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COLLINS UNBOUND: Collins Celebrates Diversity – Explore the World!

Posted on October 27, 2010 by jmkyoung

To support the 2010 Race & Pedagogy National Conference, Collins Library is showcasing online, full-text resources you can use to explore all kinds of issues related to diversity. Today, we’re highlighting resources that are great for researching cultures, languages, places … Continue reading →

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COLLINS UNBOUND: Collins Celebrates Diversity with Biographical Resources!

Posted on October 26, 2010 by jmkyoung

To support the 2010 Race & Pedagogy National Conference, Collins Library is showcasing online, full-text resources you can use to explore all kinds of issues related to diversity. Today, we’re highlighting resources for researching people and personal narratives: Biographies Plus … Continue reading →

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COLLINS UNBOUND: "Collins Celebrates Diversity" series!

Posted on October 25, 2010 by jmkyoung

In honor of the 3rd annual Moment-Us and the upcoming Race & Pedagogy National Conference, Collins Library is showcasing online, full-text resources you can use to explore all kinds of issues related to diversity. Today, we’re highlighting general resources that … Continue reading →

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COLLINS UNBOUND: "Collins Library Links" Celebrates Open Access Week!

Posted on October 18, 2010 by jmkyoung

Celebrating Open Access (www.openaccessweek.org) Week October 18 – 24 Open Access Week celebrates the concept that scholarship should be available on the Internet, free of charge and free of most copyright restrictions. It should be made available in full text … Continue reading →

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COLLINS UNBOUND: Collins Library Links Sept. 2010 Issue

Posted on October 18, 2010 by jmkyoung

September 2010 We Heard You – Results of the LibQUAL Survey In Spring of 2010, Collins Library participated in a national survey called LibQUAL+ to measure perceptions of library service on campus. Many thanks to all of you who completed … Continue reading →

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Andrew Fink '10 Picks Up National Prize for Book Collecting!

Posted on October 14, 2010 by jmkyoung

Andrew Fink ’10 will be awarded first prize in the 2010 National Collegiate Book Collecting Contest at a ceremony and dinner at the Library of Congress in Washington, D.C., on Oct. 15. Fink was selected for the top prize, ahead … Continue reading →

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COLLINS UNBOUND: October is National Archives Month – Celebrate Puget Sound History!

Posted on October 11, 2010 by jmkyoung

A-frames for Student Housing Did you know? Small A-frames were once an on-campus housing option for Puget Sound students. These houses were built in the late ’60s and each one fit about 5-6 students. Additional A-frames were built in 1980 … Continue reading →

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Conversation with Featured Student Artist: Jenni Denekas

Posted on October 8, 2010 by jmkyoung

Jenni is a senior (’11) Studio Art Major with an Environmental Policy and Decision-Making Minor. (Top left to right: “Puyallup Tribe”, “Foss Waterway Development Authority”, “Citizens for a Healthy Bay”, “Puget Creek Restoration Society”) Artist Statement Tell us a little … Continue reading →

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COLLINS UNBOUND: Keeping the Peace

Posted on October 4, 2010 by jmkyoung

The Collins Library is for everyone and we try hard to accommodate all the different ways you use the library: to meet up with classmates for a group project, to edit video, to take a break in the break zone … Continue reading →

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COLLINS UNBOUND: Spotlight on Wei Younts, Serials Specialist

Posted on October 1, 2010 by jmkyoung

How long have you worked at Collins? I started work in January 2004, so I’ve been working at Puget Sound for six years and 8 months. Tell us a little about your education and background? In 1982 I graduated from … Continue reading →

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