Monthly Archives: December 2014

From the Archives: Happy Winter Break!

Have a happy and safe winter break! We’ll be here when you get back in January.  

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Collins Library Links: End of the Semester Edition – Focus on Archives & Special Collections

End of the Semester Edition: Focus on Archives & Special Collections   Additions to the Archives & Special Collections: DuBois, W.E.  Burghardt (Editor), The Crisis: A Record of the Darker Races, March 1930. Vol. 37, No. 3. New York: NAACP … Continue reading

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Check out ARTstor’s Renaissance Studies Collection

ARTstor’ s Renaissance Studies Collection includes a selection of 100 images of the art and architecture of Renaissance Europe, including prints, drawings, paintings, sculptures, buildings, fresco cycles, and other forms of architectural decoration.

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Good luck on finals and best wishes for the new year!

Good luck on finals & best wishes for the new year! Have a fun holiday – see you next semester! Image from the Collins Memorial Library Special Collections

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The most spectacular libraries in the world

View some unique libraries at their best. See more images at The most spectacular libraries in the world.                  

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From the Archives: Mapping a Path

Maps tell us where we are and show us how to get to where we want to go. They give us a picture of what is around us. There can be maps of buildings, maps of towns, or maps of … Continue reading

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Just in! “Carbide Tipped Pens” Edited by Ben Bova and Eric Choi

From more than a dozen masters of the genre come seventeen tales of hard science fiction to form Carbide Tipped Pens. The collection contains titles from an impressive roster of authors, including Howard Hendrix, Nancy Fulda, Daniel H. Wilson, and … Continue reading

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The Civil Rights Act of 1964: A Long Struggle for Freedom

The Civil Rights Act of 1964: A Long Struggle for Freedom Commemorating the 50th anniversary of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, the Library of Congress in Washington DC is currently hosting an exhibition, with an accompanying web site, that … Continue reading

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Spotlight on: Time management at the end of the semester

By Liz Roepke, Peer Research Advisor Thanksgiving is one of my favorite holidays: it means I get to go home to spend time with my family, eat delicious food, and forget about my school work for a couple precious days. … Continue reading

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From the Archives: All My Life I Wanna be a Logger

Many of the students at the University of Puget Sound have wanted to be a Logger their entire lives. Some have unknowingly come upon this course, but now that we are here, it is easy to assume that becoming a … Continue reading

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