Getting Started
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Roll your cursor over the week numbers above to select the section of
a week you need to read. If you cannot see the popup menus when you roll
your cursor over the week numbers, upgrading your browser is recommended.
Download Software and Plugins
Browsers
Document & media player plugins
Word Processing and Spreadsheet software
If you want the functionality of Microsoft Word and Excel but
do not own them, you can download and use this free alternative: Open
Office. Read the installation instructions:
OSUware CD-ROM now available
For a free copy of the most common software utilities for Windows
and Macintosh platforms, order
OSUware on CD-ROM. It includes these types of utilities:
- Browsers
- Plugins
- Virus protection
- FTP
- Email and contacts
- Achiving
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Known Problems
- Anti advertising
- Window pop up software may interfere with the functionality
of some course materials.
- AOL idle time
- AOL will disconnect a user if idle time exceeds the allotted
minutes. Type keyword "smile4u" to prevent this.
- Dial up modem idle time
- A user's Internet Service Provide (ISP) may disconnect after
several minutes of idle time; time when the screen has not changed
to a new page, or scrolled (which often happens when a student
is reading online or taking a Blackboard quiz). Users can open
another browser window to another site and periodically activate
links on the page to fool the ISP server into staying connected.
- Word Perfect files
- .wpd files do not work with Blackboard's Digital Drop Box.
- Hotmail filters
- ONID email may be rejected or moved to Hotmail's junk mail
folder, depending on your settings.
- PowerPoint
files
- Some .ppt files will not open in Explorer for Windows XP unless
you save the file to a hard drive first.
Accessibility
- Use the tab button located on the keyboard to navigate through
each menu item.
- Use IBM HomePage Reader with Explorer 5.5 on a Windows PC for
optimum screen reader access.
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Set your Browser Options to View Most Recent Pages
Updates to pages in this web site will occur during the term. To view the
updates, please set your browser options/preferences to always display the
most current page:
In Microsoft Internet Explorer
- View the screen
shot.
- Choose Internet Options from the Tools menu.
- On the General tab, in the Temporary Internet Files section, click Settings.
- Click Every visit to the page.
- Click OK.
In Netscape Navigator
- View the screen
shot.
- Choose Preferences from the Edit menu.
- Choose Cache from the Advanced menu.
- Click Once per session under Document cache is compared
to document on network:
- Click OK.
Staff
For general questions about access to library services and delivery of library
materials, students can contact the Valley
Library Reference Desk.
If distance students reside in Central or Eastern Oregon, they can call upon
Maureen Kelly, Librarian
of the OSU Cascades Campus in Bend, Oregon.
Recommended links
- Library
Services for Distance Education Students and Faculty
- Provides a summary of services and links to library policies, delivery services,
instructions for accessing subscription databases, and other help pages.
- Research
Tools
- OSU Libraries recommends this page as a starting point for all patrons
doing research. It provides links to all catalogs, databases, as well as recommended
resources for specific subject areas.
- Subject
Research Guides
- Provides links to recommended resources for specific subject areas.
- Off-Campus
Access to Library Databases and Electronic Journals
- Provides instruction for accessing library subscription databases from
off-campus.
- Using
Lexis-Nexis' Academic Universe
- Academic Universe from Lexis-Nexis offers the full-text of major regional,
national, and international newspapers with coverage spanning, in some cases,
over ten years.
- Style
Manuals, Citation Guides, and Instructions for Authors
- Style manuals, citation guides, and instructions for authors
- OSU
Libraries Style and Citation Guides
- General, APA, government, legal, MLA, and citing WWW sources.
- Style
Sheets for Citing Internet & Electronic Resources
- Humanities (MLA & Chicago), Scientific (APA & CBE), and History
(Turabian)
UC Berkeley - Teaching Library Internet Workshops
- OSU
Student Conduct Regulations: Policy on cheating, plagiarism, honesty, etc.
- In addition to policy, instructors use a variety of tools to check for cheating,
especially on written work.
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