New Thriller in the Popular Collection! “The Intern’s Handbook” by Shane Kuhn

InternsHandbookJohn Lago is a bad guy with an interesting job, a job that he is very good at.  That job is to infiltrate major companies and assassinate crooked executives while disguised as an intern.  At only 25 years old, he is already New York’s most prestigious hit man.  His most recent job: an internship at a top-level Manhattan law firm where he works over 80 hours a week doing all of the work none of the actual employees want to.  More importantly, he’s been gathering the intel needed to execute a clean hit of one of the firm’s enigmatic partners.

The Intern’s Handbook is partially a confessional and a DIY manual.  Either way, it’s sure to have you on the edge of your seat.  Check it out in the Popular Collection!

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From the Suggestion Box: What’s With the New Chairs in the Learning Commons?

Van Gogh's Chair by Vincent van Gogh

Van Gogh’s Chair by Vincent van Gogh

Thanks for your input about the new chairs.  There is always a balance between comfort, price and durability.  We have tested a lot of chairs over the years.  Our maroon cushioned chairs were falling apart and very dirty and we were unable to repair or clean them.  We made the decision to replace them.  Over the next year we are going to continue to review the furnishings in the Learning Commons and may make additional changes that will result in the addition of flexible furnishings and perhaps a few different designs of chairs.

-Jane Carlin, library director

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Behind the Archives Door Series – “Stan! and his World”

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Liana, Mark, Brendan, Tosia, Maggie

As part of the Behind the Archives Door series, Archives & Special Collections held the informal discussion and tea on “Stan! and his World” on April 17, 2014.

C. Mark Smith ’61 joined 4 student curators, Brendan Balaam ’14, Liana Hardcastle ’14, Tosia Klincewicz ’14, Margaret O’Rourke ’14 to discuss the life and times of Professor Lyle “Stan” Shelmidine who taught Middle Eastern History and the creation of the Collins Library exhibit, Stan!, featuring artifacts and documents from Shelmidine’s Collection. Attendees learned about the Middle Eastern art and architecture while exploring the library and life of a Puget Sound icon.

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From the Archives: Verve

Allegorical manuscript for King Francis I titled "Love's Game of Chess" from Bibliotheque Nationale. See Verve no. 1 - call number N1 V4 1937.

Allegorical manuscript for King Francis I titled “Love’s Game of Chess” from Bibliotheque Nationale. See Verve no. 1 – call number N1 V4 1937.

The artistic and literary quarterly Verve was published in 1930s Paris by director Teriade (born Stratis Eleftheriades). Its mission was described as the following:

“VERVE proposes to present art as intimately mingled with the life of each period and to furnish testimony of the participation by artists in the essential events of their time.

It is devoted to artistic creation in all fields and all forms.

VERVE has adopted a traditional form.
It will present documents as they are, without any arrangement which might detract from their naturalness. The value of its elements will depend upon their character, the selection of them that has been made and the significance they assume through their disposition in the magazine.

Divagation by Henri Matisse. See Verve no. 1 - call number N1 V4 1937.

Divagation by Henri Matisse. See Verve no. 1 – call number N1 V4 1937.

That the illustrations may retain the import of the originals, VERVE will utilize the technical methods best suited to each reproduction. It will call on the best specialists of heliogravure in colors and in black and white, as well as of typography, and will not disdain to employ the forgotten process of lithography.

The luxuriousness of VERVE will consist in the publication of documents as fully and as perfectly as possible.”

The prose and poetry published in Verve was by many famous writers of the early twentieth century, including Federico Garcia Lorca and Henri Michaux. The magazine also contains photographs by some of the most renowned and radical photographers of the time, such as Man Ray, Brassai, and Marcel Bovis. Henri Matisse, Abraham Rattner, and Gustave Courbet were just some of the illustrious painters included in the publication, amongst much older and anonymous work from the sixteenth century onwards.

A variety of images and writings from Verve will be featured consistently on the Puget Sound Archives & Special Collections tumblr. Here is a preview!

By Maya Steinborn

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April is National Poetry Month: “i carry your heart with me(i carry it in]

eeCummings[i carry your heart with me(i carry it in]
By E. E. Cummings 1894–1962

i carry your heart with me(i carry it in
my heart)i am never without it(anywhere
i go you go,my dear;and whatever is done
by only me is your doing,my darling)
i fear
no fate(for you are my fate,my sweet)i want
no world(for beautiful you are my world,my true)
and it’s you are whatever a moon has always meant
and whatever a sun will always sing is you

here is the deepest secret nobody knows
(here is the root of the root and the bud of the bud
and the sky of the sky of a tree called life;which grows
higher than soul can hope or mind can hide)
and this is the wonder that’s keeping the stars apart

i carry your heart(i carry it in my heart)

http://www.poetryfoundation.org/poetrymagazine/poem/179622

 

 

 

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Popular Reading Collection: “Acts of God: Stories”

ActsofGodEllen Gilchrist, winner of the National Book Award, is back with her first short story collection in over eight years.

