In this issue: We Are Here to Help; News from Public Access Services; Portland State WorldCat; Exhibit & Events; History of Middle East Studies in the West Exhibit and Donor Honor Rol

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In this issue: Donations Support Student Success; Library’s Writing Center Outpost; Banned Books Week exhibit; Invitation to Dark Horse Celebration – Smith Union Ballroom; New Scholarly Communication Website; Library Assessment  and New Databases for Fal

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Portland State UniversityPDXScholarLibrary Newsletters University LibraryFall 2008Portland State Library Newsletter; Fall 2008Portland State University LibraryLet us know how access to this document benefits you.Follow this and additional works at: http://pdxscholar.library.pdx.edu/ulib_newsThis Newsletter is brought to you for free and open access. It has been accepted for inclusion in Library Newsletters by an authorized administrator ofPDXScholar. For more information, please contact pdxscholar@pdx.edu.Recommended CitationPortland State University Library, "Portland State Library Newsletter; Fall 2008" (2008). Library Newsletters. Paper 16.http://pdxscholar.library.pdx.edu/ulib_news/16  Portland State Library  What’s Inside • Donations Support Student Success!  • Library’s Writing Center Outpost.  • Web-Siteings – Surviving School. • Banned Books Week exhibit. • Invitation to 10/16 Dark Horse Celebration – Smith Union Ballroom. • New Scholarly Communication Website! • Library Assessment. • New Databases for Fall! Fall 2008 Newsletter http://library.pdx.edu WELCOME BACK!  As Fall Term approaches, I hear the same anticipation from Library staff and student employees: “I can’t wait until the students and faculty come back”. Yes we enjoy time when things are a little slower, but not for long. Portland State’s Library is among the busiest in the State, and we love it. The Library is here to help you be successful in your classes and your research, and it is full of people who dedicate themselves to your success. The Library is a welcoming place to meet with friends in a study group, get help from the librarians or at the writing center, or use all the tools available from online databases to over 1.4 million volumes of books and journals. While many of you will be able to spend time in the Library, others will come to know us through our online presence. Our website (library.pdx.edu) leads to a wealth of resources available 24/7. If you need help with our website, you can call,  e-mail, or chat online with a librarian. Welcome back!     Helen H. Spalding, University Librarian Donations Support Student Success!      Community members know that a strong library collection is key to student opportunity and success.  We have been fortunate to have received important gifts during the last year that will make a difference to learning and research.  These donations are even more critical to a Library whose budget has no greater purchasing power than it did a decade ago, although the numbers of students, academic programs, and research initiatives have burgeoned during the same time. Thursday, October 16, we will celebrate the donation of the corpus of the Dark Horse Comics publications and products.  Already almost 3000 titles in 20 languages are cataloged and available to check out.  Researchers in American popular culture, sequential art, sociology, and many other fields will find this a destination research collection.  We can thank Portland State alumni Mike Richardson, Dark Horse founder, and his partner, Neil Hankerson, for this extraordinary gift. We were saddened by the death of Gordon Hunter, an active Portland State alumnus, former Friends of the Library president, and area bookseller.  He has generously left the Library his $400,000+ estate to support the purchase of unique titles for the Library's Special Collections.  In addition, he gave his large book collection to the Library for the benefit of our students and faculty. Emeritus Professor Frank Cater, a mathematician and artist, is the first retired faculty member to establish a Library endowment to support specific journal subscriptions and to purchase math materials.  He wants to guarantee that students will find titles they need to be successful. The Library now is seeking private gifts to build collections to support the University's diverse sustainability programs that distinguish Portland State internationally. Nothing motivates donors more than to see students learn and succeed! Let us know how the Library can facilitate your meeting your academic goals!          Helen H. Spalding          University Librarian/Professor       NEW WRITING CENTER 9am – 1pm Monday – Friday 2nd Floor  The Writing Center is open to students, faculty and staff of Portland State University.  The Writing Center will help you with a variety of projects, including class assignments, resumes, application essays, presentations, and creative writing.    - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -      Tom Doulis, Professor Emeritus, will read from his new novel, The City of Brotherly Love, in Room 160, Branford P. Millar Library. Join us Wednesday, November 5, at 3:30 pm to discuss this World War II story, following a paratrooper from his return to Philadelphia in 1945 through the Civil Rights movement of the sixties.   ________________________    WEB - SITEINGS  Surviving School  Research Survival Guide  http://www.lib.pdx.edu/instruction/survivalguide/index.htm You’ve just been assigned a research paper, what now?  The Library’s Research Survival Guide takes you from brainstorming your topic to finding the resources you need, and also offers tips on evaluating your sources.  For help writing your paper see the next entry –   Portland State Writing Center http://www.writingcenter.pdx.edu/ The Portland State University Writing Center provides “nonjudgmental, collaborative support to students, faculty, and community members in all stages of the writing process. Services are free and open to the public: you may bring in any writing project—academic or nonacademic, personal or professional.”  More information about the Center’s resources, services and hours of operation can be found on its site.   What to advise a student about using the Web http://fm.schmoller.net/2008/04/what-to-advise.html Seb Schmoller is an independent consultant and the Chief Executive of the Association for Learning Technology in the United Kingdom.  His April blog entry offers nine web-related suggestions that can make studying and research a little easier.  There are no surprises, just great reminders.  Google’s cheat sheet http://www.google.com/help/cheatsheet.html You will find Google’s tips for a better search, examples of some simple math you can do in the search box, and some advanced operators to help limit the number of results you get back.   There’s also the Google Guide, http://www.googleguide.com/advanced_operators_reference.html,  with even more search tips and tricks.  New Summit 2.0, coming in late Fall 2008! Summit is the unified library catalog of member colleges and universities in Oregon and Washington.  Through Summit you have access to millions of books, sound recordings, films, videotapes and more. Find items at college and university libraries in the region and worldwide.  Find out more at http://library.pdx.edu/summit.html        SEPTEMBER 22 – OCTOBER 31  NEW BOOKS AREA  DARK HORSE COMICS & CBLDF COMICS & CENSORSHIP TIMELINE  BANNED BOOKS WEEK 2008   DARK HORSE COMICS AND THE CBLDF COMICS & CENSORSHIP TIMELINE ARE ON EXHIBIT IN THE BRANFORD P. MILLAR LIBRARY’S NEW BOOKS AREA FROM SEPTEMBER 22 THROUGH OCTOBER 31, FEATURING HIGHLIGHTS FROM THE SPECIAL COLLECTIONS DARK HORSE COMICS COLLECTION.     The Dark Horse Comics Collection  The Portland State University Library’s Dark Horse Comics Collection is a unique research and browsing collection of comic books, graphic novels, collected editions, related books, statues, and other materials.  The Collection’s beginning was major donation by Mike Richardson and Neil Hankerson of Dark Horse Comics, Inc. They have donated two copies of every work Dark Horse Comics has produced in its twenty-one year history.  The Collection has two foci: research by scholars and recreational use. The research collection is available by appointment in Special Collections for scholarly use. The browsing collection is available on the curve on the third floor for readers, which is arranged by language and then by title.  Dark Horse Comics, Inc.  Dark Horse Comics, Inc. was founded in 1986 by Mike Richardson and Neil Hankerson and is now the third largest comics publisher in the United States. From the beginning, Dark Horse offered creators ownership of their work, something not readily available at other comics publishers at the time.  Dark Horse began life with two titles, Dark Horse Presents, an anthology comic, and Boris the Bear. The success of these titles enabled Dark Horse to expand their publishing line. In their second year they began publishing manga. Today they release approximately thirty comic books and graphic novels per month.  Dark Horse comics and creators have received ninety-four Will Eisner Comic Industry Awards, the comics industry’s most respected award     Out at the Library Exhibit at the Portland State Library  December 1 – December 31  Out at the Library is an unprecedented exhibit culled from the archives of the James C. Hormel Gay & Lesbian Center of the San Francisco Public Library!  The touring exhibition highlights the Hormel collection and offers a rare look into what an archive is and how it ensures the legacy of gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender communities.          NEW  SCHOLARLY COMMUNICATION WEBSITE   Did you know that Portland State University Library has launched an improved Scholarly Communication website to support your research? Students and faculty will find information about author's rights, copyright basics, journal evaluation tools, and publishing opportunities.    