Interested in Librarianship? Read this article on the challenging and rewarding aspects of this career!
-
Recent Posts
Categories
Archives
Meta
How To Become a 21st Century Librarian
Posted in Thoughts About Libraries
Leave a comment
Recommended Reading: “The Language of Flowers”
THE LANGUAGE OF FLOWERS, by Vanessa Diffenbaugh (Ballantine) is an intriguing book about one girl’s connection to the world through flowers and their meanings. A perfect spring time read!
-Library student staff
Posted in Recommended Reading
Leave a comment
Collins Library Hosts Preservation Basics Workshop, April 23, 2013, 4 p.m.
In support of the American Library Association’s Preservation Week, April 21-27, 2013, the Collins Memorial Library will host a Preservation Basics Workshop this afternoon at 4:00 p.m. in the McCormick room. Our speakers, Jean Fisher (Tacoma Public Library), Katie Henningsen and Ben Tucker (Puget Sound), have compiled a list of resources for those attending the Workshop.
Papers & Photographs
ALA’s Association for Library Collections and Technical Services: Preserving Your Memories
Northeast Document Conservation Center: Resources for Private and Family Collections
National Archives and Records Administration: Caring for Your Family Archives
Library of Congress: Family Treasures
Library of Congress: Care, Handling and Storage of Works on Paper
Library of Congress: Preservation, Frequently Asked Questions: Works on Paper
Northeast Document Conservation Center: Types of Photographs
PetaPixel: A Brief History of the Chemical Processes Used in Photography
Library of Congress: Care, Handling, and Storage of Photographs
Film
Film Forever: The Home Film Preservation Guide
University of Puget Sound Film Archive
Books
British Library: Preservation Advisory Centre Damaged Books
Library of Congress: Care, Handling, and Storage of Books
Rare Books and Manuscripts Section: Your Old Books
Archival products suppliers
Posted in Events
Leave a comment
April is National Poetry Month: “Ozymandias”
Ozymandias By Horace Smith, submitted by Elizabeth Knight
IN Egypt’s sandy silence, all alone,
Stands a gigantic Leg, which far off throws
The only shadow that the Desart knows:–
“I am great OZYMANDIAS,” saith the stone,
“The King of Kings; this mighty City shows
“The wonders of my hand.”–The City’s gone,–
Nought but the Leg remaining to disclose
The site of this forgotten Babylon.
We wonder,–and some Hunter may express
Wonder like ours, when thro’ the wilderness
Where London stood, holding the Wolf in chace,
He meets some fragment huge, and stops to guess
What powerful but unrecorded race
Once dwelt in that annihilated place.
From: http://www.theotherpages.org/poems/2001/smith0101.html
Resources to Know About!
Films on Demand is a great resource for finding media. Within that database, Disappearing World is a 35 part series of documentaries recording “disappearing” or forgotten peoples, communities, and customs. Created between 1970 and 1991 by Granada Television International, these films feature leading scholars of the day, such as Elizabeth Fernea and Owen Lattimore, and explore critical issues of transition or survival facing ancient tribes, indigenous cultures, and other minority groups. From Basque shepherds and the Asante market women of Ghana to the Quechua of Peru and Sakuddei of Sumatra, these works are full of fascinating ethnographic content.
Collins Memorial Library makes these available to you through the Films On Demand database. To find these works:
- from on campus, go to http://digital.films.com/Dashboard.aspx
- from off campus, go to the library page, then the Databases A-Z page
- http://www.pugetsound.edu/academics/academic-resources/collins-memorial-library/research-gateway/databases-a-to-z/
- Look up Films On Demand.
- Then for either access mechanism, modify the search box to search by titles and type in “Disappearing World”
Posted in Featured Resource
Leave a comment
April is National Poetry Month: “Come, Sleep! O Sleep”
Come, Sleep! O Sleep is yet another big favorite, submitted by Elizabeth Knight.
Come, Sleep! O Sleep
Sir Philip Sidney (1554-1586)
Come, Sleep! O Sleep, the certain knot of peace, The baiting-place of wit, the balm of woe, The poor man’s wealth, the prisoner’s release, Th’ indifferent judge between the high and low;
With shield of proof shield me from out the prease Of those fierce darts Despair at me doth throw:
O make in me those civil wars to cease;
I will good tribute pay if thou do so. Take thou of me smooth pillows, sweetest bed, A chamber deaf of noise and blind of light, A rosy garland and a weary head:
And if these things, as being thine in right, Move not thy heavy grace, thou shalt in me, Livelier than elsewhere, Stella’s image see.
The Digital Public Library of America – Pretty Cool Reading!
Read about the Digital Public Library of America!
Posted in Thoughts About Libraries
Leave a comment
Spotlight: People Making a Difference at Collins – Gaby Gutierrez
Gaby Gutierrez is currently a junior majoring in Comparative Politics and Theatre Arts and minoring in Environmental Policy and Decision Making. Campus involvement includes Greek Life and being President of Student Initiative Theatre. To escape her demanding schedule, Gaby enjoys traveling to nearby parks and national parks to hike and get a breath of fresh air. With graduation about a year away, Gaby hopes to pursue a career in environmental theatre by moving to London and becoming involved with the London Eco Trust.
Gaby cannot wait to share her last year at Puget Sound with wonderful coworkers – old and new!
First US Printed Book Up for Auction!
The first book printed in America is expected to fetch up to $30m (£20m) when it goes under the hammer in New York later this year. Read more.
Posted in Thoughts About Libraries
Leave a comment
From the Archives: Fifth Grade Frenzy!
On April 16th, the University of Puget Sound Archives & Special Collections welcomed 20 fifth graders from McCarver Elementary School. The students visited the University of Puget Sound to learn about college. Visiting Collins Memorial Library was an option for a select few students who were interested in rare books. During their visit the fifth graders got a tour of the library from the director, Jane Carlin, ending in the Shelmidine room to see the rare books. Jane showed the students manuscripts and volumes, some of which dated back to 1475, and students were even given the opportunity to handle them!
Next the students were shown some of Archives & Special Collection’s artists’ books. Artists’ books are pieces of artwork in book form. From a book made of model train pieces to a “txt msg” edition of Romeo and Juliet, an artists’ book can truly be anything the creator puts their mind to. After the students were inspired by a few of the artists’ books in the Library’s collection, they were encouraged to make their own! The students were given the option of making accordion fold books or step books and were provided with plenty of pictures, magazine clippings, and ribbon to become artists themselves. After plenty of craft time and taking a peak at the Collin Memorial Library’s very own printing press, it was time to leave. Having their youthful presence in the Library and being able to share the treasures of the Archives & Special Collections was an absolute blast and we hope they come back soon!
By Adriana Flores
Posted in From the Archives
Leave a comment