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Student-created Plans Digitized

March 11, 2015 News

In collaboration with the Dirce Moroni Toulan Library of Urban and Public Affairs, Portland State University Library has digitized and made available historic student-created planning projects. Planning Workshop Projects, created for local and regional governments and civic sector clients, are the culminating works of teams of Master of Urban and Regional Planning (MURP) students. MURP Workshop Projects … Continue reading →

Extended Hours for Dead Week & Finals Week

March 6, 2015 Events, News

The Library will be open 24 hours starting the night of Monday, March 9, and remaining open until midnight on Thursday, March 19. After 11:30 pm, only PSU students, faculty, and staff may be in the Library building. Branford’s Bean will again provide free coffee, while it lasts, after close when the Library is open … Continue reading →

Congratulations to Library Staff Joyce and Allen!

March 6, 2015 News

Congratulations, and many thanks, to library staff Joyce Zimmerschied and Allen Nguyen, who were honored at the PSU Length of Service Award Celebration and Reception on Thursday, March 5. Joyce, Preparations Assistant, was recognized for 35 years of service to PSU. As coworker Carolee Harrison commented, “Joyce’s unflagging high standards for her work & the … Continue reading →

Meet Special Collections Research Fellow Erin Goodling

March 4, 2015 News

Toulan School PhD candidate Erin Goodling is the 2014-15 Special Collections Research Fellow. Erin has already made extensive use of the PSU Library Special Collections & University Archives. Her current research focuses on the Willamette River area and the work of the Portland Harbor Community Coalition as a way to examine social and environmental justice … Continue reading →

Celebrate Will Eisner Week at PSU

February 27, 2015 Events, News

Portland State University Library joins with Dark Horse Comics and the Will & Ann Eisner Family Foundation to recognize Will Eisner Week 2015, an annual series of events that celebrates graphic novels, sequential art, free speech, and the legacy of Will Eisner, one of the most innovative figures in the history of comics and graphic novels. … Continue reading →

Library Open Textbooks Save Students $23,800

February 26, 2015 News

Portland State University Library announces the publication of five open textbooks authored by PSU faculty for PSU students. In their first term of use, these textbooks saved students more than $23,800. Textbooks costs are growing and can be a significant barrier for students. The National Center for Education Statistics reports that, in the 2012-13 academic year, … Continue reading →

Librarian Jill Emery Receives Innovation Award

February 24, 2015 News

Congratulations to Assistant Professor Jill Emery, Collection Development Librarian at Portland State University, and her collaborator Graham Stone, Information Resources Manager at University of Huddersfield in the United Kingdom, the recipients of the 2015 Ingram Coutts Award for Innovation in Electronic Resources Management. This award is given by the Association of Library Collections & Technical … Continue reading →

Carole Pope Project Explores Alternatives to Incarceration for Women

February 18, 2015 News

Carole Pope was a social innovator and activist who changed the lives of 3,500 women and children through Our New Beginnings, a Portland-based residential and outreach program she created and ran for women offenders from 1980-1992. Carole’s visionary thinking and her belief that the women she served could turn their lives around with the proper … Continue reading →

Author Mitchell S. Jackson at Schnitzer Concert Hall

February 17, 2015 Events, News

The novel The Residue Years, written by Portland native and PSU alum Mitchell S. Jackson, was the 2015 Everybody Reads Selection by Multnomah County Library. As part of Everybody Reads and sponsored by Literary Arts, Mitchell Jackson spoke at the Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall on Tuesday, March 10. “I always intended this book to be for Portland… … Continue reading →

OAI Workshop: Using PDXScholar

February 2, 2015 Events, News

This Wednesday, Library Digital Initiatives Coordinator Karen Bjork will stop by the Office of Academic Innovation (OAI) for a discussion about the possibilities of PDXScholar for teaching and learning. Event Details Wednesday, February 4, 2015 1:00pm to 2:00pm OAI (SMSU 209 Mezzanine) PDXScholar, a service of Portland State University Library, provides open access to a … Continue reading →

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