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Congratulations to Karen Bjork, named a 2016 IR All-Star! This recognition comes from Digital Commons and bepress, the company that provides the platform for PDXScholar, the institutional repository (IR) of Portland State University. Karen is the Head of Digital Initiatives in PSU Library and manages PDXScholar and the Digital Initiatives Unit. The announcement from Digital Commons … Continue reading the article: Karen Bjork Named 2016 IR All-Star →

The latest issue of the McNair Scholars Online Journal is now available. The theme for the 2016 issue is “Wings Outstretched: New Contributions in Undergraduate Research.” Articles in the issue cover a range of topics: support for democracy among Russian youth, development of the annual killifish, faculty-student relationships, intimate partner violence, black carbon in the … Continue reading the article: New Issue of McNair Online Scholars Journal →

Each year, graduating students in Portland State’s Master of Urban and Regional Planning program produce community-based applied planning projects for Portland and other local communities. This year’s projects are now available online in PDXScholar. Planning projects require the development and evaluation of alternatives and include recommendations for courses of action. They are problem-centered and geographically-focused, and incorporate … Continue reading the article: 2016 Master of Urban and Regional Planning Workshop Projects Available →

July 19, 2016 Update This has been fixed! Links to PSU Library resources are now showing in Google Scholar. Because of an update to the Library’s catalog software over the weekend, the Find It @ PSU links in Google Scholar are not showing. This seems to be a problem with the catalog software and not … Continue reading the article: Updated: Find It @ PSU Links Missing from Google Scholar →

Portland State University Library will be closed on Monday, July 4, for the Independence Day holiday. Our weekend hours remain the same: Saturday, July 2 10:00am – 6:00pm Sunday, July 3 Noon – 6:00pm The Library schedule is posted in full on our website. Happy Independence Day! … Continue reading the article: Library Closed on Monday, July 4 →

This summer, PSU Library is transitioning to a new online chat reference service. As we work to implement the new system, we will temporarily reduce the hours our chat reference services are available. Beginning July 1, our chat service hours will be Monday through Friday, 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. After 5:00 p.m. and on … Continue reading the article: Changes to Chat Reference During Summer 2016 →

Congratulations to recently promoted librarians at Portland State University Library! Congratulations to Linda, Jill, Kim, and Kim! … Continue reading the article: Congratulations to Newly Promoted Librarians! →

Portland State University Library is pleased to announce the publication of the inaugural issue of The Hatfield Graduate Journal of Public Affairs. The Hatfield Graduate Journal of Public Affairs (HGJPA) is a graduate student-led academic journal of the Mark O. Hatfield School of Government in the College of Urban and Public Affairs at Portland State University. The … Continue reading the article: Library Publishes New Hatfield Graduate Journal of Public Affairs →

Thanks to the staff of the Library Technologies, it should now be easier to charge your laptop, phone, and other electronics when you are studying in the Library. The newly-installed boxes provide three power outlets and four USB charging ports. The new outlets are mounted on study carrels along the north and south walls of the … Continue reading the article: New Outlets Added to Floors 3, 4, 5 →