Monthly Archives: November 2010

From ALA News: "For Librarians" poem by Hans Ostrom

Posted on November 29, 2010 by jmkyoung

A poem “For Librarians”Hans Ostrom, poet and professor of English at the University of Puget Sound, posted this poetic video tribute “For Librarians” (3:03) to libraries and librarians. The poem itself was featured on a BBC Four program in 2008. … Continue reading →

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COLLINS UNBOUND: What Do You Think? Amazon.com's Controversial Book Pulling

Posted on November 16, 2010 by jmkyoung

Read about Amazon.com’s pulling of a book they once defended in the Marketplace article Amazon.com removes controversial book but controversies may return. Will this act stir up censorship and controversial issues? What do you think?

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COLLINS UNBOUND: ARTstor (IAP) – Images for Academic Publishing!

Posted on November 10, 2010 by jmkyoung

Did you know that ARTstor offers Images for Academic Publishing (IAP)?  IAP is a collection of over 10,000 images from the ARTstor collection for use in scholarly publications. Images are available for a wide variety of disciplines. Images are from … Continue reading →

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COLLINS UNBOUND Spotlight: A Day in the Life of Library Student Asst. Nellie Hartman

Posted on November 8, 2010 by jmkyoung

(Image left to right: A library poster featuring Nellie; a word cloud describing Nellie’s qualities as library student staff.) You may have seen a familiar face on Collins campaign library posters, at the help desk, and in an instruction video. … Continue reading →

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COLLINS UNBOUND: New! Go Mobile With Puget Sound WorldCat!

Posted on November 4, 2010 by jmkyoung

Want to go mobile with Puget Sound WorldCat? Now you can! http://pugetsound.worldcat.org/m Bring Puget Sound WorldCat with you anywhere! Search for library materials, see cover art, e-mail a link or citations and get location-based holdings information for nearby libraries. You … Continue reading →

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COLLINS UNBOUND: What We're Reading & Watching: Student Nellie Hartman

Posted on November 3, 2010 by kahanson

We asked library student assistant Nellie Hartman what her favorite books and videos were in the Collins Library collection!  See for yourself what you might be missing: Good Omens: the nice and accurate prophecies of Agnes Nutter, witch By Terry … Continue reading →

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COLLINS UNBOUND: Mobile Apps @ Collins Library!

Posted on November 1, 2010 by jmkyoung

Take the library wherever you go! WorldCat Mobile – Search the catalogs of academic libraries in the Pacific Northwest. http://www.worldcat.org/wcpa/content/mobile/ NAXOS Music Library –  Listen to your favorite  playlists of classical, jazz, world, and folk music. http://naxosmusiclibrary.blogspot.com EBSCOhost Mobile offers … Continue reading →

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