Category Archives: Arts/Humanities, Social Sciences & Science

During this presidential election year, check out this great site from UC Santa Barbara called:  The American Presidency Project         The American Presidency Project is the only online resource that has consolidated, coded, and organized into a single searchable database: The … Continue reading →

    Last fall the American Anthropological Association announced that it would retire its style guide. According to an announcement on the AAA website, “After much consideration of publishing standards and member input, AAA has decided to cease production of … Continue reading →

Literary criticism has probably existed for as long as literature. We come into contact with a variety of texts in our daily lives (especially here at University of Puget Sound!) and these texts inspire inquiry, interpretation, and conversations among our … Continue reading →

How do we, as individuals, learn about sociology? From books? Yes. From journal articles? Yup. New research? Sure. From movies? Absolutely. The University of Maryland’s Department of Sociology hosts a resource called The Sociological Cinema that’s dedicated to teaching and … Continue reading →

This year marks the centennial of one of the 20th century’s most enduring playwrights, Arthur Miller (1915-2005). His works continue to resonate with today’s audiences as the themes wrestle with issues of personal integrity and social responsibility. On the stage, … Continue reading →

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 →

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 →

Over the summer the library added a subscription to Hoover’s Company Profiles, a database that contains proprietary information about public and non-public companies and their key executives. Each company record includes a company overview, history, products, and operations, subsidiaries and … Continue reading →

Doing research on or off-campus this summer?  Library resources are available to you throughout the summer, including your campus librarians who are here to assist you on-campus or virtually. Here are some great resources to keep in mind, or better … Continue reading →

Data-Planet Statistical Datasets: Now with 100% More IMF University of Puget Sound recently gained access to International Monetary Fund (IMF) data through our database Data-Planet Statistical Datasets. Puget Sound students, staff, and faculty members will now be able to access … Continue reading →