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Library Special Collections Participates in Knight Foundation News Challenge

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

Workshop: Organizing Your Information

Join librarian Michael Bowman and learn how to efficiently review and manage information of all types. This covers software such as RSS readers, read later programs, note taking and storing applications, and citation management software. Tuesday, October 21, 3-4:30pm Library Room 220J (on the second floor, near the front of the building) All students, faculty, … Continue reading the article: Workshop: Organizing Your Information

Digital Badges for Creativity and Critical Thinking

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

Library Open this Weekend

We resume regular fall term hours this weekend. Here’s our schedule for the next few days: Friday, September 26: 8am-6pm Saturday, September 27: 10am-7pm Sunday, September 28: Noon-Midnight Monday, September 29: 7:30am-Midnight Find our full schedule on our website. The Reference Desk is closed this weekend, but the Circulation Desk folks will be here to … Continue reading the article: Library Open this Weekend

Manage Your Research & Cite Your Sources with Zotero and Mendeley

This fall, librarian Michael Bowman is offering two workshops on Zotero and Mendeley, the web-based and desktop citation and PDF management tools that help you collect, organize, and cite your papers and other research materials. In these workshops, you’ll learn the basics of Zotero and Mendeley and see if one might be right for you. … Continue reading the article: Manage Your Research & Cite Your Sources with Zotero and Mendeley

Education Librarian Bob Schroeder Publishes Book

Associate Professor and Education Librarian Bob Schroeder has authored a newly-published book, Critical Journeys: How 14 Librarians Came to Embrace Critical Practice. A growing number of librarians are engaged with critical theories such as critical pedagogy, feminist theory, queer theory, critical race theory, or post-colonialism. Because librarians have backgrounds in all disciplines and inhabit a … Continue reading the article: Education Librarian Bob Schroeder Publishes Book