
Mark O. Hatfield Library October's newest library materials: 769 new books and 25 new dvds
Source: blog.willamette.edu
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Mark O. Hatfield Library An interesting post/report on the status of technology, students and faculty.
Source: campustechnology.com
While students and faculty seem to agree on the importance of technology in education, the two groups do not agree on how well it's being implemented. According to new research released Monday, only 38 ...

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OCLC
has developed a WorldCat mobile application that lets you easily
search for books, videos, sound recordings, etc. and then find the
closest library. I just installed it on my Blackberry and it works pretty
well. They also have a video on how to use it.
Source: www.worldcat.org
See how WorldCat Mobile helps you find in a library right from your phone—watch this video, or try out the demo below. Begin by typing a keyword into the search box; results begin to appear instantly thanks to Boopsie's "smart prefix" feature.

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Featuring
the Oxford Reference Online. 100 well-known & trusted dictionaries,
encyclopedias, and reference books in an easily-to-use interface.
Covers most areas of study including language, quots, science,
medicine, humanities, social sciences, andbusiness.
Source: library.willamette.edu
Discovering Collection offers easy access to award-winning content based on national curriculum standards.… [more]

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Multnomah County's thief-prone library system.
For years
now, stealing from the Multnomah County (Oreg.) Library has been an
easy feat. The Central Library has had no security system since the
building was renovated 13 years ago, and none of the 16 branches had
working security systems either, leading to a loss of nearly... $300,000
in the past six months alone. But now the library is installing a
$2.9-million system using RFID tags to reduce theft and make materials
handling easier at all its locations....
Portland Oregonian, Oct. 27Read More
For years
now, stealing from the Multnomah County (Oreg.) Library has been an
easy feat. The Central Library has had no security system since the
building was renovated 13 years ago, and none of the 16 branches had
working security systems either, leading to a loss of nearly... $300,000
in the past six months alone. But now the library is installing a
$2.9-million system using RFID tags to reduce theft and make materials
handling easier at all its locations....
Portland Oregonian, Oct. 27Read More
Security returns to Multnomah County's thief-prone library system | Portland News - – OregonLive.com
Source: www.oregonlive.com
, Downtown Portland, East Multnomah County, Multnomah County, North/Northeast Portland, Pearl District + Northwest Portland, Portland Neighborhoods, Southeast Portland, Southwest Portland »

Mark O. Hatfield Library Don't forget that the Hatfield Libraries have subject librarians. If you need research help, feel free to contact them!

Mark O. Hatfield Library An interesting side note... Safeway will partner with libraries to post info about libraries on the back of Safeway-brand cereal boxes starting in Oct (nation wide).
Source: www.ala.org
Libraries are everywhere, rooted in nearly every school, campus and community, but they are are about to take front and center in a new place: the breakfast table.

Mark O. Hatfield Library Are you a Willamette Alumni? Will you be writing something that cites something? If so, you'll be interested in a new library service for alumni called RefWorks that was previously only available to current students and faculty.
Source: library.willamette.edu
RefWorks is a web-based bibliography management and citation tool. Import references from databases, library catalogs, generic web sites, and more. It converts to hundreds of citation formats quickly and easily.

Mark O. Hatfield Library New books and videos for September at the library...
Source: library.willamette.edu
The services below offer additional information such as descriptions, reviews, pricing, and some or all of the book's content. Information varies by publication and service.

Mark O. Hatfield Library Check out the new Facebook application we have added from OCLC. It's located on the tabs above and called CiteMe. Search for a books title, choose your citation style needed, and you are presented with the citation which you can copy and paste where needed.

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National Information Literacy Monthy: On October 1, President Obama issued a statement
proclaiming October 2009 as National Information Literacy Awareness
Month and calling “upon the people of the United States to recognize
the important role information plays in our daily lives, and appreciate
the need for a greater under...standing of its impact.” http://www.whitehouse.gov/the_press_offi ce/Presidential-Proclamation-National-In formation-Literacy-Awareness-Month/Read More
proclaiming October 2009 as National Information Literacy Awareness
Month and calling “upon the people of the United States to recognize
the important role information plays in our daily lives, and appreciate
the need for a greater under...standing of its impact.” http://www.whitehouse.gov/the_press_offi
The White House - Press Office - Presidential Proclamation National Information Literacy Awareness M
Source: www.whitehouse.gov
WhiteHouse.gov is the official web site for the White House and President Barack Obama, the 44th President of the United States. This site is a source for information about the President, White House news and policies, White House history, and the federal government.

Mark O. Hatfield Library Can't find the image you need in the Academic Commons, checkout the new CAMIO database that the library just got access to from OCLC.
Source: library.willamette.edu
This site will look much better in a browser that supports web standards, but it is accessible to any browser or Internet device.

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WU has digital access to early english publications (1475-1800 A.D.). It is through the Early English Books Online (EEBO) -- http://library.willamette.edu/resources/ databases/atoz/#E.
Source: library.willamette.edu
Discovering Collection offers easy access to award-winning content based on national curriculum standards.… [more]

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What are the most commonly challenged books in the US anyway? http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_mos t_commonly_challenged_books_in_the_U.S.
Source: en.wikipedia.org
This list of most-commonly challenged books in the United States does not list every book that has been challenged in the United States, but just some of the books most-commonly challenged from 1990 to 1999.[1]














