Collins Library installs a new hot water tap next week – a lovely addition for those long hours of study! Here’s the scoop:
The Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, a research unit of The New York Public Library, is generally recognized as one of the leading institutions of its kind in the world. For over 80 years the Center has collected, preserved, and provided access to materials documenting black life, and promoted the study and interpretation of the history and culture of peoples of African descent. Digital Schomburg provides a wealth of important information. Current Online exhibits include; African Americans and American Politics: An Exhibition From The Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, African Burial Ground, Harlem 1900-1940: An African-American Community and much much more!
Water Conservation
Our climate (especially right now…) might lead you to believe that water conservation isn’t a crucial issue in the Pacific Northwest. Reading a few of these books might convince you otherwise. Learn more about water issues across the American West, including our unique challenges in the Pacific Northwest, by checking out some of these books. Just click on the image to the left to find a list of selected books on the topic, or look for more in our catalog.
The Library of Congress, National Archives and Records Administration, National Endowment for the Humanities, National Gallery of Art, National Park Service, Smithsonian Institution and United States Holocaust Memorial Museum join in paying tribute to the generations of African Americans who struggled with adversity to achieve full citizenship in American society. Visit the Library of Congress web site to learn more: http://www.africanamericanhistorymonth.gov/ Be sure to check out the images and audio archive which provides a wealth of important information about the African American experience.
Have you collected items on your favorite topic – mostly books, but maybe including materials like photos, illustrations, maps, ephemera, CDs, music scores, or posters? Say YES – and enter up to 30 items in the Collins Library Book Collecting Contest! This contest is open to full-time Puget Sound undergraduates. Applications are due March 24, 2010, 5pm. 1st prize: $1,000. 2nd prize: $500.
Collins library encourages your appreciation of reading and collected works for pleasure and scholarship. Contestants are invited to a reception at the Collins Memorial Library, April 15, 2010, 3:30 – 4:30 where contest winners will be annnounced. Submit your entry now!
Transportation
The third week of the Live Green Challenge focuses on waste reduction. Check out some of these books on all aspects of the transportation problem. Learn about ways to solve the problem, ecological consequence for roads, or how to build sustainable transportation networks in urban areas. Just click on the image at left to get to a list of selected books, or explore on your own in the library’s catalog.
Join us with Karen Hanmer, internationally acclaimed book artist who will give an informal presentation about her great works of art and show selected pieces. See you Friday, Feb. 12, 2010, 5-6pm, room 020 in Collins Memorial Library!
Take our LibQUAL+ Lite Survey.
February 15 – March 1, 2010: Will you be one of the lucky ones? A random sampling of students, faculty and staff will receive an email to participate in LibQUAL+Lite. This brief, confidential survey asks questions about the quality of library services. If you receive an invitation to the survey, please respond by March 1. Win prizes like a Flip video camcorder – even a gift card for iTunes or Metropolitan Market!
LibQUAL+ Lite is a survey developed by the Association of Research Libraries.
Questions? Email: librarysurvey@pugetsound.edu.
ARTstor and the Natural History Museum, London has “cooked” something up: 1,647 images of botanical and zoological illustrations from Captain James Cook’s expeditions to the South Pacific! (1768 – 1779) James Cook commanded three voyages, exploring and charting the great expanse of the Pacific Ocean. Accompanied by naturalists and artists, they made significant contributions to our geographic, oceanographic, and astronomic knowledge.
To see the new images, go to the ARTstor Digital Library, browse by collection, and click on “Cook’s Voyages to the South Seas” at: http://www.artstor.org/news/n-html/an-100203-cook.shtml
Waste Reduction
The second week of the Live Green Challenge focuses on waste reduction. Check out some of these books, which range from examinations of the problem and visionary ideas, to books on what specific actions you can take to reduce waste. Just click on the image at left to get to a list of selected books, or explore on your own in the library’s catalog.
Digital Schomburg