I enjoyed “Moloka’i” by Alan Brennert, about a young Hawaiian girl and her extraordinary spirit as she ends up on a quarantined leprosy island. This book is about embracing life in the face of death, and filled with discovery and hope.
-Library Student Staff
The Creative World of Book Arts
Underground Playground (Where are the ants?) by Karen V. Chickadel
April 18 – May 28
Opening Reception: April 18, 5-8pm
What is a book? In the traditional sense a book is a bound collection of writings or illustrations used to share knowledge, ideas, or opinions. The Creative World of Book Arts exhibit, opening April 18 at the Schack Art Center, pushes beyond this conventional definition and explores the concept of a book as a work of art.
Several pieces selected for the exhibit are from internationally known book artist and author Shereen LaPlantz. Before her passing in 2003, she asked Rochelle Monner to continue teaching and sharing her vision regarding the experimentation and creation of handmade books. This private collection will inspire the novice and the expert. LaPlantz, who was known for her commercial how-to books including “The Art and Craft of Handmade Books”, also produced up to 12 Artists’ Books a year, which could be found in gallery exhibitions and museums across the U.S.A. and Europe.
Additional participating artists include: Lisa Myers Bulmash, Karin V. Chickadel, Cynthia Gaub, Brenna Jael, Lisa JonesMoore, Terri Shinn, Rory Terrell, Chandler O’Leary, Lynne Farren, Mitzi Lindgren, Ed Hutchins and Paul Johnson (England).
The Creative World of Book Arts is also the Schack Art Center’s annual Art Education in Action exhibit bringing more than 2,000 local elementary students to the gallery for field trips that include a docent led tour, hands-on art project, and the opportunity to watch artists-in-action
April 2013
“Down to the Wire”
How the Library Can Help Your Students During
End of the Semester Rush
Class on Demand – Research Help Made to Order: Librarians will design a class on a topic specifically to meet the unique needs of students. We know when one student has a question, chances are others do too. Likewise, many students work in groups. This new service is designed to accommodate research groups of 4 or more students. Students can simply fill out the Class on Demand request form to arrange a class on demand.
24/7 Reference Service: Instant help from librarians across the country, with next business day follow up by liaison librarians at Puget Sound. Students should try the 24/7 Reference Service when they need immediate help and none of the Puget Sound librarians are available. Librarians will follow up with students. This service is great for questions such as: It’s 3 am, and my topic has changed—how should I search for the new one? How do I find this book in the library’s catalog?
E-Mail: Have a general question or aren’t sure who to contact? Email libref@pugetsound.edu to ask about login problems or technical issues with our resources.
Subject-specific assistance: Students with an in-depth question can email a subject liaison librarian to set up an appointment.
Extended Hours: The Library offers extended hours prior to Reading period and during Finals week. Link to our complete list of hours.
Check out our Reference Stats for the month of March courtesy of Lori Ricigliano
Need Information? Don’t forget the Collins Memorial Library Database List A-Z
Questions? Contact your liaison librarian
Comments: Contact Jane Carlin, Library Director
Remember – Your best search engine is a Librarian!
Academic Integrity @ Puget Sound teaches you how to identify and avoid plagiarism.
Benjamin Britten, Image Source: http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Benjamin_Britten-Karsh.jpg
This year commemorates the anniversary of two English composers: John Dowland (b. 1563) and Benjamin Britten (b. 1913). Although centuries apart, Britten was drawn to Dowland’s work as a source of English song composition and expressive musical gestures. The works If my complaints could passions move (1597) and Flow my tears (1600) are used in Britten’s Lachrymae: reflections on a song of John Dowland (1950) op. 48 for viola and piano, written for virtuoso violist William Primrose. Critics observed this work marked the beginning of a new musical direction for Britten, with its economy of style and emotional intensity. Dowland’s lute song, Come heavy sleep (1597), forms the theme for Britten’s guitar variations, Nocturnal after John Dowland (1963) op. 70, written for virtuoso classical guitarist Julian Bream. It is considered one of the most significant compositions of the guitar repertoire and explores the many moods of sleep.
