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Fall Term Drop-in Workshops

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Upcoming Workshops Managing Resources with Zotero and Mendeley Description Zotero and Mendeley are web-based and desktop citation and PDF management tools that make it easy to collect, organize and cite research materials. Both are terrific tools for anyone working on a research project, as they can help you manage your research materials from multiple sources … Continue reading the article: Fall Term Drop-in Workshops →

Oregon Cultural Trust Grant Awarded to Special Collections: Preserving Historic Newspapers of Oregon’s African American Community

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The PSU Library is pleased to announce it has received a $5000 grant from the Oregon Cultural Trust to preserve and make accessible its historical collection of local Black-owned and published newspapers. The newspapers were donated to Portland State in 2012 by Charlotte Rutherford as part of the Verdell Burdine and Otto G. … Continue reading the article: Oregon Cultural Trust Grant Awarded to Special Collections: Preserving Historic Newspapers of Oregon’s African American Community →

PSU Librarians Attend Summit to Improve Student Success with Open Textbooks

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Using open textbooks can save students hundreds of dollars per year. Creating awareness of open textbooks as an option remains a challenge, which is why PSU librarians Karen Bjork and Sarah Beasley attended the Open Textbook Network (OTN) Summer Institute Aug. 9-12, 2016 at the University of Minnesota. The OTN, an alliance of nearly 250 colleges and universities across the country, supports developing strategies for … Continue reading the article: PSU Librarians Attend Summit to Improve Student Success with Open Textbooks →

Apply to Attend OpenCon

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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 →

Dark Horse Collection Reaches 10,000

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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 →

Karen Bjork Named 2016 IR All-Star

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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 →

New Issue of McNair Online Scholars Journal

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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 →
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