Collins Welcomes New Faculty in our Archives & Special Collections Research Commons!

Floor2Collins Library hosted a coffee break for new faculty last Thursday and introduced them to the recently updated 2nd floor of our library.  Over the summer we removed shelving, painted the walls, added additional study tables, and created a presentation nook.  The new open space will offer expanded opportunities for classes using our unique resources in Archives & Special Collections the opportunity to examine and engage with primary source materials.  We love the 3 natural light and exposed brick walls and think this will become a favorite destination for students!

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Did You Know? New online source: PsycTESTS

EbscohostThe Library added PsycTESTS from APA via EBSCO.

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Friday Fun! Recommended Popular Reading Collection book: “Micro”

MicroCheck out Micro by Michael Crichton and Richard Preston, from the library’s Popular Reading Collection.  It’s as exciting as Jurassic Park, in a miniature-world Gulliver’s Travels sort of way!

– Library staff

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From the Archives: New and improved hours!

Beginning this semester, the Archives & Special Collections will be open Wednesdays from 1:00pm to 7:00pm and Thursdays from 9:00am to 11:30am.  Stop by or make an appointment.

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Recommended Reading: “Swamplandia”

swamplandiaI recommend Swamplandia! by Karen Russell.  “Motherless thirteen-year old Ava Bigtree is left to cope with 98 alligators as she tries to keep her family’s gator-themed adventure park from going under.”

– Library staff

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ARTstor: Focus on Religion

ArtstorReligionDid you know that ARTstor has high quality religious images in its collection? Western and Eastern religious beliefs and traditions are represented by sacred texts, religious iconography, ceremonial objects, and places of worship, including temples, cathedrals, synagogues, churches, and mosques. To see a sampling of religious images in ARTstor, click here. You’ll also find religious iconography in the University’s Image Collection.

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Did You Know? New online source: “Statistical Abstracts”

blog_uscensusThe Library added an online source called Statistical Abstracts via ProQuest.

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Friday Fun! Recommended Film – Looney Tunes: The Golden Collection

LooneyTunesFor when you just need to spend some quality time with Bugs Bunny, Wile E. Coyote, Roadrunner, Sylvester, and company!  Looney Tunes: The Golden Collection

-Library staff member

 

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From the Archives: Welcome to our new and returning faculty!

Stop by and explore the treasures of the Archives & Special Collections.  In addition to documenting life at the University, the collections represent regional, national and international issues.  For research assistance, developing a class session, or scheduling a class visit, please contact archives@pugetsound.edu.

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Recommended Reading: “Moonraker’s Bride”

MoonrakersI recommend the books by Madeleine Brent.  Moonraker’s Bride has interesting setting and characters; I loved ‘em!

– Collins Library Staff

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