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Libraries Open Doors, Data to Digital Art Displays

Posted on April 3, 2013 by jmkyoung

An amazing work of art blends with library technology at Teton County Library in Jackson Hole, WY! Read more!    

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Recommended Reading: “The New Jim Crow”

Posted on April 3, 2013 by jmkyoung

The New Jim Crow is an eye-opening and vitally important look at the connections between race and our criminal justice system. -Library Student Staff  

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Did You Know? Back Issues of The Trail Are Available Online!

Posted on April 2, 2013 by jmkyoung

Back issues of The Trail, 1890s-1953 are available online! Be sure and check out news of the past!

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Our Most Popular Full Text Downloads from Sound Ideas!

Posted on April 2, 2013 by jmkyoung

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”

Posted on April 1, 2013 by jmkyoung

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

Posted on April 1, 2013 by jmkyoung

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

Posted on March 29, 2013 by jmkyoung

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

Posted on March 28, 2013 by jmkyoung

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?

Posted on March 27, 2013 by jmkyoung

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

Posted on March 27, 2013 by jmkyoung

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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