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Collins Library Supports Multicultural Book Drive: April 1-15

The Library is supporting a Multicultural Book Drive sponsored by students engaged with the Center for Intercultural and Civic Engagement.  There will be donation boxes by the circulation desk and also at the SUB.  More information can be found at:  … Continue reading

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Collins Library links: Focus on Data Management & Data Management Plans

Focus on Data Management & Data Management Plans How Collins Can Help What is Data Management? Data management is the storage, access, and preservation of research data that is produced in the course of scholarly work. Throughout the lifecycle of … Continue reading

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Behind the Archives Door: Monday, April 4, 4-5 p.m. – Washi Arts, Linda Marshall

Washi Arts sole focus is Japanese papers, tools and supplies for creative artists and businesses, with papers in an incredibly wide range of fibers, colours, patterns, weights and sizes. Japan has a culture that honors excellence in craftsmanship and the … Continue reading

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Music in the Library: Cellist Anna Schierbeek on Friday, April 1st, 2 p.m.

Please join us! Cellist Anna Schierbeek Friday, April 1st 2:00-2:30 p.m. Reading Room, Collins Library For more information contact: libref@pugetsound.edu    

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SCI-HUB: Robin Hood or Nefarious Pirate?

I’ll not mince words: subscriptions to academic journals can be quite pricey. And for students and scholars in the developing world, such subscriptions can be prohibitively expensive. Some may argue that the free market should dictate journal costs, while others … Continue reading

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“Unless the Indians are willing”: Flathead Resistance in the 1905 Journals of Abby Williams Hill

Tuesday, April 5, 2016, 7:00 p.m. Collins Memorial Library, University of Puget Sound Presenters:  Laura Edgar, Abby Williams Hill Scholar and Tiffany Aldrich MacBain, Associate Professor, English, University of Puget Sound In 1905, Tacoma landscape painter Abby Williams Hill enjoyed … Continue reading

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Acclaimed photographer Sally Mann’s memoir Hold Still in the Popular Collection

Sally Mann’s stunning memoir uses both word and image to cover topics such as family, race, mortality, and the unique landscape of the American South. As she journeys through boxes of family documents she finds more than she intended from … Continue reading

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From the Archives & Special Collections: Proper Parrot Tweetment

Do you like birds? Did The Birds of North America (see previous post) leave you wanting more? Well, you may be surprised to learn that the Archives & Special Collections is actually full of avian-related literature! The Speaking Parrots: A … Continue reading

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Tacoma Reads 2016: Station Eleven – Book discussion in Library Room 020, Wed., March 23, 6:00pm

Greetings, Loggers! Are you looking for a bit of literary entertainment on your way to Spring Break? Join Collins Library and the Tacoma Public Library for Tacoma Reads 2016! This year’s selection is Emily St. John Mandel’s Station Eleven. Mandel … Continue reading

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The Girl on the Train by Paula Hawkins

Paula Hawkins’ debut psychological thriller follows a girl named Rachel. Every morning, Rachel boards the same commuter train, stops at the same signal, and observes the same couple as they eat breakfast on their patio. She’s named them Jess and … Continue reading

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