Monday, May 20, 2013


Librarians today! Not your stereotypical multi-cat owning old maid with super-powered shushing actions.

When asked to think up a vision of a typical librarian, what images comes to mind?  A mature woman wearing cat glasses, long greying hair in a tight bun, and sensible shoes?   One with a constant grimace of annoyance that can quickly turn to an intimidating glare of disdain when your cell phone rings.  

Well, shame on you.  Librarians are people too.  Do we not bleed when we get paper cuts when processing books?  Do we not cry when our favorite book comes back to us half chewed by a dog?  Do we not laugh when someone asks for a video of an actual civil war battle?  We have feelings and flamboyant fashion sense like any other well educated career-minded person.

 Don’t believe me…check out the links below and decide for yourself.  Enjoy!

Links to librarian stereotypes in the media:

Links to librarian fashion and grooming styles:

Links to librarian hobbies (Yes, Ryan Gosling is a hobby):

Links to librarian humor:

Links to librarian blogs:



pontonlibrary.blogspot.com

Wednesday, May 15, 2013

Need Help Logging Into Your Student E-Mail?

Over the past weekend the student e-mail migrated to a new service, Microsoft Office 365. This means that all previously saved favorites and links will need to be updated to the new URL. As of today, the links on the Green River website have been updated and are working.

The new student e-mail URL is: http://outlook.com/mail.greenriver.edu 

What should you do if you get an error message?

Many students are getting an error message similar to the one below.










This error message will help you back out and start your log on over when you click the blue "here" link, however, the service pushes you back into Outlook instead of sending you into the new Office 365 service, creating an endless loop of errors and log in screens.

What you should do when you encounter this message is click on the blue "here" link and then imediately close your browser window. You should then reopen your browser and enter in the URL: http://outlook.com/mail.greenriver.edu or navigate to the student e-mail screen on the school's website.

Also be sure to check that you are trying to access your e-mail through Office 365 and not through Outlook. Your log in screen should look like the image below:

If the screen you are trying to log into has a blue Outlook logo above the user name and password boxes then you should close your browser and naviagte to the new Office 365 page (see instructions above).

If you are following the instructions above and are still having difficulty then you may need to delete your browsing history. You can do this by following the instructions below:

Internet Explorer, click Tools on the menu bar then select Delete Browsing History then select Temporary Internet Files, Cookies and History.

Google Chrome, click on the three bars directly below the red X on the upper righthand side of the screen. On the drop down menu click on Tools then select the boxes for: Clear Browsing History, Clear Download History, Delete Cookies and Other Site and Plug-in Data, and Empty the Cache

Firefox, click on the red Firefox button on the upper lefthand side of the screen. On the drop down menu click on History and then Clear Recent History. In the box that opens change the 'Time Range To Clear' box to Everything and make sure the boxes are selected for Browsing and Download History, Cookies and Cache.

Clearing your history should help direct your browser to the right e-mail log in screen and eliminate the error message.

What If I Still Cannot Access My Student E-Mail?

If you are still having difficulty accessing your student e-mail then stop by the Reference Desk on the second floor of Holman Library or give us a call (253) 833-9111 ex. 2091

Tuesday, May 7, 2013

“But where do I start?”: Subject & Class Guides

Hints from Holman Library






If you’ve ever been confused about what databases to start with, or wondered where to get background information for a research paper, the library’s subject and class guides might be just what you’re looking for. These guides are mini-webpages created especially to point out the resources and tips  most useful for a specific subject area or class; they show (sometimes much-needed!) starting points for your research.


To see if there is a guide for your class or subject area, go to “Subject and Class Guides” from the library homepage (or under the "Links" menu at the left of this blog!):

screenshot of Holman Library homepage and "subject and class guides" link

















Next, look under the department or subject area of your class— Nursing , Psychology, Sociology, etc.:

Subject and class guides list: Browse all subject & class guides

This will take you to an alphabetical list of guides for that subject. You may see a general guide for “Nursing” or “Film Studies,” or if there is a guide specifically for your course, you will see it listed by course abbreviation and instructor, e.g.:

Example guide title: ENGL 126 Writing: Humanities (Shaver)















Happy hunting!



Wednesday, May 1, 2013

Citations: Help is here!

Lets face up to it:  It is not possible to write papers in college without doing citations. But you don't have to figure out how to do them without any help.

The Holman Library offers resources for citations, in print and online. Take a look at our Citation Guide: 


And these books: