Found in the Stacks by Shirley Skeel – Titus Alone from the Gormenghast Novels

Titus Alone, is one of three tales in the Gormenghast Novels, An incredible find written by English Author Mervyn Peake, 1959. Find it in our library stacks, call number PR6031E183G65!

Amazon.com Review says, “Mervyn Peake’s gothic masterpiece, the Gormenghast trilogy, begins with the superlative Titus Groan, a darkly humorous, stunningly complex tale of the first two years in the life of the heir to an ancient, rambling castle. The trilogy continues with the novels Gormenghast and Titus Alone, and all three books are bound together in this single-volume edition.”

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Tuesday, April 10, 2012 is National Library Workers Day!

It’s National Library Workers Day! Today is a day for library staff, users, administrators and Friends groups to recognize the valuable contributions made by all library workers. Stop by the Collins Library and say hello to staff whose work keeps your library up and running with the quality and level of service you have come to expect! We’re at your service!

Then on Wednesday, April 11, we’re celebrating LIBRARY SNAPSHOT DAY 2012!  You’ll get a chance to participate in action-shot photos, and comment on what you like best about the library! Got a story? Tell us!

March 2012library fun facts:

  • Checked out 6261 items
  • Over 8000 titles added to the collection since the beginning of Fall 2011 semester.  This includes books, music scores, DVDs, sound recordings, e-books, electronic resources and government documents

*The 25 most checked out titles this academic year:

  1. The Oxford history of western music / Richard Taruskin
  2. UNIVERSITY CALCULUS
  3. Observations based on sensory integration theory [videorecording] / Erna Imperatore Blanche
  4. A turbulent voyage : readings in African American studies / edited by Floyd W. Hayes III
  5. HIV/AIDS EDUCATION FOR HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS
  6. NEUE HORIZONTE, 7TH. ED.
  7. The rich get richer and the poor get prison : ideology, class, and criminal justice / Jeffrey Reiman
  8. BIOLOGY, 8TH. ED.
  9. Persepolis [videorecording] / 2.4.7. Films présente   en coproduction avec France 3 Cinéma, the Kennedy/Marshall Company   en coproduction avec Franche Connection Animations, Diaphana Distribution   en association avec Celluloid Dreams, Sony Pictures Classics, Sofica Soficinema et Sofica Europacorp   avec la participation du Centre National de la Cinématographie, de la Région Île-de-France, de la Fondation Groupama Gan pour le Cinéma, de la Procirep et de L’angoa   d’après l’oeuvre originale de Marjane Satrai   produit par Marc-Antoine Robert et Xavier Rigault   un film de Marjane Satrapi et Vincent Paronnaud
  10. THE MAKING OF ECONOMIC SOCIETY
  11. Murdering myths : the story behind the death penalty / Judith W. Kay
  12. NORMAL FOR US: THE MILLER TWINS
  13. Observations based on sensory integration theory [videorecording] / Erna Imperatore Blanche
  14. What’s that sound? : an introduction to rock and its history / John Covach
  15. Introduction to physical therapy / [edited by] Michael A. Pagliarulo
  16. Citizen Kane [videorecording] / an RKO Radio Picture, a Mercury production by Orson Welles, original screen play, Herman J. Mankiewicz, Orson Welles director-producer, Orson Welles
  17. Rough waters : nature and development in an East African marine park / Christine J. Walley
  18. SHOW GIRLS
  19. 300 [videorecording] / Warner Bros. Pictures [presents in association with] Legendary Pictures [and] Virtual Studios, a Mark Canton/Gianni Nunnari production, a Zack Snyder film   produced by Mark Canton, Bernie Goldmann, Gianni Nunnari, Jeffrey Silver   screenplay by Zack Snyder & Kurt Johnstad and Michael B. Gordon, directed by Zack Snyder
  20. Changing lenses : a new focus for crime and justice / Howard Zehr
  21. Into thin air [videorecording] : death on Everest / Sofronski Productions, Columbia TriStar Television, directed by Robert Markowitz
  22. Medicine, rationality, and experience : an anthropological perspective / Byron J. Good
  23. Mozart in person: his character and health / Peter J. Davies, foreword by Stanley Sadie
  24. Salieri, ein Musiker im Schatten Mozarts. English
  25. True grit [videorecording] / Paramount Pictures and Skydance Productions present   written for the screen and directed by Joel Coen & Ethan Coen   produced by Scott Rudin, Ethan Coen, Joel Coen   a Scott Rudin/Mike Zess production
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Study Abroad Reference Services!

Studying abroad next year, or just finishing up this semester, did you know that there are many services available to you provided by Collins Library.

Of course all of our online resources are available to all of our students from anywhere that they have an internet connection.  Check out our Research by Subject pages to get started on whatever topic you’re interested in.

Have a question, you can take advantage of our 24/7 chat with a librarian service.  Or email your subject liaison librarian for in-depth assistance with your research.

If you need a journal article, or a book chapter, that’s not available online you can place an interlibrary loan request for that material, and an electronic version can be sent to you.

This semester librarians have received many inquiries from students all over the world.  Questions have ranged from a student in China asking about the history of beekeeping, to a student in Peru who is researching youth activism there, and a student in Malaysia who is researching how the news portrayal of Muslims in China and Malaysia has changed since 9/11 and the U.S. wars in the Middle East.

Liaison librarians have worked with students studying far and wide.  See some of the countries represented this year in the image above!

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Celebrate Library Snapshot Day – Wednesday, April 11, 2012!

Celebrate LIBRARY SNAPSHOT DAY 2012 with us on Wednesday, April 11, 2012 Hundreds of libraries throughout Washington are compiling a glimpse of a day in the life of a library to show together our valuable impact on the community!  On this day, we will gathering memorable action-oriented snapshots,  your comments, and statistics of library activity!   Be on the lookout for a slideshow soon…Got a story? Tell us!

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No Politics, Just Science: A New App Explains Climate Change

A new, free app for iPhones and iPads called Just Science jolts us back to reality by translating the science of climate change into layperson’s terms. The result, according to developer Nick Orenstein, is a gradual, everyday reminder of what’s happening to the planet. http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/just-science/id480905653?mt=8

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April Celebrates National Student Employment!

Thanks to all our incredible student employees! We appreciate you and all the great work that you do!

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April is National Poetry Month!

Are you a poet and just don’t know it? Here are some terrific resources for poetry! Come celebrate this month!


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Thanks to Garden Club and ASUPS for Wonderful Plants in Library!

The Collins library really appreciates the addition of beautiful plants donated by the Garden Club and ASUPS. Take a look around next time you visit the library and enjoy the greenery!  Thanks Garden Club and ASUPS!

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Hey Graffiti Artist, Stop Leaving Your Mark in the Library!

Dear Graffiti Artist,
Please stop leaving your mark on our beautifully painted library walls. It is offensive and disrespectful.

– Staff and Patrons of Collins Library

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Treasures in the Archives and Special Collections

By The National Archives (United Kingdom) (The National Archives (United Kingdom)) CC-BY-3.0

Have you ever wondered about the locked rooms on the second floor? What kind of treasures might be hiding behind those doors?

If you’re curious check out our Puget Sound Archives and Special Collections page, where you’ll find information about archives in general, the contents of our archives and special collections, and procedures for how to use the Collins materials.

Treasures you might find in our archives include:

  • Historical photographs (you can see some online in A Sound Past)
  • Historical papers (especially those of Abby Williams Hill, whose paintings you can see around campus)
  • Papers, yearbooks, and more documenting Puget Sound history.

In the Special Collections, you’ll find:

  • Artists books
  • The Geneva Bible
  • The only book of Descartes’s published during his lifetime, Les principes de la philosophie
  • Books and pamphlets from and about the Pacific Northwest

Explore the web page, get to know what the Archives and Special Collections have to offer, and let us know at archives@pugetsound.edu if you have a research project for which you’d like to use these resources!

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