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COLLINS UNBOUND: Theatre Costume Display Colors the Library!

Dazzling satin dressed figurines in purples, creams, burgundies, and more – line the walls and fill study and reading space near the Learning Commons. This display is the handiwork of talented students taught by theatre instructor Mishka Navarre in her … Continue reading

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COLLINS UNBOUND: "COLLINS LIBRARY LINKS": From Archives Dec. 2010

FROM THE ARCHIVES – DECEMBER 2010 From Chuck Luce, Arches Magazine – A Todd portrait comes home: “We received a cordial phone call from Eunice Robeck ’58, M.A.’74, remarking on the “From the Archives” item about Todd Hall (summer 2010) … Continue reading

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COLLINS UNBOUND: "COLLINS LIBRARY LINKS"- Information Literacy: Part 1

September 2010 INFORMATION LITERACY PART 1: WHERE ARE WE NOW? During the April 2009 reaccreditation visit, the university received a recommendation for faculty and librarians to continue to work to integrate information literacy throughout the curriculum. In addition, LMIS submitted … Continue reading

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COLLINS UNBOUND: "COLLINS LIBRARY LINKS"- Information Literacy: Part II

December 9, 2010 INFORMATION LITERACY PART II:   LOOKING AHEAD Project Information Literacy: Project Information Literacy (PIL) is a UW-based national study focusing on the information-seeking behaviors of early adults in the digital age.  The study is collecting  using data … Continue reading

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COLLINS UNBOUND: THANK YOU – "Food for Fines" Donations!

Thanks to all the awesome people who participated in Food for Fines! You brought in 400 cans of food, 27% more than last year!

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

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

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!

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

(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!

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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