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Our Most Popular Full Text Downloads from Sound Ideas!

Here’s the list of our most popular full text downloads from Sound Ideas: Current Trends in Occupational Therapy Treatment for People with Stroke 5,159 downloads since Oct., 2011 Aquatic Therapy for Children with an Autism Spectrum Disorder: Occupational Therapists’ Perspectives … Continue reading

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April is National Poetry Month: “The Road Not Taken”

One of my favorite poems is by Robert Frost.  Submitted by Jane Carlin, Library Director. The Road Not Taken TWO roads diverged in a yellow wood, And sorry I could not travel both And be one traveler, long I stood … Continue reading

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Library Makes Strategic Move Concerning Book Collection and Printing Services

The Collins Memorial Library has a reputation for innovation.  In recent years, the Library has developed many new programs and services from exhibits and community events to strengthening  close connections with faculty to integrate information literacy across the curriculum.  The … Continue reading

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Spotlight: People Making a Difference at Collins – Holly Kvalheim

My name is Holly Kvalheim and I’m a senior. My major is economics, but I have a wide variety of interests and have enjoyed taking classes in many subjects, including sociology, gender studies, and religion. Although graduation is less than … Continue reading

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From the Archives: Jean Louis Bernard

In addition to university records, the Collins Library Archives & Special Collections holds rare books, artists’ books, personal papers, and photographs.  Tours d’arithmétique by Jean Louis Bernard contains arithmetic exercises as well as numerous hand drawn illustrations from 1810.  Who … Continue reading

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Is Your Copyright Use Fair?

Check out the poster around campus containing useful information on Copyright Fair Use.

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Diane Stemper – Out of Scale: Artist’s Books and Collections Exhibit, March 25 – May 25, 2013

March 25 – May 25, 2013 Collins Memorial Library University of Puget Sound, Tacoma, WA A Conversation with the Artist: Friday, April 19, 2013, 4-5 p.m. Room 020, Collins Memorial Library In this exhibit are selections of artist books from … Continue reading

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Recommended Reading: The One and Only Ivan

The One and Only Ivan, by Katherine Applegate, is a great book that gives an animal true voice. Some of you might remember Ivan, the gorilla that lived in the B&I store on South Tacoma Way for years, in a … Continue reading

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Transgender Tuesdays: Film Screening and Discussion with Visiting Scholar Mark Freeman, May 7, 2013

Transgender Tuesdays: Film Screening and Discussion with Visiting Scholar Mark Freeman Tuesday, May 7, 2013 7:00 p.m. Wyatt 101 Free and open to the community The documentary film Transgender Tuesdays provides a uniquely intimate experience, letting viewers go beyond labels … Continue reading

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Did You Know? Configure Google to Display Our Library’s Full Text Holdings!

It’s that easy! Configure Google Scholar to display our library’s full text holdings: Google Scholar Settings > Library Links > type/select University of Puget Sound > Save

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