Listen to Dowland and Britten recordings from Naxos Music Library:
Read about the contributions of John Dowland and Benjamin Britten in Oxford Music Online.
By Lori Ricigliano, Music Liaison Librarian
Hemingway and Women
A Presentation by Ann Putnam,
(English Department, University of Puget Sound)
May 2, 2013 @ 7pm
King’s Books
218 St Helens Ave., Tacoma, WA 98402
Ann Putnam holds a Ph.D. in American Literature from the University of Washington. She is an internationally known Hemingway scholar who has given papers in France, Spain, and Cuba, among others. She has published essays in many collections, including Hemingway and Women: Female Critics and the Female Voice, Hemingway and the Natural World, and Hemingway in Context. She is completing a novel set in Cuba, called Cuban Quartermoon in which Hemingway himself makes an appearance. Her most recent publication is a memoir: Full Moon at Noontide: A Daughter’s Last Goodbye.
This year for Pierce County Reads selection is the New York Times best seller and award-winning The Paris Wife, by internationally known author Paula McLain. The Paris Wife provides an intriguing account of one of the world’s greatest authors, Ernest Hemingway, seen through the eyes of his first wife, Hadley Richardson.
This event is sponsored by the University of Puget Sound and King’s Books.
My name is Jared Honda and I am a freshman here at the University of Puget Sound majoring in Mathematics and hoping to receive a double major with Exercise Science. I just recently became a part of Greek Life here on campus. I am also part of the leadership of the FCA club, Fellowship of Christian Athletes, on campus and a member of the Lighthouse club as well. Most of my time here on campus is given to the football program as I am a linebacker for the school’s football team.
I am currently working at the front desk of the library for work study to help pay for my education. I mostly work the closing shifts at the library as I walk through the four floors to make sure the library is clean and ready for the next day of studying for other students. I also check out books to students as well as answer any questions that students may have about the library. My career goal is to become an NFL football coach. However, I will probably end up being a high school math teacher and a high school football coach. I am looking forward to the next three years of college and to help my team bring back the winning mentality to the football program here on campus. Go Loggers!
Please join us!
Music in the Library – Flute/Piccolo Trio!
Friday, April 26, 2013
2-2:20 p.m.
Collins Library
Performance by Whitney Reveyrand, Melissa Gaughan, Kaitlynn Fix
This blog is run by local artist and graphic designer Jennifer Kennard. She focuses on all aspects of letters, design and typography. Her site has links to other resources and is always a feast for the eyes. Check it out and be inspired!
This week, April 21-27th, the nation celebrates Preservation Week and we’re doing our share of celebrating this week at Collins Memorial Library! On April 23rd, Collins held a Preservation Basics Workshop in which archivists and librarians from Collins and the Tacoma Public Library went over methods of preserving personal papers, film, and photographs. Overall it was a wonderful, informational event which helped future at-home archivists learn the necessary practices of preserving important materials.
Throughout the year, however, preservation is a topic that is always on our minds in the Collins Archives & Special Collections. The verb preserve means to maintain something in its original or existing state, an act that we as archivists perform through buying plastic sleeves for photographs or acid-free folders for personal papers. However, to preserve also means to maintain or keep alive a memory or quality. At Collins Archives & Special Collections, I feel the latter is our greater mission.
During my time as a student Archives Assistant, I have become more connected to Puget Sound’s history than the average student; I’ve perused all the old issues of The Trail, traced the history of the hatchet as far back as it goes, organized University blueprints mapping out our school before it was even in physical existence, and seen the faces of thousands of “Loggers”—even before we were loggers! Because of the preservation practices that are followed at Puget Sound, I have had the opportunity to see a glimpse of what Puget Sound life was like long before I was ever born. The spirit of Puget Sound is not something that can be physically preserved in a temperature-controlled room or a fire-proof vault; it lives within all of the materials we save in the Archives & Special Collections. Through collecting and preserving photographs, personal papers, film, and much more—we maintain the memories, the qualities, and the spirit of Puget Sound for many more years to come.
To read past issues of The Trail online, visit Sound Ideas, and to see historic photographs from the University of Puget Sound, visit A Sound Past.
By Adriana Flores
