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In recognition of Campus Sustainability Day on Wednesday, October 22, PSU Library University Archives is thrilled to announce our new digital collection, the Sustainability History Project. This audio collection is part of an ongoing senior capstone project at Portland State University. Launched in 2006 by Peter Kopp and Joshua Binus, the Sustainability History Project collection … Continue reading the article: New Digital Collection: Sustainability History Project →

Are you registered to vote? Tuesday, October 14 is the voter registration deadline for the November 4 Oregon general election. You can register to vote on campus, at tables in between Smith and Cramer and Smith and Neuberger, on Monday until 5pm and on Tuesday until 3pm. Can’t make it to campus or need to update … Continue reading the article: Voter Registration Deadline: Tuesday, October 14 →

This summer, the Knight Foundation posted an open call for ideas and asked, “How might we leverage libraries as a platform to build more knowledgeable communities?” PSU Library Special Collections joined more than 600 other people and organizations to propose possible solutions. “Let Knowledge Serve the City: Using Special Collections to Build a Holistic Cycle … Continue reading the article: Library Special Collections Participates in Knight Foundation News Challenge →

Librarian Emily Ford is leading a project on digital badges as part of the Provost’s Challenge of reTHINK PSU. The purpose of Digital Badges for Creativity and Critical Thinking is to procure a digital badge system, create a digital badge curriculum to certify and acknowledge skills attainment for creativity and critical thinking, and deploy this curriculum … Continue reading the article: Digital Badges for Creativity and Critical Thinking →

Brand new for fall term: we now have a display dedicated to books written by PSU faculty and staff. These books are located near the New Books, on the Library’s first floor, near the front door. Many thanks to Genny Bimslager for organizing these materials. … Continue reading the article: PSU Authors on Display →