The site informs the campus community about trends, issues and challenges in the scholarly communication environment.   Learn more about open access publishing, repositories and many facets of scholarly communication. The site will improve your research impact!   Please visit the Scholarly Communication Website! Measuring the Quality of    Services & Resources  Does the Library meet the needs of Portland State students, faculty and staff? Do we adequately support research and provide enough instruction? Are our study spaces user-friendly? Do we keep the PSU community informed of new services?  We take your opinion seriously at the Library and we make changes based on what we hear from you. The Library will be conducting the LibQUAL+™ survey this fall to find out how the Portland State community rates library services and how our services can be improved. The survey will open to all students, faculty and staff on October 27 and we encourage everyone to participate. Everyone who completes the LibQUAL+™ survey will be entered in a drawing for a number of great prizes – one 8GB iPod nano with video capability, one gas gift card worth $130 OR 30 Tri-met all-day passes, two $50 Portland State Bookstore gift certificates, and seven $10 Starbucks gift certificates.  To learn more about how and why we collect data, and to see a list of some of the improvements we've made at the Library based on your feedback, check out http://library.pdx.edu/measuringquality.html .  For more information about the LibQUAL+™ survey visit http://library.pdx.edu/measuringquality.html You may already know that the Portland State Library has: • Scholarly books, articles, journals, DVDs/videos and more • 24/7 anywhere access to online resources with your Odin account • Quiet study spaces, individual study and group study areas • Research help when you need it at Ask Us!  • Computer labs and wireless coverage • Presentation practice room with campus standard equipment • Writing Center Advisor Station But did you know many students use the Library as their 'home base' on campus? The Library is your space for studying, group project meetings, surfing the web, napping in the comfy chairs, and a place to reflect and catch your breath during your busy day!  Contributors: Michael Bowman Sherry Buchanan Jocelyn Duffy Robin Paynter Tom Raffensperger Joshua Seaman Gretta Siegel Helen Spalding Wendy Stewart Kimberly Willson     New Databases for Fall at Portland State University Library   ARTstor The ARTstor Digital Library is comprised of digital images, their corresponding data and the tools to make active use of those images. ARTstor documents artistic and historical traditions across many time periods and cultures. ARTstor is designed to be used by researchers in fields that do not traditionally use images, as well as by art historians.  Cabell's directory of publishing opportunities: business/college library set Reference source for finding suitable publication outlets for graduate students and faculty in business and economics. education library set  Reference source for finding suitable publication outlets for graduate students and faculty in education.  Chicano database  Citations for books, articles, videos & government documents on topics related to Mexican-American and broader Latino experience.  China data online  Provides extensive economic and social data on China at the national, provincial, county and civil levels.  Early American imprints. Series I, Evans (1639-1800) &Series II, Shaw-Shoemaker  (1801-1819) Searchable database of digitized early American books, pamphlets, and broadsides published from 1639 to 1800 and  1801 to 1819.    Eighteenth Century collections online  Includes significant English language and foreign language titles printed in Great Britain during the eighteenth century, along with thousands of important works from the Americas.  Inorganic crystal structure database : ICSD  ICSD is a database of inorganic crystal structures and allows the user to search and display these structures in VRML and neutron or X-ray powder...  IOP historic archive (1874-1993) Holds Institute of Physics Publications archive from 1874-1993.  JSTOR Arts & Sciences V, VI, & Life Sciences Collections Holds additional collections of full text articles from selected major research publications.  Musical America  Database includes industry news; contests & awards; reviews; archives of annual guides, etc.  Periodicals archive online #1 & #2 An online archive of digitized, full-image journal articles with access to international, scholarly literature in the humanities and social sciences from 1802 to 1995.  Routledge encyclopedia of philosophy online  Major general philosophy encyclopedia  Women and social movements in the United States 1600-2000  Includes primary documents, books, images, scholarly essays, book reviews, Web site reviews, and teaching tools that document the multiplicity of women’s activism in public life.         

