News
Government Websites Offline Due to Shutdown
Due to the current government shutdown, many federal government web sites and services are offline. As Polk Library is learning, this includes many sites we rely on to provide up-to-date government publications and information. This includes census and statistical information, Department of Edu... read more...
Polk replaces Oxford Reference with Credo
In an effort to improve its on-line reference tools, Polk Library recently replaced its Oxford Reference subscription with Credo Reference. Credo provides quick access to hundreds of highly regarded encyclopedias, dictionaries, thesauri and more, all from an easy-to-search interface. Of parti... read more...
Distance Ed. Orientation to Search@UW!
Check out the Distance Education Orientation to Polk Library video tutorial for an overview of Search@UW! Distance education students and instructors can use Search@UW to easily find and request books and articles -- watch the tutorial to see how! The video is available on our Distance Education pa... read more...
Search@UW is live on the Library website!
Polk Library is pleased to announce the launch of Search@UW -- our next-gen gateway to a universe of library resources. Search@UW features ... a powerful search interface (think ... Amazon) streamlined services -- like in-line Universal Borrowing! one-stop access to 16 mill... read more...
New and Returning Business Databases
Polk Library is happy to announce some new (and returning) business databases. Authenticated links can be found at: http://www.uwosh.edu/library/subjects/business New Databases: Hoovers Online Much improved over our previous version of this resource, Hoovers Onli... read more...
U.S. Census Bureau releases 2012 Survey of Public Pensions: State Data .
The U.S. Census Bureau released data on defined benefit pulbic pension programs Throughout the United State on August 1. read more...
Budget Bill signed by Governor Walker
Governor Walker signed the Budget Bill into law on July 1. read more...
Spring 2013 Newsletter
The Spring 2013 Polk Library Newsletter is now available with stories on: · The Gamification of Quest Information Literacy Training · A new Gruenhagen Exhibit · Our Computer Availability Web App · Staff news and more.... read more...
New nursing tutorial - finding articles written by a nurse
Students in our nursing programs are often required to use articles written by nurses for their evidence-based practice research papers. We have created a brief tutorial with tips for finding articles written by nurses in 3 popular nursing databases -- CINAHL, Medline, and Nursing Full Text Plus (O... read more...
U.S. Supreme Court Copyright decision affects Libraries
Supreme Court Decision affirms "first sale" doctrine read more...
