Category Archives: Collins Library Links

Opposing Viewpoints and the Academic Library In last week’s Inside Higher Education, Joshua Kim, Director of Digital Learning Initiatives at the Dartmouth Center for the Advancement of Learning (DCAL), wrote Principles, Values and the Academic Library in the Age of … Continue reading →

Focus on Politics   Some library resources and events to share in anticipation of Election Day: Dead Feminists:  Jessica Spring and Chandler O’Leary will be presenting at Collins Library on Election Day, November 8th from 4:00 – 5:00 in room 020.  … Continue reading →

October 2016 The “Open Report” Ben Tucker,  Business and Economics Librarian, is spearheading our efforts to promote Open Access.  Contact Ben for more information on this important initiative: btucker@pugetsound.edu Sound Ideas: Did you know that in the past 30 days … Continue reading →

Welcome Back Issue: Part II Open Educational Resources (OERS): OERs are free, ready-to-use content for your classes.  OERs can reduce costs for students while at the same time offer faculty the opportunity to tailor content to a specific class. Creators … Continue reading →

Welcome Back Edition: Part I It’s been a busy summer at Collins Library, here are just a few of the highlights: Archives & Special Collections: The space enhancement project is well underway with the walls up for our Reading Room … Continue reading →

Puget Sound Joins Lever Press:  Open Access Scholarship Supporting Publication of Research in the Liberal Arts I’m writing to make you aware of this new publishing initiative that the Collins Library, the Dean, and the Library, Media and Information Services … Continue reading →

Updates on Fair Use, Image Rights and Open Access Below is a compilation of recent articles that address access to information.    Fair Use & Image Rights: Artists’ 3-D scan of the Nefertiti bust opens up debates about originality, copyright, … Continue reading →

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 →

New Resources at Collins Online resources available at Collins Library continue to expand. Listed here are a few of the recently added resources.   Environmental Science Collection This ProQuest collection contains environmental science related full-text articles, granular access to figures … Continue reading →

End of the Semester – Focus on Archives & Special Collections Classes in the A&SC The Archives & Special Collections staff conducted 19 class sessions this semester.  Topics ranged from portrayals of American Indians in print to Japanese American internment … Continue reading →