Portland State Library Newsletter; Fall 2008

Portland State UniversityPDXScholarLibrary Newsletters University LibraryFall 2009Portland State Library Newsletter; Fall 2009Portland State University LibraryLet us know how access to this document benefits you.Follow this and additional works at: http://pdxscholar.library.pdx.edu/ulib_newsThis Newsletter is brought to you for free and open access. It has been accepted for inclusion in Library Newsletters by an authorized administrator ofPDXScholar. For more information, please contact pdxscholar@pdx.edu.Recommended CitationPortland State University Library, "Portland State Library Newsletter; Fall 2009" (2009). Library Newsletters. Paper 13.http://pdxscholar.library.pdx.edu/ulib_news/13  Portland State Library Fall 2009 Newsletter What’s Inside • We Are Here to Help!  • Website-ings – Middle East Studies  • News from Public Access Services • Portland State WorldCat • Exhibit & Events • History of Middle East Studies  in the West Exhibit  • Donor Honor Roll  http://library.pdx.edu 503.725.5874 Services to Help You Succeed! You already know that we have books, journals, and great electronic resources. Did you know about all the other resources and services the Library has to offer? In addition to research help at the 2nd floor Reference Desk, the Library also hosts academic advisors from University Advising, math and science tutors from the Skills Enhancement and Tutoring Center, and writing consultants from the Writing Center. Online, students can get help through live chat reference service or send us email. We also have a practice presentation room, and 21 individual and group study rooms. Our Dark Horse Comics collection is very popular for both recreational reading and coursework in Fine Arts. Almost 30,000 visitors per week come to the Library during the academic term, so stop by in person or online and see why the Library is so popular!  New Family-Friendly Study Room! The Library, in collaboration with the Helen Gordon Center and support from the Office of Information Technology, will open a family-friendly study room on September 28. The room augments the other 21 group study rooms and will accommodate two family groups, with workstations for students and children’s furniture and books for the kids. The room will be available on a first-come/first-served basis and a key can be checked out at the Circulation Desk on the first floor of the Library.               Tom Raffensperger,              Assistant University Librarian for Public Services    Helen H. Spalding University Librarian We Are Here to Help!  No matter how many times you begin a school term, there will be unexpected surprises.  Education is all about learning new things and making changes for the better.  At Portland State University, offices and classrooms have been moved, outside and inside spaces have been rearranged, familiar faces may be gone, and new ones have appeared.  At the Library, each term brings new collections and services to help you succeed academically, professionally, and personally.  We are here to help you navigate familiar as well as new avenues.  Friendly, knowledgeable people are available in the Branford P. Millar Library when you visit or through chat, email, and telephone (503-725-5874) when you are further away.  We hope you feel welcome in the Library and while visiting the Library Web site at http://library.pdx.edu/ . The Library Web site is a great place to find updates on new collections and services, exhibits and programs. Just click on the “What’s New’ link on the Library homepage.  Welcome to a new Fall term and best wishes in finding success at Portland State University! Just Ask! Construction will be taking place around the Library throughout the academic year and we will post updates on its progress. You also will find links to a wealth of resources, including the Portland State Library Vikat Catalog, and the SUMMIT Catalog to titles around the world as well as interlibrary loan services, research guides for specific subjects and courses, online books and journals, government information, copyright information, and more.  Make use of the tutoring services, student study rooms, an equipped room for practicing your class presentations, and a new family friendly room, where you can study while watching your children.  Any questions can be answered in the second floor Research Center, just ask!  We are here to help!         Helen H. Spalding        University Librarian             GENEROUS GIFTS TO THE  PORTLAND STATE LIBRARY JULY 1, 2008 – AUGUST 31, 2009   We would like to recognize our donors from the past year. Their contributions have made it possible for the Library to continue building strong collections and offering quality patron services that promote teaching excellence, classroom and lifelong learning, and outstanding scholarship.  Our donor honor roll begins on page 7.      Giving to the Library    Website-ings — Middle East Studies   The Portland State Library is excited to present a unique exhibit in conjunction with the 50th Anniversary of the University’s Middle East Studies Center (MESC).   PBS Global Connections: The Middle East Global Connections offers you an overview of Iran through six themes: politics, religion, science & technology, geology, culture, and economics.  One of the more interesting sections of the site is called “Connecting Questions.”  These questions are used to “explore some of the big-picture issues affecting the Middle East,” for example “How were the modern nation-states of the Middle East created?” and “What factors determine the changing roles of women in the Middle East and Islamic societies?” Global Connections provides background information and a timeline for each question along with lesson plans for educators with links to other resources that would be of interest to students as well as faculty.  