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The coffee and snack bar in the Library, Branford’s Bean, will close on Friday, August 12 and remained closed for the rest of the summer. Branford’s Bean will re-open the week before fall term. … Continue reading the article: Branford’s Bean Closes Aug 12 →

Starting Saturday, August 13, the Library will be on reduced hours until the start of fall term. From Saturday, August 13 – Saturday, September 24, the Library hours will be as follows: Monday – Friday 8:00 am – 6:00 pm Saturday – Sunday Closed Please note we will also be closed on Monday, September 5 … Continue reading the article: Building Hours Changing for Intersession →

Portland State University Library and Research and Strategic Partnerships are pleased to sponsor a scholarship for one early career researcher to attend OpenCon 2016. “OpenCon is more than a conference. It’s a platform for the next generation to learn about Open Access, Open Education, and Open Data, develop critical skills, and catalyze action toward a … Continue reading the article: Apply to Attend OpenCon →

As of Friday, July 15, 2016, Portland State University Library has cataloged more than 10,000 titles from Dark Horse Comics. As the official archive of Dark Horse publications, Portland State University Library began cataloging Dark Horse books, comics, graphic novels, and more in 2007, and the work continues to this day. Dark Horse gives copies of all materials produced … Continue reading the article: Dark Horse Collection Reaches 10,000 →

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 →