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Grad student and faculty workshop on Digital Publishing with Scalar (2/18)

The final workshop in the library’s winter series is an Intro to Scalar, a digital platform for publishing multimedia content or building websites, and the workshop is on February 18. Registration is encouraged but not required, and you...

Lecture on the social network of early printed books (2/10)

"Hands-On Reading: What Manicules Tell Us About the Social Network of Early Printed Books," a lecture presented by Dr. Rebecca Olson, Associate Professor, Department of English  Wednesday, February 10, 4 p.m. at the Special Collections...

Students can win prize money for their book collections

The OSU Valley Library is proud to announce the third year of our sponsored Book Collecting Contest. The collection can focus on any subject, and the contest is open to all full-time students who are sole owners of their book collection...

Grad student workshops offered on Zotero (2/8), Graduate Publishing Tips (2/10) and Linked Data (2/11)

The library’s winter workshops wind down with a repeat of Zotero (Intro and Intermediate/Advanced) on February 8; Zotero is an excellent online tool for capturing, managing and citing your research sources. On February 10, check out...

Workshop offered on 3-D Printing and Scanning (2/3)

Satisfy your curiosity about 3-D Printing and 3-D Scanning on February 3. View all the offerings in the library’s winter workshop series at http://bit.ly/graduate-workshops. Registration is encouraged but not required. Questions?...

Grad student workshops offered for Mendeley (1/26), EndNote (1/26) and Showcasing Your Research (1/28)

On January 26, check out Mendeley, another web-based, social tool for capturing, managing, and citing your research sources. You can also explore EndNote (Basic and Intermediate/Advanced) on January 26 for capturing, managing, and citing your...

ProQuest will be down on Saturday night

ProQuest, which provides applications and products for libraries, will be down on Saturday, January 16 while it upgrades its systems infrastructure to improve performance, security and overall reliability. The window is scheduled to begin at 7...

Composting and recycling pilot program in the library reduces trash

In September 2015, the Valley Library’s Learning Commons implemented Campus Recycling’s “All in the Hall” program — but with a slight twist. In addition to pairing trash bins with paper and can/bottle recycling bins (the standard model), the library...

Library faculty and staff show their art

The annual OSU Staff Art Exhibit currently showing at the LaSells Stewart Center includes art created by library employees Ruth Vondracek, Karl McCreary, Laura Wilson and Daniel Moret.  This is a juried show where artists can submit two...

Learn about altmetrics and PlumX (2/2)

Altmetrics, or “alternative metrics,” represent an emerging field of new methods for measuring the impact and usage of scholarly works. Based on the results of a faculty survey and a trial of providing altmetrics to articles in ScholarsArchive@...

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