Research Guide for Middle East Studies Portland State Library What print and online resources are available to you at Portland State Library? This research guide describes some of the core Middle East Studies resources that are in the Library or available through our journal and database subscriptions, and also includes an annotated list of some of the top web sites out there.  Middle East Studies Internet Resources Columbia University Libraries A continually growing collection of Middle East and North Africa resources and research material available online, Columbia University Libraries organizes these electronic resources by region, country and subject. “The scope of the collection is research-oriented, but it also provides access to…sites with different or broader missions.”  Resources include “electronic journals and news archives that specialize in the Middle East, electronic Middle Eastern art exhibits and information on scholarly organizations and activities.” Additional online resources are organized by subject, region and country.        News from Public Access Services  When you first walk into the Branford P. Millar Library, you are greeted by a mute mosaic fish. But where are the people? Turn to the left, and you’ll see the Library Circulation Desk. This is the public face of the Public Access Services (PAS) department.  In addition to checking out library books, you can pick up course reserves, DVDs and videos, music CDs, and holds from Interlibrary Loan (ILL), Summit, and the off-site storage facility.  This is also where you find study room keys, white board pens, and headphones.  And, don’t forget the ever-popular Practice Presentation Room where you can practice your presentations, its key is found here, too.  We recently remodeled so that we can serve you more effectively.  Note that the book drop area has moved to the west side or right of the Circulation Desk. The copiers also have moved, and now, are coin operated only – no more copy cards!  The Interlibrary Loan department has moved to PAS. Those who wish to confer with them can just stop at the Circulation Desk. We will walk you to their new office.    Come see us and let us know how we’re doing!                                                                                 Exhibits & Events History of Middle East Studies in the West Exhibit  September 19–December 10   1st Floor, New Books & Exhibits Area Branford P. Millar Library Portland State Library presents the documentary, Welcome to Iran!  7 pm, Friday, October 16, 2009  5th Avenue Cinema  5th & Hall  Portland, OR  Spotlight on Faculty Authors: Christine Rose & Gina Greco’s translation of           The Good Wife’s Guide: Le Ménagier de Paris: a medieval household book 4 pm, Tuesday, November 17 Room 160, Branford P. Millar Library For more information about  Portland State University Library visit http://library.pdx.edu  Portland State  WorldCat  During fall term 2009, we will  beta-test our new Library catalog called, "Portland State WorldCat".   The new interface responds to searches with lists of resources in many languages.         History of Middle East Studies in the West Exhibit  September 19 – December 10  The Portland State University Library is excited to present a unique exhibit in conjunction with the 50th Anniversary of the University’s Middle East Studies Center (MESC). Curated by Professor Emeritus Jon Mandaville and alumnus Gary Leiser, the exhibit is entitled “History of Middle Eastern Studies in the Western World.” Colorful panels will describe this history from its beginnings through the development of MESC. The origins of the study of the Middle East region evolved from Orientalism, the European study of the areas speaking Arabic, Turkish and Persian. The exhibit distills the important developments in studies of the Middle East from the sixteenth through the nineteenth centuries.    The sixteenth century witnessed an increase in interest in the Middle East because of the expanding Ottoman Empire and growing trade with the Muslim world. In the seventeenth century, Turkish studies in Germany and Arabic studies in England were established. At the end of the century, the founding work of Orientalism, Bibliotheque Orientale, based on manuscripts from the royal library, was published in Paris and became the first encyclopedia of the Orient. In the eighteenth century, after a lull early in the century, interest in Orientalist studies were reinvigorated due to developing diplomatic and trade relations between Europe, the Ottoman Empire and other parts of the Middle East. At the end of the century, an important research outcome of Napoleon’s invasion of Egypt was the Description de l’Egypte, which became the basis for study of the modern Middle East and Egyptology. Silvestre de Sacy, the founder of modern Orientalism, established the Société Asiatique in 1821 (the first scholarly organization focused on the Orient), completed translations from Arabic and instructed a new, influential generation of scholars.  Moving into the twentieth century, the advent of Middle Eastern studies replaced traditional Orientalism as a result of European imperialism and colonialism, beginning with the French conquest of Algeria in 1830. The study of Middle Eastern languages and cultures developed and new scholarly resources became available.  