Category Archives: Recommended Reading

Collins Library can help!  Take a 5 minute break and browse the ArtStor Image Database.  Looking at great works of art reduces stress. If you are in the Library, take a minute to look at Holly Senn’s tree in the … Continue reading →

The future of the book. Where are we (and the books) going?  Read on about intriguing changes and future possibilities in The New Yorker article by Ken Auletta: Publish or Perish. Can the iPad topple the Kindle, and save the … Continue reading →

How do you get all this data? Good thing Puget Sound is a member of ICPSR! Established in 1962, ICPSR (Inter-University Consortium for Political and Social Research) is an international consortium of about 700 academic institutions and research organizations, that … Continue reading →

Well over a hundred years ago, technology provoked heated arguments about the future of the book!  Read this interesting 1894 article that predicts the books’ demise, entitled The End of Books, courtesy of the University of Iowa, from Scribner’s of … Continue reading →

The collections and archives of the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum provide moving insights and tributes to one of the most difficult times in recent history.   As we pause to commerate this period during the National Days of Rememberance this week … Continue reading →

Keith Richards, grizzled veteran of rock’n’roll excess has a second calling. Read more about his love for librarianship and incredible book collection in the TimesOnline article: It’s only books ’n’ shelves but I like it.

Read the fascinating story of the Tacoma Narrows Bridge – from its Construction, Opening, Collapse, Aftermath, and Reconstruction.

Be amazed at these expansive cathedral-like libraries shown in this article by the Huffington Post. See the current top 5 libraries, and even vote for your favorite!