Google Books

Do you know that you can search Google Books from the Pierce Library home page? Look for it in the search area to find books and other materials. It's a good way to find a wide range of books relating to a topic, and a nifty feature allows for you to find it in a library. Try the following search:

Go to Google Books and enter academic achievement in the search box. Building Background Knowledge for Academic Achievement will appear in the result list.

Link to the book and look for Find in a library on the left side of the page. Click on it and scroll down to find Eastern Oregon University on the list of libraries that hold it. Link to EOU to be directed to our catalog, where you will see that it is an electronic resource available for reading online. (Off-campus students will need to enter their EOU ID and Library PIN to access it.)

Note that you may find books that are held by Pierce Library, but Eastern Oregon University will not always appear as an available link. It's always a good idea to double-check by searching our catalog, followed by a search of the Summit catalog. In most cases, you will find the book and be able to request it.

If you would like to learn more about searching all the catalogs available from our home page, please refer to the tutorials page, available beneath Help on the Pierce Library home page.

Let the Research Begin!

Many students are busy writing papers these days and wondering how to find Library resources. Help can be found in and out of Pierce Library!

If you're an on-campus student, or you live within driving distance, drop by the library and go to the ERC (Electronic Resource Center), located on the first floor of the library. Friendly student assistants and staff on duty there are always glad to lend a hand.

Library staff are also available for research help outside the library. Look for the library help desk located in the second floor Common Area of North Hall Sunday evenings from 7 to 9 pm. (Be there or be square!)

It's easy for off-campus students to ask questions too. Use the Answerland email webform, which can also be found on the Ask a Librarian page (beneath Help) on the library home page. You will also find contact information there, if you would like to speak to someone in the library.

Knowledge is of two kinds. We know a subject ourselves, or we know where we can find information upon it.
- Samuel Johnson

ARTstor Update

Have you had time to check out ARTstor, our newest online database? If not, you will be amazed by the images available there. ARTstor is a great resource for art students, and brings wonderful collections to the computer screens of those who are interested in art.

Find ARTstor on the alphabetical list of databases available from the Pierce Library home page by following the link to 'Article databases by title' (in the search area to find journal and newspaper articles). If you are accessing any of the online databases from off campus, you will need to enter your EOU student ID (or Library barcode) and Library PIN to gain access.

Collection news from ARTstor:

Now available: Brooklyn Museum Costumes (The Metropolitan Museum of Art)
ARTstor is collaborating with The Metropolitan Museum of Art to share approximately 5,800 images of American and European costumes and accessories from the Brooklyn Museum in the Digital Library.

The Samuel H. Kress collection now complete, including images from the National Gallery of Art
The Samuel H. Kress Collection is now launched in its entirety in the ARTstor Digital Library with approximately 1,700 images of European art, including more than 700 works from the National Gallery of Art.

Now available: Additional images from the Frick Art Reference Library Photoarchives
ARTstor is pleased to announce the addition of approximately 6,000 images to the Digital Library from the Frick Art Reference Library Photoarchives.

Now available: Additional images from The Warburg Institute
Approximately 860 additional images of Renaissance and Baroque book illustrations from the Warburg Institute are now available in the ARTstor Digital Library.

New collection agreement: The Trout Gallery (Dickinson College)
ARTstor is collaborating with The Trout Gallery, the art museum at Dickinson College, to share approximately 6,000 images of works in its permanent collection in the Digital Library.

Questions? Email Answerland, or contact Library staff through the Ask a Librarian page (available beneath Help on the library home page.)

Winter Term Welcome

Although the weather outside may be chilly, you'll find a warm place to study or hang out in the library. Hot drinks and snacks are available at Magna Cum Latte in the Reading Room (M-F, 8 - 11:30 am).

Check out Library resources available to you using the computers in the first floor ERC, or look for the FAQ and tutorials beneath Help on the library home page at http://pierce.eou.edu. (You will also find student ID and Library PIN information in the FAQ.)

Questions? Stop by the library and we will be happy to help, or email Answerland. Find additional contact information at Ask a Librarian (beneath Help on the home page.)

ARTstor Digital Library

ARTstor is an amazing digital library of more than one million images in the arts, architecture, humanities, and social sciences and includes software tools to view, present, and manage images for research and pedagogical purposes.

A trial of this fantastic resource is now available from the Pierce Library alphabetical list of databases. Look for the link to article databases by title in the search area to find journal and newspaper articles on the library home page.

If you are accessing the database from off-campus, you will be asked for your EOU student ID number (or Library barcode) and Library PIN. Access information can be found on the Library FAQ, available beneath Help on the library home page.

Collections include: Eyes of the Nation - A Visual History of the United States (Library of Congress, 100% complete), American Institute of Indian Studies (20% complete), and The Metropolitan Museum of Art Collection (100% complete).

Look for the Help button on ARTstor's home page to learn more about utilizing the content and features available to you through this Library resource!

SFX Reminder

Ex Libris engineers performed maintenance on SFX Saturday, December 5, from 8 pm to midnight. (SFX is the link that follows article abstracts in the result lists of some of our online databases to check for full-text availability.)

SFX is once again available and working better than ever! Questions? Email Answerland or find other Library contact information on the
Ask a Librarian page beneath Help on the library home page.

SFX Availability

FYI: If you have been using the SFX link that follows article abstracts in the result lists of some of our online databases to check for full-text availability, please note that scheduled maintenance will be performed by Ex Libris engineers this Saturday, December 5, from
8 pm to midnight.

Access to SFX during maintenance will not be available. If an article that you need is not available full-text, please plan to check SFX around the hours scheduled for maintenance. You can also order articles through Interlibrary Loan using the online article request form, which is available beneath Find Materials on the library home page.

EBSCOhost Mobile

That's right! You heard it here first: EBSCOhost Mobile now allows access to selected EBSCO databases through an interface designed for mobile devices!

Look for the link to EBSCOhost Mobile on the Pierce Library alphabetical list of databases, also available using the 'article databases by title' link in the search area to find journal and newspaper articles on the library home page.

Access EBSCOhost Mobile and link to databases listed. (Off-campus students must enter an EOU ID and Library PIN.) Find additional information about using a mobile device for searches by linking to Help at top right of the database search screen.

Please feel free to provide feedback about the usefulness (or not!) of using mobile devices for database searches. Questions? Email Answerland, or find other contact information on the Ask a Librarian page (beneath the Help menu on the library home page.)