Middle Eastern studies in the United States primarily relied on imported European scholars until World War II. After the war, H.A.R. Gibb was     recruited from Oxford and established Harvard’s Middle East Center in 1955. In 1958, the National Defense Education Act permitted government funding of Middle Eastern studies on a large scale in order to promote American influence in the country’s “Cold War” with the Soviet Union for world prominence. Many Middle East Studies Centers were established from this initiative including Portland State University’s (then College) as one of twelve centers supported by the U.S. Office of Education. The MESC is the only center exclusively directed toward undergraduate education. Kristen Kern, School of Fine and Performing Arts Librarian Art Wright, Photographer (Photographs, copyright 2008)  Finding Non-English Materials in the Library's Collection  Did you know that the Library's collection includes books and other materials in several languages including Arabic, Chinese, French, German, Hebrew, Italian, Russian, and Spanish?  To find these materials, limit your searches to specific languages in the Library Catalog-Vikat.  We have implemented special indexes that allow you to locate some of the Library's Chinese, Japanese, Korean (CJK), Hebrew, and Arabic language materials by typing your search terms in Arabic, CJK, or Hebrew characters. Click here to find out how to set up and use these vernacular languages.   Contributors: Jocelyn Duffy,  Mike Flakus, Julie Guzzetta, Kari Hauge,  Kristen  Kern, Adriene Lim,  Sudin Maharjan, Tom Raffensperger, Joshua Seaman,  Helen Spalding,  Kimberly Willson-St. Clair, Art Wright     Generous Gifts to the Library Donor Honor Roll July 1, 2008 – August 31, 2009  We would like to recognize our donors from the past year. Their contributions have made it possible for the Library to continue building strong collections and offering high quality patron services that promote teaching excellence, classroom and lifelong learning, and outstanding scholarship.  Please consider joining these dedicated Portland State Library Supporters by making a gift to today on-line at Give to the Library or call Aaron Pearlman at 503-725-4509.  Thank you!    Gifts in memory of Kenneth W. Butler Daphne Allen Irma Andrews Ron & Cheryl Blehm Priscilla Blumel Richard & June Brinkman Ron & Jane Cease Anne Hamburg Mary Ellen Kenreich Gwen Newborg Fred Nunn & Susan Karant-Nunn Elinore & James Rogers Helen Spalding & Karl F. Johnson Kenneth Stern Jian Wang Kimberly Willson & Jeffrey St. Clair  Gifts in memory of Elsie Butler Helen Spalding & Karl F. Johnson  Gifts in memory of Gary Robinson Bill & Genna Lemman  Gifts in memory of William D. Williams Mercer Health & Benefits LLC  To make a gift in honor or memory of a loved one, please contact the Development Office at 503-725-4509.              Library Fund & Friends of the Library New Initiatives, Collections, Services    $20,000 or greater   Cordelia Sayler  $1,000 - 4,999  Cascadia Foundation Elsevier Inc. Fernando & Dolores Leon Family Trust Jane & Bob Morrow Richard & Mary Rosenberg Charitable Foundation Helen Spalding & Karl F. Johnson   $500 - 999 Ned & Harriet Hayes Bill & Genna Lemman   Tom & Ann Pfingsten   $100 - 499 Daphne Allen Ron & Cheryl Blehm Priscilla Blumel Dean Boyer Richard Brinkman Michael Call Ugo Carpentieri Ron & Jane Cease John Clarke Beryl & Victor Dahl Fidelity Charitable Gift Fund Donald Frank Gretta Grimala Derse Hartwick & Kenneth Steward Helen Hathaway William Lang & Marianne Keddington-Lang Adriene Lim Judith Litt Charles & Marcia Logan Mercer Health & Benefits LLC David Murray Parts and Weather, LLC Lucy Pierson Joanne Pranger      Gary Shaw Beverly Silva M. Swisher Thompson Conservation Laboratory Gerard & Rita Van Deene Dale & Patricia Walhood Jian Wang Kimberly Willson & Jeffrey St. Clair Art Wright   $10 - 99 Irma Andrews Sarah Beasley Larry Beaulaurier Marge Bloomfield  Michael Brossman Kenneth Cropper Lynne DeMont Sharon & Louis Elteto Pamela Gabourie Carol Gerity Anne Hamburg John Hammond & Alice Simpson Joshua Hancock David Horowitz & Gloria Myers Marjorie Jangord Marilyn Jones Mary Ellen Kenreich Edith Kerbaugh Jane & Ladis Kristof Ruth & Donald LaFrance Ginny & Ronald Mapes Charles McCarthy Thomas Mitchell & Miriam Green-Mitchell Marie Naughton Gwen Newborg Portland Car & Foundry Gary Purpura Joseph Poracsky & Mary Riehl Connie & Donald Ripplinger RMC Research Corporation Elinore & James Rogers Dennis Schindele Maureen Sloan Mary & Jay Smith Susan Sottile Kenneth Stern Peggy Stone Tektronix Foundation      Lynn & Chris Thompson David Tuggle Patricia & Craig Wollner Owen Wozniak    ENDOWED FUNDS & SPECIAL PROJECTS These funds help to support vital services, acquisitions and processing for specific subject areas and special projects.  Thank you to the original donors to these funds and the additional donors listed below.   Frank S. Cater Endowed Library Fund  Mathematics Collections  $10,000 - 19,999 Frank Cater  Gary D. Robinson Library Endowment Fund General Collections   $100 - 499 Dr. Bruce Barnes Intel Corporation Bob Rawson Dean & Laura Smith   Kenneth W. and Elsie W. Butler Endowment Library Faculty Service Award   $1000 - 4,999 Charlie White   $100 - 499 Fred Nunn & Susan Karant-Nunn   $10 - 99 Carol Gerity               Millar Library Endowment  General Collections   $100 - 499 John Clarke William Lang & Marianne Keddington-Lang   $10 - 99 Judy & Gary Rogers      Pearl S. Buck Society   $500 - 999 Sharon & Louis Elteto  University Archives Fund   $100 - 499 Bob Rawson Charlie & Dawn White   $10 - 99 Michael Call Pamela Gabourie      Please consider joining these dedicated Portland State Library Supporters by making a gift to today on-line at Give to the Library or call Aaron Pearlman at 503-725-4509. Please consider including the Portland State Library in your estate plan.  For more information, please contact Mary Anne Rees, Director of Gift Planning at  (503) 725-5086 or at mrees@pdx.edu. Thank you!       

