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Library Technologies staff have been busy adding more technology and equipment to improve your time in the Library. Technology To Borrow Library patrons may now borrow headsets with microphones for use in the Library building. The two loaner headsets work well for videoconferencing in a tech-enabled study room or on a laptop. You can … Continue reading the article: Headsets Now Available & Other Tech Updates →

POSITION: Library Fiscal Analyst LOCATION: Portland State University, Portland, OR POSTING DATE: June 29, 2015, open until finalists identified Portland State’s 49-acre downtown campus is located in the heart of one of America’s most vibrant centers of culture, business and technology. Portland State is the largest public university in Oregon and is one of the … Continue reading the article: Open Position: Library Fiscal Analyst →

Portland State University Library will be closed on Friday, July 3 and Saturday, July 4 for the Independence Day holiday. Otherwise, our schedule remains the same for summer session: Monday, June 22 – Friday, August 14 Regular Summer Session Hours Monday – Thursday: 8:00am – 9:00pm Friday: 8:00am – 6:00pm Saturday: 10:00am – 6:00pm Sunday: … Continue reading the article: Library Closed July 3 & July 4 →

Following the successful publication of five open textbooks through PDX Open, Portland State University Library is pleased to announce the forthcoming authoring and publication of five additional open textbooks, all of which will be authored by PSU faculty and published in PDXScholar. Publication is scheduled for January 2016. A stipend of $2,500 is being provided to … Continue reading the article: Library To Publish 5 New Open Textbooks →

The Kenneth W. and Elsie W. Butler Award for Library Faculty Service is awarded annually to recognize excellence in Library Faculty service to students, faculty, and other patrons of the University Library. Assistant Professor and Collection Development Librarian Jill Emery is the 2015 winner. As her colleagues in the Library note, Professor Emery “has significantly … Continue reading the article: Jill Emery Wins Butler Award →

The Portland State Library Update for Spring 2015 is now available in PDXScholar. The newsletter was designed by PSU graduate student Emily Goldman. Thanks to Emily Goldman, Stephanie Doig, Anne Keech, and Nichole Perry in Library Administration for help with logistics and mailing. The newsletter is edited by Communications and Outreach Librarian Joan Petit. See … Continue reading the article: Spring Newsletter for Supporters and Friends →

Congratulations to recently promoted librarians at Portland State University Library! Fine and Performing Arts Librarian Kristen Kern has been promoted to the rank of Professor. Kris started at PSU Library in 1972 as a part-time Arabic cataloging assistant, a position she held for many years before moving into the position of Preservation & Cataloging Librarian. … Continue reading the article: Congratulations to Kris Kern, Joan Petit, and Kim Willson-St. Clair! →

The Oregon Sustainable Community Digital Library (OSCDL) is a collection of planning materials documenting growth and change in the Portland Metropolitan Area and within Oregon from the 1920s through 2009. Portland State University Library has extended the reach of these important urban planning documents by making them available through PDXScholar, the digital repository of Portland … Continue reading the article: Historical Planning Documents Now in PDXScholar →