General Information - H 303: A Toolbox for Thesis Orientation - Research Guides at Western Oregon University

Tips for Researching your Thesis

Remember that research is a reiterative process. You'll do some library searching, read, discover leads you need to follow or holes you need to fill, and come back to do more searching.
Leave time for delivery of materials through Interlibrary Loan. Physical items coming from other Summit libraries typically take 2-3 business days to arrive, those coming from non-Summit libraries take a few weeks.
Look for personal account features within the information resources you use. Features vary, but typically the accounts allow you to

save your searches for later use,

set up email alerts and/or RSS feeds for new material that meets your search criteria,

save articles and organize them into folders,

and set personal preferences for the interface.

Managing Long-term Research

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Interlibrary Loan

Log in to check your interlibrary loan and Summit requests to retrieve articles to place a new request to renew items
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Interlibrary loan is a service provided by Library and Media Services to support the research and teaching needs of students, faculty and staff at Western Oregon University.

For assistance placing requests, contact the Reference Desk (503.838.8899 or email refdesk@wou.edu).
For questions regarding the status of your placed requests, call 503.838.8884 or email ilibloan@wou.edu.

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Your Librarian Is Here to Help!

Each of the WOU librarians has subject areas in which they have specialized knowledge of the available resources. We are glad to make appointments for research consultations in our given areas!

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