News - Students
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...
Computer Availabilty App!
The Polk Library “labs” are at it again. Polk’s new computer availability app ( http://www.uwosh.edu/library/ca ) is like having X-ray vision glasses. Developed by STEP intern, Brian Gallops, the application lets you “see” into the library and discover how many co... read more...
New War History DB
Polk Library has added a new trial to its database collection: The First World War - Personal Experiences. It consists largely of primary source material (letters, diaries, etc) of men and women who experienced the "Great War" firsthand. The trial will last until 12/28/12. Con... read more...
Party Time: Polk Library is 50
Polk Library is celebrating its 50 th anniversary “1962-style” on Thursday, Nov. 15, 2012. Fifty years to the day the library was formally dedicated; the campus and community are invited to gather in Polk 205B to celebrate a half century of service with an afternoon “mocktail party.” Fr... read more...
Judge Rules Library Digitization Rules
Another big win for libraries involved in digitization Two weeks ago, the Honorable Judge Harold Baer of the U.S. Southern District Court of New York ruled in favor of the Hathi Trust stating that typical library digitization of copyrighted works is within the boundaries of fair use. Judge B... read more...
Foreign Language Films in Polk Library
Polk Library owns hundreds of non-English films, including films in all the languages offered by the Department of Foreign Languages & Literatures. The Foreign Language Film Bibliography is an ongoing project and new additions to the completed language lists will continue throughout the acade... read more...
Polk Library's Fall 2012 Newsletter
Polk is Golden! Read all about it in the library's Fall newsletter: http://www.uwosh.edu/library/newsletter/fall-2012 read more...
Murder Mystery is this Friday
10 Years and 11 Bodies! And you thought a library was a safe place to be. This Friday, September 7th, Polk Library will host its 10th Annual Murder Mystery at 9:15PM. Bring your friends to help figure out various clues around the building and be the first to solve a murder set in the city's vas... read more...
Polk Library goes YouTube’n
Tired of “Charlie bit my finger” and Annoying Orange videos? Kahn Institute not specific enough for you? Well, good news: Polk Library has started a YouTube channel as a convenient way to access instructional and informational videos regarding library resources. Polk Libr... read more...
