Pomona Public Library Meetings

Pomona will hold several community meetings to talk about the future of the Pomona Public Library. Click here for times and locations of the meetings in English. Click here for the Spanish version.

National Medical Librarians Month

"Google can bring you back 100,000 answers, a librarian can bring you back the right one."
-Neil Gaiman

October is National Medical Librarians Month and to help celebrate the Pumerantz Library has a number of events planned.

Workshops

·         October 10 – Services for distance students 7-8 pm

·         October 18 – Micromedex 7 – 8pm

Click on the hyperlinks to log in to these online courses.

Annual Pumerantz Library Book Sale

·         October 22 – 26, prices start 25 cents.

Book Repair Week

·         October 22 – 26, drop a book in need of care this week for the library to repair. Please see the circulation desk for details and drop off. 

Fine Free Friday

·         October 26, drop off an overdue book on this day with no fines. Sorry outstanding fines do not apply.

Halloween Candy

·         October 31, stop by the library for some Halloween tricks or treats.

Your Vote Counts

The Presidential General Election, November 6, 2012, is fast approaching and every vote counts. 

To aid in this WesternU is asking that every faculty, student, and staff member that is eligible to vote, do so. If you are not registered to vote, you can get your registration, absentee ballot, and instructions here.

You must register and have your registration paperwork turned in by October 22, 2012 to be eligible to vote in the General Election.

Make your voice heard, register to vote!

Micromedex Mobile

Looking for a drug information app?  Look no further.  Micromedex.  It is the most reliable, trusted name in evidence-based drug information.  Some benefits of Micromedex include:

1.    The most comprehensive evidence-based resource available for medication management
2.    In-depth information on drug dosing and off-label use
3.    IV compatibility tool, powered by Trissel's 2, and drug interactions checker for medication safety
4.    A single source solution for disease information, management and treatment
5.    Fast and easy FREE mobile access at the point-of-care

Micromedex has 3 free downloadable apps for Apple and Android users: Drug Information, Drug Interactions, and IV Compatibility.  Please contact the Reference and Outreach Department today for access information. 

APA Electronic References

The library now has APA Style Guide to Electronic Reference as an online PDF.  You can print one time the full PDF of the eBook from Harriet K & Philip Pumerantz Library.  The APA Style Guide to Electronic Resources offers up-to-date information on formatting electronic references in APA Style. With more than 40 example references, the APA Style Guide to Electronic References outlines for students and writers the key elements to include in references to electronic sources, with numerous examples.

Among the new examples are dissertations and theses; bibliographies; curriculum and course material; reference materials, including Wiki; gray literature, such as conference hearings, presentation slides, and policy briefs; general interest media and alternative presses such as audio podcasts; and online communities, such as Weblog posts and video Weblog posts. Students and writers will find this guide indispensable as well as convenient to download and use when citing electronic references.

If you have any questions, please contact the library or check out our Ask a Librarian page.

Online Workshops

To new students, welcome to WesternU!  To continuing students, welcome back!  At the Harriet K. & Philip Pumerantz Library, we want to help you be a successful student.  Please join our online presentations to help you locate books, journals, and other information.  Both presentations are intended to be brief, about 30 minutes in length, and provide an overview of locating various information and material.

In our first presentation, Your books @ the library, you will learn how to navigate in our new online catalog, WorldCat Local.  WorldCat Local allows users to locate and request books worldwide.  With WorldCat Local, “the whole world is open to you.”  WUCat, the online catalog available in the library, will also be demonstrated.  This catalog allows you to place holds on library owned material, renew books, and review material that you already have checked out.  This will be held on Wednesday, August 15 at 12 noon.

The second presentation, “How do I…?” will cover many of the library’s most used pages, including the Request an Article, Electronic Resources, Ask a Librarian, and Distance Education pages.  This will be held on Thursday, August 15 at 5:30 pm.

Because both of these presentations are online, there is no need to register.  Simply click on the links at the times listed, and log in as “Guest.” 

Your books @ the library 
Wednesday, August 15 at 12 noon

How do I…? 
Thursday, August 16 at 5:30 pm

Facebook

During the month of August 2012 the library is having a Facebook like drive. If you are an incoming WesternU student like the library's Facebook Page and you will be entered into a drawing for a gift card.