Portland State Library Newsletter; Fall 2009

In this issue: Meet the Interim University Librarian; Access to The Chronicle of Higher Education; Distance Learning Students; Posters for Check-Out; Paperless Library Notices; Fall Term Event & Exhibit; Films on Demand and Donor Honor Rol

Portland State UniversityPDXScholarLibrary Newsletters University LibraryFall 2010Portland State Library Newsletter; Fall 2010Portland State University LibraryLet us know how access to this document benefits you.Follow this and additional works at: http://pdxscholar.library.pdx.edu/ulib_newsThis Newsletter is brought to you for free and open access. It has been accepted for inclusion in Library Newsletters by an authorized administrator ofPDXScholar. For more information, please contact pdxscholar@pdx.edu.Recommended CitationPortland State University Library, "Portland State Library Newsletter; Fall 2010" (2010). Library Newsletters. Paper 9.http://pdxscholar.library.pdx.edu/ulib_news/9   Portland State Library    What’s Inside • Meet the Interim University Librarian • Access to The Chronicle of Higher Education • Distance Learning Students • Posters for Check-Out • Paperless Library Notices • Fall Term Event & Exhibit • Films on Demand • Donor Honor Roll  Fall 2010 Newsletter http://library.pdx.edu/ Welcome Back Students and Faculty!Welcome back from summer  jobs, classes, research, and sabbaticals. There have been some big changes at the Library over the past few months: the new library Web site, a new café on the first floor, better wireless/laptop services, new resources, and many improvements to our building to make the Library a more pleasant and comfortable place.  The library’s new easier-to-use Web site is based on student and faculty input such as survey data, usability testing along with comments and suggestions. So far feedback has been very positive. Thanks to everyone for your input! We also have a Facebook page for those who want to keep up on library events and changes. Distance students and faculty will notice improved tutorials, online help, and resources like Films on Demand, our new source for streaming educational films. Branford’s Bean is the library’s new café, located on the first floor. It is operated by Aramark and proudly serves coffee from Stumptown Coffee Roasters, Marsee Bakery fresh pastries, Numi teas, beverages, sandwiches, and other snacks. The Bean has a frequent customer card - buy ten drinks and get one free!Sometimes, it’s the little things that count, and students asked for more power outlets and wireless printing for laptops. This summer the Library installed 40 outlets and opened access to wireless printing.  You can find instructions for connecting at the second-floor Reference Desk or on the  Web  site. Welcome back, and stop by the  Library to see what’s new!             New Portland State University Library Web site!     Adriene Lim Interim University Librarian  Caption Here   Meet the Interim    University Librarian When Professor Helen Spalding retired on September 15, 2010, Adriene Lim was appointed to serve as the Interim University Librarian at the Portland State Library.  Adriene has been serving as the Associate University Librarian at the Library, where she has provided leadership as a member of the Library’s senior administrative team. Adriene’s responsibilities included resource services, library technologies, and digital initiatives as well as collaborating with many campus partners to improve services for students, faculty, and staff. Prior to joining Portland State in 2005, she served as the Digital Library Services Team Leader at Wayne State University in Detroit for nine years. She provided Integrated Library System (ILS) migration services, technology support, and training for 23 public and academic libraries in her previous positions as the Systems Librarian and the Head of Database Management for the Detroit Area Library Network (DALNET). Adriene is currently working on her dissertation as a Ph.D. candidate at Simmons College in Boston. In 2007 the Managerial Leadership in the Information Professions program at Simmons awarded Adriene a full scholarship. She holds a Master’s degree in Library and Information Science and a Bachelor’s degree in Fine Arts, both summa cum laude, from Wayne State University.  Adriene’s contributions to Library and Information Science scholarship and research are extensive including articles, presentations, and lectures on technology, diversity issues, and other topics at the national, state, and local levels. She is an active member of the Association of College and Research Libraries (ACRL) and the Library and Information Technology Association (LITA).  Recently elected for a three-year term, Adriene currently serves on the American Library Association Council and LITA Executive Board.  