Library News
The West entrance of the library will be closed for approximately six weeks beginning May 6. Access will be limited to the East entrance while landscaping is completed along the west of the building. At that point, the East entrance will close and access will be limited to the West entrance while landscaping projects are completed on the east side. By the start of Fall term at the end of August, both entrances will be open. We are excited about the landscaping project which will include a water feature and green areas.
Now that Spring term has ended, our summer hours go into effect. Check our hours online.
Have you looked at our growing Digital Collection lately?
Take a look at photos and other digitized materials from our Special Collections.
Judy Elsley: Complex Cloth is a current exhibit in the library featuring the work of WSU faculty member and fabric artist, Judy Elsley. She buys bolts of white “prepared for dyeing” (PFD) cotton, to do her own dyeing. She views cloth as an end in and of itself instead of a means to some other purpose. Instead of buying fabric to make into something else, she is treating the cloth as a canvas and creating works of art, including the beautiful hangings on display.
See if you can spot the multi-panel work that represents dawn, mid-day, and evening. The display is bright, colorful and attractive! Don't miss it!
Located on the Upper Level, in front of Honors.
Also on display is a moving tribute to individuals who have died and provided organs so others might live. The Organ, Eye and Tissue Donor Quilt panel represents a portion of the quilt, with 49 donor squares honoring those who have saved and improved lives through the selfless act of donation. It is hanging in the
Lower Level Atrium through May.
Check the library
events calendar to learn about upcoming events in the
library.
We invite the public to use Stewart Library. There is no charge
to park on
campus
after 4 pm Monday-Friday
or on weekends. Library cards for the public are $15/year.
Or join the WSU
Alumni Association and receive a library card as part
of your membership.
Credo Reference (formerly XRefer) has expanded to include a wide variety of full text books online. Some of the broad areas covered include, art, geography, business, history, literature and language, law, medicine, and science. You can see a full list of the titles included by going to the database finder on the library home page and clicking on Credo Reference. Note that home access is limited to WSU students, faculty, and staff, although anyone is welcome to use the database in the library.
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New Titles
Atlas of Human Migration, Firefly Books, 2007. Reference GN 370.A85
This
attractively illustrated book tells the epic story of
civilizations and their movement from earliest man to
modern world migrations.
Encyclopedia
of Native Tribes of North America, Firefly
Books, 2007. Reference E76.2 .J64 The forward
of this book describes it as a banquet for the eyes…and
a resource for the mind. With its many photographs
and color illustrations and the well-researched, readable
text, this book lives up to that description.
The Greenwood Encyclopedia of Clothing through World History, Greenwood Press, 2008. Reference GT 507.G74 Covering the history of clothing from prehistoric times to the present, this three-volume set is a well-documented look at how the history of clothing goes hand-in-hand with world history.
Social Dancing in America : A History and Reference, Greenwood Press, 2007.Reference GV 1623. G56
This two-volume set covers the history and social significance of dance in America from 1607 to the present, presenting an intriguing look at how political and cultural events of the times influenced dance styles.
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