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Featuring Biography Reference Center

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Find Biographies Learn about people from different walks of life throughout time, and from around the world with our latest featured database. Biography Reference Center contains over 430,000 full-text biographies, pulled together information from classic and modern books, encyclopedias, newspapers, and full-text biographical articles. The biographies are concise, with easy-to-read background information. There are several … Continue reading the article: Featuring Biography Reference Center →

Featuring Berg Fashion Library

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Research Fashion and Culture with Berg Fashion Library Research fashion, arts, and culture with Berg Fashion Library. Berg Fashion Library is a database with authoritative information about world dress across cultures and throughout history. The database has multiple collections with many different types of content, including an image library with 13,000 images. Additionally, the Berg … Continue reading the article: Featuring Berg Fashion Library →

Assistant University Librarian Claudia Irla Retires

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Claudia Irla, Assistant University Librarian (AUL) for Public Services and Government Information Librarian, is retiring after 16 years of service at Portland State University Library. Before she started at PSU Library, Professor Irla studied Russian language at University of Maryland. She used her language background to catalog Russian materials at the National Agricultural Library … Continue reading the article: Assistant University Librarian Claudia Irla Retires →

Environmental Science Research

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About Agricultural & Environmental Science Agricultural & Environmental Science is our latest featured resource. PSU students and researchers studying Environmental Science will find this database particularly useful. Agricultural & Environmental Science is a database covering peer-reviewed journals, trade publications, magazines and newspapers. It also includes grey literature, conference papers and proceedings, and other sources … Continue reading the article: Environmental Science Research →

Head of Acquisitions Mary Ellen Kenreich Retires

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Mary Ellen Kenreich, Head of Acquisitions at Portland State University Library, is retiring after 25 years of service. Professor Kenreich worked at several libraries across country. One of her first jobs was at Tennessee Technological University, where she began working with purchasing and processing periodicals. Her career began during a time of fundamental change … Continue reading the article: Head of Acquisitions Mary Ellen Kenreich Retires →

Birds of North America

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Featuring Birds of North America The latest featured resource at PSU Library is the database Birds of North America. Birds of North America has information about over 760 bird species that breed in the United States (including Alaska and Hawaii) and Canada. In this database, ornithologists and other bird experts write detailed accounts about different … Continue reading the article: Birds of North America →

PSU Library Summer Hours

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PSU Library’s summer hours last from June through September. Library summer hours vary slightly during summer intersession and regular summer session.  For additional information, check Library Hours on our website. Summer Session at PSU Library During summer session, the Reference desk on the 2nd floor will be open from 9:00am to 6:00pm. Additionally, the … Continue reading the article: PSU Library Summer Hours →

U.S. History with ProQuest Congressional

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Learn about Congressional and Legislative Histories ProQuest Congressional is the latest featured resource at PSU Library. Whether you are studying political science or interested in U.S. history, Congressional hearings are a valuable resource. Relive history with transcripts of witness testimony from Congressional hearings, like Howard Hughes’s testimony about the Spruce Goose. You can also see the … Continue reading the article: U.S. History with ProQuest Congressional →
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