In addition to winning several community and collaboration awards throughout her career, Adriene received the Loleta D. Fyan Award for creative library service from the Michigan Library Association in 2004, the 2007 Butler Award for exceptional service to students at Portland State, and a scholarship to participate in the Frye Leadership Institute in 2008. During her leisure time Adriene enjoys relaxing with her life partner of 14 years, creating art, reading, watching films, and imagining the joy she would have if she had the time to own another yellow Labrador retriever.     The Chronicle of Higher Education recently sent a letter to subscribers about exciting features and services that have been added to its Web site. First, it has expanded its coverage to include universities and colleges outside the U.S. Also, there is a free Global Edition weekly newsletter that you can sign up for as long as you have your free account/profile set up.   PSU-authorized users have full text access through the Library. If you sign up for the newsletter and other services and want to receive items automatically, you can set your account so that you are signed on all the time. Just check the box that says "keep me logged in." It will keep you logged in for one year.   If you were wondering whether The Chronicle has an application for smart phones, you're in luck because you can get the mobile version at  The Chronicle.        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You can find the tutorial  by clicking on “Research Help” in the main navigation bar of the new Portland State Library Web site, and then selecting Library Research Tutorial. Use the gray buttons on the left to choose a topic, and the “next” arrows on the right to view the sub-pages for each topic. Please use the “suggestions” link at the top of the page to let us know what you think about the new tutorial!  Basic Library Skills (LIB199): 2-Credit Online Course  Basic Library Skills is a 2-credit class that promotes information literacy. At the end of the quarter, you will be an effective user of the Portland State Library and have an understanding of issues and tools relating to information use in a digital environment. You will be familiar with library resources available to you, such as the online catalog and databases, as well as be able to find, evaluate, and ethically use information.   This course is taught entirely online using Desire2Learn, the new software that will replace Blackboard this spring. Please consider joining us as we pilot Desire2Learn for the University and online courses for the Portland State Library!    On the 4th Floor of the Library, there are posters from state and federal resources for you to check out at circulation!   Use them for presentations! – Government Information                     Portland State Library  goes paperless for library notices!  Year Month Newsletter Website URL   The Portland State Library has been sending notices by e-mail to PSU students, faculty, and staff for years, but it has also sent paper notices through regular mail when no e-mail address was provided by users.   Now that the University is using the Odin Account Management system (OAM at http://oam.pdx.edu/), the Library can rely on the University’s  e-mail system to send most notices and to reduce paper use and postage costs.  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Their support enables us to do more for our students, faculty and community users in a time when resources are critical.  Our mission is to promote learning and discovery and to advance research and scholarship by providing effective instruction, diverse information resources, and high quality user-centered services for an engaged higher education community.  We facilitate the success of our students by using new tools, resources, and services to guide the learning path in exciting directions – all made possible through gifts to the Library from these generous supporters.  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Parshall   Roderick Patterson Aaron Pearlman and Sacha Reich George Pernsteiner Professor Emeritus Charles and Ann Pfingsten Lucy Pierson Place Revocable Living Trust Joanne Pranger Patricia Pung Robert Rawson Peter Reader Richard & Mary Rosenberg Charitable Foundation Dr. Mary Ricks and Robert Ricks Paul and Mary Roberts Cordelia Sayler                      Professor Dirgham Sbait Professor Jack Schendel and Ruby Schendel Gary Shaw Robert Shimane and Lorriane Rodich  Joan Shireman Beverly Silva Professor Gordon Solie Professor Emerita Helen Spalding and Dr. Karl Johnson Harold and Lavonne Stewart Associate Professor Wendy Stewart M. 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