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PolitiFact: Independent Fact-checking Journalism Website

As the political campaign season heats up, the race for the Presidency is in full swing, and “factual” claims are flying across the airwaves fast and furious, ever wonder about the accuracy of politicians statements? Then check out PolitiFact.  And … Continue reading

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Behind the Archives Door: Nov. 3, 2015, 4 p.m., featuring Alicia Bailey from Abecedarian Gallery in Denver, Colorado

Please join us for Behind the Archives Door featuring, Alicia Bailey and the Abecedarian Gallery, in the Archives & Special Collections Alicia has a particular passion for works that include elements beyond surface printed images and text; that move beyond … Continue reading

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“Between the World and Me” by Ta-Nehisi Coates – Author In Seattle October 29th!

Ta-Nehisi Coates, deemed “one of the most elegant and sharp observers of race in America” by Judge Hendrick Hertzberg will be in Seattle this month! Available in the Popular Collection. . . Between the World and Me has received significant … Continue reading

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From the Archives & Special Collections: Fall

The leaves are changing, temperatures are dropping, and midterms are just around the corner. Ready to begin finding sources for that paper coming up? The Archives & Special Collections is open on Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays from 1:00-3:00 p.m. or … Continue reading

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New Environmental Science Database: Proquest’s Environmental Science Collection

Over the summer, Collins Library added a new database to our collection: Proquest’s Environmental Science Collection, a welcome addition to our existing primary environmentally-focused database, Greenfile. The new database greatly increases our access to both scholarly articles and what is … Continue reading

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“Skylight” by Jose Saramago

One of the Nobel Prize Winner’s earliest novels, Skylight was left sitting in a publisher’s office in Lisbon for decades. After all these years, “the book lost and found in time” is finally being published in English. It’s the late … Continue reading

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Vamp & Tramp Artists’ Books: A Conversation with Bill and Vicky Stewart, Oct. 8, Collins Library Rm. 020, 2 – 4 p.m.

Please join us as Bill and Vicky provide the chance to see, read and touch dozens of exemplary books from the current Vamp and Tramp roadshow. Thursday,  October 8, 2015 Collins Library, Room 020 2:00 – 4:00 p.m. Vamp & … Continue reading

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From the Archives & Special Collections: De Architectura

Welcome back Loggers! I hope you’re all enjoying your return back to campus, with all of its beautiful people and architecture! Speaking of architecture… is that something you’re interested in? If so, come and visit the Archives & Special Collections! … Continue reading

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Collins Library Links: Collins Library joins “The Consortium on Digital Resources for Teaching and Research”

Collins Library joins The Consortium on Digital Resources for Teaching and Research, sponsored by the Council of Independent Colleges (CIC), Artstor, and the Mellon Foundation CIC and Artstor, with support from the Mellon Foundation, have launched an ambitious three year … Continue reading

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Great Crime Mystery: “The Martini Shot” by George Pelecanos

The Martini Shot consists of a novella and stories, a first from the award-winning author/producer of The Wire George Pelecanos. Some plots include: the hunt for an allegedly dead man from Miami to Brazil, an aging underachiever’s final attempt at … Continue reading

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