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Archaeology First Thursdays

Events, News, PDXScholar (Campus Repository)
See the Zoom presentation, “Archaeological Chronometrics by Obsidian Hydration Dating,” by Sandy Rogers live at 4 p.m. Feb. 3, 2022, or catch the recording in PDXScholar, the campus repository for PSU. Obsidian hydration dating (OHD) is a chronometric method based on measuring the water absorbed through a fresh surface of obsidian, and is widely used … Continue reading the article: Archaeology First Thursdays →

It Matters How We Open Knowledge: Open Access Week 2021

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  What is Open Access Week? Open Access Week 2021 is from October 25th-31st. This annual international event is a week of advocacy and discussion focused on making research and scholarly productivity available to everyone without access barriers. Each year the week has a theme, and 2021’s theme is: It … Continue reading the article: It Matters How We Open Knowledge: Open Access Week 2021 →

Call It What It Is: Antiblackness

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Special Anti-racism Issue of NW Journal Of Teacher Education  Call It What It Is: Antiblackness centers and responds to the critical question, “What does it mean to be against the Black?”  Authors theorize (anti)blackness and illuminate the societal psyche and ethos of antiblackness in K-12 schooling and teacher preparation programs.  Through theoretical, conceptual, methodological, and … Continue reading the article: Call It What It Is: Antiblackness →

The Burning of Greenwood

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The History Department, with co-sponsorship from the Black Studies Department, has partnered with the Center for Public Secrets to bring forward a series of events and resources marking the centennial of the Tulsa Race Massacre.  See the Zoom panel, “The Burning of Greenwood: Voices from Then and Now” in PDXScholar, the campus repository for PSU. This … Continue reading the article: The Burning of Greenwood →

Art + Social Practice Archive

News, PDXScholar (Campus Repository), Special Collections and University Archives
Since 2018 we have been working with archivists, students, community members, artists, researchers and web developers and PDXScholar to establish the Art and Social Practice Archive at the Portland State University Library Special Collections. The digital component of this archive is now launched for public access and access to researchers globally! The Art and Social … Continue reading the article: Art + Social Practice Archive →

Jamboards: A Collaborative Learning Tool For Remote Library Instruction

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Over the last few months, our Research and Instruction Librarians have been exploring creative ways to translate hands-on, active learning for students to the remote context. These methods vary depending on what the librarian feels is appropriate for the course and assignments, and how much time they have with the students. One tool a few … Continue reading the article: Jamboards: A Collaborative Learning Tool For Remote Library Instruction →

PSU Library Offers Multiple Open Access Publishing Opportunities in 2021

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The PSU Library is excited to offer the following Open Access (OA) publishing opportunities to the PSU campus with three well known and respected publishers. These opportunities are made available through signed agreements with the Association of Computing Machinery, the Company of Biologists, and Cambridge University Press with no additional costs to primary or corresponding … Continue reading the article: PSU Library Offers Multiple Open Access Publishing Opportunities in 2021 →

Open Access Guidebook

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The PSU Library’s open access guidebook provides you with information regarding open access scholarship and publishing opportunities facilitated by the library. The intention of the guidebook is to outline the details regarding open publishing opportunities offered and how the library supports your development of open scholarship. The library has negotiated deals with society and university … Continue reading the article: Open Access Guidebook →
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