Events

Library Workshop: Manage Citations with Zotero and Mendeley

Citation management software allows you to download citations and articles from various websites and databases, electronically store and organize the citations, annotate and highlight articles, and format the citations for your paper and bibliography. This workshop covers the advantages and disadvantages of Zotero and Mendeley, helping you decide which one is right for you. This … Continue reading the article: Library Workshop: Manage Citations with Zotero and Mendeley

Comics & Adaptations: A Conversation with Kelly Sue DeConnick and David F. Walker

The University Library and Comics Studies Program at Portland State University invite you to attend a conversation with two of Portland’s most accomplished comics writers, Kelly Sue DeConnick and David F. Walker. Kelly Sue and David will discuss adapting stories and characters from other media, especially movies and books, into comic book form, and having comics they’ve created … Continue reading the article: Comics & Adaptations: A Conversation with Kelly Sue DeConnick and David F. Walker

Nov 1 Workshop: Manage Citations with Zotero and Mendeley

Citation management software allows you to download citations and articles from various websites and databases, electronically store and organize the citations, annotate and highlight articles, and format the citations for your paper and bibliography. This workshop covers the advantages and disadvantages of Zotero and Mendeley, helping you decide which one is right for you. Join … Continue reading the article: Nov 1 Workshop: Manage Citations with Zotero and Mendeley

Free Comics Event Series Celebrates Will Eisner Week

Celebrate Will Eisner Week Portland State University and Comic Book Legal Defense Fund are joining forces with a week of special events to celebrate the hundredth birthday of Will Eisner, the legendary cartoonist whose influence defined the contours and possibilities of American comics in his lifetime and beyond! Will Eisner Week is an annual celebration around the week of … Continue reading the article: Free Comics Event Series Celebrates Will Eisner Week

Online Northwest Conference 2017

About Online Northwest Online Northwest is a one-day conference that connects librarians across the region. The goal of Online Northwest is to find best practices for topics that intersect libraries, technology, and culture. Online Northwest will be hosted and held at Portland State University on March 31, 2017. The program for 2017 includes sixteen full sessions which cover … Continue reading the article: Online Northwest Conference 2017

PSU Library Celebrates Open Access Week

International Open Access Week is upon us! Celebrate open access and publishing with the PSU Library from October 24 through October 30, 2016. Open access the movement to make scholarly endeavors available to the public without financial and licensing barriers. Open access is the immediate, online availability of research that have minimal license restrictions. During … Continue reading the article: PSU Library Celebrates Open Access Week

Fall Term Drop-in Workshops

Upcoming Workshops Managing Resources with Zotero and Mendeley Description Zotero and Mendeley are web-based and desktop citation and PDF management tools that make it easy to collect, organize and cite research materials. Both are terrific tools for anyone working on a research project, as they can help you manage your research materials from multiple sources … Continue reading the article: Fall Term Drop-in Workshops