News - Headline 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...
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...
Budget Bill signed by Governor Walker
Governor Walker signed the Budget Bill into law on July 1. 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...
Kindergarten article highlights archives, university history
Polk Library congratulates Dr. Wendy Strauch-Nelson, associate professor of art education, for her article in the Spring 2013 issue of the Wisconsin Magazine of History. The article details a fascinating chapter in the history of UW Oshkosh: the creation of the first kindergarten at a... read more...
New Psych Lit Trials
This week, Polk Library activated two new databases as trials that go beyond typical psychology literature. PsycCRITIQUES® is a full-text database with of book and film reviews from 1956 to present written from a psychological perspective. PsycEXTRA® is a unique database of professi... read more...
Assembly Bill 40--Wisconsin Budget Bill
On February 20 Governor Walker released the Budget Bill (Assembly Bill 40) for the forthcoming biennium. read more...
