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The Library’s PDXOpen Open Educational Resources (OER) Grant Initiative is pleased to announce the awardees of the 2021 OER Grants to adapt existing OER to meet instructional needs. PDXOpen OER Grant program is designed to encourage instructor experimentation and innovation in finding new, better, and less costly ways to deliver learning materials to their students … Continue reading the article: Library Announces 2021 OER Grants →

As part of the ongoing celebration of Portland State’s 75th anniversary this year, Portland State University Library is highlighting available eBooks on the topics of urban universities and higher education. Including works by Portland State authors, this collection reflects a dynamic array of scholarship on urbanism and global education history, policy, partnership, and futures. … Continue reading the article: Celebrating 75 Years of Portland State: eBook Display on Urban Universities →

The PSU Library and the campus repository, PDXScholar, are hosting the 2021 virtual Student Research Symposium. The Student Research Symposium provides resources for graduate and undergraduate students to share their research with peers, faculty evaluators, and the campus community. Research materials will be open for questions and comments May 4-19, 2021. … Continue reading the article: 2021 Virtual Student Research Symposium →

Founded in 2013 by Open Education Global, the goal of Open Education Week is to raise awareness and showcase the impact of open education on teaching and learning worldwide. Open Education Week has become one of the most foremost global events recognizing high achievement and excellence in open education. All events are open to the public! Monday, March 1 11am-12pm: Open Education as a Tool for Equity & Inclusion: Open Ed Week Keynote Address.   Jasmine Roberts … Continue reading the article: Portland State Celebrates Open Education Week (March 1 – 5) →

The Immigration Special Topics Library Guide has been revised and updated. The revised guide provides access to resources and thinkers on the wide issues related to immigration and migration studies. Critical race studies and critical migration studies provide a jumping off point to really interrogate the ways in which both immigration policy and discourse is … Continue reading the article: Immigration Special Topics Library Guide Revised and Updated →

The library has a new special topics library guide entitled Race, Technology and Justice. The intersection of Race, Technology, and Social Justice has become an increasingly important and critical area of study and discussion. This guide provides access points to critical literature, policy, and other resources that illuminate these themes. In this guide you will … Continue reading the article: Special Topics Guide on Race, Technology, and Justice →

Open Access Week 2020 is from October 19th-25th. 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 2020’s theme is Open with Purpose: Taking Action to Build Structural Equity and Inclusion. “…structural … Continue reading the article: Celebrating Open Access Week October 19 – 25 →

The Portland State University Library welcomes you to explore our collected holdings of the winners of the Nobel Prize for Literature. We want to call specific attention to the works of 1993 Nobel Prize winner, Toni Morrison. She was the first American woman to be honored with this award and is the only African American … Continue reading the article: Nobel Prize Winners for Literature →

Portland State University is committed to providing the greatest possible reach and impact of the research produced by its faculty, staff, and students. The university recognizes the value of and supports university authors retaining the rights to their intellectual property, while encouraging them to make their works freely and widely available. The Library supports this … Continue reading the article: Open Access at Portland State University →

Missing your favorite study spots in the library and on campus? Use these Zoom backgrounds to virtually recreate those settings in your classes and study sessions! To download an image: Click on a desired thumbnail image to view the fullsize image. Right click on the fullsize image and select to save the image to your … Continue reading the article: Portland State University Backgrounds for Zoom →