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Protect your possessions while on campus

Don't leave your backpack or electronics unattended in the library or in other public areas on campus as thefts do occur.  If you’d like to store your items in a secure place at the library, lockers are located throughout the Valley...

Maps of the library are available

New to campus and unfamiliar with the Valley Library? In addition to the "Floor Maps" link on the upper right of the homepage, we also have an updated brochure that contains a map of each floor in the library to make your wayfinding much easier. The...

Workshops offered on 3-D Scanning and Printing (8/18)

Satisfy your curiosity about 3-D Printing and Scanning at one of the workshops on 8/18.  View all the offerings in the library’s summer workshop series at http://bit.ly/graduate-workshops. Registration is encouraged but not required....

Workshops offered on Copyright and Fair Use in Education (8/15) and SPSS Basic (8/16) and Intermediate (8/17)

We’re almost all both producing and using content regularly. Get a handle on balancing Copyright and Fair Use in Education on 8/15. Check out SPSS Statistics Basics on 8/16 if you have no experience or limited experience using this program for...

Next Resident Scholar lecture focuses on the 1950s nuclear fallout debate and eugenics (8/5)

Our next Resident Scholar lecture will be happening on Friday, August 5 at 2:00 p.m. in the Willamette West room on the Valley Library’s third floor. Our speaker this time is Dr. Michael Kenny, professor emeritus in the Department of...

Library’s Oregon Hops and Brewing Archives is expanding

The Oregon Hops and Brewing Archives at the Valley Library is celebrating its third year and expanded collecting areas. In August 2013, the library’s Special Collections and Archives Research Center established the Oregon Hops and Brewing...

Workshops offered on Mendeley (8/9) and EndNote (8/10)

Try out Mendeley on 8/9, another web-based, social tool for capturing, managing, and citing your research sources. You can also explore EndNote (Basic and Intermediate/Advanced) on 8/10 for capturing, managing and citing your research sources....

Workshops offered on Grad Publishing Tips (8/2) and 3-D Scanning and Printing (8/18)

Check out Graduate Publishing Tips on 8/2 for graduate students who want to get started on publishing their scholarship. Then satisfy your curiosity about 3-D Printing and Scanning on 8/18. View all the offerings in the library’s summer...

Workshops offered on Authorea (7/26) and Qualtrics (7/28)

Looking for a new collaborative writing tool? Check out Authorea on 7/26. Survey research got you frazzled? Hone your survey development skill set by exploring the many and powerful features of Qualtrics (Intro and Advanced) on 7/28.  View...

Resident scholar’s lecture on 7/14: ‘Ritual Rabbit Slaughter and the Extension Service in Eastern Oregon, 1900-1925’

The Resident Scholar program, sponsored by Oregon State University Libraries, awards stipends of up to $2,500 per month to visiting researchers whose proposals detail a compelling potential use of the materials held in the Valley Library’s...

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