Published: Thu, 05/10/2012 - 13:09
Friday, May 11, 12:00-1:00pm
Room 170
You've read the theories and articles, and you know it must be true, but sometimes finding concrete data to back it up can be difficult. This hour-long workshop will cover where and how to find data sets for social sciences research. All grad students are welcome to attend this workshop led by Emily Ford.
Published: Wed, 05/02/2012 - 16:02
Feeling a bit rusty after a few years out of school? Or ready to take the next step in your research but not quite sure how to best conduct library research? This confidence-building workshop will improve your skills in choosing search keywords, searching the library catalog, choosing and searching library databases, and using Google Scholar to find out who has cited important articles. You'll also learn how to know when it's time to call a librarian.
Led by Joan Petit
Friday, May 4, 12:00-1:30pm
Millar Library, Room 170
Published: Wed, 05/02/2012 - 15:42
 A book scanning station is now available for demonstration. It is now located on the 1st floor in the public copier area. (Previously, it was on the 2nd floor.)
The book-edge scanner will be available until May 11, 2012, for use by staff, faculty, students, and visiting researchers. The book scanning station offers a unique book-edge design that allows users to scan pages right up to the bound margin near the spine, without damaging books. With a few simple touches, the user can scan and save full color scans of books or bound serials. Material that was previously difficult to scan or copy can be easily scanned into digital format with searchable text. The practice of scanning books into digital format also promotes less use of ink and paper used by copiers and printers.
The station is located just behind the main reference desk next to the technology support desk. Students at the help desk will be on hand to assist users during most daytime hours.
Features of the station include:
- Touch-screen operation
- Scan to email (works with pdx.edu email addresses) and scan to USB
- Auto-crop, auto-rotation, on-screen editing, and page reordering
- Output formats to searchable PDF, Quick PDF, JPEG, PNG, Rich Text (RTF), and Audio (MP3)
- Large format 11.7” x 17” (A3) scan-to-edge design for scanning bound books and journals
- Full color scans up to 600 dpi
Your feedback is appreciated. Please leave your comments with the lab attendant or use a form that will be available near the station.
Published: Fri, 04/20/2012 - 11:27
April 2 to June 20, 2012
Millar Library, 1st Floor Elevator Lobby
The Spring 2012 exhibit, "The Gift of the Word: An Exhibition of Recent Acquisitions to PSU Library Special Collections," celebrates the legacy of Gordon Hunter. His love of books and his passion for history inspired him to make a gift to the Library's Special Collections through the Oregon Commuity Foundation that each year helps the Library acquire new rare and significant books and manuscripts to support the teaching and research at Portland State University. This exhibit, researched, curated and designed by PSU students and faculty, represents the active engagement and learning at the heart of Portland State.
Learn more about the exhibit including a color catalog, related events, and additional resources here.
In addition, students are invited to create their own quasicrystal pattern to celebrate the combination of art and science in the spring exhibit. The winner of the contest will win $100 to the PSU Bookstore!
Published: Thu, 04/19/2012 - 15:04
The American Civil Rights revolution has been an inspiration to oppressed minorities around the world and is now an essential component of both national and regional civic culture.
But was it also a revolution in economic life? Do such movements improve prospects for marginalized communities at the expense of others, or is there a net benefit to all members of society?
 Stanford University’s Gavin Wright will address these topics in his invited talk, “The Civil Rights Revolution in the South: Who Won, Who Lost?”at PSU’s annual Harold Vatter Memorial Lecture.
WHEN: Thursday, May 10, 4:30–6:30pm. Gavin Wright’s talk will be followed by a question-and-answer period and a reception.
WHERE: Gathering Room, Native American Student and Community Center, Portland State University, 710 SW Jackson St., Portland, Ore. (Map it: http://bit.ly/NASCC-Map)
COST: Free and open to the public.
ABOUT: Contrary to many pessimistic accounts, economic gains for black Southerners were real and substantial, sufficient to reverse a 50-year pattern of black migration out of the South, Wright says. He will also argue that with few exceptions Southern whites also benefited economically from desegregation. Thus the Civil Rights Revolution was not a program of redistribution, but rather reintegration of African-Americans into the economy of the South.
“Gavin Wright is one of those excellent economic historians whose work not only helps us to understand our past and the way it shapes the present—as in his notable book Old South, New South describing the one hundred year legacy of slavery for the economy of the U.S. South—but also provides insight into enduring questions relevant for the future,” said Mary King, professor of Economics at Portland State.
“In his study of the economic impact of the ‘Civil Rights Revolution,’ Professor Wright demonstrates the widespread economic benefit of inclusion, that almost everyone and the society as a whole is better off when previously marginalized groups are more fully incorporated into economic life,” King said.
Find books by Gavin Wright here!
Additional sponsors of Gavin Wright’s talk at PSU include Black Studies, History, Sociology, Toulan School of Urban Studies and Planning, the Portland Center for Public Humanities and the Portland State University Library.
Published: Thu, 04/19/2012 - 10:16
A book scanning station is now available for demonstration in the Library Research Center (LRC), 2nd floor ML220 lab.
The book-edge scanner will be available until April 27, 2012, for use by staff, faculty, students, and visiting researchers. The book scanning station offers a unique book-edge design that allows users to scan pages right up to the bound margin near the spine, without damaging books. With a few simple touches, the user can scan and save full color scans of books or bound serials. Material that was previously difficult to scan or copy can be easily scanned into digital format with searchable text. The practice of scanning books into digital format also promotes less use of ink and paper used by copiers and printers.
The station is located just behind the main reference desk next to the technology support desk. Students at the help desk will be on hand to assist users during most daytime hours.
Features of the station include:
- Touch-screen operation
- Scan to email (works with pdx.edu email addresses) and scan to USB
- Auto-crop, auto-rotation, on-screen editing, and page reordering
- Output formats to searchable PDF, Quick PDF, JPEG, PNG, Rich Text (RTF), and Audio (MP3)
- Large format 11.7” x 17” (A3) scan-to-edge design for scanning bound books and journals
- Full color scans up to 600 dpi
Your feedback is appreciated. Please leave your comments with the lab attendant or use a form that will be available near the station.
Published: Tue, 04/10/2012 - 14:35
Portland State University is searching for a new University Librarian, and there will be two more candidates on campus, one this week and one next. Each candidate will be giving an open presentation addressing these questions: “What opportunities and challenges do you foresee for academic libraries in the next five years? How do we begin addressing them now? Do you think libraries serving urban universities have different opportunities, responsibilities, and challenges? Why?”
The Library encourages PSU students, faculty, and staff to attend these open sessions and share their feedback with the search committee. The presentations are scheduled as follows:
Candidate 2: Thursday, April 12, 12:00-1:00pm, SMSU 338, Vanport Room
Candidate 3: Monday, April 16, 1:00-2:00pm, SMSU 236, Cascade Room
For more information and for candidate CVs, please visit the OAA Web site.
Published: Tue, 04/03/2012 - 15:26
How do you keep up with the latest research in your area? How do you use Zotero and Mendeley to manage your citations and create bibliographies? How can you find data to use in your social sciences research? How do you find enough articles for your literature review, and how do you know when to stop? And what rights do graduate students have as authors? Learn the answers to these questions and many more in this term's library workshops. Some of these workshops are open to everyone, while several are part of the library's Graduate Student Workshop Series. Please visit our Workshop Calendar for the complete schedule.
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