In this collection, 10 unique scenarios depict people dealing with forces beyond their power and control.  Somehow, they manage to survive and thrive despite the unfavorable odds.  From a Fayetteville, Arkansas teen whose life changes when she joins friends in an effort find survivors of a destructive tornado, to a beautiful and blessed woman without a worry in the world Acts of God gives life and a common sense of strength to each of these survivors.

Recently featured in the Washington Post, Gilchrist’s Acts of God is a truly inspiring collection of tales.  See for yourself in the Popular Collection!

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Start a Protest in Your Library

Micah White

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Recently at Puget Sound, we had the opportunity to brainstorm with social activist and library supporter, Micah White. Micah is one of the founders of Occupy Wall Street and a former editor of Adbusters. His unpublished dissertation, Post-Search: Libraries, Search Engines and the Organization of Knowledge reflects his innovative thinking and challenges us all to consider some fundamental questions about the future of libraries.

Read more of the Huffington post article “Start a Protest in Your Library“, written by Jane Carlin and Barb Macke.

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What You Are Saying About Collins!

libraryThanks for these warm and fuzzy comments. We are so glad you like Collins! When asked what you like about Collins – here are some of the comments:

  • The Rocking Chair Lounge
  • Books
  • Summit
  • The way the sun warms up the desk cubicles on the 2nd floor ( cozy)
  • Private study rooms
  • Working in the Archives
  • Quiet
  • The Collaboration Corner
  • Everyone is Super helpful
  • Lots of comments about friendly staff
  • Tech Service Room
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Collins Library Links: New Library Search – Important Information for Faculty

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New Library Search – Important Information for Faculty

You recently received an email message concerning the new library system that will be implemented in early June.  This email provides additional information associated with the system and its implementation.

  1. Summer Classes:  There will be a short period in early June (the exact date is yet to be determined) when library services will be interrupted for approximately 2 days.  We recommend, for those of you teaching this summer, that you utilize Moodle as much as possible for required readings.  During our implementation there may be minor disruptions to reserve services.  We will send updates to all faculty teaching this summer as more information becomes available.
  2. After Implementation:  The following systems will be replaced by the new system and will no longer be available:  Collins Catalog, Journal Locator and Puget Sound WorldCat.  The new system will provide an integrated search to resources held by Puget Sound, Alliance Libraries and from most of our subscribed databases.  The search interface will be different, and we will provide user guides and offer information sessions.
  3. Summit Borrowing:  Summit borrowing will still be available.  However, the process will be a little different.  Once the final cohort of Alliance libraries implement the system in January 2015, we will have a new method of requesting Summit materials.
  4. Request a Hold:  A new feature in the system will provide the opportunity for users to place holds on items currently checked out.  This feature is now available only for items required for reserves.
  5. Overdue Materials:  There’s still time to return material that you currently have checked-out, and this would be greatly appreciated as we prepare for this transition.  Especially if you have any long overdue materials.
  6. Fines and Bills:  In preparation for implementation, the library has completed an inventory of long overdue books.  This has resulted in identifying hundreds of items that have been out of circulation, often for years.  We have also been reviewing the costs associated with late return of ILL items and lost Summit items.  The Library is responsible for covering the cost of these items. This not only impacts our budget, but involves staff time.  Prior to implementation, we will complete the inventory process and update all user records.  In some cases, we will have to declare items missing and remove them from the collection.  Once we complete implementation, all users will receive reports that document costs incurred by the library.  This action has been discussed by LMIS.

Need Information? Don’t forget the Collins Memorial Library Library Guides
Questions? Contact your liaison librarian
Comments: Contact Jane Carlin, Library Director
Remember – Your best search engine is a Librarian!

 

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Collins Library Links: A New Library System Will Debut in Mid-June 2014!

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A New Library System Will Debut in Mid-June 2014!

We are moving with our partner libraries in the Orbis Cascade Alliance from 37 stand-alone systems to one powerful, shared system. Through a single search box on the library home pageyou will be able to search across a much broader array of content from our collections, including journal articles, our local collections, along with regional and global resources.

Orbis Cascade Alliance is a consortium of academic libraries across Oregon, Washington, and Idaho. We are working together to unlock opportunities that will help us build our collections as one unified collection, share services and resources with each other, and take advantage of new technologies. This single, shared library system is a hallmark of our innovative collaboration, which brought you Summit, our shared lending/borrowing system, a decade ago. Now, by moving from 37 library systems to one integrated system, we will improve the research experience for you—our students and faculty members—and better manage and access the resources you need.

University of Puget Sound will join 18 other libraries that have already migrated. Because this is a big migration from many systems to one, it will be January 2015 before all 37 alliance libraries are up and running. If you would like to see the system in action, you can check out the Lewis & Clark and Willamette University catalogs.

We are committed to providing you the same excellent services you have come to expect from us, including the delivery of Summit and ILL items, during this implementation period. We have created this guide which provides detailed information on the implementation and answers some of your questions.

We appreciate your patience and support as we move to this new next-generation system. This is an ambitious undertaking: 37 libraries to one—expanding our support for your research and discovery.

Please do not hesitate to contact Jane Carlin, library director, for further information.


Need Information? Don’t forget the Collins Memorial Library Library Guides
Questions? Contact your liaison librarian
Comments: Contact Jane Carlin, Library Director
Remember – Your best search engine is a Librarian!

 

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