Events

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 and insert them into your publications with ease. Librarian … Continue reading the article: Workshop: Managing Resources with Zotero and Mendeley →

In recognition of Portland State University’s 8th Annual Earth Day Festival and the 45th anniversary of Earth Day in the United States, the Portland State University Library Green Team is devoting the week of April 20-24 to showcasing library materials that support the tenets of the original Earth Day: ecological awareness and encouragement of respect … Continue reading the article: Earth Week at the Library →

Portland State University Library provides access to a wealth of online materials that can be used as online course content. Learn how to seamlessly integrate online articles, books, and multimedia into D2L and your syllabus while respecting copyright and licensing agreements. Join librarian Beth Pickard for this drop-in workshop on Thursday, April 9, 2015, from … Continue reading the article: Faculty Workshop: Finding and Embedding Library Content in D2L →

The Library will be open 24 hours starting the night of Monday, March 9, and remaining open until midnight on Thursday, March 19. After 11:30 pm, only PSU students, faculty, and staff may be in the Library building.  Branford’s Bean will again provide free coffee, while it lasts, after close when the Library is open … Continue reading the article: Extended Hours for Dead Week & Finals Week →

Portland State University Library joins with Dark Horse Comics and the Will & Ann Eisner Family Foundation to recognize Will Eisner Week 2015, an annual series of events that celebrates graphic novels, sequential art, free speech, and the legacy of Will Eisner, one of the most innovative figures in the history of comics and graphic novels. … Continue reading the article: Celebrate Will Eisner Week at PSU →

The novel The Residue Years, written by Portland native and PSU alum Mitchell S. Jackson, was the 2015 Everybody Reads Selection by Multnomah County Library. As part of Everybody Reads and sponsored by Literary Arts, Mitchell Jackson spoke at the Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall on Tuesday, March 10.  “I always intended this book to be for Portland… … Continue reading the article: Author Mitchell S. Jackson at Schnitzer Concert Hall →

This Wednesday, Library Digital Initiatives Coordinator Karen Bjork will stop by the Office of Academic Innovation (OAI) for a discussion about the possibilities of PDXScholar for teaching and learning. Event Details Wednesday, February 4, 2015 1:00pm to 2:00pm OAI (SMSU 209 Mezzanine) PDXScholar, a service of Portland State University Library, provides open access to a … Continue reading the article: OAI Workshop: Using PDXScholar →

Learn how to efficiently review and manage information of all types. Led by librarian Michael Bowman, this workshop covers software such as RSS readers, read later programs, note taking and storing applications, and citation management software. Tuesday, February 10 3:30 – 5:00 p.m. Library, Room 220J (2nd floor, Northeast Corner) PSU students, faculty, and staff are … Continue reading the article: Workshop: Organizing Your Information →

Monday, January 12, 3-4pm Library Room 170 Portland State University Library provides access to a wealth of online materials that can be used as online course content. Learn how to seamlessly integrate online articles, books, and multimedia into D2L and your syllabus while respecting copyright and licensing agreements. Find more information and more workshops on … Continue reading the article: Faculty Workshop: Embedding Online Articles, Books, & Multimedia in Your Classes →

Dr. Angela Davis, a world-renowned author, educator, and activist, will be the MLK Tribute Week keynote speaker at Portland State University on January 21 at 6pm at the Peter Stott Center. Through her activism and scholarship over decades, Angela Davis has been deeply involved in social justice. Her work as an educator, both at the university level … Continue reading the article: Books by Angela Davis at PSU and Summit Libraries →