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Collins Library Links: Bringing Open Data Home Through Libraries
Bringing Open Data Home Through Libraries Think about how to find information on quality daycare; or how to convince city council to support a new park; or a small business who would benefit from using local transportation data. What do … Continue reading
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From the Stacks – a few of our favorites – 1909: Tono-Bungay
In this social novel written toward the end of the Edwardian era, a British man from the lower class works with his uncle to advertise and sell “Tono-Bungay”—in reality, a useless medicine—to the masses. He and his family achieve great … Continue reading
The messages that may cause the end…
When Earth intercepts a message from the alien race named the Undying, chaos is insured. The message could be the solution humanity was looking for as the Undying’s technology could undo the environmental damage and save lives. The message leads … Continue reading
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From the Archives & Special Collections: Happy 130th Birthday, Puget Sound!
This past weekend we celebrated the 130th anniversary of the date – March 17, 1888 – that Puget Sound was founded. At the first conference of the Methodist Episcopal Church in this region, Bishop Charles Henry Fowler suggested the creation … Continue reading
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Booklyn: Supporting Artists’ Books and Social Justice, April 12, 11:30am-12:30pm, Archives & Special Collections Seminar Room, Collins Library
Marshall Weber, founder of Booklyn, will be sharing examples of the most recent work of artists. Booklyn’s mission is to promote artists’ books as art and research material and to assist artists and organizations in documenting, exhibiting, and distributing their … Continue reading
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Data-Equity: Open Data Workshops in April at the Library
Collins Library is excited to share an opportunity that we’re offering for our undergraduates. Puget Sound is beta testing an Open Data curriculum developed by Data-Equity Main Street, a collaboration between the States of Washington and California funded by the … Continue reading
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The STS program and Collins Memorial Library proudly present Frankenweek! Celebrating the 200th anniversary of Mary Shelley’s novel Frankenstein
Frankenstein’s History Monday, March 26, 12:00-1:30pm Thompson 193 Join us for a discussion of the novel’s literary and film history, and its connections to science and society. Speakers include: George Erving (English), Kristin Johnson (STS), Susan Owen (Comm-unication), and Amy … Continue reading
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Research Tip #7: Learn the shortcuts! Use Boolean logic (AND, OR, NOT) in your searching to pinpoint your results!
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From the Stacks – a few of our favorites – 1906: The Jungle
Originally written to illustrate the life of a Lithuanian immigrant, Upton Sinclair’s The Jungle became more well-known for its depiction of the unsanitary and unsafe practices of the meatpacking industry. Descriptions of horrors such as workers falling into the grinding … Continue reading
Discover the truth behind the Hazel Wood…
Alice Proserpine has spent most of her seventeen years of life on the road with her mother, a step ahead of their bad luck. That is until Alice’s grandmother, an author of dark fairy tales, dies alone at her estate, … Continue reading
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