Author Archives: jmkyoung

Booklyn: Supporting Artists’ Books and Social Justice, April 12, 11:30am-12:30pm, Archives & Special Collections Seminar Room, Collins Library

Posted on March 19, 2018 by jmkyoung

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

Posted on March 19, 2018 by jmkyoung

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

Posted on March 19, 2018 by jmkyoung

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!

Posted on March 19, 2018 by jmkyoung
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From the Stacks – a few of our favorites – 1906: The Jungle

Posted on March 19, 2018 by jmkyoung

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 →

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Discover the truth behind the Hazel Wood…

Posted on March 9, 2018 by jmkyoung

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

Posted on March 7, 2018 by jmkyoung

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 →

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Research Tip #6: Mine bibliographies.

Posted on March 6, 2018 by jmkyoung
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From the Stacks – a few of our favorites – 1897: From the Land of the Snow Pearls

Posted on March 6, 2018 by jmkyoung

The title of this book:  From the Land of the Snow-Pearls: Tales from Puget Sound is so enchanting who could resist further exploration. The book is a collection of short stories that reflect the natural beauty of the area and … Continue reading →

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The life in Los Angeles

Posted on March 2, 2018 by jmkyoung

It’s 1914.  Twenty-five-year-old Frances Marion left her second husband in order to go to Los Angeles, where she is determined to live independently and to make a career of being an artist. However, “flickers” –silent moving pictures- are the new … Continue reading →

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