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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 →

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 →

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 →

Help Design the Next PSU Library Website From now though June 14th, sketch your ideal PSU Library website and enter for a chance to win a $10 Starbucks gift card.  No prior website design experience or art background is required Simply sketch out your ideas and concepts Tell us what is most important to you! Grab … Continue reading the article: Library Website Sketch-a-thon →

Portland State Library will be open 24/7 for Spring finals starting Monday, June 5 at 7:30 a.m. through Thursday, June 15 at midnight. Study Services at the Library The Reference Desk and the technology support desk will be available regular hours. Room 160 will once again become additional study space for students (on the first floor, near … Continue reading the article: 24/7 Library Hours for Spring Finals →

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 →

Sponsored by the American Library Association (ALA), GLBT Book Month is “a nationwide celebration of the authors and writings that reflect the lives and experiences of the gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender community.” Portland State University Library is pleased to join ALA in celebrating GLBT Book Month with a display featuring a range of fiction … Continue reading the article: Celebrate GLBT Book Month →