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Student-created Plans Digitized

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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 the article: Student-created Plans Digitized →

Congratulations to Library Staff Joyce and Allen!

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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 the article: Congratulations to Library Staff Joyce and Allen! →

Meet Special Collections Research Fellow Erin Goodling

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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 the article: Meet Special Collections Research Fellow Erin Goodling →

Library Open Textbooks Save Students $23,800

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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 the article: Library Open Textbooks Save Students $23,800 →

Librarian Jill Emery Receives Innovation Award

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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 the article: Librarian Jill Emery Receives Innovation Award →

Carole Pope Project Explores Alternatives to Incarceration for Women

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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 the article: Carole Pope Project Explores Alternatives to Incarceration for Women →

Author Mitchell S. Jackson at Schnitzer Concert Hall

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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 the article: Author Mitchell S. Jackson at Schnitzer Concert Hall →
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