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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. We are recognized throughout the world for programs like Urban Planning, Social Work, and Environmental Studies that directly engage the community, and aim our students towards the creation of a better, more sustainable … Continue reading the article: Open Position: Science and Social Sciences Librarian →

The Library is conducting usability testing on our website. We are looking for PSU students to help us with this testing. In exchange for 30 minutes of your time, we will give you a $10 gift card to Starbucks. What is usability testing? Usability refers to how well our website works to allow you to … Continue reading the article: Students: Help the Library for a Starbucks Gift Card! →

PORTLAND STATE UNIVERSITY: Come work at PSU, recognized for excellence in sustainability and community engagement.  Our campus is in downtown Portland next to the park blocks greenway. Buses, MAX, and the street car stop at our door. The University Library is seeking a full-time Circulation Technician to join our Access Services staff. This position includes working at … Continue reading the article: Open Position: Circulation Technician →

As part of an initiative to reduce the costs of attendance for Portland State students, PSU Library is funding a new round of open textbooks. We invite PSU faculty to submit proposals for textbooks that will be free to students. These open textbooks can include a range of source materials, including open educational resources (OERs). … Continue reading the article: Deadline Extended for Open Textbook Proposals! →

A new OPB Oregon Experience documentary features items from the Verdell Burdine and Otto G. Rutherford Family Collection in Portland State University Library Special Collections. Portland Civil Rights: Lift Ev’ry Voice also includes interviews with Charlotte Rutherford, donor of the Rutherford Family Collection, and Senator Avel Gordly, who has placed her papers with us, as well … Continue reading the article: New OPB Documentary Features Library Collections →

This week, Portland State University Library joins libraries in schools, campuses, and communities nationwide in celebrating National Library Week, a time to highlight the changing role of libraries, librarians and library workers. Libraries today are more than warehouses for books. Instead, libraries and librarians are change agents within their communities, transforming lives through innovative educational resources … Continue reading the article: Celebrate National Library Week 2015! →