.wsu.edu/content.php?pid=256769).

Vet Student Exhibits Passion for Horses; Opening Reception Jan. 31

The work of fourth-year veterinary student Kaylin Wells is on display through mid-May at the WSU Animal Health Library's twice-yearly Art in the Library exhibit. A free, public reception is planned 4:30 to 6 p.m. Friday, Jan. 31, at the library in Wegner Hall 170.

For the full story, see the WSU News site.

As a courtesy to our users to aid in breaking in a new semester and in recognition that some users are unable to renew some material online the Libraries has decided to renew all items that are currently due during the first two weeks of the semester (1/13/2014 - 1/25/2014)  for our users that are able to check out books for six weeks (undergraduates and community users for example).

WSU Libraries has taken the first step in updating the Libraries' website, and rolls out an updated look on Monday, January 6th. “Our website did a great job for a long time,” said Web Services Librarian Ray Henry, “but with the launch of Search It and its new interface, we decided it was a good time to update not only the look and feel, but also the underlying structure of the website. We've made some good improvements, including friendlier URLs and cleaner navigation, which are good first steps.”

Have you received circulation notices from our new system recently, and have questions about what's in those notices? Do you have questions about renewing materials? This update should help answer some of those questions.

The new shared library management service Search It was launched Wednesday, Dec. 18. Patrons can now use a single search box to find journals, books and digitized collections. They can also access some 9 million titles and 26 million resources from 36 other higher education institutions.