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Welcome to the Guin Library News and Events page!

In celebration of Black
History Month, Hannah Mahoney, OSU Special Collections and Archives
Research Center Student Worker, has curated the display “Creating an Archival
Collection: St. Philip the Deacon Episcopal Parish Records.” The display
showcases the history of the parish in addition to the collaborative effort to
preserve that history through the creation of an archival collection of the
church’s records.



Find
out more on the Oregon Multicultural Archives...

The Winter 2013 Grad Student and Faculty Workshop series
offers the Graduate Student Financial Support session on 2/12. Register for
this session (and the final remaining offerings) at http://bit.ly/graduate_workshops

In
2011 Chris Petersen set about learning how to do oral history work.  He
traveled to the middle of Ohio for a crash course in interview
techniques, field equipment, transcription software and much
more.  What followed was a burst of recording that transported Chris to
exotic locations, including Hawaii and the Valley Library third floor
conference room.  This light-hearted and informative talk will recount the
highlights of Chris’ journeys and some of what he...

The Winter 2013 Grad Student and Faculty Workshop series has
a busy two days with sessions on EndNote Web (1/30), the Web of Science
database (1/30), Basic/Advanced EndNote (1/30) and Mendeley (1/31). Register
for these sessions (and additional offerings) at http://bit.ly/graduate_workshops
The Winter 2013 Grad Student and Faculty Workshop series
continues with sessions on The Literature Review (1/22, 1/23), Exploring the
ICPSR Datasets (1/22), and Intro/Advanced Zotero (1/24). Register for these sessions
(and additional offerings) at http://bit.ly/graduate_workshops

Looking for a way to brush
up on your library research skills? Want to learn more about how to organize
your research? Check out one of the Research Skills Workshops - other students
who have attended them say they would recommend them to a friend! Sign up for
the times and dates that best fit your
schedule.



The "Move Beyond Good
Enough" and "Work Smarter" workshops are...

I am pleased to announce
the appointment of Anne-Marie Deitering to the position of department head for
Teaching and Engagement Department within OSU Libraries and Press.
 Professor Deitering begins her new role on February 1, 2013.  She
has played an integral part in the ongoing development of the Libraries'
instruction program since her initial appointment to OSU.  She was named
the Franklin McEdward Professor for Undergraduate Learning Initiatives in
September 2008.  ...

The Winter 2013 Grad Student and Faculty Workshop series
kicks off with sessions on Publishing Your Research (1/15), Preparing Your IRB
Submission (1/16), and Intro to Data Management (1/17). Register for these
sessions (and additional offerings) at http://bit.ly/graduate_workshops

OSU Libraries staff will be doing system maintenance tonight, Thursday, January 3rd.  The outage will begin at 6:00 pm and the exact duration is unknown, but all services are scheduled to be back online before 6:00 am on Friday, January 4th.