Events

Racial Justice as Climate Justice: Systems Science Friday Noon Seminar Series

See sociologist Julius McGee’s talk: Racial Justice as Climate Justice, part of the Systems Science Friday Noon Seminar Series! Join us real time February 4, 2022 at noon, or view recordings archived permanently in PDXScholar, the campus repository for PSU. TITLE: Racial Justice as Climate Justice PRESENTER: Julius McGee WHEN: February 04, 2022, noon WHERE: … Continue reading the article: Racial Justice as Climate Justice: Systems Science Friday Noon Seminar Series

Archaeology First Thursdays

See the Zoom presentation, “Archaeological Chronometrics by Obsidian Hydration Dating,” by Sandy Rogers live at 4 p.m. Feb. 3, 2022, or catch the recording in PDXScholar, the campus repository for PSU. Obsidian hydration dating (OHD) is a chronometric method based on measuring the water absorbed through a fresh surface of obsidian, and is widely used … Continue reading the article: Archaeology First Thursdays

It Matters How We Open Knowledge: Open Access Week 2021

What is Open Access Week? Open Access Week 2021 is from October 25th-31st. This annual international event is a week of advocacy and discussion focused on making research and scholarly productivity available to everyone without access barriers. Each year the week has a theme, and 2021’s theme is: It Matters How We Open Knowledge: Building … Continue reading the article: It Matters How We Open Knowledge: Open Access Week 2021

Celebrate the Archaeology & Heritage of Oregon and Beyond

The 9th annual Archaeology Roadshow, which has shifted to a virtual experience this year, features dozens of presentations and activities hosted by archaeologists and heritage specialists from Oregon and beyond, representing universities, tribes, federal and state agencies, archaeology companies, and nonprofit organizations. Listen to selected archived talks in PDXScholar, the campus repository. Check out the … Continue reading the article: Celebrate the Archaeology & Heritage of Oregon and Beyond

Paywall Film Screening

Just when you’ve found the perfect article for your paper, you hit it: the paywall. Academic publishing is big business. More than $25 billion a year flows into for-profit academic publishers like Elsevier, some of whom have profit margins of 35%, bigger than Apple, Facebook, and Google. The documentary Paywall: The Business of Scholarship explores … Continue reading the article: Paywall Film Screening

PSU Library Special Collections Participates in Oregon Archives Crawl

Join PSU Library Special Collections and University Archives and more than 30 other local archives, special collections, and heritage organizations on Saturday, October 20, 2018 for the Oregon Archives Crawl.  Start the Crawl at any of these locations: City of Portland Archives & Records Center, the Oregon Historical Society or the Multnomah County Library. At … Continue reading the article: PSU Library Special Collections Participates in Oregon Archives Crawl

Explore the Library’s Manga Collection at the Manga Café, May 22-June 4

Portland State University Library is pleased to present the Manga Café on the Library’s third floor from May 22-June 4. Our collection of manga will be on display in the southwest corner, overlooking Stott Field. On Friday, May 25, manga artist Chihiro Howe will offer a free drawing session to PSU students. Supplies will be … Continue reading the article: Explore the Library’s Manga Collection at the Manga Café, May 22-June 4