Monthly Archives: May 2012

Puget Sound Book Artist Opening Reception – June 7, 2012, 4:30-6:30 p.m.

Puget Sound Book Artists Opening Reception Thursday, June 7, 2012 4:30-6:30 p.m. Exhibition Dates: June 7 – July 31 Collins Memorial Library, University of Puget Sound Tacoma, Washington Library Hours The exhibit, curated by Lucia Harrison, MalPina Chan, Debbi Commodore … Continue reading

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Faculty Authors Publications Photo Gallery

Check out a sampling of Puget Sound Faculty Author publications from the past five years. We’ll be adding to the collection!

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Collins Library Links May 2012: Counting Down to Summer With Some Year End Facts

May 2012 Counting Down to Summer with some Year End Facts Number of visitors to the library this school year: 41,190 Busiest day of the school year (in visitors): Monday, April 30, 2012 – 2,296 visitors Library Snapshot:  Learn more … Continue reading

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Found in the Stacks by David Lupher – Cotton is King, and Pro-Slavery Arguments

What intrigues me about this book on the open stacks is the history revealed in a note on the flyleaf. I have pasted below an extract from a handout I have given some of my classes, in order to illustrate … Continue reading

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Spring 2012 Arches Features

The spring 2012 Arches just came out, and with it, an article by Julie Tanaka called “For the Record: Treasures of the University Archives and Special Collections” featuring some of the niftiest treasures of the Special Collections and Archives. Pick … Continue reading

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Found in the Stacks by Jane Carlin – Penguin Island by Anatole France

This book caught my eye because of the beautiful image on the cover. The book was first published in 1909, but our copy is the first illustrated edition in 1925. Frank C. Pape was a well known illustrator whose work … Continue reading

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Collins Library welcomes Eli Gandour-Rood as the new Science Liaison Librarian

Collins Library welcomes Eli Gandour-Rood as the new Science Liaison Librarian.  Eli will receive his Master of Library & Information Science from UW in June of this year and has an undergraduate degree in Linguistics (with strong coursework in sciences) … Continue reading

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