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Award-Winning Student Projects in PDXScholar

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Student Urban Planning Projects Online Portland State University Library’s digital collection of student-created urban planning projects is continuing to grow in size and popularity. This collection of projects is the result of a collaboration between the PSU Library and the Dirce Moroni Toulan Library of Urban and Public Affairs. These projects, created for both public- … Continue reading the article: Award-Winning Student Projects in PDXScholar →

PDXScholar Reaches 2 Million Downloads

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We are excited to announce that PDXScholar has passed the 2 million download mark! PDXScholar: The Institutional Repository of PSU Scholarship PDXScholar is an online archive for PSU-authored articles, textbooks, journals, conferences, reports, data sets and dissertations/theses. It maximizes research impact, facilitates interdisciplinary research, and expands the reach of Portland State University scholarship worldwide. PDXScholar hosts: Schools, … Continue reading the article: PDXScholar Reaches 2 Million Downloads →

Research Current Events

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Opposing Viewpoints in Context Shows the Big Picture Current events are rarely simple or clear cut. Fortunately, Opposing Viewpoints in Context connects researchers with the context of the different perspectives behind current issues, along with reliable facts and evidence. Opposing Viewpoints in Context is a database that contains detailed, reliable information about current events. This information comes … Continue reading the article: Research Current Events →

Research the Trans-Atlantic Slave Trade

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Research the trans-Atlantic slave trade with the Trans-Atlantic Slave Trade Database, the latest featured resource at the PSU Library.  This open access database is available for researchers across the globe, and also provides tools to examine the realities of one of the largest forced movements of peoples in world history. It contains multiple searchable resources, with … Continue reading the article: Research the Trans-Atlantic Slave Trade →

OpenCon 2016 Recap

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OpenCon 2016 Reports by PSU Attendees OpenCon is a yearly gathering of “open” scholars and advocates in Washington, D.C. to discuss issues, challenges, and share successes in their open work. The goal of the open movement is to make scientific and scholarly research and data readily available for researchers and scholars to view, remix, and … Continue reading the article: OpenCon 2016 Recap →

Free Comics Event Series Celebrates Will Eisner Week

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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 →
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