Author Archives: jmkyoung

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

Posted in Popular Reading Collection | Leave a comment

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

Posted in From the Archives | Leave a comment

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

Posted in Events | Leave a comment

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

Posted in Events | Leave a comment

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

Posted in Events | Leave a comment

Research Tip #7: Learn the shortcuts! Use Boolean logic (AND, OR, NOT) in your searching to pinpoint your results!

Posted in Research Tips | Leave a comment

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

Posted in From the Stacks - A few favorites | Leave a comment

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

Posted in Popular Reading Collection | Leave a comment

From the Archives & Special Collections: Campus Life 50 Years Ago

Do you ever wonder what campus was like back in the day? Here in the Archives & Special Collections, we have lots of material about campus history, which gives us an opportunity to look back on our university’s history, and … Continue reading

Posted in From the Archives | Leave a comment

Research Tip #6: Mine bibliographies.

Posted in Research Tips | Leave a comment