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Workshop: Manage Citations with Zotero and Mendeley

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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. Date … Continue reading the article: Workshop: Manage Citations with Zotero and Mendeley →

Library Publishes New Open Textbook for English Language Learners

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Portland State University Library is pleased to announce the publication of a new open textbook, Transition with Purpose: Pathways from English Language to Academic Study, by Michele Miller and Anne Greenhoe. This open access textbook will guide students through their English language to academic degree studies. The textbook is used for three seminars in the Portland State … Continue reading the article: Library Publishes New Open Textbook for English Language Learners →

Library Purchases Arden Shakespeare Database

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The Library has purchased a new collection of play texts in the database Drama Library Online.  The Playtext Core Collection segment of Drama Library Online has 1300 play texts from the British publisher Bloomsbury including the entire Arden Shakespeare as well as Methuen Drama and plays from Farber and Farber. Students in all humanities disciplines … Continue reading the article: Library Purchases Arden Shakespeare Database →

Bring Your Kids to Campus on Friday, April 13

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The University Library is pleased to participate in Bring Your Kids to Campus Day, sponsored by the PSU Resource Center for Students with Children, on Friday, April 13. PSU’s Bring Your Kids to Campus Day is a day-long, campus-wide celebration inviting students, staff, faculty, and their children to campus for events and activities. As a … Continue reading the article: Bring Your Kids to Campus on Friday, April 13 →

Digital Social Justice: Editing Wikipedia with Your Students

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The Office of Academic Innovation and the University Library invite PSU instructors to a workshop on developing assignments using Wikipedia. Discover how Wikipedia can be a catalyst for creating engaging research projects in this interactive, half-day workshop where you will learn how to… Discuss the context and implications of Wikipedia demographics with your students Identify … Continue reading the article: Digital Social Justice: Editing Wikipedia with Your Students →

Origins of Modern Middle East Studies: Scholarly and Travel Writing Before 1900

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Middle East Studies in the West is informed by centuries of intellectual exchange that includes foundational works by Middle Eastern historians, language and cultural studies by European scholars, and popular travel writing by men and women who toured Egypt, Syria, Lebanon, Palestine, and Turkey in the 19th century. The Library’s exhibit, richly annotated by PSU … Continue reading the article: Origins of Modern Middle East Studies: Scholarly and Travel Writing Before 1900 →

New Database: PolicyMap Online Mapping & Reporting Tool

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PolicyMap is a web-based, online mapping and reporting tool that offers data on U.S. demographics, real estate, health, jobs, education, and more. The program allows users to make maps, tables, and reports from an extensive collection of datasets. While some features of PolicyMap are available for free, the Library’s paid subscription and site license mean … Continue reading the article: New Database: PolicyMap Online Mapping & Reporting Tool →

Library Workshop: Manage Citations with Zotero and Mendeley

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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 →
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