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At faculty and staff convocation yesterday, Provost Sona Andrews presented awards to several faculty, including Tom Larsen, whom, as we announced in June, is this year’s recipient of the Kenneth W. and Elsie W. Butler Award for Library Faculty Service. At the ceremony, Tom and other award recipients each spoke for a few minutes. Below … Continue reading the article: Professor Tom Larsen Accepts Butler Award →

Starting today, when you search the PSU Library catalog, you’ll be asked to log in to continue. There will be three options: Current PSU students, faculty, and staff can use their Odin to log in. This will provide you with additional results and connect you more quickly to content owned by PSU Library. Registered PSU … Continue reading the article: New Log-In for Catalog Searches →

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 →

The Library will be closed on Monday, September 1, in honor of the Labor Day holiday. We’ll resume regular hours on Tuesday, September 2. Please see our full schedule for details. … Continue reading the article: Library Closed on Monday, Sept. 1 for Labor Day →

After nearly two decades with Portland State University Library, Science Librarian and Professor Gretta Siegel retires this September. She has served PSU Library since 1998. Before PSU, Professor Siegel held several other library-related positions, including Marketing Project Manager for the academic collection at Powell’s Books, Assistant Director at the Oregon Graduate Institute Library, Campus Librarian at the fledgling WSU-Vancouver … Continue reading the article: Science Librarian Gretta Siegel Retires →

Google Scholar is a great resource and excellent tool for researchers. It searches the academic, scholarly web for peer-reviewed papers, theses, books, abstracts, and articles. Connect to PSU Library In order to get the most out of Google Scholar off campus, you should connect it to PSU Library. First, go to ‘Settings.’ Next, click on ‘Library links’ … Continue reading the article: Looking for Google Scholar? →

Portland State University Library is pleased to launch our newly-designed, responsive website. This new website offers improved navigation for quick access to our resources and services. The site is also responsive, meaning you will get the same experience and content on all your devices, whether desktop computer, tablet, or smartphone. We welcome your comments and feedback … Continue reading the article: Welcome to the New Library Website! →